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How many times has USA Basketball won?

 The USA Basketball Men's National Team is the basketball team that represents the United States.[2] sometimes referred to as Team USA and the United States Men's National Basketball Team. With medals from all nineteen Olympic competitions it has participated in, including sixteen golds, it is the most successful squad in international competition. The team won gold medals in the Olympics in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020 throughout the professional phase. Its two gold-medal winning teams, the 1960 squad (four players, two coaches) and the 1992 "Dream Team" (four players, three coaches), were elected into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in August 2010. As of right now, the group sits atop the FIBA World Placements.



The United States, typically made up of amateur players, dominated international basketball in its early years, setting a record with seven straight gold medals at the Olympics. But by the late 1980s, American amateurs were outclassed by more experienced pros from Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union.[3][4][5][6]


When FIBA changed its regulations in 1989, USA Basketball successfully assembled teams that featured players from the NBA.[7][8] After winning every game in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, the first such squad—dubbed the "Dream Team"—took home the gold medal.[9][10] In the 1990s, the team experienced a resurgence of success thanks to the arrival of NBA superstars.


In the face of fiercer competition, the United States placed last in the 2002 FIBA World Championship without taking home a medal sixth. Depleted by several withdrawals, the 2004 Olympic team lost three games en route to a bronze medal, setting a record that was greater than the total amount of losses the nation's Olympic teams had experienced in all prior Olympiads.


USA Basketball launched a long-term project to build stronger, more unified teams to stop recurring setbacks. At the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan, the United States won its first seven games before falling to Greece in the semifinals. It ended with the bronze medal. Two years later, in the 2008 Summer Olympics, the team triumphed in gold with a strong performance. This triumph was followed up at the FIBA World Championship in 2010, where even a team that included The United States defeated the host nation, Turkey, to win the gold medal without losing a single game, although without any members of the 2008 Olympic team.


In the 2010s, the United States of America maintained its winning ways by winning gold medals in both the 2014 FIBA World Cup and the 2012 Summer Olympics. Mike Krzyzewski became the most decorated coach in USA Basketball history as his team, playing for the record third time, won its 15th gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[11][10] In the 2019 FIBA World Cup quarterfinals, Team USA fell to France following Krzyzewski's resignation in 2016. The team finished seventh overall. But at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Team USA would exact revenge, defeating France 87-82 in the championship game to win the group's 16th gold medal overall and fourth in a row.[6]

Under the direction of the Amateur Athletic Union, the United States became a member of FIBA at the close of 1934.[12] From the first-ever basketball Olympic competition, which took place in Berlin in 1936, the US men were unstoppable. They defeated their continental rivals, Canada and Mexico, 5 to 0, to claim the gold. Throughout the following six tournaments, which were held in London, Helsinki, Melbourne, Rome, Tokyo, and Mexico City, the United States won every game and claimed gold. Amateur players were only allowed to compete in these events, but the US teams fielded players who would go on to become professional basketball legends, such as all-time greats Bill Russell, Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, and Jerry Lucas. The final three played for the 1960 Rome squad, which is frequently regarded as the greatest US roster up until the 1992 Dream Team was established.[13]


The 1948 team was led by Hall of Famer Bob Kurland and included three-time Oklahoma State All-American and six-time AAU All-American Alex Groza and Ralph Beard, who both had brief careers as NBA stars. Big man Clyde Lovellette of the University of Kansas, an NBA player and future Hall of Famer, was a member of the 1952 squad. Kurland guided the team to win once more.


The 1956 squad, captained by Bill Russell and K. C. Jones of the San Francisco Dons, outscored its opponents by an unprecedented average of 53.5 points per game.


There were nine future NBA players on the 1960 squad. Four NBA Rookie(s) of the Year were awarded, starting with Robertson in 1961, Lucas in 1964, Terry Dischinger in 1963, and Walt Bellamy in 1962. Additionally, Hall of Famer Jerry West and NBA All-Stars Darrall Imhoff in 1967, Bob Boozer in 1968, Adrian Smith in 1966 (who won the NBA All-Star game MVP), and Jay Arnette were recognized.[14] They won each game by an average of 42.4 points over their opponents.


1972–1988

Among the most contentious moments in Olympic history is the 1972 men's basketball gold medal game, which resulted in the United States' first-ever defeat in an Olympic competition. The US rode to a 63-0 victory and seven gold medals in a row. After the pass went wide, the American players started to rejoice.


Still, a third replay of the last three seconds was conducted. This time, Jim Forbes and Kevin Joyce of the US and Alexander Belov of the Soviet Union went up for the pass. Belov caught the long pass from Ivan Edeshko close to the American basket. The buzzer went off, and Belov laid the ball in for the winning basket. The US players unanimously decided not to take their silver medals, and at least one player, Kenny Davis, has instructed his heirs in his will not to accept the medals at all, not even after his death.[16][17] Even now, there's a chance that the Communist Party bought off game officials.[18][19]


After a controversial loss in Munich in 1976, Dean Smith guided the US team to a perfect 7-0 record and their sixth gold medal at the Olympics in Montreal. The US set an all-time Olympic record with their performance in this event, which was astounding at 78-1.


The 1980 Olympics, held in Moscow, were boycotted by the US and 66 other nations due to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan [20].[21] The 1980 US team was the youngest to ever play for the country; it included several future NBA players. Mark Aguirre, Rolando Blackman, Sam Bowie, Michael Brooks, Alton Lister, Rodney McCray, Isiah Thomas, Darnell Valentine, Danny Vranes, Buck Williams, and Al Wood were among the players on this team.[22] Due to the boycott, it was unable to compete in the Olympics, but instead, it took part in the "Gold Medal Series," a set of matches against NBA all-star teams with a 5-1 record throughout several US locales.[22] Dave Gavitt was the coach for it.


1984 saw the Olympic debuts of Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing, and Chris Mullin, who would go on to be members of the 1992 Dream Team. With 17.1 points per game, Jordan led the team, and under Bob Knight's coaching, they won another Olympic gold medal and finished with an 8-0 record.


Brazil defeated the United States basketball team in the championship game of the 1987 Pan American Games, which were held in Indianapolis.[23] Oscar Schmidt guided his colleagues to a victory: Brazil defeated the US 120 to 115 with a 54:68 halftime score.[24] Only three years after its introduction by FIBA, the 3-pointer line had gained tactical significance.[25] Despite not being a significant rivalry, Indianapolis '87 brought some significant. The US was defeated at home by a team that scored more than 100 points for the first time in basketball history, as well as in a final game. The sport would soon undergo adjustments as a result of this loss.[26]




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