2004 United States men's Olympic basketball team

The 2004 United States men's Olympic basketball team represented the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The team was coached by Basketball Hall of Famer Larry Brown. The team was noted for being one of the most disappointing Olympic teams, losing three games against their opponents (the most ever lost by a USA Olympic basketball team) as well as the biggest loss in a game in their history. This would be the second time that Team USA would win the bronze medal, the other was in the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Roster

The following is the United States roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1]

United States men's national basketball team – 2004 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr.
G 4 Iverson, Allen 29 – 7 June 1975 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Philadelphia 76ers United States
G 5 Marbury, Stephon 27 – 20 February 1977 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) New York Knicks United States
G 6 Wade, Dwyane 22 – 17 January 1982 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Miami Heat United States
F 7 Boozer, Carlos 22 – 20 November 1981 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Cleveland Cavaliers United States
F 8 Anthony, Carmelo 20 – 29 May 1984 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Denver Nuggets United States
F 9 James, LeBron 19 – 30 December 1984 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Cleveland Cavaliers United States
F/C 10 Okafor, Emeka 21 – 28 September 1982 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) University of Connecticut United States
F 11 Marion, Shawn 26 – 7 May 1978 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Phoenix Suns United States
C 12 Stoudemire, Amar'e 21 – 16 November 1982 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Phoenix Suns United States
F/C 13 Duncan, Tim (C) 28 – 25 April 1976 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) San Antonio Spurs United States
F 14 Odom, Lamar 24 – 6 November 1979 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Miami Heat United States
F 15 Jefferson, Richard 24 – 21 June 1980 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) New Jersey Nets United States
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • nat field describes country
    of last club
    before the tournament
  • Age as of August 13, 2004

The team featured two previous NBA Most Valuable Players (Tim Duncan and Allen Iverson).

Statistics leaders

Category Player Team Stat
Points per game Allen IversonPhiladelphia 76ers13.8
Rebounds per gameTim DuncanSan Antonio Spurs 9.1
Assists per game Stephon MarburyNew York Knicks3.4
Steals per gameDwyane WadeMiami Heat 2.1
Blocks per game Tim DuncanSan Antonio Spurs 1.3
FG% Carlos BoozerUtah Jazz.625

Records broken

Results

2004 Summer Olympics (Athens)
Game # Opponent Result Point differential Round Notes Ref.
Game 1 Puerto Rico L 73–92 -19 Group Play US suffers third and biggest loss in Olympic competition [2][3]
Game 2 Greece W 77–71 +6 Group Play [4]
Game 3 Australia W 89–79 +10 Group Play [5]
Game 4 Lithuania L 90–94 -4 Group Play US suffers fourth loss in Olympic competition [6]
Game 5 Angola W 89–53 +36 Group Play [7]
Game 6 Spain W 102–94 +8 Quarterfinals [8]
Game 7 Argentina L 81–89 -8 Semifinals US suffers fifth loss in Olympic competition [2]
Game 8 Lithuania W 104–96 +8 Bronze Medal Final US wins bronze medal [9]
Tournament totals: 5-3 record; 88.125 points per game; +4.625 average point differential

Final standings

References

  1. ↑ "Men's Basketball Team Roster – United States (USA)" (PDF). 2004 Athens. LA84 Foundation. 9 April 2014. p. 89.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2004 USA Men's Basketball Olympic Summary, USA Basketball, Retrieved April 19, 2014\.
  3. ↑ Box score (8/15/04), USA Basketball, Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  4. ↑ Box score (8/17/04), USA Basketball, Retrieved April 19, 2014
  5. ↑ Box score (8/19/04), USA Basketball, Retrieved April 19, 2014
  6. ↑ Box score (8/21/04), USA Basketball, Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  7. ↑ Box score (8/23/04), USA Basketball, Retrieved .April 19, 2014
  8. ↑ Box score (8/26/04), USA Basketball, Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  9. ↑ Box score (8/28/04), USA Basketball, Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  10. ↑

External links