When was the last time US won a gold medal in basketball at the Olympics?
Men's basketball -
1) 1972 - lost to the Soviet Union in the gold medal game.
2) 1988 - lost to the Soviet Union in the semi-finals. The
Soviet Union went on to win the gold medal.
3) 2004 - lost to Argentina in the semi-finals. Argentina went
on to win the gold medal.
Women's basketball -
1) 1976 - lost to the Soviet Union in the gold medal game.
2) 1992 - lost to the Unified Team in the semi-finals. The
Unified Team went on to win the gold medal.