Basketball | U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum

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.

Perhaps the greatest amateur basketball team ever assembled, the roster included 10 future NBA players, including the next four players to win Rookie of the Year. The team won its games by an average of 42.4 points en route to the gold medal.

1956 Men’s Basketball Team

Led by Bill Russell and K.C. Jones, the 1956 U.S. Men's Basketball Team was dominant at the Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games, winning each of its eight games by at least 30 points en route to winning a gold medal.

Hank Iba

One of the greatest basketball coaches of all-time, Hank Iba guided the United States men's basketball teams to two Olympic gold medals and one silver.