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The following is a list of results of the United States men's basketball ... [1] Game 2: Estonia: W 52–28 +24: ... "USA Men's Olympic Team History" from USA Basketball;
The United States and Soviet Union sporting rivalry reached its peak during the Cold War. The U.S. men's team was considered a favorite in the run-up to the 1972 Games. Since the first Olympic basketball tournament at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, the Americans had not lost a single game, winning seven consecutive gold medals in dominating ...
The 1972 Olympic men's basketball gold medal game, marking the first ever loss for the US in Olympic play, ranks among the most controversial events in Olympic history. The United States rode their seven consecutive gold medals and 63–0 Olympic record to Munich for the 1972 Summer Olympics. The team won its first eight games in convincing ...
In his first start of the tournament, [89] Durant scored 15 and became the first four-time gold medalist in Olympic men's basketball history. [77] Booker also had 15 points. [77] The Americans shot 18 of 36 on 3-pointers compared to the French's 9-of-30. [91]
The game is a spinoff following the success of the Bulls vs Lakers video game as well as the popularity explosion of the 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team also known as the "Dream Team". It is the third game in the NBA Playoffs series of games. A three-card set was bundled with each copy of the game.
The 1976 United States men's Olympic basketball team represented the United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The U.S. team won its eighth gold medal, out of the previous nine Summer Olympic Games.
As was the custom at the time, the Olympic trials consisted of a tournament between top teams from the AAU, the YMCA and the National Collegiate Athletic Association.One notably absent team from the tournament was the 1935–36 Long Island Blackbirds, who had just completed a 25–0 season behind stars Jules Bender, Ben Kramer and Art Hillhouse.
United States beat Yugoslavia, 73–58 United States beat Panama, 95–60 United States beat Italy, 100–61 United States beat Puerto Rico, 61–56 United States beat Brazil, 75–63 United States beat Yugoslavia, 65–50; By obtaining an 8–0 record, Team USA would earn its right to play in the gold medal game.