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Shareef Abdur-Rahim | Ray Allen | Vin Baker | Vince Carter | Antonio McDyess Kevin Garnett | Tim Hardaway | Allan Houston | Jason Kidd | Alonzo Mourning Gary Payton | Steve Smith

	Shareef Abdur-Rahim
Age: 23 Height: 6'9" Weight: 206 Birthdate: Dec. 11, 1976 Hometown: Marietta, Ga. Olympic History: Competing in his first Olympics. Accomplishments: Vancouver Grizzlies career leader in points, rebounds, blocked shots, steals, field goals attempted, field goals made, minutes played Selected third overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft following his freshman year The first freshman ever to win Pac-10 Player of the Year while at Cal Won a gold medal with the USA's 1995 FIBA junior World Championship team Was USA's leading scorer and rebounder at the 1994 COPABA Junior World Championship Qualifying Tournament
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	Ray Allen
Age: 25 Height: 6'5" Weight: 205 Birthdate: July 20, 1975 Hometown: Dalzell, S.C. Olympic History: Competing in his first Olympics. Accomplishments: Averaged a career-high 22.1 points per game last season in helping Milwaukee return to the NBA Playoffs, where the Bucks almost upset eventual Eastern Conference champion Indiana Played in his first NBA All-Star at 2000 NBA All-Star Weekend Named All-Rookie Second Team following the 1996-97 season Selected fifth overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 1996 NBA Draft, but was immediately traded to Milwaukee for Stephon Marbury and Andrew Lang A Consensus First-Team All-American and Unanimous All-Big East First-Team following his junior season at Connecticut in 1996 Became the first UConn player to be named All-America in consecutive seasons Starred in the Spike Lee movie "He Got Game" alongside Denzel Washington
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	Vin Baker
Age: 28 Height: 6'11" Weight: 204 Birthdate: Nov. 23, 1971 Hometown: Old Saybrook, Conn. Olympic History: Competing in his first Olympics. Accomplishments: A four-time NBA All-Star Led the Seattle Sonics in scoring (16.6 ppg) and rebounding (7.7) this past season Named All-NBA Second Team in 1998 Named All-NBA Third Team in 1997 Chosen eighth overall in the 1993 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks Set career records for points, field goals made, free throws made and blocked shots at the University of Hartford Named Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Player of the Year as a senior in 1992-93 Helped the 1991 USA Basketball Junior World Championship Team win a gold medal as a 19-year-old
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	Vince Carter
Age: 23 Height: 6'7" Weight: 215 Birthdate: Jan. 26, 1977 Hometown: Daytona Beach, Fla. Olympic History: Competing in his first Olympics. Accomplishments: Averaged 25.7 points last season in leading the Toronto Raptors to their first Playoff berth 2000 NBA Slam Dunk Champion First-time NBA All-Star in 2000 Was the leading vote-getter, receiving the second-most votes ever 1999 NBA Rookie of the Year Selected fifth overall in the 1998 NBA Draft by Golden State, but was traded to Toronto for North Carolina teammate Antawn Jamison
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	Antonio McDyess
Age: 26 Height: 6'9" Weight: 240 Birthdate: Sept. 7, 1974 Hometown: Quitman, Miss. Olympic History: Competing in his first Olympics. Accomplishments: Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers with the second overall pick in the 1995 NBA Draft Named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team Named to the 1998-99 All-NBA Third Team Represented USA Basketball as a member of the gold medal winning 1994 U.S. Olympic Festival South Team, and was invited to tryout for the 1994 USA Goodwill Games Team.
