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began on July 26 and ended on August 8. This was the first time that

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players were eligible to play in Summer Olympics basketball, following a decision of

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in April 1989. Until 1992, only

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and players from

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leagues other than the NBA were allowed to play. The

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, which was nicknamed "The Dream Team", won the gold medal by beating

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in the final, with

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winning the bronze medal.

Format

The twelve teams were split into two groups of six teams, and a single round-robin was held within each group. The top four teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage for the medals and the fourth place in the final rankings. The four losing teams from the first round of the knockout stage played another knockout stage to determine fifth through eighth place in the final rankings, and the four teams eliminated in the group stage played in another knockout stage to determine ninth through twelfth place in the final rankings. Ties were broken via the following the criteria: # Head to head results

Squads

Schedule

Qualification

Preliminary round

The top four places in each of the preliminary round groups advanced to the eight team, single-elimination knockout stage, where Group A teams would meet Group B teams.

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

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Classification round 9th−12th place

Semifinals

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11th place match

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9th place match

Classification round 5th−8th place

Semifinals

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7th place match

5th place match

Semifinals

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Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Awards

Final standings

Rankings are determined by classification games:

Cultural depictions

* ''Team USA Basketball'', video game *'' The Other Dream Team'', documentary about the Lithuanian team

References

Official Olympic Report
{{DEFAULTSORT:Men's tournament Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament