Basketball At The 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's Tournament
The men's tournament in basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul began on 17 September and ended on 30 September.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | South Korea |
| City | Seoul |
| Dates | 17–30 September |
| Teams | 12 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Soviet Union (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Yugoslavia |
| Third place |  United States |
| Fourth place |  Australia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 46 |
| Top scorer |  Oscar Schmidt (42.3 points per game) |
The Soviet Union won their second gold medal, defeating Yugoslavia 76–63 in the gold medal match.
This was the last Olympic basketball tournament where NBA players were not allowed to participate; FIBA instituted a rule change in 1989 that lifted that restriction, leading to the dominance of 1992's Dream Team.
Competition schedule
| G | Group stage | ¼ | Quarter-finals | ½ | Semi-finals | C | Classification matches | B | Bronze medal match | F | Final |
| Sat 17 | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 | Sun 25 | Mon 26 | Tue 27 | Wed 28 | Thu 29 | Fri 30 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | G | G | G | G | G | C | ¼ | C | ½ | C | B | C | F | ||||
Qualification
A NOC could enter one men's team with 12 players. Automatic qualifications were granted to the host country and the winners from the previous edition. The remaining teams were decided by the continental championships in Asia, Oceania, Africa and Americas and European qualifying tournament. Champions of Asia and Oceania, top two teams from Africa and top three from Americas earned direct qualification. Last three berths are allocated from European qualifying tournament, held in Netherlands.
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Summer Olympics | 29 July – 10 August 1984 | Los Angeles | 1 | United States |
| Host nation | 30 September 1981 |  Baden-Baden | 1 |  South Korea |
| 1987 FIBA Oceania Championship | 31 August – 4 September 1987 |  Timaru Christchurch | 1 | Australia |
| FIBA Africa Championship 1987 | 17–27 December 1987 |  Tunis | 2 |  Central African Republic |
 Egypt | ||||
| 1988 Tournament of the Americas | 22–31 May 1988 |  Montevideo | 3 | Brazil |
 Puerto Rico | ||||
 Canada | ||||
| European qualifying tournament | July 1988 |  Netherlands | 3 | Soviet Union |
| Yugoslavia | ||||
 Spain | ||||
| 1987 ABC Championship | 14–27 November 1987 |  Bangkok | 1 |  China |
| Total | 12 | |||
Squads
Each NOC was limited to one team per tournament. Each team had a roster of twelve players.
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yugoslavia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 468 | 384 | +84 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 5 | 4 | 1 | 460 | 393 | +67 | 9 | |
| 3 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 429 | 408 | +21 | 8 | |
| 4 |  Puerto Rico | 5 | 3 | 2 | 382 | 387 | −5 | 8 | |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 5 | 1 | 4 | 346 | 436 | −90 | 6 | 9th–12th classification round |
| 6 |  South Korea (H) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 384 | 461 | −77 | 5 |
Rules 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
Notes:
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 485 | 302 | +183 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 484 | 435 | +49 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Brazil | 5 | 3 | 2 | 590 | 522 | +68 | 8 | |
| 4 | Canada | 5 | 2 | 3 | 479 | 455 | +24 | 7 | |
| 5 | China | 5 | 1 | 4 | 433 | 527 | −94 | 6 | 9th–12th classification round |
| 6 | Egypt | 5 | 0 | 5 | 338 | 568 | −230 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Knockout stage
Championship bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
| September 26 | ||||||||||
| (A1) Yugoslavia | 95 | |||||||||
| September 28 | ||||||||||
| (B4) Canada | 73 | |||||||||
| (A1) Yugoslavia | 91 | |||||||||
| September 26 | ||||||||||
| (A3) Australia | 70 | |||||||||
| (B2) Spain | 74 | |||||||||
| September 30 | ||||||||||
| (A3) Australia | 77 | |||||||||
| (A1) Yugoslavia | 63 | |||||||||
| September 26 | ||||||||||
| (A2) Soviet Union | 76 | |||||||||
| (B1) United States | 94 | |||||||||
| September 28 | ||||||||||
| (A4) Puerto Rico | 57 | |||||||||
| (B1) United States | 76 | |||||||||
| September 26 | ||||||||||
| (A2) Soviet Union | 82 | Third place | ||||||||
| (A2) Soviet Union | 110 | |||||||||
| September 29 | ||||||||||
| (B3) Brazil | 105 | |||||||||
| (A3) Australia | 49 | |||||||||
| (B1) United States | 78 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
26 September 1988 21:30 |
| Yugoslavia | 95–73 | Canada |
| Scoring by half: 40–26, 55–47 | ||
| Pts: Divac 17 Rebs: Vranković 9 Asts: Cvjetićanin, Divac, Petrović 2 | Pts: Walton 17 Rebs: Mungar, Walton 7 Asts: Hatch 2 | |
26 September 1988 16:30 |
| Spain | 74–77 | Australia |
| Scoring by half: 40–41, 34–36 | ||
| Pts: San Epifanio 17 Rebs: Martínez, Jiménez 7 Asts: Montero 3 | Pts: Gaze 28 Rebs: Sengstock 5 Asts: 4 players 1 | |
26 September 1988 11:45 |
| United States | 94–57 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by half: 48–28, 46–29 | ||
| Pts: Manning 18 Rebs: Manning 7 Asts: C.D. Smith 3 | Pts: Cruz 12 Rebs: Mincy 8 Asts: Cruz 4 | |
26 September 1988 19:30 |
| Soviet Union | 110–105 | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 53–58, 57–47 | ||
| Pts: Kurtinaitis 24 Rebs: Sabonis 9 Asts: Sabonis, Tarakanov, Volkov 2 | Pts: Schmidt 46 Rebs: Israel 11 Asts: Maury 5 | |
Semifinals
28 September 1988 |
| Yugoslavia | 91–70 | Australia |
| Scoring by half: 44–31, 47–39 | ||
| Pts: Petrović 24 Rebs: Divac 10 Asts: Petrović 3 | Pts: Gaze 27 Rebs: Borner, Vlahov 4 Asts: Sengstock 4 | |
28 September 1988 12:00 |
| United States | 76–82 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 37–47, 39–35 | ||
| Pts: Robinson 19 Rebs: Robinson 12 Asts: Coles 2 | Pts: Kurtinaitis 28 Rebs: Sabonis 13 Asts: Volkov 5 | |
Bronze medal game
29 September 1988 21:30 |
| Australia | 49–78 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 29–52, 20–26 | ||
| Pts: Gaze 17 Rebs: Sengstock 6 Asts: Smyth 2 | Pts: Majerle, Richmond, Robinson 12 Rebs: Richmond, Robinson 7 Asts: Richmond 2 | |
Gold medal game
30 September 1988 |
| Yugoslavia | 63–76 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 28–31, 35–45 | ||
| Pts: Petrović 24 Rebs: Divac 7 Asts: Petrović 4 | Pts: Marčiulionis 21 Rebs: Sabonis 15 Asts: Marčiulionis 6 | |
Classification round
5th–8th Place
| September 28 | 5th place (September 30) | ||||||||
