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] The 2008 team has significance, as it reasserted the United States as the dominant country in terms of international basketball.
The withdrawal of all major stars prior to the 2004 Olympics and an embarrassing performance of those young and inexperienced who were called to replace them prompted USA Basketball to change its approach to the formation of a national team. As a result, the organization initiated a long-term project that saw NBA players committing to play for the team long before the start of the 2008 Olympics (instead of hastily accepting invitations merely weeks prior to the start of the tournament). Many 2008 Olympians participated in the 2007 Americas championships, where the US won gold, thus qualifying for the Olympics. The final roster featured eleven NBA All-Stars, a Hall of Fame coach, and one NBA MVP (at the time).
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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 American Championship held in Las Vegas Nevada The team was nicknamed the Redeem Team a play on an alternative name for the 1992 squad that was called the Dream 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 2008 United States men s Olympic basketball teamHead coachMike Krzyzewski2008 Summer OlympicsScoring leaderDwyane Wade 16 0Rebounding leaderChris Bosh 6 9Assists leaderChris Paul 4 0 20042012 The USA Men s Basketball Team on August 10 2008 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 The 2008 team has significance as it reasserted the United States as the dominant country in terms of international basketball The withdrawal of all major stars prior to the 2004 Olympics and an embarrassing performance of those young and inexperienced who were called to replace them prompted USA Basketball to change its approach to the formation of a national team As a result the organization initiated a long term project that saw NBA players committing to play for the team long before the start of the 2008 Olympics instead of hastily accepting invitations merely weeks prior to the start of the tournament Many 2008 Olympians participated in the 2007 Americas championships where the US won gold thus qualifying for the Olympics The final roster featured eleven NBA All Stars a Hall of Fame coach and one NBA MVP at the time Contents 1 Record 1 1 Preliminary round 1 2 Tournament bracket 2 Roster 3 References 4 External linksRecord editMain article United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics Basketball Preliminary round edit Main article Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics Men s tournament Group B The team competed in Group B of the preliminary round Pos Teamvte Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification1 nbsp United States 5 5 0 515 354 161 10 Quarterfinals2 nbsp Spain 5 4 1 418 369 49 93 nbsp Greece 5 3 2 415 375 40 84 nbsp China H 5 2 3 366 400 34 75 nbsp Germany 5 1 4 330 390 60 66 nbsp Angola 5 0 5 321 477 156 5Source FIBA archiveRules 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 August 10 2008United States nbsp 101 70 nbsp ChinaAugust 12 2008Angola nbsp 76 97 nbsp United StatesAugust 14 2008United States nbsp 92 69 nbsp GreeceAugust 16 2008Spain nbsp 82 119 nbsp United StatesAugust 18 2008United States nbsp 106 57 nbsp GermanyTournament bracket edit Main article Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics Men s tournament Knockout round QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal A1 nbsp Lithuania94B4 nbsp China68A1 nbsp Lithuania86B2 nbsp Spain91B2 nbsp Spain72A3 nbsp Croatia59B2 nbsp Spain107B1 nbsp United States118B1 nbsp United States116A4 nbsp Australia85B1 nbsp United States101Bronze medal gameA2 nbsp Argentina81A2 nbsp Argentina80A1 nbsp Lithuania75B3 nbsp Greece78A2 nbsp Argentina87Roster editThe 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 rosterPlayers CoachesPos 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 nbsp G 5 Jason Kidd 35 1973 03 23 March 23 1973 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m Dallas Mavericks nbsp F 6 LeBron James 23 1984 12 30 December 30 1984 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m Cleveland Cavaliers nbsp G 7 Deron Williams 24 1984 06 26 June 26 1984 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m Utah Jazz nbsp G 8 Michael Redd 28 1979 08 24 August 24 1979 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m Milwaukee Bucks nbsp G 9 Dwyane Wade 26 1982 01 17 January 17 1982 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m Miami Heat nbsp G 10 Kobe Bryant C 29 1978 08 23 August 23 1978 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m Los Angeles Lakers nbsp C 11 Dwight Howard 22 1985 12 08 December 8 1985 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m Orlando Magic nbsp F C 12 Chris Bosh 24 1984 03 24 March 24 1984 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m Toronto Raptors nbsp G 13 Chris Paul 23 1985 05 06 May 6 1985 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m New Orleans Hornets nbsp F 14 Tayshaun Prince 28 1980 02 28 February 28 1980 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m Detroit Pistons nbsp F 15 Carmelo Anthony 24 1984 05 29 May 29 1984 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m Denver Nuggets nbsp Head coach nbsp Mike KrzyzewskiAssistant coach es nbsp Jim Boeheim nbsp Nate McMillan nbsp Mike D AntoniLegend C Team captain Club describes lastclub before the tournament Age describes ageon August 9 2008References edit USA BASKETBALL ANNOUNCES 12 MEMBER 2008 MEN S SENIOR NATIONAL TEAM teamusa org Archived from the original on March 2 2014 Sean Gregory July 24 2008 1 LeBron James 100 Olympic Athletes To Watch Time Time Magazine Retrieved November 18 2018 The Redeem Team Documentary 2008 Stats United States 2008 Olympic Basketball Men FIBA United States roster FIBA Archived from the original on June 2 2008 Retrieved October 10 2012 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2008 United States men s Olympic basketball team USA Basketball official site The Redeem Team 2022 Netflix documentary Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 United States men 27s Olympic basketball team amp oldid 1201922843, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
