1992 U.S. Olympic men's basketball team

In the first Olympics with NBA players, the golden Dream Team dominated

Image: (Left to right) Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing and Scottie Pippen

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Michael Jordan (left), Patrick Ewing (center) and Scottie Pippen were on the star-studded U.S. roster in the 1992 Games. En route to winning the gold, the team averaged an Olympic record 117.3 points per game.

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When the IOC changed its eligibility rules -- allowing NBA players to compete at the Olympics -- the U.S. assembled arguably the greatest team ever, including 11 NBA All-Stars and the 1992 college player of the year. Predictably, the Dream Team, as it came to be known, cruised to gold in what's considered the most commanding performance in history, winning all eight games by an average of 43.75 points and never calling a time-out in the process.

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