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Krzyzewski has also coached the United States national team, which he led to gold medals at the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympics. He was the head coach of the U.S. team that won gold medals at the 2010 and the 2014 FIBA World Cup , and an assistant coach for the "Dream Team" at the 1992 Olympics .
The 2014 roster featured four players 6 feet 10 inches (2.08 m) or larger, the most of any US team since Mike Krzyzewski began coaching the team in 2006. The team was also the youngest American team since 1992 when NBA players were first allowed on the team; the average player was 24.08 years old, roughly a half-year younger than their 2010 team.
Mike Krzyzewski returned to coach the United States men's basketball several times after the 1992 Olympics. Sports Illustrated later stated that the Dream Team was "arguably the most dominant squad ever assembled in any sport" and compared it to "Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison, the Allman Brothers at the Fillmore East, Santana at Woodstock."
By GLENN MINNIS XN Sports Membership has its privileges. Case and point, there's an advantage in being the voice of a team of multimillionaire, NBA all-star players while simultaneously striving ...
Mike Krzyzewski is headed to the NBA, just not the way many envisioned a decade or two ago. The former Duke men's basketball coach is joining the league as a special adviser to basketball ...
Team USA slight angered Bob Knight. Mike Krzyzewski and Bob Knight were locked in a warm embrace, their hands around each other’s necks courtside at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 15, 2011, when ...
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.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 November 2024. National basketball squad 2012 United States men's Olympic basketball team Head coach Mike Krzyzewski 2012 Summer Olympics Scoring leader Kevin Durant 19.5 Rebounding leader Kevin Love 7.6 Assists leader LeBron James 5.6 ← 2008 2016 → The men's national basketball team of the United ...