August 8

From Hoopedia

• 1930 - Controversial coach Jerry Tarkanian is born in Euclid, Ohio.

• 1953 - Veteran Harlem Globetrotter "Sweet Lou" Dunbar is born in Houston, Texas.

• 1979 - Orlando Magic star Rashard Lewis is born in Pineville, Louisiana.

• 1992 - The Dream Team (above) crushes all their opponents, winning the gold medal at the Barcelona Olympics by beating Croatia, 117-85. Charles Barkley leads all US scorers with an 18.1 ppg average. Many contend that this team is the greatest collection of basketball talent ever assembled on one squad. On the women's side, the Unified Team, made up of most of the old Soviet Union countries, defeats China, 76-66, to claim the gold. Team USA settles for a bronze.