2016 United States men's Olympic basketball team
Head coach | Mike Krzyzewski |
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2016 Summer Olympics | |
Scoring leader | Kevin Durant 19.4 |
Rebounding leader | DeAndre Jordan 6.1 |
Assists leader | Kyrie Irving 4.9 |
The men's national basketball team of the United States won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They automatically qualified for the Olympics by winning the FIBA Basketball World Cup in 2014. The team was coached by Mike Krzyzewski of Duke University, with assistant coaches Jim Boeheim (Syracuse), Tom Thibodeau (New York Knicks), and Monty Williams (Phoenix Suns).[1] The 2016 team marked Krzyzewski's final stint as Olympic head coach, as he would step down after compiling a 24-0 record for three-straight gold-medal winning U.S. squads and hand his clipboard and whistle to new coach Gregg Popovich.
Timeline
- August 6, 2015: 34-man roster announced[2]
- January 18, 2016: 30-man roster announced[3]
- July 17: Start of training camp[4]
- July 22 – August 1: Exhibition games[4]
- August 6–21: 2016 Summer Olympics[3]
Roster
The 2016 team consisted of just two returning players from the 2012 Olympic gold-medal winning team, Kevin Durant and the new team captain, Carmelo Anthony.[5][6]
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The following were also candidates to make the team:
2015 Basketball Showcase
On August 12, 2015, USA Basketball announced 19 NBA players to participate in the following day's 2015 USA Basketball Showcase in Las Vegas, where they will be divided into two squads, USA Blue, and USA White, where USA Blue Team will be coached by USA National Team assistant coach Monty Williams (Oklahoma City Thunder) while USA White Team will be coached by USA National Team assistant coach Tom Thibodeau (Minnesota Timberwolves).[22]
The Blue Team included starters Harrison Barnes (Golden State Warriors), Bradley Beal (Washington Wizards), DeMar DeRozan (Toronto Raptors), and Andre Drummond (Detroit Pistons), with reserve players Kenneth Faried (Denver Nuggets), Rudy Gay (Sacramento Kings), Amir Johnson (Boston Celtics), Victor Oladipo (Orlando Magic), and Elfrid Payton (Orlando Magic).
The White Team included starters Kawhi Leonard (San Antonio Spurs), Blake Griffin (Los Angeles Clippers), DeMarcus Cousins (Sacramento Kings), Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors), and Michael Carter-Williams (Milwaukee Bucks), with reserve players Mason Plumlee (Portland Trail Blazers), Terrence Jones (Houston Rockets), Arron Afflalo (New York Knicks), and Draymond Green (Golden State Warriors). C. J. Watson (Orlando Magic) was included in the roster announcement but did not play.[23]
Exhibition games
The United States' 12-man roster began its exhibition schedule against 2004 Olympic champion Argentina. They also faced 2015 FIBA Asia gold medalist China and 2015 FIBA Americas champion Venezuela. The schedule concluded with 2015 FIBA Africa champion Nigeria in Houston. The United States Olympic Committee used Houston as a departure point for many Olympic teams, providing them with credentials and provisions on their way out to Brazil.[4]
July 22, 2016
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Argentina | 74–111 | United States |
Scoring by quarter: 14–32, 19–24, 24–24, 17–31 | ||
Pts: Nocioni 15 Rebs: Nocioni 7 Asts: Campazzo 6 |
Pts: Durant 23 Rebs: Cousins 15 Asts: Irving 6 |
July 24, 2016
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China | 57–106 | United States |
Scoring by quarter: 13–26, 16–29, 9–23, 19–28 | ||
Pts: Yi 18 Rebs: Yi 7 Asts: 3 players tied 2 |
Pts: Durant 19 Rebs: Anthony 8 Asts: 3 players tied 5 |
July 26, 2016
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China | 57–107 | United States |
Scoring by quarter: 15–31, 9–21, 15–32, 18–23 | ||
Pts: Zhou 13 Rebs: Wang 5 Asts: Guo 6 |
Pts: Cousins 21 Rebs: Cousins 11 Asts: Thompson 5 |
July 29, 2016
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Venezuela | 45–80 | United States |
Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 6–16, 13–20, 14–24 | ||
Pts: Cox 14 Rebs: Colmenares 10 Asts: Vargas 5 |
Pts: Thompson, Irving 13 Rebs: Cousins 12 Asts: Green 6 |
August 1, 2016
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Nigeria | 66–110 | United States |
Scoring by quarter: 14–27, 16–27, 15–30, 21–26 | ||
Pts: Oguchi 21 Rebs: Diogu 9 Asts: Uzoh 6 |
Pts: Anthony 19 Rebs: Jordan 9 Asts: Lowry 11 |
Olympic play
Preliminary round
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China
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Venezuela
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Australia
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Serbia
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France
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Knockout round
Quarterfinal – Argentina
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Semifinal – Spain
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Final – Serbia
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Statistics
Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FGM | Field goals made | FGA | Field goals attempted | FG% | Field goal percentage |
3PM | 3-point field goals made | 3PA | 3-point field goals attempted | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage |
FTM | Free throws made | FTA | Free throws attempted | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | PPG | Points per game |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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Kevin Durant | 8 | 8 | 28.8 | 52 | 90 | .578 | 25 | 43 | .581 | 26 | 32 | .813 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 19.4 |
Carmelo Anthony | 8 | 8 | 23.3 | 33 | 84 | .393 | 18 | 45 | .400 | 13 | 21 | .619 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 12.1 |
Kyrie Irving | 8 | 8 | 22.0 | 31 | 65 | .477 | 9 | 24 | .375 | 20 | 22 | .909 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 11.4 |
Paul George | 8 | 2 | 19.0 | 32 | 70 | .457 | 8 | 28 | .286 | 18 | 21 | .857 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 11.2 |
Klay Thompson | 8 | 6 | 21.1 | 28 | 77 | .363 | 16 | 49 | .327 | 7 | 9 | .778 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 9.9 |
DeMarcus Cousins | 8 | 5 | 14.6 | 27 | 44 | .614 | 0 | 0 | -- | 19 | 23 | .826 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 9.1 |
DeAndre Jordan | 8 | 3 | 17.3 | 23 | 31 | .742 | 0 | 0 | -- | 13 | 32 | .406 | 6.1 | 0.8 | 7.4 |
DeMar DeRozan | 7 | 0 | 11.1 | 16 | 27 | .593 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 14 | 18 | .778 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 6.6 |
Jimmy Butler | 8 | 0 | 14.4 | 13 | 38 | .342 | 2 | 9 | .222 | 17 | 18 | .944 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 5.6 |
Kyle Lowry | 8 | 0 | 16.3 | 12 | 29 | .414 | 3 | 11 | .273 | 13 | 17 | .765 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 5.0 |
Harrison Barnes | 4 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 13 | .462 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 4.3 |
Draymond Green | 8 | 0 | 9.8 | 5 | 22 | .227 | 1 | 11 | .090 | 4 | 7 | .571 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.9 |
Total | 8 | 8 | 200 | 278 | 590 | .471 | 83 | 225 | .369 | 168 | 224 | .750 | 45.5 | 24.0 | 100.9 |
Opponents | 8 | 8 | 200 | 231 | 538 | .429 | 52 | 182 | .286 | 113 | 147 | .769 | 35.5 | 20.0 | 78.4 |
Notes
- ^ Team at the time player was a candidate
References
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External links
- Games of the XXXIth Olympiad -- 2016 at usab.com