| Head coach | Lenny Wilkens |
|---|---|
| 1996 Summer Olympics |  |
| Scoring leader |  Charles Barkley[1] 12.4 |
| Rebounding leader | Charles Barkley 6.6 |
| Assists leader | Gary Payton 4.5 |
The men's national basketball team of the United States won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Led by Basketball Hall of Fame head coach Lenny Wilkens, the team won gold for the second straight Olympics. Nicknamed Dream Team III,[2][3] the team included five players who were Olympic teammates on the original "Dream Team", from the 1992 Olympic basketball tournament: Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, Scottie Pippen, John Stockton, and David Robinson. Gary Payton was a late replacement for the injured Glenn Robinson.[4][5]
- ^ 1996 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men 20 Jul. to 3 Aug. 1996 - Atlanta in United States of America.
- ^ Rhoden, William C. (July 23, 1996). "Sports of The Times;Competitors Without a Competition". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 24, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
WAGERS were being taken on how badly Dream Team III would route Angola last night in Game 2 of its gold-medal tour.
- ^ OlympicTalk (May 1, 2020). "Why Michael Jordan didn't return for 1996 Atlanta Olympics". NBC Sports. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ^ "Glenn Robinson off Dream Team". Associated Press.
- ^ "Robinson Out of Olympics". Chicago Tribune.