2016 United States men's Olympic basketball team

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.^[1]

2016 United States men's Olympic basketball team

Head coach	Mike Krzyzewski
2016 Summer Olympics
Scoring leader	Kevin Durant 19.4
Rebounding leader	DeAndre Jordan 6.1
Assists leader	Kyrie Irving 4.9
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Timeline

• August 6, 2015: 34-man roster announced^[2]
• January 18, 2016: 30-man roster announced^[3]
• July 17: Start of training camp^[4]
• July 22 – August 1: Exhibition games^[4]
• August 6–21: 2016 Summer Olympics^[3]

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.^[5][6]

The following is the United States roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[7][8][9]

United States men's national basketball team – 2016 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Jimmy Butler 26 – (1989-09-14)September 14, 1989 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Chicago Bulls F 5 Kevin Durant 27 – (1988-09-29)September 29, 1988 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Golden State Warriors C 6 DeAndre Jordan 28 – (1988-07-21)July 21, 1988 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Los Angeles Clippers G 7 Kyle Lowry 30 – (1986-03-25)March 25, 1986 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Toronto Raptors F 8 Harrison Barnes 24 – (1992-05-30)May 30, 1992 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Dallas Mavericks G 9 DeMar DeRozan 26 – (1989-08-07)August 7, 1989 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Toronto Raptors G 10 Kyrie Irving 24 – (1992-03-23)March 23, 1992 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Cleveland Cavaliers G 11 Klay Thompson 26 – (1990-02-08)February 8, 1990 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Golden State Warriors C 12 DeMarcus Cousins 25 – (1990-08-13)August 13, 1990 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Sacramento Kings F 13 Paul George 26 – (1990-05-02)May 2, 1990 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Indiana Pacers F 14 Draymond Green 26 – (1990-03-04)March 4, 1990 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Golden State Warriors F 15 Carmelo Anthony 32 – (1984-05-29)May 29, 1984 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) New York Knicks	Head coach Mike Krzyzewski Assistant coach(es) Jim Boeheim Tom Thibodeau Monty Williams Jerry Colangelo (executive director) Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 6, 2016

The following were also candidates to make the team:

Earlier candidates

Player	NBA team[a]	Added	Removed	Reason
Michael Carter-Williams	Milwaukee Bucks	August 6, 2015[2]	January 18, 2016	30-man roster cut[3]
Tobias Harris	Detroit Pistons
Victor Oladipo	Orlando Magic
Chandler Parsons	Dallas Mavericks
Mason Plumlee	Portland Trail Blazers
Anthony Davis	New Orleans Pelicans		March 22, 2016	Injured[10]
Chris Paul	Los Angeles Clippers		March 30, 2016	Withdrew[11]
John Wall	Washington Wizards		May 5, 2016	Injured[12]
Blake Griffin	Los Angeles Clippers		May 6, 2016	Injured[13]
Stephen Curry	Golden State Warriors		June 6, 2016	Injured[14]
LaMarcus Aldridge	San Antonio Spurs		June 7, 2016	Injured[15]
James Harden	Houston Rockets		June 10, 2016	Withdrew[16]
Russell Westbrook	Oklahoma City Thunder			Withdrew[16]
Kawhi Leonard	San Antonio Spurs		June 23, 2016	Withdrew[17]
LeBron James	Cleveland Cavaliers			Withdrew[18]
Gordon Hayward	Utah Jazz			Withdrew[19]
Andre Drummond	Detroit Pistons			Withdrew[20]
Damian Lillard	Portland Trail Blazers	February 10, 2016[21]		Withdrew[22]
Bradley Beal	Washington Wizards	August 6, 2015[2]	June 24, 2016	Withdrew[23]
Michael Conley	Memphis Grizzlies		June 27, 2016	12-man roster cut[24]
Kenneth Faried	Denver Nuggets
Rudy Gay	Sacramento Kings
Dwight Howard	Houston Rockets
Andre Iguodala	Golden State Warriors	January 18, 2016[3]
Kevin Love	Cleveland Cavaliers	August 6, 2015[2]

