Basketball at the Goodwill Games
| Basketball at the Goodwill Games | |
|---|---|
| Status | Inactive |
| Frequency | Quadrennially |
| Inaugurated | 1986 |
| Most recent | 2001 |
| Organized by | Goodwill Games |
Basketball at the Goodwill Games began at the inaugural edition in Moscow, Soviet Union for women only. The men competition began at the 1990 edition in Seattle, United States.[1]
Men's tournament
| Goodwill Games | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years | Hosts |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze | 4th
place |
| 1990 Details |
Seattle, USA |
Yugoslavia [2] |
United States |
Soviet Union |
Brazil |
| 1994 Details |
Saint Petersburg, Russia |
Puerto Rico [3] |
Italy |
United States |
Russia |
| 1998 Details |
New York City, USA |
United States [4][5] |
Australia |
Lithuania |
Puerto Rico |
| 2001 Details |
Brisbane, Australia |
United States [6] |
Argentina |
Brazil |
Australia |
Top scorers
Points Per Game
| Year | Player | Position | Team | Points Per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Oscar Schmidt [7] | F | Brazil | |
| 1998 | Eddie Casiano [8] | SG | Puerto Rico | 24.7 |
Final
| Year | Player | Position | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Billy Owens [9] | F | United States | 23 |
| 1994 | Jerome Mincy [10] | SG | Puerto Rico | 20 |
| 1998 | Shane Heal [11] | SG | Australia | 38 |
| 2001 | Jermaine O'Neal [12][13] | F | United States | 14 |
Women's tournament
| Pan American Games | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years | Hosts |
Gold |
Silver | Bronze | 4th place |
| 1986 Details |
Moscow, USSR |
United States [14] |
Soviet Union |
Brazil |
Bulgaria |
| 1990 Details |
Seattle, USA |
United States [15] |
Soviet Union |
Bulgaria |
Brazil |
| 1994 Details |
Saint Petersburg, Russia |
United States [16] |
France |
China |
Russia |
See also
- Basketball at the Mediterranean Games
- Basketball at the Summer Olympics
- Basketball at the Summer Universiade
- Basketball at the Pan American Games
References
- ^ "Yugoslavs Beat U.S. for Gold : Goodwill Games". LA Times. 30 July 1990.
- ^ Men Basketball Goodwill Games 1990 Seatle (USA) - Winner Yugoslavia - todor66.com
- ^ Men Basketball Goodwill Games 1994 - Winner Puerto Rico - todor66.com
- ^ Men Basketball Goodwill Games 1998 - Winner United States - todor66.com
- ^ "GOODWILL GAMES; United States and Australia To Meet". NY Times. 28 July 1998.
- ^ Men Basketball Goodwill Games 2001 Brisbane (AUS) 03-09.09 - Winner United States - todor66.com
- ^ "GOODWILL GAMES : Anderson Finally Warms to Task for U.S. : Basketball: Americans beat Brazil, 112-95, and advance to Sunday's gold medal game against Yugoslavia". LA Times. 28 July 1998.
- ^ "GOODWILL GAMES; Puerto Rico Stuns U.S." NY Times. 25 July 1998.
- ^ "Goodwill Games; Yugoslavia Tops U.S. in Final". NY Times. 30 July 1990.
- ^ "GOODWILL GAMES;Decathlon Mark Will Be Music to O'Brien's Ears". 29 July 1994.
- ^ "GOODWILL GAMES; U.S. Turns Back Australia". 25 July 1998.
- ^ "U.S. wins Goodwill basketball gold medal". NY Times. 10 September 2001.
- ^ - Final de Juegos de la Buena Voluntad del 2001 - lanacion.com
- ^ Women Basketball Goodwill Games 1986 Moscva (URS) - 05-10.07 Winner United States - todor66.com
- ^ Women Basketball Goodwill Games 1990 Seatle (USA) - Winner United States - todor66.com
- ^ Women Basketball Goodwill Games 1994 - Winner United States - todor66.com
External links
- Official website
- Men Basketball Goodwill Games 1990 Seatle (USA) 23-30.07 - Winner Yugoslavia
- Men Basketball Goodwill Games 1994 - Winner Puerto Rico
- Men Basketball Goodwill Games 1998 - Winner United States
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