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2008 United States men's Olympic basketball team
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | 2008 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team |
| image | Team USA - Mens Basketball - Beijing 2008 Olympics (2752008101).jpg |
| caption | The USA Men's Basketball Team on August 10, 2008. |
| manager | Mike Krzyzewski |
| league | 2008 Summer Olympics |
| league result | |
| top_scorer | Dwyane Wade |
| ppg_n | USA |
| ppg | 16.0 |
| rebounds_leader | Chris Bosh |
| rpg_n | USA |
| rpg | 6.9 |
| assists_leader | Chris Paul |
| apg_n | USA |
| apg | 4.0 |
| prevseason | [2004](2004-united-states-men-s-olympic-basketball-team) |
| nextseason | [2012](2012-united-states-men-s-olympic-basketball-team) |
The men's national basketball team of the United States won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. They qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship held in Las Vegas, Nevada. The team was nicknamed the "Redeem Team", a play on the "Dream Team" name for the 1992 U.S. Olympic team, and a reference to the fact that the United States came away with disappointing bronze medals during the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2006 FIBA World Championship. Former Phoenix Suns chairman and CEO Jerry Colangelo was named managing director of the national team program by the USA Basketball Executive Committee in 2005. Kobe Bryant was named the team captain and Mike Krzyzewski was named the head coach of the 2008 team.{{cite magazine |access-date=November 18, 2018
Team USA defeated its opponents by an average of 27.9 points. The United States defeated Spain 118–107 in the final to win the gold. Dwyane Wade was the leading scorer for team USA averaging 16 points per game.
In September 2025, the entire team was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, with two of its members, Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard, also being inducted as players at that time. With the Hall of Fame inductions, 6 players (Anthony, Chris Bosh, Bryant, Howard, Jason Kidd, and Wade) and two coaches (Jim Boeheim and Krzyzewski) have been inducted individually into the Naismith Hall of Fame.
Record
Main article: United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics#Basketball
Preparation Matches: USA Basketball International Challenge
| **** | **87 – 76** | **** | Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena, Shanghai |
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Preliminary round
Main article: Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament#Group B
The team competed in Group B of the preliminary round.
| **** | **106 – 57** | **** | Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing |
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Tournament bracket
Main article: Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament#Knockout round
Roster
References
References
- "USA BASKETBALL ANNOUNCES 12-MEMBER 2008 MEN'S SENIOR NATIONAL TEAM".
- "The Redeem Team".
- (6 April 2025). "USA’s Beijing 2008 ‘Redeem Team’ inducted into Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame". The International Olympic Committee.
- "2008 Stats - United States".
- "Bird, Moore, Anthony, Donovan top '25 Basketball Hall of Fame class". Associated Press (via ESPN).
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