Tag Archives: USA Basketball

Nate McMillian – McMillian has been a part of the USA Basketball program since Krzyzewski took over as the head Ccach. He has 12 years experience coaching NBA players. He could pick up where Krzyzewski left off and keep the USA basketball program

In the end, the United States men's basketball team wouldn't be denied the gold medal. But Pau Gasol and Spain's national team made sure that the traveling troupe of NBA All-Stars with USA emblazoned across its jerseys

LeBron James and Kevin Durant helped the United States win its second straight Olympic title with a 107-100 victory over Spain in the final day of the London Games on Sunday. James stood with both arms in the air, then hugged Durant before they headed

The USA basketball team has proven their point. That the Americans that play in the NBA are the best in the world. After embarrassing themselves in 2004 with a bronze medal in Australia because the top NBA players declined to play for the team, a sense

LeBron James and Kevin Durant helped the United States win its second straight Olympic title with a 107-100 victory over Spain in the final day of the London Games on Sunday. James stood with both arms in the air, then hugged Durant before they headed

LeBron James #6 of the United States celebrates winning the Men's Basketball gold medal game between the United States and Spain on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympics Games at North Greenwich Arena on August 12,

New York — The USA Basketball men's and women's teams gold medal games deliver huge ratings drew big viewership numbers for their gold medal games on NBC — with 12.5 million viewers for the men, and 10.2 viewers for the women — helping propel

Team USA is back on top in another Olympic cycle. But what will the team look like in 2014 and 2016? The Hook assesses who might be leaving, who might be coming back and who is rising up.

The USA basketball team has proven their point. That the Americans that play in the NBA are the best in the world. After embarrassing themselves in 2004 with a bronze medal in Australia because the top NBA players declined to play for the team, a sense

USA basketball brought home gold in London this summer, but instead of reliving everything that made it special, it's all the teams that came before them who really make us appreciate Team USA in

LeBron is uncertain on any commitments for Rio at this point.

I will publicly acknowledge a somewhat petty, arguably un-Olympian attitude towards the XXX Games. I was obsessed with the idea of besting China in the medals count—both overall and among the gold medals—and I compulsively kept checking the web

The finals in London on Sunday marks Kobe Bryant's last Olympic Games.

I will publicly acknowledge a somewhat petty, arguably un-Olympian attitude towards the XXX Games. I was obsessed with the idea of besting China in the medals count—both overall and among the gold medals—and I compulsively kept checking the web

In the simplest sense, USA basketball best represents the American view of itself as unimpeachable Superpower. It is, in many respects, the final outpost of that outdated 20th century view. Throughout the past century, Americans could count on track

LONDON – USA Basketball chairman and managing director Jerry Colangelo doesn't play the “what if” game. He refuses to even entertain it, whether it's in regards to the program he runs, the games the teams play or the

Maybe if Dwight Howard were playing for Team USA instead of acting like a indecisive child as he nurses an injury, Love would be cheering from the bench alongside Carmelo Anthony. But the fact that Love is on the floor with everything on the line is a

It's worth noting that a successful college coach in Jim Boeheim has been in the USA Basketball pipeline, so to speak, as an assistant for Coach K. (So too have Mike D'Antoni and Nate McMillan, neither of which are currently employed by NBA teams.)

View slideshow: Chris Paul shines for Team USA Basketball. And maybe on another day, Coach K would go with Williams if the match up dictated it, but his decision to go with Paul spoke volumes, and the Clippers all-star did not disappoint. With Team USA

In the end, the United States men's basketball team wouldn't be denied the gold medal. But Pau Gasol and Spain's national team made sure that the traveling troupe of NBA All-Stars with USA emblazoned across its jerseys

On Sunday, the superheroes who elicited those calls were LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Kobe Bryant, swooping past Spain to help the USA win its second straight Olympic gold medal and cement America's rightful place atop the basketball universe.

The U.S. men's basketball team defended its title by fighting off another huge challenge from Spain, pulling away in the final minutes for a 107-100 victory on Sunday and its second straight Olympic championship. And just like 2008, the star-studded

The United States men's basketball team has taken home the gold medal once again, defeating Spain 107-100. LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, and 87 other NBA All-Stars were surprisingly too much for Pau Gasol

Secondly, the men's team brought an encore gold over Spain 107-100. Spain played with a stubborn and very capable resolve. The score did not indicate how strong Spain's effort was. Even though USA had the edge 83-82 at the start of the fourth quarter

The finals in London on Sunday marks Kobe Bryant's last Olympic Games.