With Michael Jordan intimating in 1994 that he would pass on the opportunity to participate in his third Olympic Games (previously in 1984 and 1992 (the Dream Team)) to "let others get their chance at a gold medal," USA Basketball officials sought to construct the team dubbed Dream Team III (Dream Team II was the moniker of the lesser-known 1994 USA Men's Basketball World Championship Team)[3] with a winning combination of veteran players from the 1992 Dream Team that won the gold medal in Barcelona, and some of the league's best young talent.
When the first ten players of the 1996 United States Men's National Basketball Team roster were announced in the summer of 1995, that young talent, and first-time Olympians, included the likes of Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway, Grant Hill, Shaquille O'Neal, and Gary Payton, who was added as a replacement for an injured Glenn "Big Dog" Robinson. Other veteran players who were first-time Olympians were Reggie Miller, Hakeem Olajuwon, and, Mitch Richmond, who was added in April 1996 along with Charles Barkley, completing the roster as the eleventh and twelfth members. Thus, the holdovers from the 1992 Olympic Team, Karl Malone, Scottie Pippen, David Robinson, John Stockton, and Charles Barkley, coupled with the first-time Olympians, formed the 1996 United States Men's National Basketball Summer Olympic team roster.[3]
United States men's national basketball team – 1996 Summer Olympics roster
^1996 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men 20 Jul. to 3 Aug. 1996 - Atlanta in United States of America.
^Rhoden, William C. (July 23, 1996). "Sports of The Times;Competitors Without a Competition". The New York Times. from the original on January 24, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2017. WAGERS were being taken on how badly Dream Team III would route Angola last night in Game 2 of its gold-medal tour.
^ abcOlympicTalk (May 1, 2020). "Why Michael Jordan didn't return for 1996 Atlanta Olympics". NBC Sports. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
^"Team USA Basketball: What About the 1996 Dream Team II?". Bleacher Report. September 3, 2008. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
^ ab"Games of the XXVIth Olympiad -- 1996". USA Basketball. NBA Media Ventures. September 14, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
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The men s national basketball team of the United States won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Georgia Led by Basketball Hall of Fame head coach Lenny Wilkens the team won gold for the second straight Olympics Nicknamed Dream Team III 2 3 the team included five players who were Olympic teammates on the original Dream Team from the 1992 Olympic basketball tournament Charles Barkley Karl Malone Scottie Pippen John Stockton and David Robinson Gary Payton was a late replacement for the injured Glenn Robinson 4 5 1996 United States men s Olympic basketball teamHead coachLenny Wilkens1996 Summer OlympicsScoring leaderCharles Barkley 1 12 4Rebounding leaderCharles Barkley 6 6Assists leaderGary Payton 4 5 19922000 Contents 1 Roster 2 Staff 3 1996 USA results 4 1996 Olympic standings 5 References 6 External linksRoster EditWith Michael Jordan intimating in 1994 that he would pass on the opportunity to participate in his third Olympic Games previously in 1984 and 1992 the Dream Team to let others get their chance at a gold medal USA Basketball officials sought to construct the team dubbed Dream Team III Dream Team II was the moniker of the lesser known 1994 USA Men s Basketball World Championship Team 3 with a winning combination of veteran players from the 1992 Dream Team that won the gold medal in Barcelona and some of the league s best young talent When the first ten players of the 1996 United States Men s National Basketball Team roster were announced in the summer of 1995 that young talent and first time Olympians included the likes of Anfernee Penny Hardaway Grant Hill Shaquille O Neal and Gary Payton who was added as a replacement for an injured Glenn Big Dog Robinson Other veteran players who were first time Olympians were Reggie Miller Hakeem Olajuwon and Mitch Richmond who was added in April 1996 along with Charles Barkley completing the roster as the eleventh and twelfth members Thus the holdovers from the 1992 Olympic Team Karl Malone Scottie Pippen David Robinson John Stockton and Charles Barkley coupled with the first time Olympians formed the 1996 United States Men s National Basketball Summer Olympic team roster 3 United States men s national basketball team 1996 Summer Olympics roster Players CoachesPos 6 Name 7 Age Height Weight FromPF Barkley Charles 33 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 255 lb 116 kg Phoenix SunsPG Hardaway Anfernee 25 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 200 lb 91 kg Orlando MagicSF Hill Grant 23 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 225 lb 102 kg Detroit PistonsPF Malone Karl 33 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 255 lb 116 kg Utah JazzSG Miller Reggie 30 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 190 lb 86 kg Indiana PacersC Olajuwon Hakeem 33 7 ft 0 in 2 13 m 255 lb 116 kg Houston RocketsC O Neal Shaquille 24 7 ft 1 in 2 16 m 301 lb 137 kg Orlando MagicPG Payton Gary 28 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 190 lb 86 kg Seattle SuperSonicsSF Pippen Scottie 30 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 225 lb 102 kg Chicago BullsSG Richmond Mitch 31 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 215 lb 98 kg Sacramento KingsC Robinson David 30 7 ft 1 in 2 16 m 235 lb 107 kg San Antonio SpursPG Stockton John 34 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 175 lb 79 kg Utah Jazz Head coachLenny WilkensAssistant coachesBobby Cremins Clem Haskins Jerry SloanLegendFrom describes teams affiliatedduring the OlympicsStaff EditHead coach Lenny Wilkens Atlanta Hawks Assistant coaches Jerry Sloan Utah Jazz Bobby Cremins Georgia Tech and Clem Haskins University of Minnesota Team physicians Steve Haas Washington Bullets John A Hefferon Chicago Bulls and Bruce Moseley Houston Rockets Athletic trainers Steven Brace Creighton University and Ron Culp Miami Heat 1996 USA results Edit United States beat Argentina 96 68 United States beat Angola 87 54 United States beat Lithuania 104 82 United States beat China 133 70 United States beat Croatia 102 71 United States beat Brazil 98 75 quarterfinals United States beat Australia 101 73 semifinals United States beat FR Yugoslavia 95 69 gold medal game 1996 Olympic standings Edit1 United States 8 0 2 FR Yugoslavia 7 1 3 Lithuania 5 3 4 Australia 5 3 5 Greece 5 3 6 Brazil 3 5 7 Croatia 4 4 8 China 2 6 9 Argentina 3 4 10 Puerto Rico 2 5 11 Angola 1 6 12 South Korea 0 7 7 References Edit 1996 Olympic Games Tournament for Men 20 Jul to 3 Aug 1996 Atlanta in United States of America Rhoden William C July 23 1996 Sports of The Times Competitors Without a Competition The New York Times Archived from the original on January 24 2011 Retrieved February 14 2017 WAGERS were being taken on how badly Dream Team III would route Angola last night in Game 2 of its gold medal tour a b c OlympicTalk May 1 2020 Why Michael Jordan didn t return for 1996 Atlanta Olympics NBC Sports Retrieved December 23 2020 Glenn Robinson off Dream Team Associated Press Robinson Out of Olympics Chicago Tribune Team USA Basketball What About the 1996 Dream Team II Bleacher Report September 3 2008 Retrieved June 8 2017 a b Games of the XXVIth Olympiad 1996 USA Basketball NBA Media Ventures September 14 2012 Retrieved June 8 2017 External links EditUSA Basketball 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