Dream Team Record 1992
During the 1992 olympics the chuck daly coached dream team defeated their opponents by an average of 44 points on their way to defeating croatia 117 85 in the gold medal game.
Dream team record 1992. The 1992 dream team won by an average of 43 8 points an olympic record and the closest a team came to challenging the u s. The team has been described by american and international journalists as the greatest sports team ever assembled. Men s national basketball team more commonly referred to as the dream team wrapped up their perfect olympic campaign with a 117 85 win over croatia in the gold medal. 1992 usa dream team opens with 116 48 victory over angola.
Previous olympics team history next olympics. The dream team included michael jordan magic johnson larry bird and more. On august 8 1992 the u s. They finished the tournament of americas with a.
Even the bench players were nba legends and the dream team easily got the gold medal. 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. At the 1992 summer olympics held in barcelona the team defeate. That showed the dream team at full strength.
Michael jordan and scottie pippen became the first players to win both nba championship and olympic gold medal in the same year having played for the chicago bulls. 1992 united states men s olympic basketball. Squad sent a crystal clear message to its olympic opponents this team would take no team lightly. Eleven of its players and three of its coaches were eventually inducted into the naismith memorial basketball hall of fame.
73 5 1st of 12. An autographed dream team jersey worn by michael jordan during the 1992 barcelona olympics was sold for 216 000 on sunday night in an auction according to memorabilia company robert edward. Was croatia which was beaten by 32. 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.
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. Here s what they look like now. Opening 1992 olympic play on july 26 against african zone champion angola the u s. 117 2 1st of 12 pa g.