Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | South Korea |
City | Seoul |
Dates | 17–30 September |
Teams | 12 (from 5 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 1 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 46 |
Top scorer | ![]() (42.3 points per game) |
Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||
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Qualification | ||
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Tournament | ||
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Rosters | ||
men | women | |
The men's tournament in basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul began on 17 September and ended on 30 September.
The Soviet Union won their second gold medal, defeating Yugoslavia 76–63 in the gold medal match.
This was the last Olympic basketball tournament where NBA players were not allowed to participate; FIBA instituted a rule change in 1989 that lifted that restriction, leading to the dominance of 1992's Dream Team.[1][2]
Competition schedule
[edit]G | Group stage | ¼ | Quarter-finals | ½ | Semi-finals | C | Classification matches | B | Bronze medal match | F | Final |
Sat 17 | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 | Sun 25 | Mon 26 | Tue 27 | Wed 28 | Thu 29 | Fri 30 | ||||
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G | G | G | G | G | G | C | ¼ | C | ½ | C | B | C | F |
Qualification
[edit]A NOC could enter one men's team with 12 players. Automatic qualifications were granted to the host country and the winners from the previous edition. The remaining teams were decided by the continental championships in Asia, Oceania, Africa and Americas and European qualifying tournament. Champions of Asia and Oceania, top two teams from Africa and top three from Americas earned direct qualification. Last three berths are allocated from European qualifying tournament, held in Netherlands.
Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
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1984 Summer Olympics | 29 July – 10 August 1984 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
Host nation | 30 September 1981 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
1987 FIBA Oceania Championship | 31 August – 4 September 1987 | ![]() ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
FIBA Africa Championship 1987 | 17–27 December 1987 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() |
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1988 Tournament of the Americas | 22–31 May 1988 | ![]() | 3 | ![]() |
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European qualifying tournament | July 1988 | ![]() | 3 | ![]() |
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1987 ABC Championship | 14–27 November 1987 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 12 |
Squads
[edit]Each NOC was limited to one team per tournament. Each team had a roster of twelve players.
Group stage
[edit]Group A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 468 | 384 | +84 | 9[a] | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 460 | 393 | +67 | 9[a] | |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 429 | 408 | +21 | 8[b] | |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 382 | 387 | −5 | 8[b] | |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 4 | 346 | 436 | −90 | 6 | 9th–12th classification round |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 5 | 384 | 461 | −77 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 0 | 485 | 302 | +183 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 484 | 435 | +49 | 9 | |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 590 | 522 | +68 | 8 | |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 3 | 479 | 455 | +24 | 7 | |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 4 | 433 | 527 | −94 | 6 | 9th–12th classification round |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 5 | 338 | 568 | −230 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Knockout stage
[edit]Championship bracket
[edit]Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
September 26 | ||||||||||
(A1) ![]() | 95 | |||||||||
September 28 | ||||||||||
(B4) ![]() | 73 | |||||||||
(A1) ![]() | 91 | |||||||||
September 26 | ||||||||||
(A3) ![]() | 70 | |||||||||
(B2) ![]() | 74 | |||||||||
September 30 | ||||||||||
(A3) ![]() | 77 | |||||||||
(A1) ![]() | 63 | |||||||||
September 26 | ||||||||||
(A2) ![]() | 76 | |||||||||
(B1) ![]() | 94 | |||||||||
September 28 | ||||||||||
(A4) ![]() | 57 | |||||||||
(B1) ![]() | 76 | |||||||||
September 26 | ||||||||||
(A2) ![]() | 82 | Third place | ||||||||
(A2) ![]() | 110 | |||||||||
September 29 | ||||||||||
(B3) ![]() | 105 | |||||||||
(A3) ![]() | 49 | |||||||||
(B1) ![]() | 78 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
[edit]26 September 1988 21:30 |
Yugoslavia ![]() | 95–73 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 40–26, 55–47 | ||
Pts: Divac 17 Rebs: Vranković 9 Asts: Cvjetićanin, Divac, Petrović 2 | Pts: Walton 17 Rebs: Mungar, Walton 7 Asts: Hatch 2 |
26 September 1988 16:30 |
Spain ![]() | 74–77 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 40–41, 34–36 | ||
Pts: San Epifanio 17 Rebs: Martínez, Jiménez 7 Asts: Montero 3 | Pts: Gaze 28 Rebs: Sengstock 5 Asts: 4 players 1 |
26 September 1988 11:45 |
