| Head coach | Mike Krzyzewski |
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| 2016 Summer Olympics | |
| Scoring leader | Kevin Durant 19.4 |
| Rebounding leader | DeAndre Jordan 6.1 |
| Assists leader | Kyrie Irving 4.9 |
Themen's national basketball team of theUnited States won the gold medal at the2016 Summer Olympics inRio de Janeiro, Brazil. They automatically qualified for the Olympics by winning theFIBA Basketball World Cup in 2014. The team was coached byMike Krzyzewski ofDuke University, with assistant coachesJim Boeheim (Syracuse),Tom Thibodeau (New York Knicks), andMonty Williams.[1]
The 2016 team consisted of just two returning players from the2012 Olympic gold-medal winning team,Kevin Durant and the new team captain,Carmelo Anthony.[5][6]
The following is the United States roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[7][8][9]
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The following were also candidates to make the team:
On August 12, 2015,USA Basketball announced that 19 NBA players would participate in the following day's 2015 USA Basketball Showcase in Las Vegas, where they were divided into two squads, USA Blue and USA White, with USA Blue being coached by USA National Team assistant coachMonty Williams (Oklahoma City Thunder), and USA White being coached by fellow USA National Team assistant coachTom Thibodeau (Minnesota Timberwolves).[25]
The Blue Team included startersHarrison Barnes (Golden State Warriors),Bradley Beal (Washington Wizards),DeMar DeRozan (Toronto Raptors), andAndre Drummond (Detroit Pistons), with reserve playersKenneth Faried (Denver Nuggets),Rudy Gay (Sacramento Kings),Amir Johnson (Boston Celtics),Victor Oladipo (Orlando Magic), andElfrid Payton (Orlando Magic).
The White Team included startersKawhi Leonard (San Antonio Spurs),Blake Griffin (Los Angeles Clippers),DeMarcus Cousins (Sacramento Kings),Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors), andMichael Carter-Williams (Milwaukee Bucks), with reserve playersMason Plumlee (Portland Trail Blazers),Terrence Jones (Houston Rockets),Arron Afflalo (New York Knicks), andDraymond Green (Golden State Warriors).C. J. Watson (Orlando Magic) was included in the roster announcement but did not play.[26]
The United States' 12-man roster began its exhibition schedule against2004 Olympic championArgentina. They also faced2015 FIBA Asia gold medalistChina and2015 FIBA Americas championVenezuela. The schedule concluded with2015 FIBA Africa championNigeria inHouston. TheUnited States Olympic Committee used Houston as a departure point for many Olympic teams, providing them with credentials and provisions on their way out to Brazil.[4]
July 22, 2016 |
| Argentina | 74–111 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–32, 19–24, 24–24, 17–31 | ||
| Pts:Nocioni 15 Rebs: Nocioni 7 Asts:Campazzo 6 | Pts:Durant 23 Rebs:Cousins 15 Asts:Irving 6 | |
July 24, 2016 |
| China | 57–106 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–26, 16–29, 9–23, 19–28 | ||
| Pts:Yi 18 Rebs: Yi 7 Asts: 3 players tied 2 | Pts:Durant 19 Rebs:Anthony 8 Asts: 3 players tied 5 | |
July 26, 2016 |
| China | 57–107 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–31, 9–21, 15–32, 18–23 | ||
| Pts:Zhou 13 Rebs:Wang 5 Asts:Guo 6 | Pts:Cousins 21 Rebs: Cousins 11 Asts:Thompson 5 | |
July 29, 2016 |
| Venezuela | 45–80 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 6–16, 13–20, 14–24 | ||
| Pts:Cox 14 Rebs:Colmenares 10 Asts:Vargas 5 | Pts:Thompson,Irving 13 Rebs:Cousins 12 Asts:Green 6 | |
August 1, 2016 |
| Nigeria | 66–110 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–27, 16–27, 15–30, 21–26 | ||
| Pts:Oguchi 21 Rebs:Diogu 9 Asts:Uzoh 6 | Pts:Anthony 19 Rebs:Jordan 9 Asts:Lowry 11 | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 524 | 407 | +117 | 10 | Quarterfinals | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 444 | 368 | +76 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 423 | 378 | +45 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 426 | 387 | +39 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 315 | 444 | −129 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 318 | 466 | −148 | 5 |
6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 19:00 |
| China | 62–119 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–30, 20–29, 17–32, 15–28 | ||
| Pts:Yi 25 Rebs:Yi,Zhao 6 Asts:Zhao 5 | Pts:Durant 25 Rebs:Anthony,Jordan 7 Asts:Durant 6 | |
Carioca Arena 1,Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 10,622 Referees: Stephen Seibel (CAN), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT), Sreten Radović (CRO) |
8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) 19:00 |
| United States | 113–69 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–18,30–8,27–25,38–18 | ||
| Pts:George 20 Rebs:Jordan 9 Asts:Lowry 9 | Pts:Cox 19 Rebs:Echenique 7 Asts:Vargas 5 | |
Carioca Arena 1,Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 10,572 Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Damir Javor (SLO), Scott Beker (AUS) |
10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) 19:00 |
| Australia | 88–98 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–29,25–20, 13–21, 21–28 | ||
| Pts:Mills 30 Rebs:Dellavedova 6 Asts:Dellavedova 11 | Pts:Anthony 31 Rebs:Anthony,Cousins 8 Asts:Irving 5 | |
