Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
The men's basketball tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, began on 17 September and ended on 1 October, when the United States defeated France 85–75 for the gold medal. Preliminary round games were held at The Dome and elimination games at the Sydney SuperDome.
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | Australia |
City | Sydney |
Dates | 17 September – 1 October |
Teams | 12 (from 5 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 42 |
Top scorer | ![]() (19.9 points per game) |
Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics | ||
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Tournament | ||
men | women | |
Squads | ||
men | women | |
Qualification | ||
men | women | |
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Competing teams.
Qualification
Country | Qualified as | Date of qualification | Previous appearance |
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![]() | Olympics host | Sep 24, 1993 | 1996 |
![]() | World champion | Aug 9, 1998 | 1996 |
![]() | Asian champion | Sep 5, 1999 | 1996 |
![]() | Oceanian champion | Oct 2, 1999 | First appearance |
![]() | African champion | Aug 6, 1999 | 1996 |
![]() | Americas runner-up | Jul 25, 1999 | 1988 |
![]() | Americas champion | Jul 25, 1999 | 1996 |
![]() | European champion | Jul 3, 1999 | 1984 |
![]() | European runner-up | Jul 3, 1999 | 1992 |
![]() | European fourth place[1] | Jul 3, 1999 | 1984 |
![]() | European fifth place | Jul 3, 1999 | 1996 |
![]() | European sixth place | Jul 3, 1999 | 1992 |
Format
- Twelve teams are split into 2 preliminary round groups of 6 teams each. The top 4 teams from each group qualify for the knockout stage.
- Fifth and sixth-placed teams from each group are ranked 9th–12th in two additional matches.
- In the quarterfinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B4, A2 vs. B3, A3 vs. B2 and A4 vs. B1.
- The eliminated teams at the quarterfinals are ranked 5th–8th in two additional matches.
- The winning teams from the quarterfinals meet in the semifinals as follows: A3/B2 vs. A1/B4 and A2/B3 vs. A4/B1.
- The winning teams from the semifinals dispute the gold medal. The losing teams dispute the bronze.
Ties are broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option:
- Head to head results
- Goal average (not the goal difference) between the tied teams
- Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group
Squads
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+11)
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 505 | 359 | +146 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 2 | 332 | 349 | −17 | 8[lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 2 | 372 | 339 | +33 | 8[lower-alpha 2] | |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 3 | 372 | 374 | −2 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 3 | 368 | 419 | −51 | 7[lower-alpha 2] | 9th place playoff |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 5 | 307 | 416 | −109 | 5 | 11th place playoff |
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
- Head-to-head record: Italy 1–0 Lithuania
- Head-to-head record: France 1-0 China
September 17 09:30 |
France ![]() |
76–50 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 38–23, 38–27 | ||
Pts: Bonato 16 Rebs: Bilba, Rigaudeau 4 each Asts: Rigaudeau, Sonko 5 each |
Pts: Marks 12 Rebs: Marks 7 Asts: Cameron 4 |
September 17 11:30 |
Italy ![]() |
50–48 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 30–30, 20–18 | ||
Pts: Fučka 13 Rebs: Chiacig 5 Asts: Abbio 3 |
Pts: Štombergas 14 Rebs: Einikis 13 Asts: Jasikevičius 2 |
September 17 21:30 |
China ![]() |
72–119 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 38–60, 34–59 | ||
Pts: Wang 13 Rebs: Guo 5 Asts: Guo 6 |
Pts: Allen 21 Rebs: Garnett 8 Asts: Payton 7 |
September 19 11:30 |
New Zealand ![]() |
