The USA Men's Basketball Team on August 10, 2008.
The men's national basketball team of the United States won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing , China. They qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship held in Las Vegas, Nevada . The team was nicknamed the "Redeem Team ", a play on the "Dream Team" name for the 1992 U.S. Olympic team , and a reference to the fact that the United States came away with disappointing bronze medals during the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2006 FIBA World Championship . Former Phoenix Suns chairman and CEO Jerry Colangelo was named managing director of the national team program by the USA Basketball Executive Committee in 2005.[1] Kobe Bryant was named the team captain and Mike Krzyzewski was named the head coach of the 2008 team.[2] An ESPN program, Road to Redemption , followed the team's preparations. Additionally, a Netflix produced documentary titled The Redeem Team was released in 2022.[3]
The United States defeated Spain 118–107 in the final to win the gold. Dwyane Wade was the leading scorer for team USA averaging 16 points per game.[4]
Record
Preliminary round
The team competed in Group B of the preliminary round.
Source:
FIBA archive Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Tournament bracket
Roster
The following is the United States roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[5]
United States men's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Age – Date of birth
Height
Club
Ctr.
F
4
Carlos Boozer
26 – (1981-11-20 ) November 20, 1981
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Utah Jazz
G
5
Jason Kidd
35 – (1973-03-23 ) March 23, 1973
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Dallas Mavericks
F
6
LeBron James
23 – (1984-12-30 ) December 30, 1984
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Cleveland Cavaliers
G
7
Deron Williams
24 – (1984-06-26 ) June 26, 1984
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Utah Jazz
G
8
Michael Redd
28 – (1979-08-24 ) August 24, 1979
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Milwaukee Bucks
G
9
Dwyane Wade
26 – (1982-01-17 ) January 17, 1982
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Miami Heat
G
10
Kobe Bryant (C)
29 – (1978-08-23 ) August 23, 1978
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Los Angeles Lakers
C
11
Dwight Howard
22 – (1985-12-08 ) December 8, 1985
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Orlando Magic
F/C
12
Chris Bosh
24 – (1984-03-24 ) March 24, 1984
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Toronto Raptors
G
13
Chris Paul
23 – (1985-05-06 ) May 6, 1985
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
New Orleans Hornets
F
14
Tayshaun Prince
28 – (1980-02-28 ) February 28, 1980
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Detroit Pistons
F
15
Carmelo Anthony
24 – (1984-05-29 ) May 29, 1984
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Denver Nuggets
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
Club – describes last club before the tournament
Age – describes age on August 9, 2008
References
External links
Olympic Games FIBA World Cup In culture