The official 12-man roster:
# Player Position Height Current Team
7 Deron Williams Guard 6' 3" Utah Jazz
13 Chris Paul Guard 6' 0" New Orleans Hornets
5 Jason Kidd Guard 6' 4" Dallas Mavericks
10 Kobe Bryant Guard 6' 6" Los Angeles Lakers
9 Dwyane Wade Guard 6' 4" Miami Heat
8 Michael Redd Guard 6' 6" Milwaukee Bucks
6 LeBron James Forward 6' 8" Cleveland Cavaliers
15 Carmelo Anthony Forward 6' 8" Denver Nuggets
14 Tayshaun Prince Forward 6' 9" Detroit Pistons
4 Carlos Boozer Forward 6' 9" Utah Jazz
12 Chris Bosh Forward M 6' 10" Toronto Raptors
11 Dwight Howard Center 6' 11" Orlando Magic
* Head Coach
o Mike Krzyzewski
* Assistant Coach
o Jim Boeheim
* Assistant Coach
o Nate McMillan
* Assistant Coach
o Mike D'Antoni
It has been dubbed "The Redeem Team" by the media to imply the team's ambition to reinstate the U.S. dominance in international Basketball.
Olympic Games record
YEAR STANDING
* 1936: 1st
* 1948: 1st
* 1952: 1st
* 1956: 1st
* 1960: 1st
* 1964: 1st
* 1968: 1st
* 1972: 2nd
* 1976: 1st
* 1980: did not participate
* 1984: 1st
* 1988: 3rd
* 1992: 1st
* 1996: 1st
* 2000: 1st
* 2004: 3rd
* 2008: TBD
2008 OLYMPIC BASKETBALL GAMES SCHEDULE
All times Eastern (ET)
Note: InsideHoops.com translated all times into ET. So for example, under August 9, the first game of the evening is at 9pm ET August 9, but those night games are technically August 10. So, the first Team USA game, USA vs China, is actually at 10:15am ET the morning of August 10.
August 9
9:00 p.m. Russia - Iran
11:15 p.m. Germany - Angola
2:30 a.m. Spain - Greece
4:45 a.m. Lithuania - Argentina
8:00 a.m. Australia - Croatia
10:15 a.m. USA - China
August 11
9:00 p.m. Iran - Lithuania
11:15 p.m. Croatia - Russia
2:30 a.m. Greece - Germany
4:45 a.m. China - Spain
8:00 a.m. Angola - USA
10:15 a.m. Argentina - Australia
August 13
9:00 p.m. Germany - Spain
11:15 p.m. Australia - Iran
2:30 a.m. Angola - China
4:45 a.m. Lithuania - Russia
8:00 a.m. USA - Greece
10:15 a.m. Argentina - Croatia
August 15
9:00 p.m. Greece - Angola
11:15 p.m. Russia - Australia
2:30 a.m. Croatia - Lithuania
4:45 a.m. Iran - Argentina
8:00 a.m. China - Germany
10:15 a.m. Spain - USA
August 17
9:00 p.m. Iran - Croatia
11:15 p.m. Australia - Lithuania
2:30 a.m. Greece - China
4:45 a.m. Angola - Spain
8:00 a.m. USA - Germany
10:15 a.m. Argentina - Russia
August 20: Quarterfinals
August 22: Semifinals
August 24: Olympic basketball finals
2008 OLYMPICS BASKETBALL TEAMS:
Group A:
Argentina
Australia
Croatia
Iran
Lithuania
Russia
Group B:
Angola
China
Germany
Greece
Spain
USA
TEAMS (And how they qualified for the Olympics): Angola (African Champion), Argentina (Americas runner-up), Australia (Oceanian Champion), China (host), Iran (Asian Champion), Lithuania (European Bronze medallist), Russia (European Champion), Spain (World Champion) and USA (Champion of the Americas).
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