Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
CIS | |
Tournament statistics | |
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Games played | 46 |
Top scorer | Oscar Schmidt (24.8 points per game) |
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Tournament | ||
men | women | |
Rosters | ||
men | women | |
The men's tournament of began on July 26 and ended on August 8.
This was the first time that NBA players were eligible to play in Summer Olympics basketball, following a decision of FIBA in April 1989. Until 1992, only amateurs and players from professional leagues other than the NBA were allowed to play.[1][2]
The United States men's team, which was nicknamed "The Dream Team", won the gold medal by beating Croatia in the final, with Lithuania 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
G | Group stage | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Gold medal match |
Sun 26 | Mon 27 | Tue 28 | Wed 29 | Thu 30 | Fri 31 | Sat 1 | Sun 2 | Mon 3 | Tue 4 | Wed 5 | Thu 6 | Fri 7 | Sat 8 | ||
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G | G | G | G | G | ¼ | ½ | F | B |
Qualification
Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
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Host nation | 1 | Spain | ||
FIBA Africa Championship 1989 | 16–27 December 1989 | Luanda | 1 | Angola |
1991 ABC Championship | 22 August – 1 September 1991 | Kobe | 1 | China |
1991 FIBA Oceania Championship | 1–7 June 1991 | Wellington and Palmerston North | 1 | Australia |
1992 Pre-Olympic Basketball Tournament |
22 June–5 July 1992 | Bilbao, Granada, Murcia, Badajoz and Zaragoza | 4 | Lithuania |
Croatia | ||||
CIS
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Germany | ||||
1992 Tournament of the Americas | 27 June–5 July 1992 | Portland | 4 | United States |
Venezuela | ||||
Brazil | ||||
Puerto Rico | ||||
Total | 12 |
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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 579 | 350 | +229 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Croatia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 423 | 400 | +23 | 9 | |
3 | Brazil | 5 | 2 | 3 | 420 | 463 | −43 | 7[a] | |
4 | Germany | 5 | 2 | 3 | 369 | 432 | −63 | 7[a] | |
5 | Angola | 5 | 1 | 4 | 324 | 392 | −68 | 6[b] | 9th−12th classification round |
6 | Spain (H) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 398 | 476 | −78 | 6[b] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
Angola | 48–116 | United States |
Scoring by half: 16–64, 32–52 | ||
: Conceição 2 | Pts: Barkley 24 Rebs: Barkley 6 Asts: Johnson 10 |
Germany | 83–74 | Spain |
Scoring by half: 46–39, 37–35 | ||
: Schrempf 4 | Pts: Villacampa 21 Rebs: San Epifanio 7 Asts: Villacampa 2 |
Croatia | 93–76 | Brazil |
Scoring by half: 55–40, 38–36 | ||
: Petrović 5 | Pts: Schmidt 25 Rebs: Vianna 9 Asts: Schmidt 2 |
Angola | 63–64 | Germany |
Scoring by half: 42–36, 21–28 | ||
5 | Pts: Schrempf 25 Rebs: Schrempf 15 Asts: Rödl, Schrempf 2 |
Croatia | 70–103 | United States |
Scoring by half: 37–54, 33–49 | ||
5 | Pts: Jordan 21 Rebs: Malone 5 Asts: Pippen 9 |
Brazil | 100–101 | Spain |
Scoring by half: 43–53, 57–48 | ||
3 | Pts: Villacampa 25 Rebs: Jiménez 7 Asts: Herreros 5 |
Brazil | 76–66 | Angola |
Scoring by half: 42–36, 34–30 | ||
6 | Pts: Conceição 17 Rebs: Conceição 9 Asts: Moreira 5 |
United States | 111–68 | Germany |
Scoring by half: 58–23, 53–45 | ||
12 | Pts: Jackel, Schrempf 15 Rebs: Schrempf 8 Asts: Rödl, Schrempf 2 |
