Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The men's tournament of basketball at the 1996 Olympics at Atlanta, United States, began on July 20 and ended on August 4, when the United States defeated FR Yugoslavia 95–69 for the gold medal.

Participants

(host)

Format Twelve teams are split into 2 preliminary round groups of 6 teams each. The top 4 teams from each group qualify for the knockout stage. Fifth and sixth-placed teams from each group are ranked 9th–12th in two additional matches. In the quarterfinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B4, A2 vs. B3, A3 vs. B2 and A4 vs. B1. The eliminated teams at the quarterfinals are ranked 5th–8th in two additional matches. The winning teams from the quarterfinals meet in the semifinals as follows: A3/B2 vs. A1/B4 and A2/B3 vs. A4/B1. The winning teams from the semifinals dispute the gold medal. The losing teams dispute the bronze.

Ties are broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option: Head to head results Goal average (not the goal difference) between the tied teams Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group

Squads

Preliminary round Group A

Group B

Tournament bracket

Quarterfinals All times are local (UTC−5)

Classification round Placement Matches (9–12th Place)

11th–12th

9th–10th

Placement Matches (5–8th Place)

7th–8th

5th–6th

Semifinals

Finals Bronze Medal match

Gold Medal match

Awards 1996 Olympic Basketball Champions United States Eleventh title

Final standings Rank Team Pld W L PF PA PD 8 8 0 816 562 +254 8 7 1 741 578 +163 8 5 3 664 560 +104 4th 8 5 3 712 690 +22Eliminated at the quarterfinals 5th 8 5 3 674 662 +12 6th 8 3 5 725 757 -32 7th 8 4 4 666 624 +42 8th 8 2 6 581 844 -263Preliminary round 5-6th placers 9th 7 4 3 535 552 -17 10th 7 2 5 600 619 -19 11th 7 1 6 446 516 -70 12th 7 0 7 562 758 -196

Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

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