The men's national basketball team from the United States won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They automatically qualify for the Olympics by winning the FIBA ââBasketball World Cup in 2014. The team is coached by Mike Krzyzewski from Duke University, with assistant coaches Jim Boeheim (Syracuse), Tom Thibodeau (Minnesota Timberwolves), and Monty Williams (Oklahoma City Thunder).
Video 2016 United States men's Olympic basketball team
Timeline
- August 6, 2015 : 34-person list announced
- January 18, 2016 : A list of 30 people announced
- July 17 : Start from the training camp
- July 22 - August 1 : Exhibition game
- August 6-21 : 2016 Summer Olympics
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List
The 2016 team consists of just two players returning from the 2012 Olympic gold medal team, Kevin Durant and new team captain Carmelo Anthony.
Here is a list of USA names in the 2016 Summer Olympic men's basketball tournament.
Here are also candidates for creating teams:
2015 Basketball Showcase
On August 12, 2015, USA Basketball announced 19 NBA players to participate in USA 2015 Basketball Exhibition in Las Vegas, where they will be divided into two teams, USA Blue and USA White, where US Blue Team will be trained by Assistant coach US National Team, Monty Williams (Oklahoma City Thunder) while USA White Team will be coached by assistant coach US National Team Tom Thibodeau (Minnesota Timberwolves).
Tim Biru termasuk starter Harrison Barnes (Golden State Warriors), Bradley Beal (Washington Wizards), DeMar DeRozan (Toronto Raptors), dan Andre Drummond (Detroit Pistons), dengan pemain cadangan Kenneth Faried (Denver Nuggets), Rudy Gay (Sacramento Kings) ), Amir Johnson (Boston Celtics), Victor Oladipo (Orlando Magic), dan Elfrid Payton (Orlando Magic).
The White teams include Kawhi Leonard (San Antonio Spurs), Blake Griffin (Los Angeles Clippers), DeMarcus Cousins ââ(Sacramento Kings), Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors) and Michael Carter-Williams (Milwaukee Bucks) , with backup 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) is included in the listing announcement but not playing.
Exhibition game
The 12-man United States list will begin its exhibition schedule against 2004 Olympic champion Argentina. They will also face gold medalist FIBA ââAsia 2015 China, FIBA ââchampion America 2015 Venezuela. The schedule ends with FIBA ââchampion Nigeria 2015 Nigeria in Houston. The United States Olympic Committee will use Houston as a point of departure for many Olympic teams, giving them a mandate and provision on their way to Brazil.
Olympic Games
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China
Venezuela
Australia
Serbian
French
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Quarterfinal - Argentina
Semifinal - Spain
Final - Serbia
Statistics
Note
References
External links
- Official site
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