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).^[25]

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.^[26]

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.^[4]

July 22, 2016

Report

Argentina	74–111	United States
Scoring by quarter: 14–32, 19–24, 24–24, 17–31
Pts: Nocioni 15 Rebs: Nocioni 7 Asts: Campazzo 6		Pts: Durant 23 Rebs: Cousins 15 Asts: Irving 6

T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada Attendance: 16,861

July 24, 2016

Report

China	57–106	United States
Scoring by quarter: 13–26, 16–29, 9–23, 19–28
Pts: Yi 18 Rebs: Yi 7 Asts: 3 players tied 2		Pts: Durant 19 Rebs: Anthony 8 Asts: 3 players tied 5

Staples Center Los Angeles, California Attendance: 19,060

July 26, 2016

Report

China	57–107	United States
Scoring by quarter: 15–31, 9–21, 15–32, 18–23
Pts: Zhou 13 Rebs: Wang 5 Asts: Guo 6		Pts: Cousins 21 Rebs: Cousins 11 Asts: Thompson 5

Oracle Arena Oakland, California Attendance: 19,596

July 29, 2016

Report

Venezuela	45–80	United States
Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 6–16, 13–20, 14–24
Pts: Cox 14 Rebs: Colmenares 10 Asts: Vargas 5		Pts: Thompson, Irving 13 Rebs: Cousins 12 Asts: Green 6

United Center Chicago, Illinois Attendance: 20,578

August 1, 2016

Report

Nigeria	66–110	United States
Scoring by quarter: 14–27, 16–27, 15–30, 21–26
Pts: Oguchi 21 Rebs: Diogu 9 Asts: Uzoh 6		Pts: Anthony 19 Rebs: Jordan 9 Asts: Lowry 11

Toyota Center Houston, Texas Attendance: 18,247

Olympic play

Further information: Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Preliminary round

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	5	5	0	524	407	+117	10	Quarterfinals
2	Australia	5	4	1	444	368	+76	9
3	France	5	3	2	423	378	+45	8
4	Serbia	5	2	3	426	387	+39	7
5	Venezuela	5	1	4	315	444	−129	6
6	China	5	0	5	318	466	−148	5

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.

China

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 19:00

Boxscore

China	62–119	United States
Scoring by quarter: 10–30, 20–29, 17–32, 15–28
Pts: Yi 25 Rebs: Yi, Zhao 6 Asts: Zhao 5		Pts: Durant 25 Rebs: Anthony, Jordan 7 Asts: Durant 6

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 10,622 Referees: Stephen Seibel (CAN), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT), Sreten Radović (CRO)

Venezuela

8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) 19:00

Boxscore

United States	113–69	Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 30–8, 27–25, 38–18
Pts: George 20 Rebs: Jordan 9 Asts: Lowry 9		Pts: Cox 19 Rebs: Echenique 7 Asts: Vargas 5

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 10,572 Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Damir Javor (SLO), Scott Beker (AUS)

Australia

10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) 19:00

Boxscore

Australia	88–98	United States
Scoring by quarter: 29–29, 25–20, 13–21, 21–28
Pts: Mills 30 Rebs: Dellavedova 6 Asts: Dellavedova 11		Pts: Anthony 31 Rebs: Anthony, Cousins 8 Asts: Irving 5

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 10,957 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Juan Carlos García (ESP), Robert Lottermoser (GER)

Serbia

12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) 19:00

Boxscore

United States	94–91	Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 27–15, 23–26, 22–21, 22–29
Pts: Irving 15 Rebs: George 9 Asts: Irving, Cousins 5		Pts: Jokić 25 Rebs: Jokić 6 Asts: Teodosić 6

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 11,413 Referees: Stephen Seibel (CAN), Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Piotr Pastusiak (POL)

