This Olympic men's hoops quiz is no slam dunk

Think you know Olympics' men's hoops? OK, Brazilian breath, here are 10 questions to separate those contending for gold from those left out in the cold.

1. The U.S. beat Canada in 1936 to win the first gold medal in a game disrupted by . . .

a) TV commercials

b) Nazi chants

c) Rain

C: Rain. The first basketball competition was held outdoors on a tennis court in a rainstorm. The United States beat Canada, 19-8.

2. Name the 12 players who made up the U.S.'s 1992 "Dream Team."

Charles Barkley, Larry Bird, Clyde Drexler, Patrick Ewing, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Christian Laettner, Karl Malone, Chris Mullin, David Robinson, Scottie Pippen and John Stockton are the 12 members of the 1992 "Dream Team." Laettner is the only player not in the Naismith Hall of Fame. He is enshrined in the College Basketball HOF.

3. Who was the Dream Team's leading scorer?

a) Michael Jordan

b) Charles Barkley

c) Wilt Chamberlain

B: Charles Barkley, who averaged 18.0 points in the eight Olympic games. Jordan was second at 14.9. Wilt scored a lot in his day, but was long retired in 1992.

4. Who holds the record for most points in an Olympic game by a U.S. men's basketball player?

a) Karl Malone

b) Carmelo Anthony

c) David Robinson

B: Carmelo Anthony, who put up 37 against Nigeria in 2012.

5. Who is the only player who was representing the 76ers at the time he was an Olympian?

A) Charles Barkley

B) Allen Iverson

c) Andre Iguodala

B: Allen Iverson, in 2004. That '04 squad, coached by Larry Brown, lost three games - the most by a U.S. national team in an Olympics.

6. Which Big 5 player would have played on the 1980 Olympic team if not for a U.S. boycott of the games?

a) Alex Bradley, Villanova

b) Tony Price, Penn

c) Michael Brooks, La Salle

C: Michael Brooks, La Salle. The only other Big 5 Olympians are Saint Joseph's Mike Bantom in 1972 and Villanova's Kyle Lowry this year.

7. Mike Krzyzewski is now 86-1 as Team USA head coach following Wednesday's win over Argentina. Which team handed him his only loss?

a) Greece

b) Croatia

c) Spain

A: Greece, which stunned the Americans, 101-95, in the semifinals of the 2006 FIBA World Championships in Saitama, Japan. Since then, Team USA has won 51 in a row.

8. Krzyzewski is a 1969 graduate of Army, where he played for Bobby Knight. His successor following these Olympics, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, also attended a military school. Which one?

a) Navy

b) Air Force

c) Valley Forge M.A.

B: Popovich is a 1970 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy.

9. Carmelo Anthony is one of three men to win three Olympic medals in basketball for Team USA. Who are the other two?

a) Lew Alcindor and Oscar Robertson

b) Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen

c) LeBron James and David Robinson

C: In addition to Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James and David Robinson also have won three basketball medals for Team USA (two golds, one bronze). Anthony is two wins away from becoming the first player to earn his third gold medal.

10. Which current Team USA player's middle name is "Jordan," in honor of Michael Jordan?

a) Harrison Barnes

b) DeMarcus Cousins

c) Klay Thompson

A: Harrison Barnes. Coincidentally (or not), Barnes attended the University of North Carolina, just as Jordan did.

Medals table

9-10 correct: Stand up straight during the anthem, please

7-8 correct: Feeling like the 1972 team

5-6 correct: Congrats. You traveled 5,000 miles for a bronze

0-4 correct: Go sweep out the equestrian stables

@EdBarkowitz