# Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The men's tournament of basketball at the 1996 Olympics at Atlanta, United States, began on July 20 and ended on August 4, when the United States defeated FR Yugoslavia 95–69 for the gold medal.

## Participants

* Angola
* Argentina
* Australia
* Brazil
* China
* Croatia
* Greece
* Lithuania
* Puerto Rico
* South Korea
* United States (host)
* FR Yugoslavia

## Format

* Twelve teams are split into 2 preliminary round groups of 6 teams each. The top 4 teams from each group qualify for the knockout stage.
* Fifth and sixth-placed teams from each group are ranked 9th–12th in two additional matches.
* In the quarterfinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B4, A2 vs. B3, A3 vs. B2 and A4 vs. B1.
** The eliminated teams at the quarterfinals are ranked 5th–8th in two additional matches.
* The winning teams from the quarterfinals meet in the semifinals as follows: A3/B2 vs. A1/B4 and A2/B3 vs. A4/B1.
* The winning teams from the semifinals dispute the gold medal. The losing teams dispute the bronze.
Ties are broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option:
* Head to head results
* Goal average (not the goal difference) between the tied teams
* Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 522 | 345 | +177 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 2 | 427 | 354 | +73 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 422 | 386 | +36 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | China | 5 | 2 | 3 | 360 | 502 | −142 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Argentina | 5 | 2 | 3 | 351 | 396 | −45 | 7 | 9th place playoff |
| 6 | Angola | 5 | 0 | 5 | 280 | 379 | −99 | 5 | 11th place playoff |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Lithuania 1–0 Croatia
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: China 1–0 Argentina
* 20 July 1996 (1996-07-20)
* Report
| China | 70–67 | Angola |
| Scoring by half: 36–36, 34–31 |||
| Pts: Wang 17 Rebs: Wang 11 Asts: Hu 3 | | Pts: Â. Victoriano, Carvalho 13 Rebs: Â. Victoriano 6 Asts: Avô 5 |
* Atlanta Referees: Jose Piovesan Neto (BRA), Juan Brea Diaz (CUB)
* 20 July 1996 (1996-07-20)
* Report
| United States | 96–68 | Argentina |
| Scoring by half: 46–44, 50–24 |||
| Pts: Robinson 18 Rebs: Robinson 7 Asts: Hill, Hardaway 5 | | Pts: Espil 27 Rebs: Nicola 4 Asts: Milanesio 7 |
* Atlanta Referees: Gennaro Colucci (ITA), Stylianos Koukoulekidis (GRE)
* 20 July 1996 (1996-07-20)
* Report
| Lithuania | 83–81 (OT) | Croatia |
| Scoring by half: 37–31, 29–35 Overtime: 6–6, 11–9 |||
| Pts: Sabonis 20 Rebs: Sabonis 14 Asts: Vaišvila 6 | | Pts: Kukoč 33 Rebs: Rađa 12 Asts: Kukoč 6 |
* Atlanta Referees: Miguel Betancor Leon (ESP), Jose Lapaix Guance (DOM)
* 22 July 1996 (1996-07-22)
* Report
| Angola | 54–87 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 31–44, 23–43 |||
| Pts: Carvalho 16 Rebs: Dias 5 Asts: Avô 5 | | Pts: Malone 12 Rebs: Barkley 9 Asts: Barkley 7 |
* Atlanta Referees: Michael Butler (AUS), Tomislav Jovancic (YUG)
* 22 July 1996 (1996-07-22)
* Report
| Croatia | 109–78 | China |
