1976 United States men's Olympic basketball team
| Head coach | Dean Smith |
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| 1976 Summer Olympics |  |
| Scoring leader |  Adrian Dantley 19.3 |
| Rebounding leader | Scott May 6.2 |
| Assists leader | Phil Ford 9.0 |
The 1976 United States men's Olympic basketball team represented the United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The U.S. team won its eighth gold medal, out of the previous nine Summer Olympic Games.
Roster
| Name [1] | Position | Height | Weight | Age | Team/School | Home Town |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tate Armstrong | G | 6'3" | 170 | 20 | Duke | Houston, Texas |
| Quinn Buckner | G | 6'3" | 203 | 21 | Indiana | Dolton, Illinois |
| Kenny Carr | F | 6'7" | 225 | 21 | North Carolina State | Washington, D.C. |
| Adrian Dantley | G | 6'5" | 209 | 21 | Notre Dame | Washington, D.C. |
| Walter Davis | F | 6'5" | 190 | 21 | North Carolina | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Phil Ford | G | 6'2" | 170 | 20 | North Carolina | Rocky Mount, North Carolina |
| Ernie Grunfeld | F | 6'6" | 225 | 21 | Tennessee | Forest Hills, New York
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| Phil Hubbard | F | 6'7" | 194 | 19 | Michigan | Canton, Ohio |
| Mitch Kupchak | C | 6'10" | 229 | 22 | North Carolina | Brentwood, New York |
| Tom LaGarde | C | 6'10" | 214 | 21 | North Carolina | Detroit, Michigan |
| Scott May | F | 6'7" | 218 | 22 | Indiana | Sandusky, Ohio |
| Steve Sheppard | G | 6'6" | 209 | 22 | Maryland | Bronx, New York
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1976 USA results
United States beat 
Italy, 106–86- United States beat
Puerto Rico, 95–94 - United States beat
Yugoslavia, 112–93 - forfeit)
- United States beat
Czechoslovakia, 81–76 - United States beat
Canada, 95–77 - United States beat Yugoslavia, 95–74
- Team Record: 7–0
1976 Olympic Games final standings
- 1. United States (7–0)
- 2. Yugoslavia (5–2)
- 3.
Soviet Union (6–1) - 4. Canada (4–3)
- 5. Italy (5–2)
- 6. Czechoslovakia (3–4)
- 7.
Cuba (4–3) - 8.
Australia (2–5) - 9. Puerto Rico (3–4)
- 10.
Mexico (1–5) - 11.
Japan (0–6) - 12.
Egypt (0–5)[2]
See also
References
- ^ "1976 USA Men's Olympic Games Roster Archived 2010-01-03 at the Wayback Machine." usabasketball.com. Retrieved on April 28, 2014.
- ^ "USAB: Games of the XXIst Olympiad -- 1976". www.usabasketball.com. Archived from the original on August 12, 2010. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
External links
- USA Basketball, official site
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