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	Kevin Garnett
Age: 24 Height: 6'11" Weight: 220 Birthdate: May 19, 1976 Hometown: Mauldin, S.C. Olympic History: Competing in his first Olympics. Accomplishments: Led the Minnesota Timberwolves to their first 50-win season last season A three-time NBA All-Star Named to his first NBA All-Defensive Team last season Named NBA All-Rookie Second Team in 1996 The fifth overall pick in the 1995 NBA Draft by Minnesota Became the first player in 20 years to successfully jump straight from high school to the NBA Named National High School Player of the Year by USA Today after the 1995 season at Farragut Academy Named to USA Basketball's 1995 Junior Select National Team
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	Tim Hardaway
Age: 33 Height: 6'0" Weight: 195 Birthdate: Sept. 1, 1966 Hometown: Chicago, Ill. Olympic History: Competing in his first Olympics. Accomplishments: A five-time NBA All-Star Named 1997 All-NBA First Team Three-time All-NBA Second Team The second-fastest player in NBA history to reach 5,000 points and 2,500 assists (only Oscar Robertson did it faster) One of only two players ever unanimously selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team (Alonzo Mourning is the other) The 14th overall pick in the 1989 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors
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	Allan Houston
Age: 29 Height: 6'6" Weight: 200 Birthdate: April 20, 1971 Hometown: Louisville, Ky. Olympic History: Competing in his first Olympics. Accomplishments: Played in his first NBA All-Star game this past season Has helped lead the New York Knicks to consecutive conference finals and the 1999 NBA Finals Shares the NBA single-game record for most three-pointers made in one half, with seven Graduated from the University of Tennessee as its all-time leading scorer, the second-leading scorer in Southeastern Conference (SEC) history and 13th in NCAA history Scrimmaged against the original Dream Team in 1992 while playing an elite USA Olympic Developmental Team
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	Jason Kidd
Age: 27 Height: 6'4" Weight: 212 Birthdate: March 23, 1973 Hometown: Alameda, Calif. Olympic History: Competing in his first Olympics. Accomplishments: A three-time NBA All-Star Named NBA All-Defensive First Team in 1999 and All-Defensive Second Team in 2000 Named NBA 1995 Co-Rookie of the Year (sharing the award with Grant Hill) Chosen second overall in the 1994 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks after his sophomore season at Cal Became the first sophomore ever to win Pac-10 Player of the Year in 1994 Was selected to the 10-member USA Team in 1993 following his freshman season
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	Alonzo Mourning
Age: 30 Height: 6'10" Weight: 261 Birthdate: Feb. 8, 1970 Hometown: Chesapeake, Va. Olympic History: Competing in his first Olympics. Accomplishments: The NBA Defensive Player of the Year the last two seasons, only the fifth player ever to win the award back-to-back A five-time NBA All-Star Named unanimously to the 1993 All-Rookie First Teamers, one of only two players ever to be so honored (Tim Hardaway is the other) Twice led the nation in blocked shots while at Georgetown and graduated as the NCAA's all-time blocked-shots leader Was the only high school player invited to the 1988 Olympic trials
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	Gary Payton
Age: 32 Height: 6'4" Weight: 190 Birthdate: July 23, 1968 Hometown: Oakland, Calif. Olympic History: Is competing in his second Olympics after winning a gold medal at the '96 Atlanta Games. Accomplishments: Has been named to the All-NBA First (1998), Second ('99, '97, '96, '95) or Third Team ('94) six times Named to the NBA's All-Defensive First-Team the last seven years Was named Defensive Player of the Year in 1996, as he led the Sonics to the NBA Finals A six-time NBA All-Star Has missed just two games in his 10-year NBA career Was a First-Team All-American at Oregon State his senior season
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	Steve Smith
Age: 31 Height: 6'8" Weight: 221 Birthdate: March 31, 1969 Hometown: Detroit, Mich. Olympic History: Competing in his first Olympics. Accomplishments: Played in his first All-Star Game in 1998 Won the NBA Citizenship Award in 1998 Named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 1992 Drafted by the Miami Heat in the first round of the 1991 NBA Draft Has played with USA Basketball at the 1994 World Championship Team, the 1998 USA World University Games Team and the Pre-Olympic Tournament of the Americas team that qualified for the Sydney Games.
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Assistant coaches: Larry Brown, Gene Keady, Tubby Smith

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