2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team

The men's national basketball team of the United States won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

They qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2007 FIBA American Championship held in Las Vegas, Nevada. The team was nicknamed the "Redeem Team", a play on an alternative name for the 1992 squad that was called the "Dream Team", and a reference to the fact that the United States came away with disappointing bronze medals during the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2006 FIBA World Championship. Former Phoenix Suns chairman and CEO Jerry Colangelo was named managing director of the national team program by the USA Basketball Executive Committee in 2005. Kobe Bryant was named the team captain and Mike Krzyzewski was named the head coach of the 2008 team. An ESPN program, Road to Redemption, followed the team's preparations. Additionally, a Netflix produced documentary titled The Redeem Team was released in 2022.

2008 United States men's Olympic basketball team
Head coachMike Krzyzewski
2008 Summer Olympics2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team
Scoring leaderUnited States Dwyane Wade
16.0
Rebounding leaderUnited States Chris Bosh
6.9
Assists leaderUnited States Chris Paul
4.0
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2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team
The USA Men's Basketball Team on August 10, 2008.

The United States defeated Spain 118–107 in the final to win the gold. Dwyane Wade was the leading scorer for team USA averaging 16 points per game. The 2008 team has significance, as it reasserted the United States as the dominant country in terms of international basketball.

The withdrawal of all major stars prior to the 2004 Olympics and an embarrassing performance of those young and inexperienced who were called to replace them prompted USA Basketball to change its approach to the formation of a national team. As a result, the organization initiated a long-term project that saw NBA players committing to play for the team long before the start of the 2008 Olympics (instead of hastily accepting invitations merely weeks prior to the start of the tournament). Many 2008 Olympians participated in the 2007 Americas championships, where the US won gold, thus qualifying for the Olympics. The final roster featured eleven NBA All-Stars, a Hall of Fame coach, and one NBA MVP (at the time).

Record

Preliminary round

The team competed in Group B of the preliminary round.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team  United States 5 5 0 515 354 +161 10 Quarterfinals
2 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team  Spain 5 4 1 418 369 +49 9
3 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team  Greece 5 3 2 415 375 +40 8
4 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team  China (H) 5 2 3 366 400 −34 7
5 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team  Germany 5 1 4 330 390 −60 6
6 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team  Angola 5 0 5 321 477 −156 5
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
August 10, 2008
United States 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team  101 – 70 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team  China
August 12, 2008
Angola 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team  76 – 97 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team  United States
August 14, 2008
United States 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team  92 – 69 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team  Greece
August 16, 2008
Spain 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team  82 – 119 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team  United States
August 18, 2008
United States 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team  106 – 57 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team  Germany

Tournament bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
A1 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team  Lithuania 94
B4 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team  China 68
A1 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team  Lithuania 86
B2 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team  Spain 91
B2 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team  Spain 72
A3 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team  Croatia 59
B2 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team  Spain 107
B1 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team  United States 118
B1 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team  United States 116
A4 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team  Australia 85
B1 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team  United States 101 Bronze medal game
A2 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team  Argentina 81
A2 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team  Argentina 80 A1 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team  Lithuania 75
B3 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team  Greece 78 A2 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team  Argentina 87

Roster

The following is the United States roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

United States men's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
F 4 Carlos Boozer 26 – (1981-11-20)November 20, 1981 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Utah Jazz 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team 
G 5 Jason Kidd 35 – (1973-03-23)March 23, 1973 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Dallas Mavericks 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team 
F 6 LeBron James 23 – (1984-12-30)December 30, 1984 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Cleveland Cavaliers 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team 
G 7 Deron Williams 24 – (1984-06-26)June 26, 1984 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Utah Jazz 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team 
G 8 Michael Redd 28 – (1979-08-24)August 24, 1979 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Milwaukee Bucks 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team 
G 9 Dwyane Wade 26 – (1982-01-17)January 17, 1982 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Miami Heat 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team 
G 10 Kobe Bryant (C) 29 – (1978-08-23)August 23, 1978 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Los Angeles Lakers 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team 
C 11 Dwight Howard 22 – (1985-12-08)December 8, 1985 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Orlando Magic 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team 
F/C 12 Chris Bosh 24 – (1984-03-24)March 24, 1984 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Toronto Raptors 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team 
G 13 Chris Paul 23 – (1985-05-06)May 6, 1985 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) New Orleans Hornets 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team 
F 14 Tayshaun Prince 28 – (1980-02-28)February 28, 1980 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Detroit Pistons 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team 
F 15 Carmelo Anthony 24 – (1984-05-29)May 29, 1984 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Denver Nuggets 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team 
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on August 9, 2008

References

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