Basketball At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's Tournament
The men's tournament of basketball at the 1996 Olympics at Atlanta, United States, began on July 20 and ended on August 4, when the United States defeated FR Yugoslavia 95–69 for the gold medal.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States |
| City | Atlanta |
| Dates | July 20 – August 3 |
| Teams | 12 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (11th title) |
| Runners-up |  Yugoslavia |
| Third place |  Lithuania |
| Fourth place |  Australia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 46 |
| Top scorer |  Oscar Schmidt (27.4 points per game) |
Participants
Format
- Twelve teams are split into 2 preliminary round groups of 6 teams each. The top 4 teams from each group qualify for the knockout stage.
- Fifth and sixth-placed teams from each group are ranked 9th–12th in two additional matches.
- In the quarterfinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B4, A2 vs. B3, A3 vs. B2 and A4 vs. B1.
- The eliminated teams at the quarterfinals are ranked 5th–8th in two additional matches.
- The winning teams from the quarterfinals meet in the semifinals as follows: A3/B2 vs. A1/B4 and A2/B3 vs. A4/B1.
- The winning teams from the semifinals dispute the gold medal. The losing teams dispute the bronze.
Ties are broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option:
- Head to head results
- Goal average (not the goal difference) between the tied teams
- Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group
Squads
Preliminary round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 522 | 345 | +177 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 2 | 427 | 354 | +73 | 8 | |
| 3 |  Croatia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 422 | 386 | +36 | 8 | |
| 4 |  China | 5 | 2 | 3 | 360 | 502 | −142 | 7 | |
| 5 |  Argentina | 5 | 2 | 3 | 351 | 396 | −45 | 7 | 9th place playoff |
| 6 |  Angola | 5 | 0 | 5 | 280 | 379 | −99 | 5 | 11th place playoff |
Source: FIBA archive
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:
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:
20 July 1996 |
| China | 70–67 | Angola |
| Scoring by half: 36–36, 34–31 | ||
| Pts: Wang 17 Rebs: Wang 11 Asts: Hu 3 | Pts: Â. Victoriano, Carvalho 13 Rebs: Â. Victoriano 6 Asts: Avô 5 | |
20 July 1996 |
| United States | 96–68 | Argentina |
| Scoring by half: 46–44, 50–24 | ||
| Pts: Robinson 18 Rebs: Robinson 7 Asts: Hill, Hardaway 5 | Pts: Espil 27 Rebs: Nicola 4 Asts: Milanesio 7 | |
20 July 1996 |
| Lithuania | 83–81 (OT) | Croatia |
| Scoring by half: 37–31, 29–35 Overtime: 6–6, 11–9 | ||
| Pts: Sabonis 20 Rebs: Sabonis 14 Asts: Vaišvila 6 | Pts: Kukoč 33 Rebs: Rađa 12 Asts: Kukoč 6 | |
22 July 1996 |
| Angola | 54–87 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 31–44, 23–43 | ||
| Pts: Carvalho 16 Rebs: Dias 5 Asts: Avô 5 | Pts: Malone 12 Rebs: Barkley 9 Asts: Barkley 7 | |
22 July 1996 |
| Croatia | 109–78 | China |
| Scoring by half: 56–44, 53–34 | ||
| Pts: Komazec 36 Rebs: Vranković 9 Asts: Kukoč 12 | Pts: Wang, Zheng 15 Rebs: Gong 8 Asts: Sun 6 | |
22 July 1996 |
| Argentina | 65–61 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by half: 31–25, 34–36 | ||
| Pts: Espil 25 Rebs: Espil 6 Asts: Milanesio 6 | Pts: Sabonis 30 Rebs: Sabonis 11 Asts: Marčiulionis 8 | |
24 July 1996 |
| Croatia | 71–48 | Angola |
| Scoring by half: 26–23, 45–25 | ||
| Pts: Rađa 20 Rebs: Rađa 9 Asts: Kukoč 6 | Pts: Â. Victoriano, Dias 10 Rebs: Dias 12 Asts: Avô 2 | |
24 July 1996 |
| Lithuania | 82–104 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 42–50, 40–54 | ||
| Pts: Einikis 21 Rebs: Karnišovas, Einikis 7 Asts: Pačėsas 5 | Pts: Barkley 16 Rebs: Barkley 5 Asts: Stockton, Payton 7 | |
24 July 1996 |
| China | 87–77 | Argentina |
| Scoring by half: 51–38, 36–39 | ||
| Pts: Zheng, Hu 22 Rebs: Zheng 9 Asts: Li 5 | Pts: Espil 25 Rebs: Pérez 7 Asts: Milanesio 8 | |
26 July 1996 |
| Angola | 49–85 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by half: 21–37, 28–48 | ||
| Pts: Â. Victoriano 18 Rebs: Moreira Dias 6 Asts: Carvalho 4 | Pts: Karnišovas 20 Rebs: Sabonis 10 Asts: Sabonis 8 | |
26 July 1996 |
| Argentina | 75–90 | Croatia |
| Scoring by half: 29–43, 46–47 | ||
| Pts: Espil 17 Rebs: Osella 6 Asts: Milanesio 5 | Pts: Komazec 28 Rebs: Kukoč 8 Asts: Komazec, Mulaomerović 3 | |
26 July 1996 |
| United States | 133–70 | China |
| Scoring by half: 65–28, 68–42 | ||
| Pts: Pippen 24 Rebs: O'Neal 10 Asts: Hardaway 10 | Pts: Liu 18 Rebs: Bateer 6 Asts: Li 5 | |
28 July 1996 |
| Argentina | 66–62 | Angola |
| Scoring by half: 27–32, 39–30 | ||
| Pts: Espil 21 Rebs: Villar 6 Asts: Osella 5 | Pts: Dias 17 Rebs: Moreira Dias 7 Asts: Avô 4 | |
28 July 1996 |
| China | 55–116 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by half: 23–53, 32–63 | ||
| Pts: Wang 18 Rebs: Wang 5 Asts: Li 4 | Pts: Štombergas 19 Rebs: Einikis 9 Asts: Marčiulionis 7 | |
28 July 1996 |
| Croatia | 71–102 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 38–57, 33–45 | ||
| Pts: Tabak 19 Rebs: Tabak 7 Asts: Kukoč 10 | Pts: Richmond 16 Rebs: Barkley 12 Asts: Payton 7 | |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FR Yugoslavia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 478 | 364 | +114 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Australia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 492 | 438 | +54 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Greece | 5 | 3 | 2 | 402 | 416 | −14 | 8 | |
| 4 | Brazil | 5 | 2 | 3 | 498 | 494 | +4 | 7 | |
| 5 |  Puerto Rico | 5 | 1 | 4 | 447 | 465 | −18 | 6 | 9th place playoff |
| 6 |  South Korea | 5 | 0 | 5 | 422 | 562 | −140 | 5 | 11th place playoff |
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
20 July 1996 |
| Australia | 111–88 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 64–37, 47–51 | ||
| Pts: Gaze 26 Rebs: Dorge 10 Asts: Heal 11 | Pts: J. K. Jung 23 Rebs: J. K. Jung 8 Asts: D. H. Kang 8 | |
20 July 1996 |
| Puerto Rico | 98–101 | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 54–58, 44–43 | ||
| Pts: Ortiz 35 Rebs: Ortiz 11 Asts: Mincy 7 | Pts: Schmidt 45 Rebs: Vianna 8 Asts: Ratto 10 | |
20 July 1996 |
| Greece | 63–71 | FR Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 30–30, 33–41 | ||
| Pts: Fasoulas 21 Rebs: Fasoulas 10 Asts: Sigalas 4 | Pts: Savić 21 Rebs: Divac 8 Asts: Đorđević 6 | |
22 July 1996 |
| South Korea | 86–98 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by half: 52–51, 34–47 | ||
| Pts: K. E. Moon 20 Rebs: J. Y. Hyun 11 Asts: Hur Jae 12 | Pts: Ortiz 37 Rebs: Ortiz 14 Asts: Alicea 10 | |
Atlanta Referees: Roman Ryzhyk (UKR), Antonio Soares De Campos (ANG) |
22 July 1996 |
| FR Yugoslavia | 91–68 | Australia |
| Scoring by half: 54–28, 37–40 | ||
| Pts: Obradović 18 Rebs: Rebrača, Savić 5 Asts: Danilović 6 | Pts: Bradtke 18 Rebs: Gaze 7 Asts: Gaze 8 | |
