Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters

This is a list of the players who were on the rosters of the given teams who participated in the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Men's Basketball.

Competing teams.

Group A

 Argentina

The following is the Argentina roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]

Argentina men's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F/C 4 Scola, Luis (C) 28 – April 30, 1980 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Houston Rockets SG 5 Ginóbili, Manu 31 – July 28, 1977 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) San Antonio Spurs C 6 González, Román 30 – January 28, 1978 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Peñarol C 7 Oberto, Fabricio 33 – March 21, 1975 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) San Antonio Spurs PG 8 Prigioni, Pablo 31 – May 17, 1977 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) TAU Cerámica PG 9 Porta, Antonio 24 – October 28, 1983 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Spartak Saint Petersburg SG 10 Delfino, Carlos 25 – August 29, 1982 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Khimki PG 11 Quinteros, Paolo 29 – January 15, 1979 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Basket Zaragoza PF 12 Gutiérrez, Leonardo 30 – May 16, 1978 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Atenas SF 13 Nocioni, Andrés 28 – November 30, 1979 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Chicago Bulls C 14 Gutiérrez, Juan Pedro 24 – October 10, 1983 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Granada SF 15 Kammerichs, Federico 28 – June 21, 1980 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Regatas	Head coach Sergio Hernández Assistant coach(es) Julio Lamas Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 9, 2008

 Australia

The following is the Australia roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2]

Australia men's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. C 4 Anstey, Chris 33 – January 1, 1975 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) Melbourne Tigers PG 5 Mills, Patrick 19 – August 11, 1988 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Saint Mary's C 6 Bogut, Andrew 23 – November 28, 1984 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) Milwaukee Bucks G/F 7 Ingles, Joe 20 – October 2, 1987 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) South Dragons G/F 8 Newley, Brad 23 – February 18, 1985 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Panellinios G 9 Bruton, C. J. 32 – December 13, 1975 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) New Zealand Breakers F 10 Barlow, David 24 – October 22, 1983 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Melbourne Tigers SF 11 Worthington, Mark 25 – June 8, 1983 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) South Dragons G/F 12 Saville, Glen 32 – January 17, 1976 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Wollongong Hawks F/C 13 Andersen, David 28 – June 23, 1980 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) FC Barcelona F/C 14 Nielsen, Matthew (C) 30 – February 3, 1978 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) BC Lietuvos rytas F 15 Redhage, Shawn 27 – January 21, 1981 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Perth Wildcats	Head coach Brian Goorjian Assistant coach(es) Brendan Joyce Gordon McLeod Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 9, 2008

 Croatia

The following is the Croatia roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[3]

Croatia men's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PG 4 Ukić, Roko 23 – December 5, 1984 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Toronto Raptors G 5 Kus, Davor 30 – July 21, 1978 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Unicaja Málaga PG 6 Popović, Marko 26 – June 12, 1982 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) BC Žalgiris SF 7 Rozić, Marin 25 – February 14, 1983 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) KK Cibona F/C 8 Prkačin, Nikola 32 – November 15, 1975 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) KK Cibona G/F 9 Tomas, Marko 23 – January 3, 1985 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Real Madrid G 10 Planinić, Zoran 25 – September 12, 1982 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) CSKA Moscow C 11 Nicević, Sandro 32 – June 16, 1976 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Beşiktaş F 12 Rudež, Damjan 22 – June 17, 1986 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) KK Union Olimpija PF 13 Banić, Marko 23 – August 31, 1984 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) iurbentia Bilbao PF 14 Lončar, Krešimir 25 – February 12, 1983 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Lokomotiv Rostov C 15 Barać, Stanko 21 – August 13, 1986 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) TAU Ceramica	Head coach Jasmin Repeša Assistant coach(es) Dražen Anzulović Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 9, 2008

 Iran

The following is the Iran roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[4]

