USA Basketball at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
This page includes information about the performance of the United States National Basketball Team.
Here you have information about the performance of the USA Basketball team in the 2008 Olympic Games, including roster, all the games played, standings and some basic stats.
A group of young superstars led by veterans Kobe Bryant and Jason Kidd and coached by Mike Krzyzewski repositioned the United States as the best National Team in the world, condition lost in the 2002 World Championships played in Indianapolis. The USA Team took to Beijing an immense collection of talent and a lot of athleticism that compensated for the lack of size in the frontcourt. What also distinguished this team from previous versions was the knowlege and respect for their rivals. All this factors made that with the only exception of the final game where they had to fight until the final minutes to defeat Spain, the team had little opposition through the tournament.
| USA Basketball Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Roster | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Player | Position | Height | Weight | DOB | Team |
| 10 | Kobe Bryant | Guard | 6-6 | 220 | 8/23/78 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 5 | Jason Kidd | Guard | 6-4 | 212 | 3/23/73 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 13 | Chris Paul | Guard | 6-0 | 170 | 5/06/85 | New Orleans Hornets |
| 8 | Michael Redd | Guard | 6-6 | 215 | 8/24/79 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 9 | Dwyane Wade | Guard | 6-4 | 212 | 1/17/82 | Miami Heat |
| 7 | Deron Williams | Guard | 6-3 | 205 | 7/26/84 | Utah Jazz |
| 15 | Carmelo Anthony | Forward | 6-8 | 230 | 5/29/84 | Denver Nuggets |
| 4 | Carlos Boozer | Forward | 6-9 | 258 | 11/20/81 | Utah Jazz |
| 12 | Chris Bosh | Forward | 6-10 | 230 | 3/24/84 | Toronto Raptors |
| 6 | LeBron James | Forward | 6-8 | 240 | 12/30/84 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 14 | Tayshaun Prince | Forward | 6-9 | 205 | 2/28/80 | Detroit Pistons |
| 11 | Dwight Howard | Forward/Center | 6-11 | 265 | 12/08/85 | Orlando Magic |
Head coach: Mike Krzyzewski
Assistant Coaches: Jim Boeheim, Mike D'antoni,
Nate McMillan
| Preliminary Round Results and Leaders | |||||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Points | Rebounds | Assists | More | |||||
| Aug. 10, 2008 |  |
USA | 101 | - | 70 | China |  |
19 - Wade | 8 - Bosh | 6 - Paul | boxscore |
| Aug 12, 2008 | |
USA | 97 | - | 76 | Angola |  |
19 - Wade | 6 - Anthony | 5 - James | boxscore |
| Aug 14, 2008 | |
USA | 92 | - | 69 | Greece |  |
18 - Bosh / Bryant | 6 - James / Howard/Anthony |
6 - James | boxscore |
| Aug 16, 2008 | |
USA | 119 | - | 82 | Spain |  |
18 - James | 7 - Bosh | 8 - James / Paul | boxscore |
| Aug 18, 2008 | |
USA | 106 | - | 57 | Germany |  |
22 - Howard | 10 - Howard | 5 - Williams | boxscore |
| Preliminary Round | Games | Points | |||||
| Pos. | Teams | Pts | Wins | Losses | Scored | Against | Diff. |
| 1. | United States | 10 | 5 | - | 515 | 354 | 161 |
| 2. | Spain | 9 | 4 | 1 | 418 | 369 | 49 |
| 3. | Greece | 8 | 3 | 2 | 415 | 375 | 40 |
| 4. | China | 7 | 2 | 3 | 366 | 400 | -34 |
| 5. | Germany | 6 | 1 | 4 | 330 | 390 | -60 |
| 6. | Angola | 5 | - | 5 | 321 | 477 | -156 |
| Quarter Finals Results and Leaders | |||||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Points | Rebounds | Assists | More | |||||
| Aug. 20, 2008 | |
USA | 116 | - | 85 | Australia |  |
25 - Bryant | 8 - Wade | 3 - four players | boxscore |
| Semifinals Result and Leaders | |||||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Points | Rebounds | Assists | More | |||||
| Aug. 22, 2008 | |
USA | 101 | - | 81 | Argentina |  |
21 - Anthony | 10 - Bosh | 7 - Kidd | boxscore |
| Semifinals Result and Leaders | |||||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Points | Rebounds | Assists | More | |||||
| Aug. 24, 2008 | |
USA | 118 | - | 107 | Spain | |
27 - Wade | 7 - Bosh | 6 - Bryant | boxscore |
Related:
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
2008 Results and Standings
USA in the Olympic Games.
USA in the FIBA World Championships.