| Scoring by half: 56–44, 53–34 |||
| Pts: Komazec 36 Rebs: Vranković 9 Asts: Kukoč 12 | | Pts: Wang, Zheng 15 Rebs: Gong 8 Asts: Sun 6 |
* Atlanta Referees: Jose Pelissari (BRA), Kim Chul-Hwan (KOR)
* 22 July 1996 (1996-07-22)
* Report
| Argentina | 65–61 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by half: 31–25, 34–36 |||
| Pts: Espil 25 Rebs: Espil 6 Asts: Milanesio 6 | | Pts: Sabonis 30 Rebs: Sabonis 11 Asts: Marčiulionis 8 |
* Atlanta Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Juan Figueroa (PUR)
* 24 July 1996 (1996-07-24)
* Report
| Croatia | 71–48 | Angola |
| Scoring by half: 26–23, 45–25 |||
| Pts: Rađa 20 Rebs: Rađa 9 Asts: Kukoč 6 | | Pts: Â. Victoriano, Dias 10 Rebs: Dias 12 Asts: Avô 2 |
* Atlanta Referees: Hidetoshi Ishida (JPN), Serguei Boulanov (RUS)
* 24 July 1996 (1996-07-24)
* Report
| Lithuania | 82–104 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 42–50, 40–54 |||
| Pts: Einikis 21 Rebs: Karnišovas, Einikis 7 Asts: Pačėsas 5 | | Pts: Barkley 16 Rebs: Barkley 5 Asts: Stockton, Payton 7 |
* Atlanta Referees: Wieslaw Zych (POL), Jose Reyes Ronfini (MEX)
* 24 July 1996 (1996-07-24)
* Report
| China | 87–77 | Argentina |
| Scoring by half: 51–38, 36–39 |||
| Pts: Zheng, Hu 22 Rebs: Zheng 9 Asts: Li 5 | | Pts: Espil 25 Rebs: Pérez 7 Asts: Milanesio 8 |
* Atlanta Referees: Robert Barnett (AUS), Roman Ryzhyk (UKR)
* 26 July 1996 (1996-07-26)
* Report
| Angola | 49–85 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by half: 21–37, 28–48 |||
| Pts: Â. Victoriano 18 Rebs: Moreira Dias 6 Asts: Carvalho 4 | | Pts: Karnišovas 20 Rebs: Sabonis 10 Asts: Sabonis 8 |
* Atlanta Referees: Jose Pelissari (BRA), Robert Barnett (AUS)
* 26 July 1996 (1996-07-26)
* Report
| Argentina | 75–90 | Croatia |
| Scoring by half: 29–43, 46–47 |||
| Pts: Espil 17 Rebs: Osella 6 Asts: Milanesio 5 | | Pts: Komazec 28 Rebs: Kukoč 8 Asts: Komazec, Mulaomerović 3 |
* Atlanta Referees: Jose Piovesan Neto (BRA), Pascal Noel Dorizon (FRA)
* 26 July 1996 (1996-07-26)
* Report
| United States | 133–70 | China |
| Scoring by half: 65–28, 68–42 |||
| Pts: Pippen 24 Rebs: O'Neal 10 Asts: Hardaway 10 | | Pts: Liu 18 Rebs: Bateer 6 Asts: Li 5 |
* Atlanta Referees: Donald Cline (CAN), Hidetoshi Ishida (JPN)
* 28 July 1996 (1996-07-28)
* Report
| Argentina | 66–62 | Angola |
| Scoring by half: 27–32, 39–30 |||
| Pts: Espil 21 Rebs: Villar 6 Asts: Osella 5 | | Pts: Dias 17 Rebs: Moreira Dias 7 Asts: Avô 4 |
* Atlanta Referees: Wieslaw Zych (POL), Chong Kyoung (KOR)
* 28 July 1996 (1996-07-28)
* Report
| China | 55–116 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by half: 23–53, 32–63 |||
| Pts: Wang 18 Rebs: Wang 5 Asts: Li 4 | | Pts: Štombergas 19 Rebs: Einikis 9 Asts: Marčiulionis 7 |
* Atlanta Referees: Jose Reyes Ronfini (MEX), Juan Figueroa (PUR)
* 28 July 1996 (1996-07-28)
* Report
| Croatia | 71–102 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 38–57, 33–45 |||
| Pts: Tabak 19 Rebs: Tabak 7 Asts: Kukoč 10 | | Pts: Richmond 16 Rebs: Barkley 12 Asts: Payton 7 |
* Atlanta Referees: Robert Barnett (AUS), Carl Jungebrand (FIN)

