The 1988 United States men's Olympic basketball team represented the

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. The team's head coach was John Thompson, of

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won the

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's bronze medal, their lowest finish to that point in any Olympic basketball tournament. 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

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Roster

Team staff members

*Head Coach: John Thompson of

*Assistant coach:

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of the

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*Assistant coach: Mary Fenlon of

*Manager: Bill Stein of St. Peter's College, in New Jersey *Team physician: James Hill of

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*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 American team did not reach the gold-medal game for the first time in its history. However, the team rebounded, and beat Australia in the bronze-medal game 78–49.

Final standings

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References

External links

USA Basketball
official site {{United States Men Basketball Squad 1988 Summer Olympics United States at the Olympic men's basketball tournament