60–75 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 30–40, 30–35 | ||
Pts: Dickel, Marks 13 each Rebs: Marks 9 Asts: Dickel 4 |
Pts: Wang 19 Rebs: Yao 8 Asts: Hu, Sun 4 each |
September 19 16:30 |
United States ![]() |
93–61 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 45–35, 48–26 | ||
Pts: Carter 13 Rebs: Garnett 9 Asts: Kidd 7 |
Pts: Myers 11 Rebs: Meneghin 6 Asts: Meneghin 4 |
September 19 19:30 |
Lithuania ![]() |
81–63 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 50–35, 31–28 | ||
Pts: Einikis 19 Rebs: Einikis 6 Asts: Jasikevičius 6 |
Pts: Rigaudeau 13 Rebs: Bilba, Weis 5 each Asts: Rigaudeau, Risacher 3 each |
September 21 9:30 |
Italy ![]() |
78–66 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 32–36, 46–30 | ||
Pts: Myers 20 Rebs: Myers 6 Asts: Myers 4 |
Pts: Cameron 18 Rebs: Marks 7 Asts: Cameron 6 |
September 21 14:30 |
China ![]() |
70–82 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 36–31, 34–51 | ||
Pts: Yao 14 Rebs: Wang 10 Asts: Guo 4 |
Pts: Rigaudeau 29 Rebs: Bilba, Julian 7 each Asts: Sciarra 6 |
September 21 16:30 |
United States ![]() |
85–76 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 47–41, 38–35 | ||
Pts: Payton 14 Rebs: Garnett 11 Asts: 4 players, 2 each |
Pts: Songaila 16 Rebs: Songaila 8 Asts: Jasikevičius 6 |
September 23 9:30 |
Lithuania ![]() |
82–66 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 53–42, 29–24 | ||
Pts: Songaila 19 Rebs: Einikis 10 Asts: Jasikevičius 10 |
Pts: Yao 23 Rebs: Yao 7 Asts: Liu 2 |
September 23 19:30 |
New Zealand ![]() |
56–102 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 32–58, 24–44 | ||
Pts: Marks 10 Rebs: Marks 6 Asts: Henare 3 |
Pts: Carter 18 Rebs: Garnett 6 Asts: Kidd 6 |
September 23 21:30 |
France ![]() |
57–67 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 28–30, 29–37 | ||
Pts: Sciarra 17 Rebs: Weis 8 Asts: Bilba 3 |
Pts: Myers 24 Rebs: Chiacig 7 Asts: Myers 4 |
September 25 11:30 |
New Zealand ![]() |
75–85 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 33–36, 42–49 | ||
Pts: Marks 21 Rebs: Cameron 6 Asts: Cameron 4 |
Pts: Adomaitis 20 Rebs: Songaila 7 Asts: Maskoliūnas 7 |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 1 | 433 | 373 | +60 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 1 | 372 | 338 | +34 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 2 | 408 | 407 | +1 | 8[lower-alpha 2] | |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 2 | 367 | 328 | +39 | 8[lower-alpha 2] | |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 4 | 349 | 376 | −27 | 6 | 9th place playoff |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 5 | 303 | 410 | −107 | 5 | 11th place playoff |
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
- Head-to-head record: Canada 1–0 FR Yugoslavia
- Head-to-head record: Australia 1-0 Russia
September 17 14:30 |
FR Yugoslavia ![]() |
66–60 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 27–28, 39–32 | ||
Pts: Rebrača 18 Rebs: Drobnjak 6 Asts: Lukovski, Obradović 3 each |
Pts: Panov 13 Rebs: 3 players, 5 each Asts: 3 players, 2 each |
September 17 16:30 |
Canada ![]() |
101–90 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 48–51, 53–39 | ||
Pts: Meeks 27 Rebs: Nash 6 Asts: Nash 15 |
Pts: Gaze 24 Rebs: Bradtke, Longley 5 each Asts: Longley 7 |
September 17 19:30 |
Spain ![]() |
64–45 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 30–22, 34–23 | ||
Pts: Dueñas 13 Rebs: Reyes 15 Asts: Reyes, Rodríguez 3 each |
Pts: Muzadi 13 Rebs: Dias, E. Victoriano 7 each Asts: Lutonda 2 |
September 19 9:30 |
Canada ![]() |
99–54 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 50–29, 49–25 | ||
Pts: Barrett 21 Rebs: Swords 7 Asts: Nash, Swords 5 each |
Pts: de Carvalho 10 Rebs: A. Victoriano 7 Asts: Lutonda 3 |
September 19 14:30 |
Russia ![]() |
71–63 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 38–28, 33–35 | ||
Pts: Chikalkin 23 Rebs: Kirilenko 9 Asts: E. Pashutin 5 |
