| Head coach | John Thompson |
|---|---|
| 1988 Summer Olympics |  |
| Scoring leader |  Dan Majerle[1] 14.1 |
| Rebounding leader | David Robinson 6.9 |
| Assists leader | Mitch Richmond 2.1 |
The 1988 United States men's Olympic basketball team represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The team's head coach was John Thompson, of Georgetown University. Team USA won the tournament's bronze medal, their lowest finish to that point in any Olympic basketball tournament.[2]
This was the last Olympic basketball tournament in which NBA players were not allowed to participate; FIBA instituted a rule change in 1989 that lifted that restriction, leading to the dominance of 1992's Dream Team.[3][4]
- ^ 1988 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men 17 to 30 Sep. 1988 - Seoul in Korea.
- ^ "THE SEOUL OLYMPICS: Men's Basketball; After 16-Year Wait, Soviets Stun U.S. Again, 82-76 - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
- ^ Kalb, Elliott; Weinstein, Mark (2009). The 30 Greatest Sports Conspiracy Theories of All-Time. Skyhorse. p. 71. ISBN 9781602396784. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ Freedman, Lew (2015). The 100 Most Important Sporting Events in American History. ABC-CLIO. p. 121. ISBN 9781440835759. Retrieved May 5, 2020.