COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – On the heels of impressive performances at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the U.S. Olympic Men's and Women's Basketball Teams will share the 2016 USA Basketball Team of the Year award.
The USA women captured a sixth-straight Olympic gold medal, while the USA men brought home a third-straight gold.
"The U.S. Olympic Men's and Women's Basketball Teams achieved incredible milestones in Rio. It was the third consecutive Olympic gold for the men and a record-setting sixth in a row for the women," said Jim Tooley, USA Basketball CEO/Executive Director.