2016 United States men's Olympic basketball team

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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]

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2016 United States men's Olympic basketball team
Head coachMike Krzyzewski
2016 Summer Olympics
Scoring leaderKevin Durant
19.4
Rebounding leaderDeAndre Jordan
6.1
Assists leaderKyrie 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

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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]

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United States men's national basketball team – 2016 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
G 4 Jimmy Butler 26 – (1989-09-14)September 14, 1989 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Chicago Bulls United States
F 5 Kevin Durant 27 – (1988-09-29)September 29, 1988 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Golden State Warriors United States
C 6 DeAndre Jordan 28 – (1988-07-21)July 21, 1988 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Los Angeles Clippers United States
G 7 Kyle Lowry 30 – (1986-03-25)March 25, 1986 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Toronto Raptors Canada
F 8 Harrison Barnes 24 – (1992-05-30)May 30, 1992 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Dallas Mavericks United States
G 9 DeMar DeRozan 26 – (1989-08-07)August 7, 1989 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Toronto Raptors Canada
G 10 Kyrie Irving 24 – (1992-03-23)March 23, 1992 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Cleveland Cavaliers United States
G 11 Klay Thompson 26 – (1990-02-08)February 8, 1990 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Golden State Warriors United States
C 12 DeMarcus Cousins 25 – (1990-08-13)August 13, 1990 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Sacramento Kings United States
F 13 Paul George 26 – (1990-05-02)May 2, 1990 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Indiana Pacers United States
F 14 Draymond Green 26 – (1990-03-04)March 4, 1990 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Golden State Warriors United States
F 15 Carmelo Anthony 32 – (1984-05-29)May 29, 1984 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) New York Knicks United States
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    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
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The following were also candidates to make the team:

2015 Basketball Showcase

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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

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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
Argentina  74111  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
China  57106  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
China  57107  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
Venezuela  4580  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
Nigeria  66110  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

Preliminary round

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Pos Team 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
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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
China  62119 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
United States 11369  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
Australia  8898 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
United States 9491  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
United States 10097  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

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal
 
          
 
17 August
 
 
 Australia90
 
19 August
 
 Lithuania64
 
 Australia61
 
17 August
 
 Serbia87
 
 Croatia83
 
21 August
 
 Serbia86
 
Silver Serbia66
 
17 August
 
Gold United States96
 
 Spain92
 
19 August
 
 France67
 
 Spain76
 
17 August
 
United States82 Bronze medal
 
United States105
 
21 August
 
 Argentina78
 
 Australia88
 
 
Bronze Spain89
 

Quarterfinal – Argentina

17 August 2016 (2016-08-17)
18:45
United States 10578  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
Spain  7682 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
Serbia  6696 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

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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
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More information Player, GP ...
Player GP GS MPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% RPG APG PPG
Kevin Durant8828.85290.5782543.5812632.8135.03.519.4
Carmelo Anthony8823.33384.3931845.4001321.6195.32.212.1
Kyrie Irving8822.03165.477924.3752022.9092.54.911.4
Paul George8219.03270.457828.2861821.8574.51.911.2
Klay Thompson8621.12877.3631649.32779.7782.51.69.9
DeMarcus Cousins8514.62744.61400--1923.8265.81.69.1
DeAndre Jordan8317.32331.74200--1332.4066.10.87.4
DeMar DeRozan7011.11627.59302.0001418.7781.40.96.6
Jimmy Butler8014.41338.34229.2221718.9442.51.45.6
Kyle Lowry8016.31229.414311.2731317.7653.33.85.0
Harrison Barnes408.0613.46213.333441.0001.80.84.3
Draymond Green809.8522.227111.09047.5712.11.21.9
Total88200278590.47183225.369168224.75045.524.0100.9
Opponents88200231538.42952182.286113147.76935.520.078.4
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Notes

  1. Team at the time player was a candidate

References

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