5 greatest basketball teams in Olympic history

3) Soviet Union - 1988

One final hurrah for the Soviet Union basketball team before they disintegrated

The Soviet Union won their second gold medal in 1988 at Seoul after earlier winning gold in 1972 as well. It was to be a medal to remember as the entire complexion of the game was to change after the 1988 Olympics.

The Soviet Union disintegrated before the next Olympics in 1992 and this was the very last time that NBA players weren’t allowed to participate in the event. They beat a very talented Yugoslavian squad 76 - 63 in the final after having lost to them earlier in the tournament.

The squad had a number of great players including Sarunas Marciulionis, Arvydas Sabonis and Rimas Kurtinatis.