FIBA.com: Gonzalez Dreams of PR Jersey

2/15/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball

by Jeff Taylor - FIBA

It’s been more than five years since the game was played, but the legend of Puerto Rico’s famous upset of the United States on opening day at the 2004 Olympics lives on.

Just as the American Dream Team in 1992 inspired boys and girls around the world to reach for the stars in basketball, Puerto Rico’s 92-73 victory over Larry Brown’s Team USA has had a lasting impact on the tiny island in the Caribbean.

Javier Gonzalez, a junior point guard in the Atlantic Coast Conference at North Carolina State, hails from Puerto Rico and he’ll never forget that Olympic clash.

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