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FR Yugoslavia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 478 | 364 | +114 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Australia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 492 | 438 | +54 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Greece | 5 | 3 | 2 | 402 | 416 | −14 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Brazil | 5 | 2 | 3 | 498 | 494 | +4 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Puerto Rico | 5 | 1 | 4 | 447 | 465 | −18 | 6 | 9th place playoff |
| 6 | South Korea | 5 | 0 | 5 | 422 | 562 | −140 | 5 | 11th place playoff |
* 20 July 1996 (1996-07-20)
* Report
| Australia | 111–88 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 64–37, 47–51 |||
| Pts: Gaze 26 Rebs: Dorge 10 Asts: Heal 11 | | Pts: J. K. Jung 23 Rebs: J. K. Jung 8 Asts: D. H. Kang 8 |
* Atlanta Referees: Davorin Nakic (CRO), Hidetoshi Ishida (JPN)
* 20 July 1996 (1996-07-20)
* Report
| Puerto Rico | 98–101 | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 54–58, 44–43 |||
| Pts: Ortiz 35 Rebs: Ortiz 11 Asts: Mincy 7 | | Pts: Schmidt 45 Rebs: Vianna 8 Asts: Ratto 10 |
* Atlanta Referees: Pascal Noel Dorizon (FRA), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)
* 20 July 1996 (1996-07-20)
* Report
| Greece | 63–71 | FR Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 30–30, 33–41 |||
| Pts: Fasoulas 21 Rebs: Fasoulas 10 Asts: Sigalas 4 | | Pts: Savić 21 Rebs: Divac 8 Asts: Đorđević 6 |
* Atlanta Referees: Donald Cline (CAN), Carl Jungebrand (FIN)
* 22 July 1996 (1996-07-22)
* Report
| South Korea | 86–98 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by half: 52–51, 34–47 |||
| Pts: K. E. Moon 20 Rebs: J. Y. Hyun 11 Asts: Hur Jae 12 | | Pts: Ortiz 37 Rebs: Ortiz 14 Asts: Alicea 10 |
* Atlanta Referees: Roman Ryzhyk (UKR), Antonio Soares De Campos (ANG)
* 22 July 1996 (1996-07-22)
* Report
| FR Yugoslavia | 91–68 | Australia |
| Scoring by half: 54–28, 37–40 |||
| Pts: Obradović 18 Rebs: Rebrača, Savić 5 Asts: Danilović 6 | | Pts: Bradtke 18 Rebs: Gaze 7 Asts: Gaze 8 |
* Atlanta Referees: Wieslaw Zych (POL), Jose Reyes Ronfini (MEX)
* 22 July 1996 (1996-07-22)
* Report
| Brazil | 87–89 | Greece |
| Scoring by half: 54–54, 33–35 |||
| Pts: Schmidt 32 Rebs: dos Santos 10 Asts: Minuci 6 | | Pts: Oikonomou 36 Rebs: Fasoulas 6 Asts: Bakatsias 5 |
* Atlanta Referees: Joseph Derosa (USA), Miguel Betancor Leon (ESP)
* 24 July 1996 (1996-07-24)
* Report
| FR Yugoslavia | 118–65 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 57–28, 61–37 |||