Carioca Arena 1,Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 10,957 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Juan Carlos García (ESP), Robert Lottermoser (GER) |
12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) 19:00 |
| United States | 94–91 | |
| Scoring by quarter:27–15, 23–26,22–21, 22–29 | ||
| Pts:Irving 15 Rebs:George 9 Asts:Irving,Cousins 5 | Pts:Jokić 25 Rebs:Jokić 6 Asts:Teodosić 6 | |
Carioca Arena 1,Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 11,413 Referees: Stephen Seibel (CAN), Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Piotr Pastusiak (POL) |
14 August 2016 (2016-08-14) 14:15 |
| United States | 100–97 | |
| Scoring by quarter:30–24,25–22,26–23, 19–28 | ||
| Pts:Thompson 30 Rebs:Durant 6 Asts:Irving 12 | Pts:de Colo,Heurtel 18 Rebs:Heurtel 8 Asts:Heurtel 9 | |
Carioca Arena 1,Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 11,302 Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), José Reyes (MEX),Damir Javor (SLO) |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal | ||||||||
| 17 August | ||||||||||
| 90 | ||||||||||
| 19 August | ||||||||||
| 64 | ||||||||||
| 61 | ||||||||||
| 17 August | ||||||||||
| 87 | ||||||||||
| 83 | ||||||||||
| 21 August | ||||||||||
| 86 | ||||||||||
| 66 | ||||||||||
| 17 August | ||||||||||
| 96 | ||||||||||
| 92 | ||||||||||
| 19 August | ||||||||||
| 67 | ||||||||||
| 76 | ||||||||||
| 17 August | ||||||||||
| 82 | Bronze medal | |||||||||
| 105 | ||||||||||
| 21 August | ||||||||||
| 78 | ||||||||||
| 88 | ||||||||||
| 89 | ||||||||||
17 August 2016 (2016-08-17) 18:45 |
| United States | 105–78 | |
| Scoring by quarter:25–21,31–19,31–21,18–17 | ||
| Pts:Durant 27 Rebs:George 8 Asts:Durant 6 | Pts:Scola 15 Rebs:Scola 10 Asts:Campazzo 9 | |
Carioca Arena 1,Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 11,700 Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Robert Lottermoser (GER) |
19 August 2016 (2016-08-19) 15:30 |
| Spain | 76–82 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–26,22–19, 18–21,19–16 | ||
| Pts:Gasol 23 Rebs:Gasol 8 Asts:Rodríguez 5 | Pts:Thompson 22 Rebs:Jordan 16 Asts:Lowry,Thompson 3 | |
Carioca Arena 1,Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 10,455 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), José Reyes (MEX), Guilherme Locatelli (BRA) |
21 August 2016 (2016-08-21) 15:45 |
| Serbia | 66–96 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 14–33, 14–27,23–17 | ||
| Pts:Nedović 14 Rebs:Jokić 4 Asts:three players 3 | Pts:Durant 30 Rebs:Cousins 15 Asts:Lowry 5 | |
Carioca Arena 1,Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 10,658 Referees: José Reyes (MEX), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Juan García (SPA) |
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FGM | Field goals made | FGA | Field goals attempted | FG% | Field goal percentage |
| 3PM | 3-point field goals made | 3PA | 3-point field goals attempted | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage |
| FTM | Free throws made | FTA | Free throws attempted | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | PPG | Points per game |
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 8 | 8 | 28.8 | 52 | 90 | .578 | 25 | 43 | .581 | 26 | 32 | .813 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 19.4 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 8 | 8 | 23.3 | 33 | 84 | .393 | 18 | 45 | .400 | 13 | 21 | .619 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 12.1 |
| Kyrie Irving | 8 | 8 | 22.0 | 31 | 65 | .477 | 9 | 24 | .375 | 20 | 22 | .909 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 11.4 |
| Paul George | 8 | 2 | 19.0 | 32 | 70 | .457 | 8 | 28 | .286 | 18 | 21 | .857 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 11.2 |
| Klay Thompson | 8 | 6 | 21.1 | 28 | 77 | .363 | 16 | 49 | .327 | 7 | 9 | .778 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 9.9 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 8 | 5 | 14.6 | 27 | 44 | .614 | 0 | 0 | -- | 19 | 23 | .826 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 9.1 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 8 | 3 | 17.3 | 23 | 31 | .742 | 0 | 0 | -- | 13 | 32 | .406 | 6.1 | 0.8 | 7.4 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 7 | 0 | 11.1 | 16 | 27 | .593 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 14 | 18 | .778 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 6.6 |
| Jimmy Butler | 8 | 0 | 14.4 | 13 | 38 | .342 | 2 | 9 | .222 | 17 | 18 | .944 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 5.6 |
| Kyle Lowry | 8 | 0 | 16.3 | 12 | 29 | .414 | 3 | 11 | .273 | 13 | 17 | .765 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 5.0 |
| Harrison Barnes | 4 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 13 | .462 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 4.3 |
| Draymond Green | 8 | 0 | 9.8 | 5 | 22 | .227 | 1 | 11 | .090 | 4 | 7 | .571 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.9 |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 200 | 278 | 590 | .471 | 83 | 225 | .369 | 168 | 224 | .750 | 45.5 | 24.0 | 100.9 |
| Opponents | 8 | 8 | 200 | 231 | 538 | .429 | 52 | 182 | .286 | 113 | 147 | .769 | 35.5 | 20.0 | 78.4 |