The 2024 Olympic basketball schedule takes place from July 26th through August 10th, 2024 for the men’s side. It’s hard to believe that it’s time for the Olympic games already, but it is. We have the schedule, printable bracket, and […]
Tag: Team USA
Who Are Langston Galloway, Nigel Hayes-Davis and Micah Potter (And Why Are They On Team USA)?
If you’ve been paying attention to the US Men’s Olympic Basketball Team the last couple weeks, you may have noticed a few players you didn’t recognize or wondered why they were there. You know from previous Olympics that the Senior […]
Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi and USA Women’s Team takes the gold with 90-75 win over Japan
Going into the tournament, the US Women’s National Basketball Team had won come home from six straight Olympics with a gold medal. In the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, they advanced past Nigeria, Japan, Serbia, Spain, and Australia. Their closest game was […]
Who would be the three best NBA players for Olympic basketball 3-on-3 tournament?
I have to be honest, I have loved watching the inaugural 3-on-3 basketball tournament at the Tokyo Olympics. In particular, watching the USA women’s team win gold was even more enjoyable than expected. Led by 6-5 Stefanie Dolson and 5-8 […]
Serbia steamrolls Team USA 32-7 in first quarter, goes on to win 94-89 in FIBA World Cup
In what most everyone expected to be the Gold Medal match up, Serbia and Team USA instead met up in the fifth place game of the FIBA World Cup and it wasn’t pretty for the Americans. They were completely destroyed […]
Team USA survives Turkey 93-92 in FIBA World Cup behind Khris Middleton and Turkey’s missed free throws
With time running out, Turkey had a chance to defeat the United States in the 2019 FIBA World Cup, but free throws didn’t fall for Team Turkey and they did for Khris Middleton. With a one point lead late in […]
Team USA finalizes roster; cuts Kuzma, Adebayo, Young ahead of FIBA World Cup of basketball
It’s only been a couple weeks since the U.S. Senior Men’s National Team got together for training camp. Now comes the tough part — parting ways with talented players that want to make the team. Following up on a scrimmage […]
The Top 5 NBA players to watch for the 2019 FIBA World Cup
The 2019 FIBA World Cup is fast approaching with the tournament set to kick off on the final day of August. While the list of NBA players not paying in the international competition far outshines those that are including LeBron […]
Watch video of Team USA losing to Select Team of G-League players in USA Basketball scrimmage
Oh boy, it happened again. In another embarrassing scrimmage performance, Team USA weren’t able to defeat a Select Team roster of former NBA bench warmers, G league players and international players. That’s not even telling the full story, not only […]
The 1992 Dream Team Jerseys are now available as official Team USA throwbacks
The NBA and Fanatics.com announced the launch of a collaboration with Mitchell & Ness to release the 1992 Dream Team jersey collection. As you know, the 1992 USA basketball team was the first US Olympic team to feature NBA players. […]
Team USA struggles against Select Team in scrimmages ahead of FIBA World Cup
On the third day of Team USA training camp for the upcoming FIBA World Cup, the media was allowed into the gym to watch scrimmages between the U.S. men’s senior national team and a Select Team roster of younger, less […]
As NBA stars drop, Team USA no longer 2019 FIBA World Cup favorites
This NBA off season of player empowerment didn’t just have an shocking amount of NBA superstars changing jerseys, but is seemingly having an impact on Team USA. Not only are many of the players swapping teams for the next season, […]
The 2019 U.S. Women’s Soccer World Cup Championship Shirts, Official Jerseys and other USWNT Gear
The United State Women’s National Team is the world’s best once again; successfully defending their 2015 World Cup championship in a 2-0 victory over the the Netherlands in the 2019 Women’s World Cup championship match. This is the fourth time […]
1972 Olympics: The most controversial 3 seconds in basketball history
At the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, the Soviet Union officially beat the United States in the Men’s Basketball Final by 51 – 50, ending the US Team’s 63 – 0 domination of the sport. In reality, the confusion, and multiple […]
Before Vince Carter dunking over Fredric Weis, there was Dr. Dunkenstein (and 1977 WUG Recap)
Most NBA fans of a certain age remember when Vince Carter dunked over France’s 7-2 centre Frederic Weis in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. It’s hard to not to remember the dunk which many consider one of the […]
Sorry, the 2016 USA Men’s Olympic Basketball Team isn’t invincible
I’ve been scratching my head at some of the headlines about how great the 2016 USA Men’s Olympic Basketball Team is. Going by some of the article titles I have seen, you would think this is the 1992 Dream Team […]
Post-Up Drills With Monty Williams Epitomize Team USA Culture
MENDENHALL CENTER, LAS VEGAS, NV – Day Two of USA Basketball’s Men’s National Team minicamp featured 29 of the 34 invitees suited up in reversible blue and white jerseys for more of head coach Mike Krzyzewski’s structured drill sessions, led […]
2015 Team USA Minicamp: Selection Process Remains Fluid
Photo credit: @poormanscommish of @LetsGoWarriors MENDENHALL CENTER, LAS VEGAS, NV – USA Basketball’s Men’s National Team convened at Mendenhall Center today to take a team picture and for some light offensive drills. “With this being a summer where we do […]
USA vs. Slovenia Boxscore: Anthony Davis leads Team U.S.A.
In the last of their warmup games, Team USA dominated Slovenia in a foul-plagued, uneven game. Using a balanced scoring attack with six players in double figures, led by big men Anthony Davis and Kanneth Faried with 18 and 14 […]
Final US Basketball Roster: Coach K Cuts Lillard, Keeps Drummond
Coach Mike Krzyzewski and his coaching staff, which also includes Chicago Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau, probably had the toughest job among FIBA World Cup contestants when deciding about their final 12 man squad for the tournament. Coach K announced […]
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