1996 United States men's Olympic basketball team

The 1996 United States men's Olympic basketball team represented the United States in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Led by Hall of Fame coach Lenny Wilkens, the team would win the Gold medal for the second straight Olympics. Nicknamed Dream Team III,^[1] the team contained five players who were Olympic teammates on the original Dream Team from 1992: Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, Scottie Pippen, John Stockton, and David Robinson.

Roster

Name [2]	Position	Height	Weight	Age	Home Town	Team/School
Charles Barkley	F	6' 6"	252	33	Leeds, Alabama	Phoenix Suns
Penny Hardaway	G	6' 7"	200	24	Memphis, Tennessee	Orlando Magic
Grant Hill	F	6' 8"	225	23	Dallas, Texas	Detroit Pistons
Karl Malone	F	6' 9"	255	33	Summerfield, Louisiana	Utah Jazz
Reggie Miller	G	6' 7"	190	30	Riverside, California	Indiana Pacers
Hakeem Olajuwon	C	7'	250	33	Sugar Land, Texas	Houston Rockets
Shaquille O'Neal	C	7' 1"	301	24	Newark, New Jersey	Orlando Magic
Gary Payton	G	6' 4"	190	28	Oakland, California	Seattle SuperSonics
Scottie Pippen	F	6' 7"	225	30	Hamburg, Arkansas	Chicago Bulls
Mitch Richmond	G	6' 5"	215	31	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Sacramento Kings
David Robinson	C	7' 1"	235	30	Key West, Florida	San Antonio Spurs
John Stockton	G	6' 1"	175	34	Spokane, Washington	Utah Jazz

Staff

• Head coach: Lenny Wilkens (Atlanta Hawks)
• Assistant coaches: Jerry Sloan (Utah Jazz), Bobby Cremins (Georgia Tech), and Clem Haskins (University of Minnesota)
• Team physicians: Steve Haas (Washington Bullets), John A. Hefferon (Chicago Bulls), and Bruce Moseley (Houston Rockets)
• Athletic trainers: Steven Brace (Creighton University) and Ron Culp (Miami Heat)

1996 USA results

• USA beats Argentina, 96–68
• USA beats Angola, 87–54
• USA beats Lithuania, 104–82
• USA beats China, 133–70
• USA beats Croatia, 102–71
• USA beats Brazil,98–75 (Quarterfinals)
• USA beats Australia, 101–73 (Semifinals)
• USA beats Yugoslavia, 95–69 (Gold medal game)

1996 Olympic standings

• 1. United States (8–0)
• 2. Yugoslavia (7–1)
• 3. Lithuania (5–3)
• 4. Australia (5–3)
• 5. Greece (5–3)
• 6. Brazil (3–5)
• 7. Croatia (4–4)
• 8. China (2–6)
• 9. Argentina (3–4)
• 10. Puerto Rico (2–5)
• 11. Angola (1–6)
• 12. South Korea (0–7)^[3]

References

1. Rhoden, William C. (July 23, 1996). "Sports of The Times;Competitors Without a Competition". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012.
2. "1996 USA Men's Olympic Games Roster." Usabasketball.com. Retrieved on April 23, 2014.
3. "Games of the XXVIth Olympiad -- 1996". USA Basketball. NBA Media Ventures. Retrieved June 7, 2015.

External links

• USA Basketball, official site