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1996 United States men's Olympic basketball team
Basketball at the Summer Olympics season
Head coachLenny Wilkens
1996 Summer Olympics
Scoring leaderUnited States Charles Barkley[1]
12.4
Rebounding leaderUnited States Charles Barkley
6.6
Assists leaderUnited States Gary Payton
4.5
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The men's national basketball team of the United States won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Led by Basketball Hall of Fame head coach Lenny Wilkens, the team won gold for the second straight Olympics. Nicknamed Dream Team III,[2][3] the team included five players who were Olympic teammates on the original "Dream Team", from the 1992 Olympic basketball tournament: Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, Scottie Pippen, John Stockton, and David Robinson. Gary Payton was a late replacement for the injured Glenn Robinson[4][5]

Roster

United States men's national basketball team – 1996 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos.[6] Name[7] Age Height Weight From
PF Barkley, Charles 33 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Phoenix Suns
PG Hardaway, Anfernee 25 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Orlando Magic
SF Hill, Grant 23 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Detroit Pistons
PF Malone, Karl 33 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Utah Jazz
SG Miller, Reggie 30 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Indiana Pacers
C Olajuwon, Hakeem 33 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Houston Rockets
C O'Neal, Shaquille 24 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 301 lb (137 kg) Orlando Magic
PG Payton, Gary 28 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Seattle SuperSonics
SF Pippen, Scottie 30 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Chicago Bulls
SG Richmond, Mitch 31 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sacramento Kings
C Robinson, David 30 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) San Antonio Spurs
PG Stockton, John 34 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Utah Jazz
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Legend
  • From describes teams affiliated
    during the Olympics

Staff

1996 USA results

1996 Olympic standings

References

  1. ^ 1996 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men 20 Jul. to 3 Aug. 1996 - Atlanta in United States of America.
  2. ^ Rhoden, William C. (July 23, 1996). "Sports of The Times;Competitors Without a Competition". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2017. WAGERS were being taken on how badly Dream Team III would route Angola last night in Game 2 of its gold-medal tour.
  3. ^ OlympicTalk (May 1, 2020). "Why Michael Jordan didn't return for 1996 Atlanta Olympics". NBC Sports. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  4. ^ https://apnews.com/369bc1d3f646b92b86f86f313a063d96
  5. ^ https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1996-06-26-9606260176-story.html
  6. ^ "Team USA Basketball: What About the 1996 Dream Team II?". Bleacher Report. September 3, 2008. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Games of the XXVIth Olympiad -- 1996". USA Basketball. NBA Media Ventures. September 14, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
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