| Pts: Danilović 19 Rebs: Divac 8 Asts: Đorđević 10 | | Pts: J. Y. Hyun 20 Rebs: D. H. Kang 4 Asts: Hur Jae 5 |
* Atlanta Referees: Joseph Derosa (USA), Virun Thongpila (THA)
* 24 July 1996 (1996-07-24)
* Report
| Greece | 80–69 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by half: 51–33, 29–36 |||
| Pts: Oikonomou 19 Rebs: Oikonomou 8 Asts: Oikonomou, Christodoulou 3 | | Pts: Mincy 20 Rebs: Mincy 8 Asts: Ortíz 4 |
* Atlanta Referees: Gennaro Colucci ITA, Raul Chaves Sagel (ARG)
* 24 July 1996 (1996-07-24)
* Report
| Australia | 109–101 (OT) | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 41–46, 41–36 Overtime: 27–19 |||
| Pts: Heal 35 Rebs: Bradtke 15 Asts: Bradtke 4 | | Pts: Schmidt 24 Rebs: dos Santos 13 Asts: Minuci 6 |
* Atlanta Referees: Donald Cline (CAN), Carl Jungebrand (FIN)
* 26 July 1996 (1996-07-26)
* Report
| South Korea | 86–108 | Greece |
| Scoring by half: 44–56, 42–52 |||
| Pts: J. Y. Hyun 24 Rebs: J. Y. Hyun 6 Asts: D. H. Kang 10 | | Pts: Sigalas 22 Rebs: Rentzias 8 Asts: Bakatsias, Sigalas 6 |
* Atlanta Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Yi Cui (CHN)
* 26 July 1996 (1996-07-26)
* Report
| Brazil | 82–101 | FR Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 31–55, 51–46 |||
| Pts: de Mello 19 Rebs: Janjao 6 Asts: Ratto, Klafke 4 | | Pts: Danilović 21 Rebs: Divac, Tomašević 6 Asts: Obradović 6 |
* Atlanta Referees: Gennaro Colucci ITA, Raul Chaves Sagel (ARG)
* 26 July 1996 (1996-07-26)
* Report
| Puerto Rico | 96–101 | Australia |
| Scoring by half: 53–51, 43–50 |||
| Pts: Ortíz 30 Rebs: Ortíz 11 Asts: Rivera 7 | | Pts: Gaze 29 Rebs: Fisher, Bradtke 6 Asts: Heal 7 |
* Atlanta Referees: Miguel Betancor Leon (ESP), Jose Lapaix Guance (DOM)
* 28 July 1996 (1996-07-28)
* Report
| Brazil | 127–97 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 66–49, 61–48 |||
| Pts: Schmidt 25 Rebs: dos Santos 8 Asts: Minuci 9 | | Pts: D. H. Kang 24 Rebs: J. Y. Hyun 6 Asts: D. H. Kang 7 |
* Atlanta Referees: Jiazhong Zhu (CHN), Tomislav Jovancic (YUG)
* 28 July 1996 (1996-07-28)
* Report
| Australia | 103–62 | Greece |
| Scoring by half: 52–30, 51–32 |||
| Pts: Gaze 17 Rebs: Bradtke 8 Asts: Heal 5 | | Pts: Oikonomou 22 Rebs: Papanikolaou 6 Asts: Giannakis 4 |
* Atlanta Referees: Pascal Noel Dorizon (FRA), Jose Lapaix Guance (DOM)
* 28 July 1996 (1996-07-28)
* Report
| FR Yugoslavia | 97–86 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by half: 45–34, 52–52 |||
| Pts: Danilović 22 Rebs: Divac 10 Asts: Đorđević 7 | | Pts: Ortiz 20 Rebs: Ortiz 11 Asts: Rivera 9 |
* Atlanta Referees: Donald Cline (CAN), Serguei Boulanov (RUS)

