The top four places in each of the preliminary round groups advanced to the

eight team, single-elimination knockout stage, where Group A teams would

meet Group B teams. The United States' Dream Team asserted their
dominance by advancing to the next round undefeated and winning their five
preliminary games by an average margin of almost 46 points. The only teams
representing Asia and Africa, China and Angola respectively couldn't
advance and ended up competing for ninth place with Venezuela and host
nation Spain.
That year a record 10,563 athletes from 172 countries gathered without a
single country boycotting the games. The U.S. team was the only team to
go undefeated in all 8 games that year. They averaged an Olympic record
of 117.3 points per game. They won their games by an average of 43.8
points per game. The closest anyone got was 32 points and that was the
gold medal game against Croatia.

Michael Jordan's 1992 Olympic stats are 2.8 rebounds , 4.8 assists, 4.6 steals,
0.8 blocks, 1.2 turnovers, and 14.9 points per game.
Larry Birds 1992 Olympic stats are 3.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.8 steals, 0.1
blocks, 0.6 turnovers, and 8.4 points per game.
Patrick Ewings 1992 Olympic stats are 5.2 rebounds, 0.3 assists, 0.9 steals, 1.1
blocks, 0.6 turnovers, and 9.5 points per game.
Magic Johnsons 1992 Olympic stats are 1.3 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 1.3 steals, 0.2
blocks, 1.0 turnovers, and 8.0 points per game.
Charles Barkleys 1992 Olympic stats are 4.1 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 2.6 steals,
0.8 blocks, 0.8 turnovers, and 18 points per game.
 Starting Lineup

Center: Patrick Ewing

Born: Aug. 5, 1962

Basketball C
3-time All-America; led Georgetown to 3 NCAA Finals and 1984 title; Final 4 MOP in '84;
1986 NBA Rookie of Year with New York; All-NBA (1990); on U.S. Olympic gold medal-
winning teams in 1984 and '92; named one of the NBA's 50 Greatest Players; retired after

2001-02 season.

Power Forward: Charles Barkley

Born: Feb. 20, 1963

Basketball F
5-time All-NBA 1st team with Philadelphia and Phoenix; U.S. Olympic Dream Team member
in '92; NBA regular season MVP in 1993; currently a basketball announcer for TNT.

Small Forward: Larry Bird

Born: Dec. 7, 1956

Basketball F
college Player of Year (1979) at Indiana St.; 1980 NBA Rookie of Year; 9-time All-NBA 1st
team; 3-time regular season MVP (1984-86); led Boston to 3 NBA titles (1981,84, 86); 2-
time Finals MVP (1984,86); U.S. Olympic Dream Team member in '92; inducted into Hall of
Fame in 1998; in 1997, named coach of Indiana Pacers and won Coach of the Year honors in
first season; led the Pacers to the NBA Finals in 2000 but lost in 6 games to the Lakers
and retired; named president of basketball operations of Pacers in 2003.

Shooting Guard: Michael Jordan

Born: Feb. 17, 1963

Basketball G
 College Player of Year with North Carolina in 1984; NBA Rookie of the Year (1985); led
NBA in scoring 7 years in a row (1987-93) and also 1996-98; 10- time All-NBA 1st team; 5-
time regular season MVP (1988,91-92,96,98) and 6-time MVP of NBA Finals (1991-93,96-
98); 3-time AP Male Athlete of Year; led U.S. Olympic team to gold in 1984 and 92;
stunned sports world when he retired at age 30 on Oct. 6, 1993; signed as OF with Chi.
White Sox and spent summer of 94 in AA with Birmingham; struggled with .204 average;
made one of the most anticipated comebacks in sports history when he returned to the
Bulls lineup on Mar. 19, 1995 but Bulls were eliminated by Orlando in 2nd round of playoffs
later that season; led Bulls to NBA titles for the next 3 years for 6 titles in all (1991-
93,96-98); retired in 1999; became pres. of Wash. Wizards before unretiring again in

2001 and returning to play with Wizards for 2 seasons.

Point Guard: Magic Johnson

Born: Aug. 14, 1959

Basketball G
led Michigan St. to NCAA title in 1979 and was Final 4 MOP; All-NBA 1st team 9 times; 3-
time MVP (1987,89-90); led LA Lakers to 5 NBA titles; 3-time Finals MVP (1980, 82, 87);
3rd all-time in NBA assists with 10,141; retired on Nov. 7, 1991 after announcing he was
HIV-positive; returned to score 25 points in 1992 NBA All-Star Game; U.S. Olympic Dream
Team co-captain; announced NBA comeback then retired again before start of 1992-93
season; named head coach of Lakers on Mar. 23, 1994, but finished season at 5-11 and quit;
later became minority owner of team; came back a final time and played 32 games during
1995-96 season.
 Head Coach: Chuck Daly

Born: July 20, 1930

Basketball Coach
coached Detroit to two NBA titles (1989-90) before leaving in 1992 to coach New Jersey;
coached NBA Dream Team to gold medal in 1992 Olympics; retired in 1994 but returned
in 1997 to coach Orlando Magic for two seasons.

(Most of the time)

The Dream Team