United States ![]() | 94–57 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 48–28, 46–29 | ||
Pts: Manning 18 Rebs: Manning 7 Asts: C.D. Smith 3 | Pts: Cruz 12 Rebs: Mincy 8 Asts: Cruz 4 |
26 September 1988 19:30 |
Soviet Union ![]() | 110–105 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 53–58, 57–47 | ||
Pts: Kurtinaitis 24 Rebs: Sabonis 9 Asts: Sabonis, Tarakanov, Volkov 2 | Pts: Schmidt 46 Rebs: Israel 11 Asts: Maury 5 |
Semifinals
[edit]28 September 1988 |
Yugoslavia ![]() | 91–70 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 44–31, 47–39 | ||
Pts: Petrović 24 Rebs: Divac 10 Asts: Petrović 3 | Pts: Gaze 27 Rebs: Borner, Vlahov 4 Asts: Sengstock 4 |
28 September 1988 12:00 |
United States ![]() | 76–82 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 37–47, 39–35 | ||
Pts: Robinson 19 Rebs: Robinson 12 Asts: Coles 2 | Pts: Kurtinaitis 28 Rebs: Sabonis 13 Asts: Volkov 5 |
Bronze medal game
[edit]29 September 1988 21:30 |
Australia ![]() | 49–78 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 29–52, 20–26 | ||
Pts: Gaze 17 Rebs: Sengstock 6 Asts: Smyth 2 | Pts: Majerle, Richmond, Robinson 12 Rebs: Richmond, Robinson 7 Asts: Richmond 2 |
Gold medal game
[edit]30 September 1988 |
Yugoslavia ![]() | 63–76 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 28–31, 35–45 | ||
Pts: Petrović 24 Rebs: Divac 7 Asts: Petrović 4 | Pts: Marčiulionis 21 Rebs: Sabonis 15 Asts: Marčiulionis 6 |
Classification round
[edit]5th–8th Place
September 28 | 5th place (September 30) | ||||||||
B3 | ![]() | 104 | |||||||
A4 | ![]() | 86 | |||||||
B3 | ![]() | 106 | |||||||
B4 | ![]() | 90 | |||||||
B4 | ![]() | 96 | |||||||
B2 | ![]() | 91 | 7th place (September 29) | ||||||
A4 | ![]() | 93 | |||||||
B2 | ![]() | 92 |
9th–12th Place
September 26 | 9th place (September 29) | ||||||||
A5 | ![]() | 63 | |||||||
B6 | ![]() | 57 | |||||||
A5 | ![]() | 81 | |||||||
A6 | ![]() | 89 | |||||||
B5 | ![]() | 90 | |||||||
A6 | ![]() | 93 | 11th place (September 29) | ||||||
B6 | ![]() | 75 | |||||||
B5 | ![]() | 97 |
Classification 5–8 semifinals
28 September 1988 9:45 |
Brazil ![]() | 104–86 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 51–39, 53–47 | ||
Pts: Schmidt 46 Rebs: Schmidt 9 Asts: Guerrinha 7 | Pts: E. de León 19 Rebs: E. de León 10 Asts: Cruz 2 |
28 September 1988 14:30 |
Canada ![]() | 96–91 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 41–42, 55–49 | ||
Pts: Triano 27 Rebs: Raffin 8 Asts: Raffin 4 | Pts: Jiménez 16 Rebs: Jiménez 6 Asts: Solozábal 5 |
Classification 7–8
29 September 1988 19:30 |
Puerto Rico ![]() | 93–92 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 47–45, 46–47 | ||
Pts: Morales 25 Rebs: Ortíz, Mincy 8 Asts: Ortíz 4 | Pts: Jiménez 31 Rebs: Jiménez 8 Asts: Solozábal 6 |
Classification 5–6
30 September 1988 09:45 |
Brazil ![]() | 106–90 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 43–39, 63–51 | ||
Pts: Schmidt 41 Rebs: Pipoka 17 Asts: Villas Boas, Schmidt 2 | Pts: Triano 29 Rebs: Hatch 10 Asts: Yearwood 3 |
Classification 9–12 semifinals
26 September 1988 09:45 |
Central African Republic ![]() | 63–57 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 33–31, 30–26 | ||
Pts: F. Goporo, Bella 15 Rebs: Lavodrama 16 Asts: Lavodrama 7 | Pts: Khalil 17 Rebs: Khalil 8 Asts: Amir 4 |
26 September 1988 09:45 |
China ![]() | 90–93 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 48–47, 42–46 | ||
Pts: Li 22 Rebs: Wang L. 7 Asts: Li 2 | Pts: Kim HJ 17 Rebs: Kim YT 12 Asts: Kim HJ, Kim YT, Yoo 2 |
Classification 11–12
29 September 1988 14:30 |
Egypt ![]() | 75–97 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 42–56, 33–41 | ||
Pts: Khalil 26 Rebs: Moussa 6 Asts: Moussa, Sedky 1 | Pts: Zhang Y. 33 Rebs: Song 12 Asts: Sun, Wang L., Zhang Y. 3 |
Classification 9–10
29 September 1988 16:30 |
Central African Republic ![]() | 81–89 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 41–43, 40–46 | ||
Pts: Lavodrama 14 Rebs: Lavodrama 12 Asts: Kotta 3 | Pts: Lee CH 31 Rebs: Lee MK 8 Asts: Kim HJ 6 |
Awards
[edit]1988 Olympic Basketball Champions |
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![]() Soviet Union Second title |
Final ranking
[edit]Rankings are determined by classification games:
Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
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Gold medal game participants | |||||||
![]() | ![]() | 8 | 7 | 1 | 728 | 637 | +91 |
![]() | ![]() | 8 | 6 | 2 | 717 | 603 | +114 |
Bronze medal game participants | |||||||
![]() | ![]() | 8 | 7 | 1 | 733 | 490 | +243 |
4th | ![]() | 8 | 4 | 4 | 625 | 651 | −26 |
Eliminated at the quarterfinals | |||||||
5th | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 3 | 905 | 808 | +97 |
6th | ![]() | 8 | 3 | 5 | 738 | 747 | −9 |
7th | ![]() | 8 | 4 | 4 | 618 | 677 | −59 |
8th | ![]() | 8 | 4 | 4 | 741 | 701 | +40 |
Eliminated at the preliminary round | |||||||
9th | ![]() | 7 | 2 | 5 | 566 | 632 | −66 |
10th | ![]() | 7 | 2 | 5 | 490 | 582 | −92 |
11th | ![]() | 7 | 2 | 5 | 620 | 695 | −75 |
12th | ![]() | 7 | 0 | 7 | 470 | 728 | −258 |
References
[edit]- ^ Kalb, Elliott; Weinstein, Mark (2009). The 30 Greatest Sports Conspiracy Theories of All-Time. Skyhorse. p. 71. ISBN 9781602396784. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ Freedman, Lew (2015). The 100 Most Important Sporting Events in American History. ABC-CLIO. p. 121. ISBN 9781440835759. Retrieved 5 May 2020.