2004 United States men's Olympic basketball team

The 2004 United States men's Olympic basketball team represented the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The team was coached by Basketball Hall of Famer Larry Brown. The team was noted for being one of the most disappointing Olympic teams, losing three games against their opponents (the most ever lost by a USA Olympic basketball team) as well as the biggest loss in a game in their history. This would be the second time that Team USA would win the bronze medal, the other was in the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Roster

The following is the United States roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[1]

United States men's national basketball team – 2004 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. G 4 Iverson, Allen 29 – 7 June 1975 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Philadelphia 76ers G 5 Marbury, Stephon 27 – 20 February 1977 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) New York Knicks G 6 Wade, Dwyane 22 – 17 January 1982 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Miami Heat F 7 Boozer, Carlos 22 – 20 November 1981 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Cleveland Cavaliers F 8 Anthony, Carmelo 20 – 29 May 1984 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Denver Nuggets F 9 James, LeBron 19 – 30 December 1984 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Cleveland Cavaliers C 10 Okafor, Emeka 21 – 28 September 1982 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) University of Connecticut F 11 Marion, Shawn 26 – 7 May 1978 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Phoenix Suns C 12 Stoudemire, Amar'e 21 – 16 November 1982 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Phoenix Suns F 13 Duncan, Tim (C) 28 – 25 April 1976 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) San Antonio Spurs F 14 Odom, Lamar 24 – 6 November 1979 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Miami Heat G 15 Jefferson, Richard 24 – 21 June 1980 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) New Jersey Nets	Head coach Larry Brown Assistant coach(es) Gregg Popovich Roy Williams Oliver Purnell Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age as of August 13, 2004

The team featured two previous NBA Most Valuable Players (Tim Duncan and Allen Iverson).

Statistics leaders

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	Allen Iverson	Philadelphia 76ers	13.8
Rebounds per game	Tim Duncan	San Antonio Spurs	9.1
Assists per game	Stephon Marbury	New York Knicks	3.4
Steals per game	Dwyane Wade	Miami Heat	2.1
Blocks per game	Tim Duncan	San Antonio Spurs	1.3
FG%	Carlos Boozer	Utah Jazz	.625

Records broken

• Stephon Marbury scored 31 points and hit a record six three-pointers against Spain.
• Team USA shot 12-of-22(54.5 percent) 3-pointers in that same game.

Results

2004 Summer Olympics (Athens)
Game #	Opponent	Result	Point differential	Round	Notes	Ref.
Game 1	Puerto Rico	L 73–92	-19	Group Play	US suffers third and biggest loss in Olympic competition	[2][3]
Game 2	Greece	W 77–71	+6	Group Play		[4]
Game 3	Australia	W 89–79	+10	Group Play		[5]
Game 4	Lithuania	L 90–94	-4	Group Play	US suffers fourth loss in Olympic competition	[6]
Game 5	Angola	W 89–53	+36	Group Play		[7]
Game 6	Spain	W 102–94	+8	Quarterfinals		[8]
Game 7	Argentina	L 81–89	-8	Semifinals	US suffers fifth loss in Olympic competition	[2]
Game 8	Lithuania	W 104–96	+8	Bronze Medal Final	US wins bronze medal	[9]
Tournament totals: 5-3 record; 88.125 points per game; +4.625 average point differential

Final standings

• 1. Argentina (6-2)
• 2. Italy (5-3)
• 3. USA (5-3)
• 4. Lithuania (6-2)
• 5. Greece (4-3)
• 6. Puerto Rico (3-4)
• 7. Spain (6-1)
• 8. China (2-5)
• 9. Australia (2-4)
• 10. New Zealand (1-5)
• 11. Serbia
• 12. Montenegro (2-4)
• 13. Angola (0-6)^[10]

References

1. "Men's Basketball Team Roster – United States (USA)" (PDF). 2004 Athens. LA84 Foundation. 9 April 2014. p. 89.
2. 2004 USA Men's Basketball Olympic Summary, USA Basketball, Retrieved April 19, 2014\.
3. Box score (8/15/04), USA Basketball, Retrieved April 19, 2014.
4. Box score (8/17/04), USA Basketball, Retrieved April 19, 2014
5. Box score (8/19/04), USA Basketball, Retrieved April 19, 2014
6. Box score (8/21/04), USA Basketball, Retrieved April 19, 2014.
7. Box score (8/23/04), USA Basketball, Retrieved .April 19, 2014
8. Box score (8/26/04), USA Basketball, Retrieved April 19, 2014.
9. Box score (8/28/04), USA Basketball, Retrieved April 19, 2014.

External links

• USA Basketball, official site