Dream Team Basketball Olympics 1992
The original dream team was the first usa olympic team to feature active professional nba players and has been described as the greatest sports team ever assembled.
Dream team basketball olympics 1992. Opening 1992 olympic play on july 26 against african zone champion angola the u s. Eleven of its players and three of its coaches were eventually inducted into the naismith memorial basketball hall of fame. 1992 olympic dominance by the numbers on june 28 1992 team usa opened with a 136 57 blowout against cuba in the tournament of the americas. That showed the dream team at full.
Squad sent a crystal clear message to its olympic opponents this team would take no team lightly. The 1992 united states men s olympic basketball team nicknamed the dream team was the first american olympic team to feature active professional players from the national basketball association. The 1992 united states men s olympic basketball team nicknamed the dream team was the first american olympic team to feature active nba players. The team is described by american journalists as.
On the 25th anniversary of the dream team winning the gold medal at the 1992 summer games in barcelona we present 25 remarkable stats about the greatest basketball team ever assembled. The team has been described by american and international journalists as the greatest sports team ever assembled.