Croatia | 88–79 | Spain |
Scoring by half: 45–42, 43–37 | ||
7 | Pts: Villacampa 19 Rebs: Jiménez 7 Asts: Jofresa 5 |
Spain | 63–83 | Angola |
Scoring by half: 36–37, 27–43 | ||
: Villacampa 3 | Pts: Conceição 22 Rebs: Guimarães 10 Asts: Conceição 3 |
Croatia | 99–78 | Germany |
Scoring by half: 46–41, 56–37 | ||
, Kukoč 4 | Pts: Jackel, Schrempf 25 Rebs: Schrempf 8 Asts: Rödl 5 |
United States | 127–83 | Brazil |
Scoring by half: 60–41, 67–42 | ||
10 | Pts: Schmidt 24 Rebs: dos Santos 9 Asts: Maury 7 |
Croatia | 73–64 | Angola |
Scoring by half: 27–38, 46–26 | ||
: Komazec 4 | Pts: Conceição 24 Rebs: Conceição 7 Asts: Moreira 2 |
Spain | 81–122 | United States |
Scoring by half: 35–65, 46–57 | ||
: Jiménez 6 | Pts: Barkley 20 Rebs: Ewing 10 Asts: Pippen 9 |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | CIS
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5 | 4 | 1 | 425 | 373 | +52 | 9[a] | Quarterfinals |
2 | Lithuania | 5 | 4 | 1 | 481 | 424 | +57 | 9[a] | |
3 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 432 | 396 | +36 | 8[b] | |
4 | Puerto Rico | 5 | 3 | 2 | 445 | 440 | +5 | 8[b] | |
5 | Venezuela | 5 | 1 | 4 | 392 | 427 | −35 | 6 | 9th−12th classification round |
6 | China | 5 | 0 | 5 | 381 | 496 | −115 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
Venezuela | 64–78 | CIS |
Scoring by half: 16–34, 48–44 | ||
5 | Pts: Tikhonenko 18 Rebs: Volkov 7 Asts: Tikhonenko, Volkov 5 |
China | 75–112 | Lithuania |
Scoring by half: 26–55, 49–57 | ||
3 | Pts: Kurtinaitis 31 Rebs: Sabonis 14 Asts: Marčiulionis 12 |
Puerto Rico | 76–116 | Australia |
Scoring by half: 31–57, 45–59 | ||
4 | Pts: Bradtke, Gaze 20 Rebs: Loggins, Vlahov 7 Asts: Longley 5 |
Venezuela | 79–87 | Lithuania |
Scoring by half: 46–38, 33–49 | ||
: Shepherd 5 | Pts: Marčiulionis 27 Rebs: Sabonis 11 Asts: Marčiulionis 8 |
China | 68–100 | Puerto Rico |
Scoring by half: 35–51, 33–49 | ||
3 | Pts: Morales 15 Rebs: Rivas 4 Asts: Carter 12 |
Venezuela | 71–78 | Australia |
Scoring by half: 27–43, 44–35 | ||
4 | Pts: Bradtke 16 Rebs: Bradtke 9 Asts: Gaze 7 |
Lithuania | 104–91 | Puerto Rico |
Scoring by half: 50–43, 54–48 | ||
9 | Pts: Ortiz 20 Rebs: Ortiz 8 Asts: Carter, Rivas 5 |
Venezuela | 82–96 | Puerto Rico |
Scoring by half: 42–52, 40–44 | ||
4 | Pts: López 19 Rebs: Mincy 14 Asts: López 7 |
Lithuania | 80–92 | CIS |
Scoring by half: 38–26, 42–66 | ||
: Marčiulionis 8 | Pts: Tikhonenko 31 Rebs: Volkov 9 Asts: Volkov 4 |
Australia | 87–98 | Lithuania |
Scoring by half: 46–45, 41–53 | ||
: Gaze 3 | Pts: Sabonis 26 Rebs: Einikis 10 Asts: Marčiulionis 8 |
Puerto Rico | 82–70 | CIS |
Scoring by half: 36–39, 46–31 | ||
: Ortiz 5 | Pts: Vētra 25 Rebs: Belostenny 6 Asts: Volkov 5 |
Knockout stage
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal game | ||||||||||||
A1 | United States | 115 | ||||||||||||
B4 | Puerto Rico | 77 | ||||||||||||
A1 | United States | 127 | ||||||||||||
B2 | Lithuania | 76 | ||||||||||||
B2 | Lithuania | 114 | ||||||||||||
A3 | Brazil | 96 | ||||||||||||
A1 | United States | 117 | ||||||||||||
A2 | Croatia | 85 | ||||||||||||
B1 | CIS
| 83 | ||||||||||||
A4 | Germany | 76 | ||||||||||||
B1 | CIS
| 74 | Bronze medal game | |||||||||||
A2 | Croatia | 75 | ||||||||||||
A2 | Croatia | 98 | B1 | CIS
| 78 | |||||||||
B3 | Australia | 65 | B2 | Lithuania | 82 |
5th to 8th place | 5th Place game | ||||||||
1 | Brazil | 86 | |||||||
4 | Puerto Rico | 84 | |||||||
Brazil | 90 | ||||||||
Australia | 80 | ||||||||
3 | Australia | 109 | |||||||
