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USA men's basketball roster, schedule for Paris Olympics: Team USA advances to final
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After a comeback victory for the ages, the U.S. men's national basketball team is now one game from reclaiming gold.
The expectation for Team USA has been to go through the 2024 Paris Olympics without a blemish and that's going according to plan. With a loaded lineup , Steve Kerr's squad has been successful in every game, and pulled off a massive fourth-quarter comeback against Serbia in the semifinals to keep its gold medal hopes alive. Now, one more victory and it'll be five consecutive gold medals for Team USA.
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Here's what to know for Team USA before it plays in the gold-medal game :
United States guard LeBron James (6) and small forward Jayson Tatum (10) react in the first half against Brazil in a men’s basketball quarterfinal game during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Accor Arena.
USA men's basketball national team roster
The men's basketball team roster was selected by USA Basketball Men's National Team managing director Grant Hill, who won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta as a player. The men's national team representing the U.S. has a combined 10 Olympic gold medals among hem heading into the 2024 Olympics:
* Each asterisk represents an Olympic appearance (includes 2024 Paris Olympics)
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** Anthony Davis, Los Angeles Lakers
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* Anthony Edwards, Minnesota Timberwolves
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** Bam Adebayo, Miami Heat
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*Derrick White, Boston Celtics
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** Devin Booker, Phoenix Suns
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** Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics
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* Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers
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** Jrue Holiday, Boston Celtics
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**** Kevin Durant, Phoenix Suns
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**** LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers
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* Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
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* Tyrese Haliburton, Indiana Pacers
USA men's basketball schedule for Paris Olympics
The U.S. men's national team went 3-0 during group play and won its quarterfinal and semifinal matches. Here's the dates for the U.S. games:
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Sunday, July 28: USA 110, Serbia 84
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Wednesday, July 31: USA 103, South Sudan 86
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Saturday, Aug. 3: USA 104, Puerto Rico 83
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Tuesday, Aug. 6: USA 122, Brazil 87
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Thursday, Aug. 8: USA 95, Serbia 91
Who is the head coach of USA men's basketball?
Steve Kerr, the head coach of the Golden State Warriors, is the head coach of the 2024 USA Men's National Team. His assistants are Mark Few (Gonzaga), Tyronn Lue (Los Angeles Clippers) and Erik Spoelstra (Miami Heat). Kerr, along with Few, Lue and Spoelstra, previously led the U.S. men's national team to a fourth-place finish at the 2023 FIBA Men's World Cup in Manila, Philippines.
"My staff and I are honored to coach this amazing group of players in our quest to win Olympic gold in Paris," said Kerr, who served as an assistant on the 2020 U.S. men's national team that won gold in Tokyo. "We plan to represent USA Basketball with the utmost class and we hope to make our country proud."
How many gold medals does USA men's basketball have?
USA men's basketball has earned 19 Olympic medals since the first Games were held in 1936, including 16 gold, one silver and two bronze. The U.S. won its fourth consecutive gold medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
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Here's how the American men have performed in the past four decades:
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2021, Tokyo: Gold (87–82 win over France)
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2016, Rio: Gold (96–66 win over Serbia)
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2012, London: Gold (107–100 win over Spain)
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2008, Beijing: Gold (118–107 win over Spain)
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2004, Athens: Bronze (104–96 win over Lithuania in bronze-medal game)
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2000, Sydney: Gold (85–75 win over France)
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1996, Atlanta: Gold (95–69 win over Yugoslavia)
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1992, Barcelona: Gold (117–85 win over Croatia)
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1988, Seoul: Bronze (78–49 win over Australia in bronze-medal game)
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1984, Los Angeles: Gold (96–65 win over Spain)
How many Olympic gold medals does Kevin Durant have?
Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony (2008, 2012, 2016) are the only U.S. men's basketball players to have won three Olympic gold medals. Durant can become the first to earn four.
Here's how everyone else's medal count stacks up:
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Kevin Durant: 3 golds (2012, 2016, 2020)
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LeBron James: 2 golds (2008, 2012), 1 bronze (2004)
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Anthony Davis: 1 gold (2012)
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Bam Adebayo: 1 gold (2020)
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Devin Booker: 1 gold (2020)
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Jayson Tatum: 1 gold (2020)
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Jrue Holiday: 1 gold (2020)
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Anthony Edwards: 0
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Joel Embiid: 0
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Derrick White: 0
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Stephen Curry: 0
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Tyrese Haliburton: 0
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: USA men's basketball team: Roster, schedule for Paris Olympics 2024