Pts: Herreros 13 Rebs: Rogers 6 Asts: Herreros 2 |
September 19 21:30 |
Australia ![]() |
66–80 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 28–45, 38–35 | ||
Pts: Gaze 21 Rebs: Longley 5 Asts: Heal 6 |
Pts: Bodiroga 19 Rebs: Tomašević 8 Asts: Bodiroga 6 |
September 21 11:30 |
Canada ![]() |
91–77 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 53–34, 38–43 | ||
Pts: Meeks 24 Rebs: Guarasci 6 Asts: Nash 5 |
Pts: Rogers 15 Rebs: De la Fuente, Garbajosa 6 each Asts: López 4 |
September 21 19:30 |
FR Yugoslavia ![]() |
73–64 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 39–32, 34–32 | ||
Pts: Tomašević 17 Rebs: Tomašević 11 Asts: Lukovski 4 |
Pts: Chipongue 15 Rebs: Lutonda 6 Asts: Lutonda 6 |
September 21 21:30 |
Australia ![]() |
75–71 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 47–30, 28–41 | ||
Pts: Gaze, Heal 15 each Rebs: Mackinnon 8 Asts: , Longley, Mackinnon 5 each |
Pts: Fetisov 16 Rebs: 5 players, 5 each Asts: E. Pashutin 7 |
September 23 11:30 |
Spain ![]() |
65–78 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 30–32, 35–46 | ||
Pts: Herreros 16 Rebs: Dueñas 10 Asts: López, Rodríguez 3 each |
Pts: Danilović 14 Rebs: Rebrača 6 Asts: Danilović 4 |
September 23 14:30 |
Russia ![]() |
77–59 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 45–36, 32–23 | ||
Pts: Fetisov 15 Rebs: E. Pashutin 7 Asts: E. Pashutin 11 |
Pts: Nash 15 Rebs: 3 players, 5 each Asts: Nash 4 |
September 23 16:30 |
Angola ![]() |
75–86 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 43–41, 32–45 | ||
Pts: Dias 18 Rebs: Lutonda 7 Asts: 3 players, 3 each |
Pts: Gaze 18 Rebs: Bradtke 7 Asts: Mackinnon 6 |
September 25 9:30 |
Angola ![]() |
65–88 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 35–45, 30–43 | ||
Pts: Dias 14 Rebs: Dias 6 Asts: E. Victoriano 3 |
Pts: Morgunov 17 Rebs: Kirilenko 9 Asts: Bazarevich, E. Pashutin 5 each |
Tournament bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold-medal game | ||||||||||||
A1 | ![]() | 85 | ||||||||||||
B4 | ![]() | 70 | ||||||||||||
A1 | ![]() | 85 | ||||||||||||
A3 | ![]() | 83 | ||||||||||||
B2 | ![]() | 63 | ||||||||||||
A3 | ![]() | 76 | ||||||||||||
A1 | ![]() | 85 | ||||||||||||
A4 | ![]() | 75 | ||||||||||||
A2 | ![]() | 62 | ||||||||||||
B3 | ![]() | 65 | ||||||||||||
B3 | ![]() | 52 | Bronze-medal game | |||||||||||
A4 | ![]() | 76 | ||||||||||||
B1 | ![]() | 63 | A3 | ![]() | 89 | |||||||||
A4 | ![]() | 68 | B3 | ![]() | 71 |
Quarterfinals
September 28 15:00 |
Italy ![]() |
62–65 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 27–31, 35–34 | ||
Pts: Fučka 17 Rebs: 3 players, 4 each Asts: Fučka 3 |
Pts: Gaze 27 Rebs: Bradtke 8 Asts: Gaze 4 |
Sydney SuperDome, Sydney Attendance: 14,411 Referees: David Jones (United States) Pascal Dorizon (France) |
September 28 17:00 |
Canada ![]() |
63–68 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 23–38, 40–30 | ||
Pts: MacCulloch 23 Rebs: MacCulloch 9 Asts: Nash 8 |
Pts: Sciarra 17 Rebs: Sciarra 7 Asts: Rigaudeau 4 |
Sydney SuperDome, Sydney Attendance: 14,411 Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (Lithuania) Juan Figueroa (Puerto Rico) |
September 28 20:00 |
FR Yugoslavia ![]() |
63–76 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 32–37, 31–39 | ||
Pts: Stojaković 20 Rebs: Tomašević 8 Asts: Tomašević 2 |
Pts: Einikis 26 Rebs: Einikis 8 Asts: Jasikevičius 4 |
Sydney SuperDome, Sydney Attendance: 14,260 Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (Greece) Renato Santos (Brazil) |
Semifinals
September 29 19:30 |
Australia ![]() |
52–76 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 29–44, 23–32 | ||
Pts: Gaze, Heal 10 each Rebs: Bradtke 5 Asts: Heal 5 |
Pts: Sciarra 16 Rebs: Weis 9 Asts: Sciarra 7 |
Sydney SuperDome, Sydney Attendance: 14,653 Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (Greece) Raul Chaves (Argentina) |
September 29 21:30 |
Lithuania ![]() |
