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 |
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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 |
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 |
1976 USA results[]
- United States beat Italy, 106–86
- United States beat Puerto Rico, 95–94
- United States beat Yugoslavia, 112–93
- United States beat Egypt, 2–0 (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 (5–2)
- 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.
- ^ "Archived copy". www.usabasketball.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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External links[]
- USA Basketball, official site
Categories:
- United States at the Olympic Men's Basketball Tournament
- Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- 1976–77 in American basketball