France

14 August 2016 (2016-08-14) 14:15

Boxscore

United States	100–97	France
Scoring by quarter: 30–24, 25–22, 26–23, 19–28
Pts: Thompson 30 Rebs: Durant 6 Asts: Irving 12		Pts: de Colo, Heurtel 18 Rebs: Heurtel 8 Asts: Heurtel 9

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 11,302 Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), José Reyes (MEX), Damir Javor (SLO)

Knockout round

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Gold medal
	17 August
	Australia	90
					19 August
	Lithuania	64
					Australia	61
	17 August
					Serbia	87
	Croatia	83
									21 August
	Serbia	86
									Serbia	66
	17 August
									United States	96
	Spain	92
					19 August
	France	67
					Spain	76
	17 August
					United States	82			Bronze medal
	United States	105
									21 August
	Argentina	78
									Australia	88
									Spain	89

Quarterfinal – Argentina

17 August 2016 (2016-08-17) 18:45

Boxscore

United States	105–78	Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 31–19, 31–21, 18–17
Pts: Durant 27 Rebs: George 8 Asts: Durant 6		Pts: Scola 15 Rebs: Scola 10 Asts: Campazzo 9

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 11,700 Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Robert Lottermoser (GER)

Semifinal – Spain

19 August 2016 (2016-08-19) 15:30

Boxscore

Spain	76–82	United States
Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 22–19, 18–21, 19–16
Pts: Gasol 23 Rebs: Gasol 8 Asts: Rodríguez 5		Pts: Thompson 22 Rebs: Jordan 16 Asts: Lowry, Thompson 3

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 10,455 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), José Reyes (MEX), Guilherme Locatelli (BRA)

Final – Serbia

21 August 2016 (2016-08-21) 15:45

Boxscore

Serbia	66–96	United States
Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 14–33, 14–27, 23–17
Pts: Nedović 14 Rebs: Jokić 4 Asts: three players 3		Pts: Durant 30 Rebs: Cousins 15 Asts: Lowry 5

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 10,658 Referees: José Reyes (MEX), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Juan García (SPA)

Statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FGM	Field goals made	FGA	Field goals attempted	FG%	Field goal percentage
3PM	3-point field goals made	3PA	3-point field goals attempted	3P%	3-point field goal percentage
FTM	Free throws made	FTA	Free throws attempted	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	PPG	Points per game

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
Kevin Durant	8	8	28.8	52	90	.578	25	43	.581	26	32	.813	5.0	3.5	19.4
Carmelo Anthony	8	8	23.3	33	84	.393	18	45	.400	13	21	.619	5.3	2.2	12.1
Kyrie Irving	8	8	22.0	31	65	.477	9	24	.375	20	22	.909	2.5	4.9	11.4
Paul George	8	2	19.0	32	70	.457	8	28	.286	18	21	.857	4.5	1.9	11.2
Klay Thompson	8	6	21.1	28	77	.363	16	49	.327	7	9	.778	2.5	1.6	9.9
DeMarcus Cousins	8	5	14.6	27	44	.614	0	0	--	19	23	.826	5.8	1.6	9.1
DeAndre Jordan	8	3	17.3	23	31	.742	0	0	--	13	32	.406	6.1	0.8	7.4
DeMar DeRozan	7	0	11.1	16	27	.593	0	2	.000	14	18	.778	1.4	0.9	6.6
Jimmy Butler	8	0	14.4	13	38	.342	2	9	.222	17	18	.944	2.5	1.4	5.6
Kyle Lowry	8	0	16.3	12	29	.414	3	11	.273	13	17	.765	3.3	3.8	5.0
Harrison Barnes	4	0	8.0	6	13	.462	1	3	.333	4	4	1.000	1.8	0.8	4.3
Draymond Green	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	100.9
Opponents	8	8	200	231	538	.429	52	182	.286	113	147	.769	35.5	20.0	78.4

Notes

1. Team at the time player was a candidate

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External links

• Games of the XXXIth Olympiad -- 2016 at usab.com