The 1988 United States men's Olympic basketball team represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The team's head coach was John Thompson, of Georgetown University. Team USA won the tournament's bronze medal, their lowest finish to that point in any Olympic basketball tournament.
This was the last Olympic basketball tournament in which 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.
Roster Name "1988 USA Men's Olympic Games Roster ." usabasketball.com. Retrieved on April 28, 2014. Position Height Weight Age Team/School Home TownWillie AndersonG6'7"19022GeorgiaAtlanta, GeorgiaStacey AugmonF6'7"19220UNLVPasadena, CaliforniaBimbo ColesG6'1"17520Virginia TechLewisburg, West VirginiaJeff GrayerG6'6"20622Iowa StateFlint, MichiganHersey HawkinsG6'2"19221BradleyChicago, IllinoisDan MajerleG/F6'5"22523Central MichiganTraverse City, MichiganDanny ManningF6'9"23122KansasLawrence, KansasJ. R. ReidF6'9"20620North CarolinaVirginia Beach, VirginiaMitch RichmondG6'4"22223Kansas StateLauderdale Lakes, FloridaDavid RobinsonC7'0"22623NavyWoodbridge, VirginiaCharles D. SmithF6'9"22823PittsburghBridgeport, ConnecticutCharles SmithG6'0"14920GeorgetownWashington, DC
Team staff members
Head Coach: John Thompson of Georgetown University Assistant coach: George Raveling of the University of Southern California Assistant coach: Craig Esherick of Georgetown University Assistant coach: Mary Fenlon of Georgetown University Manager: Bill Stein of St. Peter's College, in New Jersey Team physician: James Hill of Chicago, Illinois Athletic trainer: Troy Young of Arizona State University
Results beat , 97–53 beat , 76–70 beat , 102–87 beat (PRC), 108–57 beat , 102–35 beat , 94–57 beat , 82–76 beat , 78–49
The team did not reach the gold-medal game for the first time in its history. They beat Australia in the bronze-medal game 78–49.
Final standings (7–1) (6–2) (7–1) (4–4) (5–3) (3–5) (4–4) (4–4) (2–5) (2–5) (2–5) (0–7)1988 USA Olympic basketball team info
See also Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics
References
External links USA Basketball, official site