Pau Gasol - Spain Olympics: 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing - Silver, 2012 London - Silver When you think of Spain and Spanish basketball, Pau Gasol should come to mind. People may know him from his 16 seasons in the NBA but he has had an equally long and distinguished international career. In his fourteen years at the senior level (and counting) he has helped his country to 32 FIBA events including six European championships (three first place finishes), three World Championships (a first place finish in 2006) as well as three Olympic Games. Despite Spain’s seventh place finish, Gasol was the highest scoring player in the 2004 Athens Olympics averaging 22.4 points. He would help lead his country to two Silver medal finishes in 2004 and 2008 averaging 19.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists and a block over both the Games.
Luis Scola - Argentina Olympics: 2004 Athens - Gold , 2008 Beijing - Bronze, 2012 London Luis Scola has been among the longest serving member of the Argentinian national basketball team. Between 2001 and 2015, he has participated in seven of the eight FIBA Americas Tournaments (Olympic Qualifier); with Argentina winning two Gold, three Silver and two Bronze being named FIBA Americas Championship MVP four times (2007, 2009, 2011, 2015). On the world stage, Scola helped lead Argentina to four FIBA World Championship (including a 2nd place finish in 2002) and three Olympic appearances. In 2004 at the Athens Olympics he was a part of the 89-81 upset of the heavily favored US team in the quarterfinals that paved the way for Argentina’s Gold. Scola would also help his country to a Bronze four years later.
Lauren Jackson - Australia Olympics: 2000 Sydney - Silver, 2004 Athens - Silver , 2008 Beijing - Silver , 2012 London - Bronze If there is a greatest international female basketball player ever debate Lauren Jackson has to be in that conversation. After making her Australian Senior National Team debut at 16 years old she has been the face of the program. Before her retirement this past year Jackson had participated in 32 FIBA events including four FIBA World Championships and four Olympics. In her Olympic debut in the 2000 Summer Olympics, she helped the Australia senior women's basketball team win the silver medal while averaging 15.9 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. Jackson would help guide the Opals to two more Olympic Silver medals (2004, 2008) and Bronze (2012). Over her time as an Olympian she averaged 18 points, 8.7 rebounds, 1.3 blocks.