United States has dominated men 's and women 's Olympic basketball . The USA won the gold medal in both of their appearances at the Olympics, winning all three games they played Luis Scola was in Argentina team which snapped U.S. domination in 2004 . Olajuwon retired in 2002 but is still involved in the game , acting as a mentor for the likes of current superstars LeBron James and Kobe Bryant . WNBA star Lisa Leslie won four straight gold medals for U.S..from 1996-2008 .
United States has dominated men 's and women 's Olympic basketball . The USA won the gold medal in both of their appearances at the Olympics, winning all three games they played Luis Scola was in Argentina team which snapped U.S. domination in 2004 . WNBA star Lisa Leslie won four straight gold medals for U.S..from 1996-2008 .