USA Basketball today announced the 2024 USA Basketball Men's National Team that will compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics, to be held from July 26 to August 26. 11th 2024. The team was selected by United States Basketball Men's National Team Managing Director Grant Hill and approved by the United States Basketball Board of Governors.
The team is highlighted by 12 athletes with extensive experience in USA Basketball Among them are three-time Olympic champion Kevin Durant (Phoenix Suns) and two-time Olympic gold medalist and NBA all-time leading scorer LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers).
In addition to Durant and James, the 2024 U.S. Men's National Team includes Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat), Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns), Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors), and Anthony Davis (Los Angeles Lakers). , Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves) will participate. , Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers), Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana Pacers), Jrue Holiday (Boston Celtics), Kawhi Leonard (Los Angeles Clippers), Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics) vinegar).
The team boasts a total of 11 Olympic appearances and owns 10 Olympic gold medals and three FIBA World Cup titles. In total, the United States will bring 12 NBA All-Stars, four NBA MVPs and six NBA Champions to Paris.
“I am honored to introduce the 2024 USA Basketball Men's National Team,” Hill said. “We are grateful to these 12 individuals for their dedication to representing USA Basketball. The United States is home to some of the best basketball players in the world, and we have received tremendous interest in joining this roster. These decisions weren't easy, but I'm glad we went through the process and came to this result.
“We have the utmost respect for the level of competition we will face this summer. The Olympics are the pinnacle of sports, and the world will be watching America play in the toughest basketball tournament in history. ”
Durant, also a 2010 World Cup gold medalist, led in total points (435), points average (19.8 points), field goals (146), 3-point field goals (74), and free throws (69). He ranks third in rebounds (118) and blocks (16) and fourth in games played (24) and assists (71).
James scored 273 points (3 goals)rd He won gold medals in 2008 and 2012 and made his Olympic debut (bronze) in 2004. James also won a gold medal at his FIBA Tournament of the Americas in 2007.
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Adebayo (2020), Booker (2020), Davis (2012), Holiday (2020) and Tatum (2020) have won Olympic gold medals, making James the first Olympic athlete since his debut in 2004. He is part of a group that boasts 34 wins and 4 losses. .
Curry is a two-time World Cup champion (2010, 2014) and will make his Olympic debut this summer. He is one of six players to have played in a World Cup, including Davis (2014), Durant (2010), Edwards (2023), Haliburton (2023), James (2006) and Tatum (2019). One of them. Of the seven World Cup participants, three (Curry, Davis in 2014, Durant in 2010) won gold medals, and two (Edwards in 2023, Durant in 2010) earned All-Star Five honors. Edwards and Haliburton will participate in the 2023 FIBA Men's World Cup in Manila, helping the United States win the Olympic bid.
Embiid and Leonard are scheduled to make their debut with the U.S. National Basketball Team on July 10 when the U.S. hosts Canada to open the U.S. Basketball Showcase at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The 2024 U.S. Men's National Team will be led by a head coach. Assists by Steve Kerr (Golden State Warriors), Mark Few (Gonzaga University), Tyronn Lue (Los Angeles Clippers), and Erik Spoelstra (Miami Heat). Last summer, this quartet coached his 2023 USA Basketball Men's National Team to his fourth-place finish at the 2023 FIBA Men's World Cup in Manila.
“My staff and I are honored to coach these amazing athletes in their goal of winning a gold medal at the Paris Olympics,” said Coach Kerr. “We intend to represent American basketball at its finest and we want to make our country proud.”
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USA Basketball will begin training camp on July 6th in Las Vegas. After the game against Canada, the U.S. team will embark on an international training period that begins with the U.S. hosting Australia and Serbia on July 15 and 17, respectively, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Australia and Serbia will play in Abu Dhabi on July 18th. Tickets will go on sale this spring, but fans can click here to register for updates.
The U.S. Basketball Showcase continues at London's O2 Arena, with the U.S. men taking on the South Sudanese national team on July 20th and the German national team on July 22nd, followed by the U.S. women's and Germany national teams on July 23rd. Teams compete against each other.
The USA Basketball Showcase features a series of games to help the U.S. National Basketball Team prepare for major competitions like the Summer Olympics and FIBA World Cup. For more information about the USA Basketball Showcase and to purchase tickets, click here. here.
The United States has officially qualified for the 2023 FIBA World Cup in Paris as one of the top two countries in the FIBA Americas Zone, to be held in September. This will be the 17th time the U.S. men have participated in the tournament, five years in a row.th Overall – Olympic gold medal.
As part of Group C, the U.S. men will face the winners of the Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) in Serbia on July 28, South Sudan on July 31, and Puerto Rico on August 3 in the first round of the Olympic tournament. . The Olympic 5-on-5 basketball group stage will take place in Lille, France, before the tournament moves to Paris for the finals and medal rounds.
At the 2024 Olympic Summer Games, USA Basketball will be represented by four teams, including men's and women's 5-on-5 and men's and women's 3×3. The United States is the reigning Olympic champion in men's and women's 5-on-5 and women's 3×3, and men's 3×3 is scheduled to make its Olympic debut this summer. Details regarding all four U.S. Basketball teams will be announced at a later date.