22 July 1996 |
| Brazil | 87–89 | Greece |
| Scoring by half: 54–54, 33–35 | ||
| Pts: Schmidt 32 Rebs: dos Santos 10 Asts: Minuci 6 | Pts: Oikonomou 36 Rebs: Fasoulas 6 Asts: Bakatsias 5 | |
24 July 1996 |
| FR Yugoslavia | 118–65 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 57–28, 61–37 | ||
| Pts: Danilović 19 Rebs: Divac 8 Asts: Đorđević 10 | Pts: J. Y. Hyun 20 Rebs: D. H. Kang 4 Asts: Hur Jae 5 | |
24 July 1996 |
| Greece | 80–69 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by half: 51–33, 29–36 | ||
| Pts: Oikonomou 19 Rebs: Oikonomou 8 Asts: Oikonomou, Christodoulou 3 | Pts: Mincy 20 Rebs: Mincy 8 Asts: Ortíz 4 | |
24 July 1996 |
| Australia | 109–101 (OT) | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 41–46, 41–36 Overtime: 27–19 | ||
| Pts: Heal 35 Rebs: Bradtke 15 Asts: Bradtke 4 | Pts: Schmidt 24 Rebs: dos Santos 13 Asts: Minuci 6 | |
26 July 1996 |
| South Korea | 86–108 | Greece |
| Scoring by half: 44–56, 42–52 | ||
| Pts: J. Y. Hyun 24 Rebs: J. Y. Hyun 6 Asts: D. H. Kang 10 | Pts: Sigalas 22 Rebs: Rentzias 8 Asts: Bakatsias, Sigalas 6 | |
26 July 1996 |
| Brazil | 82–101 | FR Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 31–55, 51–46 | ||
| Pts: de Mello 19 Rebs: Janjao 6 Asts: Ratto, Klafke 4 | Pts: Danilović 21 Rebs: Divac, Tomašević 6 Asts: Obradović 6 | |
26 July 1996 |
| Puerto Rico | 96–101 | Australia |
| Scoring by half: 53–51, 43–50 | ||
| Pts: Ortíz 30 Rebs: Ortíz 11 Asts: Rivera 7 | Pts: Gaze 29 Rebs: Fisher, Bradtke 6 Asts: Heal 7 | |
28 July 1996 |
| Brazil | 127–97 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 66–49, 61–48 | ||
| Pts: Schmidt 25 Rebs: dos Santos 8 Asts: Minuci 9 | Pts: D. H. Kang 24 Rebs: J. Y. Hyun 6 Asts: D. H. Kang 7 | |
28 July 1996 |
| Australia | 103–62 | Greece |
| Scoring by half: 52–30, 51–32 | ||
| Pts: Gaze 17 Rebs: Bradtke 8 Asts: Heal 5 | Pts: Oikonomou 22 Rebs: Papanikolaou 6 Asts: Giannakis 4 | |
28 July 1996 |
| FR Yugoslavia | 97–86 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by half: 45–34, 52–52 | ||
| Pts: Danilović 22 Rebs: Divac 10 Asts: Đorđević 7 | Pts: Ortiz 20 Rebs: Ortiz 11 Asts: Rivera 9 | |
Tournament bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal game | ||||||||||||
| B1 | FR Yugoslavia | 128 | ||||||||||||
| A4 | China | 61 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | FR Yugoslavia | 66 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Lithuania | 58 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Lithuania | 99 | ||||||||||||
| B3 | Greece | 66 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | FR Yugoslavia | 69 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | United States | 95 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | United States | 98 | ||||||||||||
| B4 | Brazil | 75 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | United States | 101 | Bronze medal game | |||||||||||
| B2 | Australia | 73 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Australia | 73 | A2 | Lithuania | 80 | |||||||||
| A3 | Croatia | 71 | B2 | Australia | 74 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
All times are local (UTC−5)
30 July 1996 10:00 |
| Lithuania | 99–66 | Greece |
| Scoring by half: 45–19, 54–47 | ||
| Pts: Marčiulionis 16 Rebs: Sabonis 11 Asts: Marčiulionis 7 | Pts: Sigalas 18 Rebs: Rentzias 4 Asts: Sigalas 5 | |
30 July 1996 12:00 |
| FR Yugoslavia | 128–61 | China |
| Scoring by half: 63–29, 65–32 | ||
