# 2016 United States men's Olympic basketball team

The men's national basketball team of the United States won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They automatically qualified for the Olympics by winning the FIBA Basketball World Cup in 2014. The team was coached by Mike Krzyzewski of Duke University, with assistant coaches Jim Boeheim (Syracuse), Tom Thibodeau (New York Knicks), and Monty Williams.

## Timeline

* August 6, 2015: 34-man roster announced
* January 18, 2016: 30-man roster announced
* July 17: Start of training camp
* July 22 – August 1: Exhibition games
* August 6–21: 2016 Summer Olympics

## Roster

The 2016 team consisted of just two returning players from the 2012 Olympic gold-medal winning team, Kevin Durant and the new team captain, Carmelo Anthony.
The following is the United States roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
The following were also candidates to make the team:
Earlier candidates :
| Player | NBA team | Added | Removed | Reason |
| Michael Carter-Williams | Milwaukee Bucks | August 6, 2015 | January 18, 2016 | 30-man roster cut |
| Tobias Harris | Detroit Pistons | August 6, 2015 | January 18, 2016 | 30-man roster cut |
| Victor Oladipo | Orlando Magic | August 6, 2015 | January 18, 2016 | 30-man roster cut |
| Chandler Parsons | Dallas Mavericks | August 6, 2015 | January 18, 2016 | 30-man roster cut |
| Mason Plumlee | Portland Trail Blazers | August 6, 2015 | January 18, 2016 | 30-man roster cut |
| Anthony Davis | New Orleans Pelicans | August 6, 2015 | March 22, 2016 | Injured |
| Chris Paul | Los Angeles Clippers | August 6, 2015 | March 30, 2016 | Withdrew |
| John Wall | Washington Wizards | August 6, 2015 | May 5, 2016 | Injured |
| Blake Griffin | Los Angeles Clippers | August 6, 2015 | May 6, 2016 | Injured |
| Stephen Curry | Golden State Warriors | August 6, 2015 | June 6, 2016 | Injured |
| LaMarcus Aldridge | San Antonio Spurs | August 6, 2015 | June 7, 2016 | Injured |
| James Harden | Houston Rockets | August 6, 2015 | June 10, 2016 | Withdrew |
| Russell Westbrook | Oklahoma City Thunder | August 6, 2015 | June 10, 2016 | Withdrew |
| Kawhi Leonard | San Antonio Spurs | August 6, 2015 | June 23, 2016 | Withdrew |
| LeBron James | Cleveland Cavaliers | August 6, 2015 | June 23, 2016 | Withdrew |
| Gordon Hayward | Utah Jazz | August 6, 2015 | June 23, 2016 | Withdrew |
| Andre Drummond | Detroit Pistons | August 6, 2015 | June 23, 2016 | Withdrew |
| Damian Lillard | Portland Trail Blazers | February 10, 2016 | June 23, 2016 | Withdrew |
| Bradley Beal | Washington Wizards | August 6, 2015 | June 24, 2016 | Withdrew |
| Michael Conley | Memphis Grizzlies | August 6, 2015 | June 27, 2016 | 12-man roster cut |
| Kenneth Faried | Denver Nuggets | August 6, 2015 | June 27, 2016 | 12-man roster cut |
| Rudy Gay | Sacramento Kings | August 6, 2015 | June 27, 2016 | 12-man roster cut |
| Dwight Howard | Houston Rockets | August 6, 2015 | June 27, 2016 | 12-man roster cut |
| Andre Iguodala | Golden State Warriors | January 18, 2016 | June 27, 2016 | 12-man roster cut |
| Kevin Love | Cleveland Cavaliers | August 6, 2015 | June 27, 2016 | 12-man roster cut |

## 2015 Basketball Showcase

On August 12, 2015, USA Basketball announced that 19 NBA players would participate in the following day's 2015 USA Basketball Showcase in Las Vegas, where they were divided into two squads, USA Blue and USA White, with USA Blue being coached by USA National Team assistant coach Monty Williams (Oklahoma City Thunder), and USA White being coached by fellow USA National Team assistant coach Tom Thibodeau (Minnesota Timberwolves).
The Blue Team included starters Harrison Barnes (Golden State Warriors), Bradley Beal (Washington Wizards), DeMar DeRozan (Toronto Raptors), and Andre Drummond (Detroit Pistons), with reserve players Kenneth Faried (Denver Nuggets), Rudy Gay (Sacramento Kings), Amir Johnson (Boston Celtics), Victor Oladipo (Orlando Magic), and Elfrid Payton (Orlando Magic).
The White Team included starters Kawhi Leonard (San Antonio Spurs), Blake Griffin (Los Angeles Clippers), DeMarcus Cousins (Sacramento Kings), Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors), and Michael Carter-Williams (Milwaukee Bucks), with reserve players Mason Plumlee (Portland Trail Blazers), Terrence Jones (Houston Rockets), Arron Afflalo (New York Knicks), and Draymond Green (Golden State Warriors). C. J. Watson (Orlando Magic) was included in the roster announcement but did not play.