Iran men's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F/C 4 Doraghi, Ali 23 – September 20, 1984 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Petrochimi PG 5 Amini, Amir 24 – June 10, 1984 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Kaveh PG 6 Davari, Javad 25 – April 25, 1983 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Petrochimi PG 7 Kamrani, Mehdi 26 – June 1, 1982 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Mahram SG 8 Davarpanah, Saeid 20 – September 7, 1987 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Kaveh SG 9 Zandi, Iman 26 – September 19, 1981 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) BEEM SG 10 Afagh, Hamed 25 – February 1, 1983 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Saba Battery F/C 11 Sohrabnejad, Hamed 25 – May 7, 1983 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Mahram PF 12 Sahakian, Oshin 22 – March 21, 1986 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Zob Ahan C 13 Nabipour, Mousa 24 – August 14, 1983 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Kaveh SF 14 Nikkhah Bahrami, Samad (C) 25 – May 11, 1983 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Mahram C 15 Haddadi, Hamed 23 – May 19, 1985 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) Saba Battery	Head coach Rajko Toroman Assistant coach(es) Mehran Hatami Srđan Petković Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age field is age on August 9, 2008

 Lithuania

The following is the Lithuania roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[5]

Lithuania men's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PG 4 Kaukėnas, Rimantas 31 – April 11, 1977 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Montepaschi Siena SG 5 Lukauskis, Mindaugas 29 – May 19, 1979 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Lietuvos Rytas SF 6 Mačiulis, Jonas 23 – February 10, 1985 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) BC Žalgiris C 7 Lavrinovič, Darjuš 28 – November 1, 1979 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) UNICS Kazan G/F 8 Šiškauskas, Ramūnas (C) 29 – September 10, 1978 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) CSKA Moscow G 9 Prekevičius, Marius 24 – May 22, 1984 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) BC Šiauliai G/F 10 Jasaitis, Simas 26 – March 26, 1982 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Joventut Badalona F 11 Kleiza, Linas 23 – January 3, 1985 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Denver Nuggets F/C 12 Lavrinovič, Kšyštof 28 – November 1, 1979 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Montepaschi Siena PG 13 Jasikevičius, Šarūnas 32 – March 5, 1976 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Panathinaikos BC F/C 14 Petravičius, Marijonas 28 – October 24, 1979 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Lietuvos Rytas C 15 Javtokas, Robertas 28 – March 20, 1980 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Dynamo Moscow	Head coach Ramūnas Butautas Assistant coach(es) Rimas Kurtinaitis Robertas Kuncaitis Virginijus Mikalauskas Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 9, 2008

 Russia

The following is the Russia roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[6]

Russia men's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F 4 Vorontsevich, Andrey 21 – July 17, 1987 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) CSKA Moscow PG 5 Holden, Jon Robert 31 – August 10, 1976 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) CSKA Moscow G 6 Bykov, Sergei 25 – February 26, 1983 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Dynamo Moscow F 7 Kirilenko, Andrei (C) 27 – February 18, 1981 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Utah Jazz C 8 Morgunov, Nikita 33 – June 29, 1975 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Lokomotiv Rostov PG 9 Samoylenko, Petr 31 – February 7, 1977 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Dynamo Moscow F 10 Khryapa, Victor 26 – August 3, 1982 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) CSKA Moscow SG 11 Pashutin, Zakhar 34 – May 3, 1974 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Spartak Saint Petersburg SF 12 Monia, Sergei 25 – April 15, 1983 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Dynamo Moscow SG 13 Fridzon, Vitaly 22 – October 14, 1985 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) BC Khimki C 14 Savrasenko, Aleksey 29 – February 28, 1979 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) CSKA Moscow SF 15 Keirou, Viktor 24 – January 31, 1984 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) CSKA Moscow	Head coach David Blatt Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 9, 2008

Group B

 Angola

The following is the Angola roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[7]