| B3 | Brazil | 104 | |||||||
| A4 | Puerto Rico | 86 | |||||||
| B3 | Brazil | 106 | |||||||
| B4 | Canada | 90 | |||||||
| B4 | Canada | 96 | |||||||
| B2 | Spain | 91 | 7th place (September 29) | ||||||
| A4 | Puerto Rico | 93 | |||||||
| B2 | Spain | 92 | |||||||
9th–12th Place
| September 26 | 9th place (September 29) | ||||||||
| A5 | Central Afr. Rep. | 63 | |||||||
| B6 | Egypt | 57 | |||||||
| A5 | Central Afr. Rep. | 81 | |||||||
| A6 | South Korea | 89 | |||||||
| B5 | China | 90 | |||||||
| A6 | South Korea | 93 | 11th place (September 29) | ||||||
| B6 | Egypt | 75 | |||||||
| B5 | China | 97 | |||||||
- Classification 5–8 semifinals
28 September 1988 9:45 |
| Brazil | 104–86 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by half: 51–39, 53–47 | ||
| Pts: Schmidt 46 Rebs: Schmidt 9 Asts: Guerrinha 7 | Pts: E. de León 19 Rebs: E. de León 10 Asts: Cruz 2 | |
28 September 1998 14:30 |
| Canada | 96–91 | Spain |
| Scoring by half: 41–42, 55–49 | ||
| Pts: Triano 27 Rebs: Raffin 8 Asts: Raffin 4 | Pts: Jiménez 16 Rebs: Jiménez 6 Asts: Solozábal 5 | |
- Classification 7–8
29 September 1988 19:30 |
| Puerto Rico | 93–92 | Spain |
| Scoring by half: 47–45, 46–47 | ||
| Pts: Morales 25 Rebs: Ortíz, Mincy 8 Asts: Ortíz 4 | Pts: Jiménez 31 Rebs: Jiménez 8 Asts: Solozábal 6 | |
- Classification 5–6
30 September 1988 09:45 |
| Brazil | 106–90 | Canada |
| Scoring by half: 43–39, 63–51 | ||
| Pts: Schmidt 41 Rebs: Pipoka 17 Asts: Villas Boas, Schmidt 2 | Pts: Triano 29 Rebs: Hatch 10 Asts: Yearwood 3 | |
- Classification 9–12 semifinals
26 September 1998 09:45 |
| Central African Republic | 63–57 | Egypt |
| Scoring by half: 33–31, 30–26 | ||
| Pts: F. Goporo, Bella 15 Rebs: Lavodrama 16 Asts: Lavodrama 7 | Pts: Khalil 17 Rebs: Khalil 8 Asts: Amir 4 | |
26 September 1988 09:45 |
| China | 90–93 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 48–47, 42–46 | ||
| Pts: Li 22 Rebs: Wang L. 7 Asts: Li 2 | Pts: Kim HJ 17 Rebs: Kim YT 12 Asts: Kim HJ, Kim YT, Yoo 2 | |
- Classification 11–12
29 September 1998 14:30 |
| Egypt | 75–97 | China |
| Scoring by half: 42–56, 33–41 | ||
| Pts: Khalil 26 Rebs: Moussa 6 Asts: Moussa, Sedky 1 | Pts: Zhang Y. 33 Rebs: Song 12 Asts: Sun, Wang L., Zhang Y. 3 | |
- Classification 9–10
Awards
| 1988 Olympic Basketball Champions |
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| Soviet Union Second title |
Final ranking
Rankings are determined by classification games:
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold medal game participants | |||||||
 | Soviet Union | 8 | 7 | 1 | 728 | 637 | +91 |
 | Yugoslavia | 8 | 6 | 2 | 717 | 603 | +114 |
| Bronze medal game participants | |||||||
 | United States | 8 | 7 | 1 | 733 | 490 | +243 |
| 4th | Australia | 8 | 4 | 4 | 625 | 651 | −26 |
| Eliminated at the quarterfinals | |||||||
| 5th | Brazil | 8 | 5 | 3 | 905 | 808 | +97 |
| 6th | Canada | 8 | 3 | 5 | 738 | 747 | −9 |
| 7th | Puerto Rico | 8 | 4 | 4 | 618 | 677 | −59 |
| 8th | Spain | 8 | 4 | 4 | 741 | 701 | +40 |
| Eliminated at the preliminary round | |||||||
| 9th | South Korea | 7 | 2 | 5 | 566 | 632 | −66 |
| 10th | Central African Republic | 7 | 2 | 5 | 490 | 582 | −92 |
| 11th | China | 7 | 2 | 5 | 620 | 695 | −75 |
| 12th | Egypt | 7 | 0 | 7 | 470 | 728 | −258 |
References
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