## Exhibition games

The United States' 12-man roster began its exhibition schedule against 2004 Olympic champion Argentina. They also faced 2015 FIBA Asia gold medalist China and 2015 FIBA Americas champion Venezuela. The schedule concluded with 2015 FIBA Africa champion Nigeria in Houston. The United States Olympic Committee used Houston as a departure point for many Olympic teams, providing them with credentials and provisions on their way out to Brazil.
* July 22, 2016
* Report
| Argentina | 74–111 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–32, 19–24, 24–24, 17–31 |||
| Pts: Nocioni 15 Rebs: Nocioni 7 Asts: Campazzo 6 | | Pts: Durant 23 Rebs: Cousins 15 Asts: Irving 6 |
* T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada Attendance: 16,861
* July 24, 2016
* Report
| China | 57–106 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–26, 16–29, 9–23, 19–28 |||
| Pts: Yi 18 Rebs: Yi 7 Asts: 3 players tied 2 | | Pts: Durant 19 Rebs: Anthony 8 Asts: 3 players tied 5 |
* Staples Center Los Angeles, California Attendance: 19,060
* July 26, 2016
* Report
| China | 57–107 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–31, 9–21, 15–32, 18–23 |||
| Pts: Zhou 13 Rebs: Wang 5 Asts: Guo 6 | | Pts: Cousins 21 Rebs: Cousins 11 Asts: Thompson 5 |
* Oracle Arena Oakland, California Attendance: 19,596
* July 29, 2016
* Report
| Venezuela | 45–80 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 6–16, 13–20, 14–24 |||
| Pts: Cox 14 Rebs: Colmenares 10 Asts: Vargas 5 | | Pts: Thompson, Irving 13 Rebs: Cousins 12 Asts: Green 6 |
* United Center Chicago, Illinois Attendance: 20,578
* August 1, 2016
* Report
| Nigeria | 66–110 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–27, 16–27, 15–30, 21–26 |||
| Pts: Oguchi 21 Rebs: Diogu 9 Asts: Uzoh 6 | | Pts: Anthony 19 Rebs: Jordan 9 Asts: Lowry 11 |
* Toyota Center Houston, Texas Attendance: 18,247

## Olympic play
### Preliminary round

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 524 | 407 | +117 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Australia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 444 | 368 | +76 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 423 | 378 | +45 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Serbia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 426 | 387 | +39 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Venezuela | 5 | 1 | 4 | 315 | 444 | −129 | 6 | |
| 6 | China | 5 | 0 | 5 | 318 | 466 | −148 | 5 | |

#### China

* 6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 19:00
* Boxscore
| China | 62–119 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–30, 20–29, 17–32, 15–28 |||
| Pts: Yi 25 Rebs: Yi, Zhao 6 Asts: Zhao 5 | | Pts: Durant 25 Rebs: Anthony, Jordan 7 Asts: Durant 6 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 10,622 Referees: Stephen Seibel (CAN), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT), Sreten Radović (CRO)

#### Venezuela

* 8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) 19:00
* Boxscore
| United States | 113–69 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 30–8, 27–25, 38–18 |||
| Pts: George 20 Rebs: Jordan 9 Asts: Lowry 9 | | Pts: Cox 19 Rebs: Echenique 7 Asts: Vargas 5 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 10,572 Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Damir Javor (SLO), Scott Beker (AUS)

#### Australia

* 10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) 19:00
* Boxscore
| Australia | 88–98 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–29, 25–20, 13–21, 21–28 |||
| Pts: Mills 30 Rebs: Dellavedova 6 Asts: Dellavedova 11 | | Pts: Anthony 31 Rebs: Anthony, Cousins 8 Asts: Irving 5 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 10,957 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Juan Carlos García (ESP), Robert Lottermoser (GER)

#### Serbia

* 12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) 19:00
* Boxscore
| United States | 94–91 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–15, 23–26, 22–21, 22–29 |||
| Pts: Irving 15 Rebs: George 9 Asts: Irving, Cousins 5 | | Pts: Jokić 25 Rebs: Jokić 6 Asts: Teodosić 6 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 11,413 Referees: Stephen Seibel (CAN), Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Piotr Pastusiak (POL)

#### France

* 14 August 2016 (2016-08-14) 14:15
* Boxscore
| United States | 100–97 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–24, 25–22, 26–23, 19–28 |||
| Pts: Thompson 30 Rebs: Durant 6 Asts: Irving 12 | | Pts: de Colo, Heurtel 18 Rebs: Heurtel 8 Asts: Heurtel 9 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 11,302 Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), José Reyes (MEX), Damir Javor (SLO)

