The 2008 Olympics U.S. Men's Basketball Team represented the United States of America at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. They qualified for the Olympics by winning the FIBA American Championships 2007 held in Las Vegas, Nevada. The team was nicknamed the "Redeem Team", a play on an alternative name for the legendary 1992 squad that was called the "Dream Team", and a reference to the fact that the United States came away with a disappointing Bronze Medal during the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens, Greece. LeBron James, often named the vocal leader of the United States stated in a feature with TIME magazine: "It's the gold, or it's failure."[1]
The United States, with eleven NBA All-Stars, a Hall of Fame coach, and a NBA MVP, ultimately accomplished their goal. They defeated Spain 118-107 to accomplish their expectation of winning the tournament.
Roster [edit]
USA National Basketball Team roster
|
| Players |
Coaches |
| Pos. |
# |
Name |
Height |
Weight |
DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) |
From |
| 4.5 !PF |
4 |
Boozer, Carlos |
81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
266 lb (121 kg) |
|
Utah Jazz |
| 1.0 !PG |
5 |
Kidd, Jason |
76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
210 lb (95 kg) |
|
Dallas Mavericks |
| 3.0 !SF |
6 |
James, LeBron |
80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
260 lb (118 kg) |
|
Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1.0 !PG |
7 |
Williams, Deron |
75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
205 lb (93 kg) |
|
Utah Jazz |
| 3.0 !SF |
8 |
Redd, Michael |
78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
215 lb (98 kg) |
|
Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2.0 !SG |
9 |
Wade, Dwyane |
76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
216 lb (98 kg) |
|
Miami Heat |
| 2.0 !SG |
10 |
Bryant, Kobe |
78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
220 lb (100 kg) |
|
Los Angeles Lakers |
| 6.0 !C |
11 |
Howard, Dwight |
83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
265 lb (120 kg) |
|
Orlando Magic |
| 6.0 !C |
12 |
Bosh, Chris |
82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
230 lb (104 kg) |
|
Toronto Raptors |
| 1.0 !PG |
13 |
Paul, Chris |
72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
175 lb (79 kg) |
|
New Orleans Hornets |
| 4.5 !PF |
14 |
Prince, Tayshaun |
81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
216 lb (98 kg) |
|
Detroit Pistons |
| 3.0 !SF |
15 |
Anthony, Carmelo |
80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
230 lb (104 kg) |
|
Denver Nuggets |
|
- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Team Physician
- Athletic Trainer
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- from field describes last
pro club before the tournament
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