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.
Timeline August 6, 2015: 34-man roster announced January 18, 2016: 30-man roster announced July 17: Start of training camp July 22 – August 1: Exhibition games August 6–21: 2016 Summer Olympics
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.
The following were also candidates to make the team: +Earlier candidates Player NBA team Added Removed Reason Milwaukee Bucks 30-man roster cut Detroit Pistons Orlando Magic Dallas Mavericks Portland Trail Blazers New Orleans Pelicans Injured Los Angeles Clippers Withdrew Washington Wizards Injured Los Angeles Clippers Injured Golden State Warriors Injured San Antonio Spurs Injured Houston Rockets Withdrew Oklahoma City Thunder Withdrew San Antonio Spurs Withdrew Cleveland Cavaliers Withdrew Utah Jazz Withdrew Detroit Pistons Withdrew Portland Trail Blazers Withdrew Washington Wizards Withdrew Memphis Grizzlies 12-man roster cut Denver Nuggets Sacramento Kings Houston Rockets Golden State Warriors Cleveland Cavaliers
2015 Basketball Showcase On August 12, 2015, USA Basketball announced that 19 NBA players would participate in the following day's 2015 USA Basketball Showcase in Las Vegas, where they were divided into two squads, USA Blue and USA White, with USA Blue being coached by USA National Team assistant coach Monty Williams (Oklahoma City Thunder), and USA White being coached by fellow USA National Team assistant coach Tom Thibodeau (Minnesota Timberwolves).
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.
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.
Olympic play
Preliminary round
China
Venezuela
Australia
Serbia
France
Knockout round
Quarterfinal – Argentina
Semifinal – Spain
Final – Serbia
Statistics LegendGPGames playedGSGames startedMPGMinutes per gameFGMField goals madeFGAField goals attemptedFG%Field goal percentage3PM3-point field goals made3PA3-point field goals attempted3P%3-point field goal percentageFTMFree throws madeFTAFree throws attemptedFT%Free throw percentageRPGRebounds per gameAPGAssists per gamePPGPoints per game Player GP GS MPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% RPG APG PPG 8 8 28.8 52 90 .578 25 43 .581 26 32 .813 5.0 3.5 19.4 8 8 23.3 33 84 .393 18 45 .400 13 21 .619 5.3 2.2 12.1 8 8 22.0 31 65 .477 9 24 .375 20 22 .909 2.5 4.9 11.4 8 2 19.0 32 70 .457 8 28 .286 18 21 .857 4.5 1.9 11.2 8 6 21.1 28 77 .363 16 49 .327 7 9 .778 2.5 1.6 9.9 8 5 14.6 27 44 .614 0 0 -- 19 23 .826 5.8 1.6 9.1 8 3 17.3 23 31 .742 0 0 -- 13 32 .406 6.1 0.8 7.4 7 0 11.1 16 27 .593 0 2 .000 14 18 .778 1.4 0.9 6.6 8 0 14.4 13 38 .342 2 9 .222 17 18 .944 2.5 1.4 5.6 8 0 16.3 12 29 .414 3 11 .273 13 17 .765 3.3 3.8 5.0 4 0 8.0 6 13 .462 1 3 .333 4 4 1.000 1.8 0.8 4.3 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 24.0 100.9Opponents 8 8 200 231 538 .429 52 182 .286 113 147 .769 35.5 20.0 78.4
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References
External links
Games of the XXXIth Olympiad -- 2016 at usab.com