2 | Germany | 79 | 7th Place game | ||||||
Puerto Rico | 86 | ||||||||
Germany | 96 |
9th to 12th place | 9th Place game | ||||||||
1 | Angola | 79 | |||||||
4 | China | 69 | |||||||
Angola | 75 | ||||||||
Spain | 78 | ||||||||
3 | Venezuela | 81 | |||||||
2 | Spain | 95 | 11th Place game | ||||||
China | 97 | ||||||||
Venezuela | 100 |
Quarterfinals
Croatia | 98–65 | Australia |
Scoring by half: 41–31, 57–34 | ||
11 | Pts: Gaze 16 Rebs: Bradtke, Vlahov 5 Asts: Bradtke, Vlahov 2 |
CIS |
83–76 | Germany |
Scoring by half: 35–36, 48–40 | ||
: Volkov 4 | Pts: Schrempf 32 Rebs: Schrempf 10 Asts: Rödl, Schrempf 3 |
Lithuania | 114–96 | Brazil |
Scoring by half: 48–52, 66–44 | ||
10 | Pts: Villas 25 Rebs: Victalino 10 Asts: Maury 6 |
United States | 115–77 | Puerto Rico |
Scoring by half: 67–40, 48–37 | ||
8 | Pts: Casiano, Ortiz 13 Rebs: Ortiz 8 Asts: Carter 4 |
Classification round 9th−12th place
- Semifinals
Venezuela | 81–95 | Spain |
Scoring by half: 40–46, 41–49 | ||
: Herrera 3 | Pts: Herreros 25 Rebs: Andreu 9 Asts: Jofresa 4 |
- 11th place match
China | 97–100 | Venezuela |
Scoring by half: 51–51, 46–49 | ||
6 | Pts: Olivares 32 Rebs: Herrera 6 Asts: Herrera 4 |
- 9th place match
Angola | 75–78 | Spain |
Scoring by half: 39–41, 36–37 | ||
: Conceição 4 | Pts: Jiménez 15 Rebs: Orenga 6 Asts: Arcega 4 |
Classification round 5th−8th place
- Semifinals
Australia | 109–79 | Germany |
Scoring by half: 52–44, 57–35 | ||
6 | Pts: Jackel 19 Rebs: Gnad 11 Asts: Schrempf 5 |
- 7th place match
Puerto Rico | 86–96 | Germany |
Scoring by half: 46–45, 40–51 | ||
2 | Pts: Schrempf 24 Rebs: Gnad 15 Asts: Schrempf 7 |
- 5th place match
Brazil | 90–80 | Australia |
Scoring by half: 44–38, 46–42 | ||
11 | Pts: Gaze 26 Rebs: Bradtke, Longley 6 Asts: Gaze, Longley 4 |
Semifinals
Lithuania | 76–127 | United States |
Scoring by half: 30–49, 46–78 | ||
: Marčiulionis 8 | Pts: Jordan 21 Rebs: Robinson 8 Asts: Johnson 8 |
Bronze medal game
CIS |
78–82 | Lithuania |
Scoring by half: 33–39, 45–43 | ||
4 | Pts: Marčiulionis 29 Rebs: Sabonis 16 Asts: Marčiulionis 3 |
Gold medal game
Croatia | 85–117 | United States |
Scoring by half: 42–56, 43–61 | ||
9 | Pts: Jordan 22 Rebs: Ewing 6 Asts: Johnson 6 |
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Awards
1992 Olympic Basketball Champions |
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United States Tenth title |
Final standings
Rankings are determined by classification games:
Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
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United States | 8 | 8 | 0 | 938 | 558 | +380 | |
Croatia | 8 | 6 | 2 | 681 | 656 | +25 | |
Lithuania | 8 | 6 | 2 | 753 | 725 | +28 | |
4th | CIS |
8 | 5 | 3 | 660 | 606 | +54 |
Eliminated at the quarterfinals | |||||||
5th | Brazil | 8 | 4 | 4 | 692 | 741 | -49 |
6th | Australia | 8 | 4 | 4 | 686 | 663 | +23 |
7th | Germany | 8 | 3 | 5 | 620 | 710 | -90 |
8th | Puerto Rico | 8 | 3 | 5 | 692 | 737 | -45 |
Eliminated at the preliminary round | |||||||
9th | Spain | 7 | 3 | 4 | 571 | 632 | -61 |
10th | Angola | 7 | 2 | 5 | 478 | 539 | -61 |
11th | Venezuela | 7 | 2 | 5 | 573 | 619 | -46 |
12th | China | 7 | 0 | 7 | 547 | 675 | -128 |
Cultural depictions
- Team USA Basketball, video game
- The Other Dream Team, documentary about the Lithuanian team
References
- ^ Jan Hubbard. "Why Can Pros Compete in International Events?". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
- ^ "History of basketball at Olympics: A tale of American domination".