The 96 Olympic lineup of the Chinese men's basketball team is a pinnacle in the history of the men's basketball team, not only because of the historic first time to reach the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games, but also because a group of talented stars with different characteristics have emerged! It has become the most beautiful scenery of Chinese basketball in the 90s of the last century, and it is also the iconic lineup of Chinese basketball in that period of "dominating Asia and competing for the world".
I have to say that the Olympic lineup of the men's basketball team in '96 is quite luxurious. Since there are only 12 places in the men's basketball Olympics, many well-known local stars with considerable strength have not been selected for the 12-man list, which also confirms the absolute luxury of that lineup.
阿的江落选，李晓勇绝对主力
At the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, the Chinese men's basketball team achieved the replacement of the old and the new in the point guard position! The main point guard of the 1994 Men's Basketball World Championships and the main point guard of the Bayi men's basketball team failed to be selected for the 12-man squad. At the same time, the defenders who were not selected also included Fan Bin of the Bayi team.
Gong Luming chose Li Xiaoyong, the guard of the Liaoning team, and the young Li Xiaoyong played eight games on behalf of the Chinese men's basketball team, and was the most stable starter in the position of that Olympic Games! Since then, Li Xiaoyong has also become the main point guard of the Chinese men's basketball team for a long time, and he is also a powerful candidate for the best point guard in the history of the Chinese men's basketball team.
马健无缘96奥运阵容
Ma Jian, as a player with an average of 8+5 per game in the NCAA in the United States in the 1993-94 season, was a representative of strong body, strong impact and broad vision in that era, and was also a big forward who was widely watched and praised.
The reason why Ma Jian was not selected is that the 96 Olympic men's basketball team has a lot of talent in the power forward position, and they all have super shooting ability that Ma Jian does not have. After all, the men's basketball team had a golden front group at that time, whether it was Wu Naiqun, Wu Qinglong from Liaoning, or Zheng Wu, Liu Yudong, Gong Xiaobin, and Sun Jun, all of them were players with both internal and external skills, outstanding skills, and accurate shooting.
刘玉栋王治郅替补
In Atlanta in 1996, 17-year-old Wang Zhizhi was born. Wang Zhizhi was the No. 2 scorer of the Chinese men's basketball team in that Olympic Games, averaging 11+ points per game, which was on par with David Robinson's 12 points in the U.S. men's basketball team!
Liu Yudong is Gong Xiaobin's substitute, after all, Gong Xiaobin is the absolute king of technology in the position of the second center, and he is the winner of the best technical award of the Chinese men's basketball team! Therefore, the "God of War" can only be relegated to the substitute position.