83–85 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 36–48, 47–37 | ||
Pts: Jasikevičius 27 Rebs: Štombergas Žukauskas 5 each Asts: Jasikevičius 4 |
Pts: Carter 18 Rebs: Garnett 14 Asts: Garnett 4 |
Sydney SuperDome, Sydney Attendance: 14,653 Referees: Tiziano Zancanella (Italy) Pascal Dorizon (France) |
Finals
October 1 11:00 |
Australia ![]() |
71–89 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 35–51, 36–38 | ||
Pts: Gaze 22 Rebs: Mackinnon 7 Asts: Heal 4 |
Pts: Štombergas 28 Rebs: Songaila 7 Asts: Jasikevičius 6 |
Sydney SuperDome, Sydney Attendance: 14,833 Referees: Iztok Rems (Slovenia) David Jones (United States) |
Classification round
September 26 14:30 |
11th place |
New Zealand ![]() |
70–60 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 37–26, 33–34 | ||
Pts: Penney 17 Rebs: Marks 11 Asts: Jones 3 |
Pts: Almeida 19 Rebs: Dias 5 Asts: Lutonda 3 |
September 26 16:30 |
9th place |
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84–64 | China ![]() |
Scoring by half: 46–26, 38–38 | ||
Pts: Navarro 19 Rebs: Dueñas 10 Asts: Navarro, López 3 each |
Pts: Wang 14 Rebs: Yao 6 Asts: Guo 4 |
September 30 12:00 |
7th place |
Canada ![]() |
86–83 (OT) | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 36–43, 33–26 Overtime: 17–14 | ||
Pts: Guarasci 21 Rebs: Meeks 10 Asts: Hamilton 5 |
Pts: Z. Pashutin 23 Rebs: Z. Pashutin 8 Asts: Z. Pashutin 5 |
September 30 14:00 |
5th place |
Italy ![]() |
69–59 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 33–31, 36–28 | ||
Pts: Fučka 17 Rebs: Meneghin 9 Asts: Basile 5 |
Pts: Tomašević 13 Rebs: Stojaković 6 Asts: 7 players, 1 each |
Awards
2000 Olympic Basketball Champions |
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![]() United States Twelfth title |
Statistical leaders
Top ten in points, rebounds and assists, and top 5 in steals and blocks.
Points
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Rebounds
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Assists
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Steals
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Blocks
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Game highs
Department | Name | Total | Opponent |
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Points | ![]() ![]() | 29 | ![]() ![]() |
Rebounds | ![]() | 15 | ![]() |
Assists | ![]() | 15 | ![]() |
Steals | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Blocks | ![]() | 6 | ![]() |
Turnovers | ![]() | 9 | ![]() |
Final standings
Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | |||
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Gold medal game participants | ||||||||||
![]() | ![]() | 8 | 8 | 0 | 760 | 587 | +173 | |||
![]() | ![]() | 8 | 4 | 4 | 591 | 574 | +17 | |||
Bronze medal game participants | ||||||||||
![]() | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 3 | 620 | 558 | +62 | |||
4th | ![]() | 8 | 4 | 4 | 596 | 634 | −38 | |||
Eliminated at the quarterfinals | ||||||||||
5th | ![]() | 7 | 4 | 3 | 463 | 473 | −10 | |||
6th | ![]() | 7 | 4 | 3 | 494 | 483 | +11 | |||
7th | ![]() | 7 | 5 | 2 | 582 | 524 | +58 | |||
8th | ![]() | 7 | 3 | 4 | 520 | 499 | +21 | |||
Preliminary round 5th placers | ||||||||||
9th | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 4 | 433 | 440 | −7 | |||
10th | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 4 | 432 | 503 | −71 | |||
Preliminary round 6th placers | ||||||||||
11th | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 5 | 377 | 476 | −99 | |||
12th | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 6 | 363 | 480 | −117 |
See also
References
- The European Championships third place, Yugoslavia, qualified separately as World Champions.
- 2000 Olympic Games: Tournament for Men, FIBA Archive. Accessed June 10, 2011.
- Official Olympic Report la84foundation.org. Accessed June 10, 2011.
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