| Pts: Rebrača 22 Rebs: Topić 8 Asts: Berić, Đorđević 6 | Pts: Wang 13 Rebs: Wang, Wu 4 Asts: Li 3 | |
30 July 1996 20:00 |
| Australia | 73–71 | Croatia |
| Scoring by half: 41–33, 32–38 | ||
| Pts: Gaze 26 Rebs: Heal, Bradtke 5 Asts: Heal 7 | Pts: Alanović 18 Rebs: Vranković 11 Asts: Kukoč 8 | |
Classification round
Placement Matches (9–12th Place)
30 July 1996 15:00 |
| Argentina | 97–79 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 44–41, 53–38 | ||
| Pts: Espil 26 Rebs: Pérez 9 Asts: Espil 8 | Pts: J. K. Jung 17 Rebs: H. C. Chun 8 Asts: D. H. Kang 8 | |
30 July 1996 17:00 |
| Puerto Rico | 76–67 | Angola |
| Scoring by half: 38–36, 38–31 | ||
| Pts: Ortiz 19 Rebs: Rivas 7 Asts: Alicea 5 | Pts: Moreira 15 Rebs: Dias 11 Asts: Moreira 6 | |
11th–12th
2 August 1996 10:00 |
| South Korea | 61–99 | Angola |
| Scoring by half: 33–48, 28–51 | ||
| Pts: D. H. Kang 17 Rebs: H. C. Chun 5 Asts: S. M. Lee, D. H. Kang 6 | Pts: Dias 27 Rebs: Dias 11 Asts: Moreira 5 | |
9th–10th
2 August 1996 12:00 |
| Argentina | 87–77 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by half: 43–38, 44–39 | ||
| Pts: Espil, Osella 17 Rebs: Milanesio, Oberto 7 Asts: Milanesio, Espil 7 | Pts: Ortiz 21 Rebs: Ortiz 11 Asts: Travieso 5 | |
Placement Matches (5–8th Place)
1 August 1996 10:00 |
| China | 75–115 | Greece |
| Scoring by half: 24–50, 51–65 | ||
| Pts: Wu 20 Rebs: Liu 8 Asts: Li 7 | Pts: Fasoulas 19 Rebs: Christodoulou 12 Asts: Christodoulou 8 | |
1 August 1996 12:00 |
| Brazil | 80–74 | Croatia |
| Scoring by half: 39–27, 41–47 | ||
| Pts: Schmidt 32 Rebs: dos Santos, Janjao 7 Asts: Ratto 7 | Pts: Tabak 18 Rebs: Tabak 8 Asts: Kukoč 5 | |
7th–8th
2 August 1996 20:00 |
| China | 85–99 | Croatia |
| Scoring by half: 39–49, 46–50 | ||
| Pts: Hu 22 Rebs: Gong 9 Asts: Li, Sun 5 | Pts: Kukoč 26 Rebs: Kukoč 10 Asts: Kukoč 8 | |
5th–6th
Semifinals
1 August 1996 20:00 |
| FR Yugoslavia | 66–58 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by half: 35–31, 31–27 | ||
| Pts: Danilović 19 Rebs: Divac 8 Asts: Bodiroga 4 | Pts: Kurtinaitis 22 Rebs: Sabonis 13 Asts: Marčiulionis 6 | |
Finals
Bronze Medal match
3 August 1996 20:00 |
| Lithuania | 80–74 | Australia |
| Scoring by half: 36–34, 44–40 | ||
| Pts: Sabonis 30 Rebs: Sabonis 13 Asts: Marčiulionis 9 | Pts: Gaze 25 Rebs: Bradtke 5 Asts: Heal 5 | |
Gold Medal match
Awards
| 1996 Olympic Basketball Champions |
|---|
| United States Eleventh title |
Final standings
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold medal game participants | ||||||||||
 | United States | 8 | 8 | 0 | 816 | 562 | +254 | |||
 | FR Yugoslavia | 8 | 7 | 1 | 741 | 578 | +163 | |||
| Bronze medal game participants | ||||||||||
 | Lithuania | 8 | 5 | 3 | 664 | 560 | +104 | |||
| 4th | Australia | 8 | 5 | 3 | 712 | 690 | +22 | |||
| Eliminated at the quarterfinals | ||||||||||
| 5th | Greece | 8 | 5 | 3 | 674 | 662 | +12 | |||
| 6th | Brazil | 8 | 3 | 5 | 725 | 757 | -32 | |||
| 7th | Croatia | 8 | 4 | 4 | 666 | 624 | +42 | |||
| 8th | China | 8 | 2 | 6 | 581 | 844 | -263 | |||
| Preliminary round 5-6th placers | ||||||||||
| 9th | Argentina | 7 | 4 | 3 | 535 | 552 | -17 | |||
| 10th | Puerto Rico | 7 | 2 | 5 | 600 | 619 | -19 | |||
| 11th | Angola | 7 | 1 | 6 | 446 | 516 | -70 | |||
| 12th | South Korea | 7 | 0 | 7 | 562 | 758 | -196 | |||
See also
References
- 1996 Olympic Games: Tournament for Men, FIBA Archive. Accessed December 22, 2016.
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