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Basketball has been a Summer Olympics sport for men consistently since 1936. Prior to its inclusion as a medal sport, it was held as demonstration event in 1904. Women's basketball was played in the Olympics only since 1976.
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The Duke coach was brought in before the 2008 Games to revive a struggling Olympic team, which had finished a disappointing third in Athens. Krzyzewski and USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo established a player pool to help give the program structure, and the result has been a return to the top of the international game. The Americans won the gold medal in Beijing behind Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James. Two years later, they won the world title with a completely different roster.Krzyzewski says coaching the U.S. team has been "the ultimate honor," and he'll continue to be involved with USA Basketball after stepping down. Colangelo, meanwhile, said Monday he would stick around after London to provide the continuity that's been so key to the Americans' resurgence....By Tim GhianniSummitt, 59, had coached the Tennessee women's team since 1974 and compiled a record of 1,098 wins and 208 losses. Her Tennessee Lady Vols teams won ei...
Mike Krzyzewski is only thinking about this year, not about a potential third Olympics as U.S. men's basketball coach.Clearing up the confusion created when Clevelan...
The way things have been going, Americans should have expected a tough road back to Olympic men's basketball gold."It's been that kind of a year," USA Basketball cha...
Asjha Jones was added to the U.S. women's Olympic basketball team Monday, making half the roster former UConn Huskies.Jones joins Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Swin Cash,...
Dwight Howard's season is over. His chances to help Team USA win another Olympic gold are likely done, too.Orlando's All-Star center told ESPN.com he will have seaso...
Steve Nash has dreamed of managing the Canadian men's basketball team since he was a young point guard running its offense.He didn't envision that day would come so ...
The draw for the 2012 Olympic basketball tournament in London was held Monday and the United States was placed into a group that will include Argentina, France and T...
Minnesota's Spanish point guard Ricky Rubio will miss the rest of the National Basketball Association (NBA) season and the London Olympics after badly injuring his k...
Construction of the 12,000-seat basketball arena for the 2012 Olympics in London has been completed.The stadium became the fourth venue at the Olympic Park to be fin...
By Pedro FonsecaThe world champions meet Argentina, the team that beat them in the 2004 Athens Games semi-finals on their way to the gold medal, in their final game ...
Two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash has been named the general manager for Canada's men's senior national team.Nash, a free agent who spent the past eight seasons with the P...
The U.S. women's basketball team headed to the London Olympics this summer will have a familiar feel for coach Geno Auriemma .Five former UConn Huskies — Sue Bird, D...
One day, the small espresso shop near the site of the London Games was the "Olympic" cafe. The next day, it was the "Lympic."So where did the "O" go?The manager won'...
One day, the small espresso shop near the site of the London Games was the "Olympic" cafe. The next day, it was the "Lympic."So where did the "O'' go?The manager won...
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving was among 13 players chosen for the 2012 USA men's select team.The squad will train against the U.S. men's national team as it...
Tamika Catchings was thrilled to be back on the court.While most of her teammates on the U.S. Olympic women's basketball team spent the winter playing overseas, she ...
Brittney Griner could have added an Olympic medal to her NCAA title.The Baylor star's chances of making the U.S. team for this summer's London Olympics were "pretty ...
Baylor standout Brittney Griner will not play for the U.S. women's basketball team at the London Olympics this summer.The 6-foot-8 Griner, who was considered a candi...
Wednesday marks 100 days until the London Olympics, making it a good time to look at some of the athletes who will be thrilling sports fans on the biggest of stages ...
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