The 1976 United States men's Olympic basketball team represented the United States at the 1976 Summer OlympicsinMontreal, Quebec, Canada. The U.S. team won its eighth gold medal, out of the previous nine Summer Olympic Games.
| Head coach | Dean Smith |
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| 1976 Summer Olympics |  |
| Scoring leader |  Adrian Dantley 19.3 |
| Rebounding leader | Scott May 6.2 |
| Assists leader | Phil Ford 9.0 |
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| Name [1] | Position | Height | Weight | Age | Team/School | Home Town |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tate Armstrong | G | 6'3" | 170 | 20 | Duke | Houston, Texas |
| Quinn Buckner | G | 6'3" | 203 | 21 | Indiana | Dolton, Illinois |
| Kenny Carr | F | 6'7" | 225 | 21 | North Carolina State | Washington, D.C. |
| Adrian Dantley | G | 6'5" | 209 | 21 | Notre Dame | Washington, D.C. |
| Walter Davis | F | 6'5" | 190 | 21 | North Carolina | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Phil Ford | G | 6'2" | 170 | 20 | North Carolina | Rocky Mount, North Carolina |
| Ernie Grunfeld | F | 6'6" | 225 | 21 | Tennessee | Forest Hills, New York |
| Phil Hubbard | F | 6'7" | 194 | 19 | Michigan | Canton, Ohio |
| Mitch Kupchak | C | 6'10" | 229 | 22 | North Carolina | Brentwood, New York |
| Tom LaGarde | C | 6'10" | 214 | 21 | North Carolina | Detroit, Michigan |
| Scott May | F | 6'7" | 218 | 22 | Indiana | Sandusky, Ohio |
| Steve Sheppard | G | 6'6" | 209 | 22 | Maryland | Bronx, New York |
United States beat 
Italy, 106–86 United States beat 
Puerto Rico, 95–94 United States beat 
Yugoslavia, 112–93 United States beat 
Egypt, 2–0 (forfeit) United States beat 
Czechoslovakia, 81–76 United States beat 
Canada, 95–77 United States beat Yugoslavia, 95–74 United States (7–0) Yugoslavia (5–2)
Soviet Union (6–1) Canada (4–3) Italy (5–2) Czechoslovakia (3–4)
Cuba (4–3)
Australia (2–5) Puerto Rico (3–4)
Mexico (1–5)
Japan (0–6) Egypt (0–5)[2]