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The 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team, nicknamed the "Dream Team", was the first American Olympic team to feature active professional players from the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team has often been described as the greatest sports team ever assembled. [2] [3] [4]
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G: 4 Dražen Petrović: 27 – () 22 October 1964 New Jersey Nets: G: 5 Velimir Perasović: 27 – () 9 February 1965 Slobodna Dalmacija Split
The United States women's team won the bronze medal after losing to the CIS in the semifinal, suffering their third and last defeat to date in the Olympic basketball history. The men's top scorer was Oscar Schmidt with 198 points in 8 games, with an average of 24.7 points, and Drazen Petrovic was second with 187 points in 7 games, with an ...
The men's tournament of basketball at the 1992 Olympics at Barcelona, Spain began on July 26 and ended on August 8. This was the first time that NBA players were eligible to play in Summer Olympics basketball, following a decision of FIBA in April 1989. Until 1992, only amateurs and players from professional leagues other than the NBA were ...
Composed of several Hall of Fame players, the '92 Dream Team dominated competition, restoring glory to U.S basketball.
The 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team was a dream – so why not continue celebrating them? 'Dream Team' throwback collection celebrates the 1992 men's Olympic basketball stars Skip ...
The Olympic team lost some players to injuries who might have made the team and appeared to be short on big men. Their roster featured five players returning from the 2008 Olympic team and five others from the 2010 World Championship team. The US went undefeated but appeared vulnerable at times in winning five exhibition games.
Previously, four WNBA rookies - Rebecca Lobo in 1996, Diana Taurasi in 2004, Candace Parker in 2008 and Breanna Stewart in 2016 – have been selected for Team USA’s Olympic rosters, while ...