Angola men's national basketball team roster – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. SF 4 Cipriano, Olimpio 26 – April 9, 1982 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Primeiro de Agosto G 5 Costa, Armando 25 – June 3, 1983 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Petro Atlético SG 6 Morais, Carlos 22 – October 16, 1985 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Petro Atlético PG 7 Barros, Milton 24 – June 21, 1984 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Petro Atlético G 8 Costa, Luis 30 – June 7, 1978 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Petro Atlético G 9 Geronimo, Vladimir 30 – December 12, 1977 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Primeiro de Agosto F/C 10 Gomes, Joaquim 27 – December 23, 1980 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Primeiro de Agosto F 11 Ambrosio, Felizardo 20 – December 25, 1987 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Primeiro de Agosto C 12 Moussa, Abdel Aziz 28 – April 8, 1980 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Primeiro de Agosto SG 13 Almeida, Carlos (C) 31 – September 24, 1976 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Primeiro de Agosto F 14 Paulo, Leonel 22 – April 30, 1986 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Petro Atlético F 15 Mingas, Eduardo 29 – January 29, 1979 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Petro Atlético	Head coach Alberto de Carvalho Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 9, 2008

 China

The following is the China roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[8]

China men's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PG 4 Chen Jianghua 19 – March 12, 1989 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Guangdong Southern Tigers G 5 Liu Wei (C) 28 – January 15, 1980 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Shanghai Sharks PG 6 Zhang Qingpeng 23 – January 23, 1985 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Liaoning Hunters G/F 7 Wang Shipeng 25 – April 6, 1983 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Guangdong Southern Tigers SF 8 Zhu Fangyu 25 – January 5, 1983 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Guangdong Southern Tigers G 9 Sun Yue 22 – November 6, 1985 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Los Angeles Lakers SF 10 Li Nan 31 – September 25, 1976 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Bayi Rockets F/C 11 Yi Jianlian 20 – October 27, 1987 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) New Jersey Nets SF 12 Wang Lei 21 – August 12, 1986 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Bayi Rockets C 13 Yao Ming 27 – September 12, 1980 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) Houston Rockets C 14 Wang Zhizhi 29 – July 8, 1979 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) Bayi Rockets F 15 Du Feng 27 – July 30, 1981 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Guangdong Southern Tigers	Head coach Jonas Kazlauskas Assistant coach(es) Donnie Nelson Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 9, 2008

 Germany

The following is the Germany roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[9]

Germany men's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F/C 4 Ohlbrecht, Tim 19 – August 30, 1988 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Brose Baskets SF 5 Zwiener, Philip 23 – July 23, 1985 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) ALBA Berlin PF 6 Schultze, Sven 30 – July 11, 1978 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Olympia Larissa BC SG 7 Garrett, Robert 31 – March 18, 1977 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Brose Baskets SF 8 Wysocki, Konrad 26 – March 28, 1982 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Deutsche Bank Skyliners G 9 Hamann, Steffen 27 – June 14, 1981 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Brose Baskets G 10 Greene, Demond 29 – June 15, 1979 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Brose Baskets PG 11 Roller, Pascal 31 – November 20, 1976 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Deutsche Bank Skyliners C 12 Kaman, Chris 26 – April 28, 1982 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) Los Angeles Clippers C 13 Femerling, Patrick 33 – March 4, 1975 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) ALBA Berlin PF 14 Nowitzki, Dirk (C) 30 – June 19, 1978 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) Dallas Mavericks F/C 15 Jagla, Jan 27 – June 25, 1981 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) Joventut Badalona	Head coach Dirk Bauermann Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 9, 2008

 Greece

The following is the Greece roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[10]

Greece men's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PG 4 Papaloukas, Theo (C) 31 – May 8, 1977 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Olympiacos B.C. F/C 5 Bourousis, Ioannis 24 – November 17, 1983 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) Olympiacos B.C. PG 6 Zisis, Nikos 24 – August 16, 1983 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) PBC CSKA Moscow PG 7 Spanoulis, Vassilis 26 – August 7, 1982 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Panathinaikos BC F 8 Vasilopoulos, Panagiotis 24 – February 8, 1984 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Olympiacos B.C. PF 9 Fotsis, Antonis 27 – April 1, 1981 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Panathinaikos BC F 10 Printezis, Giorgos 23 – February 22, 1985 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Olympiacos B.C. C 11 Glyniadakis, Andreas 26 – August 26, 1981 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) Maroussi BC F/C 12 Tsartsaris, Kostas 28 – October 17, 1979 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Panathinaikos BC G 13 Diamantidis, Dimitris 28 – May 6, 1980 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Panathinaikos BC C 14 Schortsanitis, Sofoklis 23 – June 22, 1985 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Olympiacos B.C. G/F 15 Pelekanos, Michalis 27 – May 25, 1981 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Olympiacos B.C.	Head coach Panagiotis Giannakis Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 9, 2008