### Knockout round

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Gold medal | Gold medal |
| 17 August | 17 August | | | |
| Australia | 90 | | | |
| Australia | 90 | 19 August | 19 August | | |
| Lithuania | 64 | 19 August | 19 August | |
| Lithuania | 64 | Australia | 61 | |
| 17 August | 17 August | | Australia | 61 | |
| 17 August | 17 August | Serbia | 87 | |
| Croatia | 83 | Serbia | 87 | |
| Croatia | 83 | | | | 21 August | 21 August |
| Serbia | 86 | | | | 21 August | 21 August |
| Serbia | 86 | | | | Serbia | 66 |
| 17 August | 17 August | | | | | Serbia | 66 |
| 17 August | 17 August | | | | United States | 96 |
| Spain | 92 | | | | United States | 96 |
| Spain | 92 | 19 August | 19 August | | | |
| France | 67 | 19 August | 19 August | | | |
| France | 67 | Spain | 76 | | | |
| 17 August | 17 August | | Spain | 76 | | | |
| 17 August | 17 August | United States | 82 | | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| United States | 105 | United States | 82 | | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| United States | 105 | | | | 21 August | 21 August |
| Argentina | 78 | | | | 21 August | 21 August |
| Argentina | 78 | | | | Australia | 88 |
| | | | | | Spain | 89 |

#### Quarterfinal – Argentina

* 17 August 2016 (2016-08-17) 18:45
* Boxscore
| United States | 105–78 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 31–19, 31–21, 18–17 |||
| Pts: Durant 27 Rebs: George 8 Asts: Durant 6 | | Pts: Scola 15 Rebs: Scola 10 Asts: Campazzo 9 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 11,700 Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Robert Lottermoser (GER)

#### Semifinal – Spain

* 19 August 2016 (2016-08-19) 15:30
* Boxscore
| Spain | 76–82 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 22–19, 18–21, 19–16 |||
| Pts: Gasol 23 Rebs: Gasol 8 Asts: Rodríguez 5 | | Pts: Thompson 22 Rebs: Jordan 16 Asts: Lowry, Thompson 3 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 10,455 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), José Reyes (MEX), Guilherme Locatelli (BRA)

#### Final – Serbia

* 21 August 2016 (2016-08-21) 15:45
* Boxscore
| Serbia | 66–96 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 14–33, 14–27, 23–17 |||
| Pts: Nedović 14 Rebs: Jokić 4 Asts: three players 3 | | Pts: Durant 30 Rebs: Cousins 15 Asts: Lowry 5 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 10,658 Referees: José Reyes (MEX), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Juan García (SPA)

### Statistics

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
| Kevin Durant | 8 | 8 | 28.8 | 52 | 90 | .578 | 25 | 43 | .581 | 26 | 32 | .813 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 19.4 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 8 | 8 | 23.3 | 33 | 84 | .393 | 18 | 45 | .400 | 13 | 21 | .619 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 12.1 |
| Kyrie Irving | 8 | 8 | 22.0 | 31 | 65 | .477 | 9 | 24 | .375 | 20 | 22 | .909 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 11.4 |
| Paul George | 8 | 2 | 19.0 | 32 | 70 | .457 | 8 | 28 | .286 | 18 | 21 | .857 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 11.2 |
| Klay Thompson | 8 | 6 | 21.1 | 28 | 77 | .363 | 16 | 49 | .327 | 7 | 9 | .778 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 9.9 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 8 | 5 | 14.6 | 27 | 44 | .614 | 0 | 0 | -- | 19 | 23 | .826 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 9.1 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 8 | 3 | 17.3 | 23 | 31 | .742 | 0 | 0 | -- | 13 | 32 | .406 | 6.1 | 0.8 | 7.4 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 7 | 0 | 11.1 | 16 | 27 | .593 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 14 | 18 | .778 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 6.6 |
| Jimmy Butler | 8 | 0 | 14.4 | 13 | 38 | .342 | 2 | 9 | .222 | 17 | 18 | .944 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 5.6 |
| Kyle Lowry | 8 | 0 | 16.3 | 12 | 29 | .414 | 3 | 11 | .273 | 13 | 17 | .765 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 5.0 |
| Harrison Barnes | 4 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 13 | .462 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 4.3 |
| Draymond Green | 8 | 0 | 9.8 | 5 | 22 | .227 | 1 | 11 | .090 | 4 | 7 | .571 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.9 |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 200 | 278 | 590 | .471 | 83 | 225 | .369 | 168 | 224 | .750 | 45.5 | 24.0 | 100.9 |
| Opponents | 8 | 8 | 200 | 231 | 538 | .429 | 52 | 182 | .286 | 113 | 147 | .769 | 35.5 | 20.0 | 78.4 |