1976 United States men's Olympic basketball team

The 1976 United States men's Olympic basketball team represented the United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The U.S. team won its eighth gold medal, out of the previous nine Summer Olympic Games.

1976 United States men's Olympic basketball team
Head coachDean Smith
1976 Summer Olympics
Scoring leaderUnited States Adrian Dantley
19.3
Rebounding leaderUnited States Scott May
6.2
Assists leaderUnited States Phil Ford
9.0
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Roster

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Name [1] Position Height Weight Age Team/School Home Town
Tate Armstrong G 6'3" 170 20 Duke Houston, Texas
Quinn Buckner G 6'3" 203 21 Indiana Dolton, Illinois
Kenny Carr F 6'7" 225 21 North Carolina State Washington, D.C.
Adrian Dantley G 6'5" 209 21 Notre Dame Washington, D.C.
Walter Davis F 6'5" 190 21 North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina
Phil Ford G 6'2" 170 20 North Carolina Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Ernie Grunfeld F 6'6" 225 21 Tennessee Forest Hills, New York
Phil Hubbard F 6'7" 194 19 Michigan Canton, Ohio
Mitch Kupchak C 6'10" 229 22 North Carolina Brentwood, New York
Tom LaGarde C 6'10" 214 21 North Carolina Detroit, Michigan
Scott May F 6'7" 218 22 Indiana Sandusky, Ohio
Steve Sheppard G 6'6" 209 22 Maryland Bronx, New York

1976 USA results

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1976 Olympic Games final standings

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1976 USA Men's Olympic Games Roster Archived 2010-01-03 at the Wayback Machine." usabasketball.com. Retrieved on April 28, 2014.
  2. ^ "USAB: Games of the XXIst Olympiad -- 1976". www.usabasketball.com. Archived from the original on August 12, 2010. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
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