 Spain

The following is the Spain roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[11][12]

Spain men's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F/C 4 Gasol, Pau 28 – July 6, 1980 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) Los Angeles Lakers G/F 5 Fernández, Rudy 23 – April 4, 1985 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Portland Trail Blazers PG 6 Rubio, Ricky 17 – October 21, 1990 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Joventut Badalona G 7 Navarro, Juan Carlos 28 – June 13, 1980 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FC Barcelona PG 8 Calderón, José 26 – September 28, 1981 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Toronto Raptors F/C 9 Reyes, Felipe 28 – March 16, 1980 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Real Madrid SF 10 Jiménez, Carlos (C) 32 – February 10, 1976 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) CB Málaga PG 11 López, Raúl 28 – April 15, 1980 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Real Madrid SG 12 Rodríguez, Berni 28 – June 7, 1980 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) CB Málaga C 13 Gasol, Marc 23 – January 29, 1985 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) Memphis Grizzlies SF 14 Mumbrú, Álex 29 – June 12, 1979 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Real Madrid PF 15 Garbajosa, Jorge 30 – December 19, 1977 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Khimki BC	Head coach Aíto García Reneses Assistant coach(es) Juan Antonio Orenga Quim Costa Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 9, 2008

 United States

The following is the United States roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[13]

United States men's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F 4 Boozer, Carlos 26 – November 20, 1981 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Utah Jazz G 5 Kidd, Jason 35 – March 23, 1973 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Dallas Mavericks F 6 James, LeBron 23 – December 30, 1984 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Cleveland Cavaliers G 7 Williams, Deron 24 – March 24, 1984 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Utah Jazz G 8 Redd, Michael 28 – August 24, 1979 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Milwaukee Bucks G 9 Wade, Dwyane 26 – January 17, 1982 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Miami Heat G 10 Bryant, Kobe (C) 29 – August 23, 1978 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Los Angeles Lakers C 11 Howard, Dwight 22 – December 8, 1985 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Orlando Magic F/C 12 Bosh, Chris 24 – March 24, 1984 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Toronto Raptors G 13 Paul, Chris 23 – May 6, 1985 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) New Orleans Hornets F 14 Prince, Tayshaun 28 – February 28, 1980 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Detroit Pistons F 15 Anthony, Carmelo 24 – May 29, 1984 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Denver Nuggets	Head coach Mike Krzyzewski Assistant coach(es) Jim Boeheim Nate McMillan Mike D'Antoni Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 9, 2008

See also

• Wheelchair basketball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Rosters

References

1. "2008 Olympic Basketball Men (FIBA) – Argentina roster". FIBA. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
2. "2008 Olympic Basketball Men (FIBA) – Australia roster". FIBA. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
3. "2008 Olympic Basketball Men (FIBA) – Croatia roster". FIBA. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
4. "2008 Olympic Basketball Men (FIBA) – Iran roster". FIBA. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
5. "2008 Olympic Basketball Men (FIBA) – Lithuania roster". FIBA. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
6. "2008 Olympic Basketball Men (FIBA) – Russia roster". FIBA. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
7. "2008 Olympic Basketball Men (FIBA) – Angola roster". FIBA. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
8. "2008 Olympic Basketball Men (FIBA) – China roster". FIBA. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
9. "2008 Olympic Basketball Men (FIBA) – Germany roster". FIBA. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
10. "2008 Olympic Basketball Men (FIBA) – Greece roster". FIBA. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
11. Aíto calls Raúl, Ricky and Garbajosa and leaves out Sergio and Cabezas (in Spanish)
12. "2008 Olympic Basketball Men (FIBA) – Spain roster". FIBA. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
13. "2008 Olympic Basketball Men (FIBA) – United States roster". FIBA. Retrieved 10 October 2012.