## Tournament bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal game | Gold medal game | Gold medal game |
| B1 | FR Yugoslavia | 128 | | | | | | |
| A4 | China | 61 | | | | | | |
| A4 | China | 61 | B1 | FR Yugoslavia | 66 | | | |
| | | | A2 | Lithuania | 58 | | | |
| A2 | Lithuania | 99 | A2 | Lithuania | 58 | | | |
| B3 | Greece | 66 | | | | | | |
| B3 | Greece | 66 | | | | B1 | FR Yugoslavia | 69 |
| | | | | | | A1 | United States | 95 |
| A1 | United States | 98 | | | | | | | A1 | United States | 95 |
| B4 | Brazil | 75 | | | |
| B4 | Brazil | 75 | A1 | United States | 101 | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game |
| | | | B2 | Australia | 73 |
| B2 | Australia | 73 | B2 | Australia | 73 | A2 | Lithuania | 80 |
| A3 | Croatia | 71 | | | | B2 | Australia | 74 |

## Quarterfinals

All times are local (UTC−5)
* 30 July 1996 (1996-07-30) 10:00
* Report
| Lithuania | 99–66 | Greece |
| Scoring by half: 45–19, 54–47 |||
| Pts: Marčiulionis 16 Rebs: Sabonis 11 Asts: Marčiulionis 7 | | Pts: Sigalas 18 Rebs: Rentzias 4 Asts: Sigalas 5 |
* Atlanta Referees: Miguel Betancor Leon (ESP), Raul Chaves Sagel (ARG)
* 30 July 1996 (1996-07-30) 12:00
* Report
| FR Yugoslavia | 128–61 | China |
| Scoring by half: 63–29, 65–32 |||
| Pts: Rebrača 22 Rebs: Topić 8 Asts: Berić, Đorđević 6 | | Pts: Wang 13 Rebs: Wang, Wu 4 Asts: Li 3 |
* Atlanta Referees: Hidetoshi Ishida (JPN), Gennaro Colucci ITA
* 30 July 1996 (1996-07-30) 20:00
* Report
| Australia | 73–71 | Croatia |
| Scoring by half: 41–33, 32–38 |||
| Pts: Gaze 26 Rebs: Heal, Bradtke 5 Asts: Heal 7 | | Pts: Alanović 18 Rebs: Vranković 11 Asts: Kukoč 8 |
* Atlanta Referees: Wieslaw Zych (POL), Juan Figueroa (PUR)
* 30 July 1996 (1996-07-30) 22:00
* Report
| United States | 98–75 | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 52–36, 46–39 |||
| Pts: Hardaway 14 Rebs: O'Neal 11 Asts: Payton 7 | | Pts: Schmidt 26 Rebs: Janjao 10 Asts: Minuci 5 |
* Atlanta Referees: Pascal Noel Dorizon (FRA), Jose Lapaix Guance (DOM)

## Classification round
### Placement Matches (9–12th Place)

* 30 July 1996 (1996-07-30) 15:00
* Report
| Argentina | 97–79 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 44–41, 53–38 |||
| Pts: Espil 26 Rebs: Pérez 9 Asts: Espil 8 | | Pts: J. K. Jung 17 Rebs: H. C. Chun 8 Asts: D. H. Kang 8 |
* Atlanta Referees: Joseph Derosa (USA), Zhu Jiazhong (CHN)
* 30 July 1996 (1996-07-30) 17:00
* Report
| Puerto Rico | 76–67 | Angola |
| Scoring by half: 38–36, 38–31 |||
| Pts: Ortiz 19 Rebs: Rivas 7 Asts: Alicea 5 | | Pts: Moreira 15 Rebs: Dias 11 Asts: Moreira 6 |
* Atlanta Referees: Roman Ryzhyk (UKR), Jose Reyes Ronfini (MEX)

#### 11th–12th

* 2 August 1996 (1996-08-02) 10:00
* Report
| South Korea | 61–99 | Angola |
| Scoring by half: 33–48, 28–51 |||
| Pts: D. H. Kang 17 Rebs: H. C. Chun 5 Asts: S. M. Lee, D. H. Kang 6 | | Pts: Dias 27 Rebs: Dias 11 Asts: Moreira 5 |
* Atlanta Referees: Jose Reyes Ronfini (MEX), Juan Brea Diaz (CUB)

#### 9th–10th

* 2 August 1996 (1996-08-02) 12:00
* Report
| Argentina | 87–77 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by half: 43–38, 44–39 |||
| Pts: Espil, Osella 17 Rebs: Milanesio, Oberto 7 Asts: Milanesio, Espil 7 | | Pts: Ortiz 21 Rebs: Ortiz 11 Asts: Travieso 5 |
* Atlanta Referees: Davorin Nakic (CRO), Antonio Soares De Campos (ANG)

### Placement Matches (5–8th Place)

* 1 August 1996 (1996-08-01) 10:00
* Report
| China | 75–115 | Greece |
| Scoring by half: 24–50, 51–65 |||
| Pts: Wu 20 Rebs: Liu 8 Asts: Li 7 | | Pts: Fasoulas 19 Rebs: Christodoulou 12 Asts: Christodoulou 8 |
* Atlanta Referees: Joseph Derosa (USA), Tomislav Jovancic (YUG)
* 1 August 1996 (1996-08-01) 12:00
* Report
| Brazil | 80–74 | Croatia |
| Scoring by half: 39–27, 41–47 |||
| Pts: Schmidt 32 Rebs: dos Santos, Janjao 7 Asts: Ratto 7 | | Pts: Tabak 18 Rebs: Tabak 8 Asts: Kukoč 5 |
* Atlanta Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Jose Reyes Ronfini (MEX)

