Basketball | U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum

Randy Snow

After losing use of his legs in a farming accident, Randy Snow once again became an elite athlete, winning two Paralympic gold medals and one bronze.

2004 U.S. Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team

The U.S. women’s wheelchair basketball team delivered a defining moment at the Paralympic Games Athens 2004, capturing the program’s first gold medal in 16 years.

Susan Hagel

Susan Hagel, a six-time Paralympian, competed in wheelchair basketball, Para archery, and Para track and field between 1976 and 1996, earning four gold and two bronze medals.

Mike Krzyzewski 

Mike Krzyzewski served as head coach of the U.S. Men’s Olympic Basketball Team, guiding them to gold medal victories at the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, London 2012, and Rio 2016.

David Kiley

David Kiley competed at five Paralympic Games in wheelchair basketball, track and field, and alpine skiing. He won a total of 13 Paralympic medals.

Pat Summitt

Pat Summitt led the U.S. women’s basketball team to Olympic gold in Los Angeles 1984. She was the first female coach to be inducted into the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame.

1964 Men’s Basketball Team

Guard Jerry Shipp and forward Bill Bradley led the way as the U.S. Men's Basketball Team won its sixth consecutive Olympic gold medal.

Kobe Bryant, basketball great and two-time Olympic champion, dies in helicopter crash

One of the greatest basketball players of all time and a two-time Olympic champion, Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash. he was 41.

Lisa Leslie

A four-time Olympic gold medalist, Lisa Leslie owns 10 U.S. Olympic records, including most points in a game (35). Leslie was a three-time WNBA Most Valuable Player and two-time WNBA champion.

1992 Men’s Basketball Team

The best basketball team ever assembled, the 1992 U.S. Men's Basketball Team had 11 future Hall of Famers and won all of its games by at least 30 points in the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games.

Sport: Basketball