With USAB's founding in 1974, we rank the 50 players who did the most while wearing “USA” across his or her chest in the last 50 years.
Let’s get this out of the way: On this list of the top 50 USA Basketball players of all time, Michael Jordan is ninth. Deal with it. On Wednesday, USA Basketball formally announced its star-studded men’s team for the Paris Olympics , . This year is also the 50th anniversary of USA Basketball as an organization.
players ever. Pos Center Forward Guard Expand all Collapse all Loading Try changing or resetting your filters to see more. 1 Lisa Leslie Center 6-5 OLYMPICS 4 FIBA 2 1 Not MJ, LeBron, nor Kobe. Not Taurasi, Swoopes, nor Miller. No one in the 50 years of USA Basketball was more dominant each time he or she put on that American jersey than Lisa Deshaun Leslie, which was the deciding factor in her ascension to No. 1 on our list. Leslie, of Compton, Calif.
career was better and longer than LeBron James’ tenure. Anthony was also the leading scorer during the 2007 AmeriCup tournament, which the Redeem Team needed to qualify for the 2008 Olympics.
, Jordan’s teams never lost, and he was USA Basketball’s top male athlete in 1983 and 1984. Considering his relatively short USA career, Jordan’s place in the record books is commendable. His role as the face of the most popular international basketball team ever – legendary.
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