#### 7th–8th

* 2 August 1996 (1996-08-02) 20:00
* Report
| China | 85–99 | Croatia |
| Scoring by half: 39–49, 46–50 |||
| Pts: Hu 22 Rebs: Gong 9 Asts: Li, Sun 5 | | Pts: Kukoč 26 Rebs: Kukoč 10 Asts: Kukoč 8 |
* Atlanta Referees: Robert Barnett (AUS), Raul Chaves Sagel (ARG)

#### 5th–6th

* 2 August 1996 (1996-08-02) 22:00
* Report
| Greece | 91–72 | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 45–49, 46–23 |||
| Pts: Sigalas 35 Rebs: Fasoulas, Christodoulou 7 Asts: Patavoukas 7 | | Pts: Minuci 23 Rebs: Vianna 11 Asts: Ratto 7 |
* Atlanta Referees: Roman Ryzhyk (UKR), Juan Figueroa (PUR)

## Semifinals

* 1 August 1996 (1996-08-01) 20:00
* Report
| FR Yugoslavia | 66–58 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by half: 35–31, 31–27 |||
| Pts: Danilović 19 Rebs: Divac 8 Asts: Bodiroga 4 | | Pts: Kurtinaitis 22 Rebs: Sabonis 13 Asts: Marčiulionis 6 |
* Atlanta Referees: Wieslaw Zych (POL), Jose Lapaix Guance (DOM)
* 1 August 1996 (1996-08-01) 22:00
* Report
| United States | 101–73 | Australia |
| Scoring by half: 51–41, 50–32 |||
| Pts: Barkley 24 Rebs: Barkley 11 Asts: Pippen 5 | | Pts: Gaze 25 Rebs: Bradtke 11 Asts: Heal 5 |
* Atlanta Referees: Raul Chaves Sagel (ARG), Stylianos Koukoulekidis (GRE)

## Finals
### Bronze Medal match

* 3 August 1996 (1996-08-03) 20:00
* Report
| Lithuania | 80–74 | Australia |
| Scoring by half: 36–34, 44–40 |||
| Pts: Sabonis 30 Rebs: Sabonis 13 Asts: Marčiulionis 9 | | Pts: Gaze 25 Rebs: Bradtke 5 Asts: Heal 5 |
* Atlanta Referees: Joseph Derosa (USA), Juan Figueroa (PUR)

### Gold Medal match

* 3 August 1996 (1996-08-03) 22:00
* Report
| FR Yugoslavia | 69–95 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 38–43, 31–52 |||
| Pts: Paspalj 19 Rebs: Bodiroga, Đorđević 5 Asts: Đorđević 6 | | Pts: Robinson 28 Rebs: Robinson 7 Asts: Stockton 7 |
* Atlanta Referees: Miguel Betancor León (ESP), José Reyes Ronfini (MEX)

## Awards

* 1996 Olympic Basketball Champions
* United States Eleventh title

## Final standings

| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
| | United States | 8 | 8 | 0 | 816 | 562 | +254 |
| | FR Yugoslavia | 8 | 7 | 1 | 741 | 578 | +163 |
| | Lithuania | 8 | 5 | 3 | 664 | 560 | +104 |
| 4th | Australia | 8 | 5 | 3 | 712 | 690 | +22 |
| Eliminated at the quarterfinals ||||||||
| 5th | Greece | 8 | 5 | 3 | 674 | 662 | +12 |
| 6th | Brazil | 8 | 3 | 5 | 725 | 757 | -32 |
| 7th | Croatia | 8 | 4 | 4 | 666 | 624 | +42 |
| 8th | China | 8 | 2 | 6 | 581 | 844 | -263 |
| Preliminary round 5-6th placers ||||||||
| 9th | Argentina | 7 | 4 | 3 | 535 | 552 | -17 |
| 10th | Puerto Rico | 7 | 2 | 5 | 600 | 619 | -19 |
| 11th | Angola | 7 | 1 | 6 | 446 | 516 | -70 |
| 12th | South Korea | 7 | 0 | 7 | 562 | 758 | -196 |