FIBA Diamond Ball

The FIBA Diamond Ball competition was an official international basketball tournament organised by FIBA,[1] held every Olympic year prior to the Summer Olympics. The first tournament was held in 2000, for men's teams only. In 2004 and 2008, tournaments were held for both men and women.

FIBA Diamond Ball
SportBasketball
Founded2000 (2000)
FounderFIBA
Inaugural season2000
Ceased2008
No. of teams6
CountryFIBA member nations
ContinentFIBA (International)
Last
champion(s)
M:  Argentina (1st title)
W:  United States (1st title)
Most titlesM:  Argentina,  Australia,  Serbia and Montenegro (1 title);
W:  United States,  Australia (1 title)
Related
competitions
Summer Olympic Games
Official websiteFIBA

The competing teams are the host country of that year's Summer Olympics, defending the FIBA Diamond Ball champions, the reigning FIBA World Cup, Summer Olympics, and continental champions, minus the United States men's team.

The United States women's team did not participate in the 2004 event, although they were the then-reigning world champions. However, they did compete in the 2008 event, as the Americas champions.

The tournament was not held in 2012 and 2016, and the tournament is not on FIBA's schedule for the next Olympic-year calendar, 2020 in Tokyo.

Men's results

Year Host Final Third Place Match
Champion Score Second Place Third Place Score Fourth Place
2000
Details
Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Australia
78–71
Yugoslavia

Italy
82–74
Canada
2004
Details
Serbia and Montenegro
Belgrade

Serbia and Montenegro
93–80
Lithuania

Argentina
84–74
China
2008
Details
China
Nanjing

Argentina
95–91
Australia

China
75–46
Iran

Medals summary

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Australia1102
 Serbia and Montenegro1102
3 Argentina1012
4 Lithuania0101
5 China0011
 Italy0011
Totals (6 entries)3339

Participation Details

Team Hong Kong
2000
Serbia and Montenegro
2004
China
2008
Total
 Angola6th6th6th3
 Argentina3rd1st2
 Australia1st5th2nd3
 Canada4th1
 China5th4th3rd3
 Iran4th1
 Italy3rd1
 Lithuania2nd1
 Serbia5th1
 Serbia and Montenegro2nd1st2

Women's results

Year Host Final Third Place Match
Champion Score Second Place Third Place Score Fourth Place
2004
Details
Greece
Heraklion

Australia
74–70
China

Brazil
73–70
Greece
2008
Details
China
Haining

United States
71–67
Australia

China
63–51
Latvia

Medals summary

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Australia1102
2 United States1001
3 China0112
4 Brazil0011
Totals (4 entries)2226

Participation Details

Team Greece
2004
China
2008
Total
 Australia1st2nd2
 Brazil3rd1
 China2nd3rd2
 Greece4th1
 South Korea5th1
 Latvia4th1
 Mali6th1
 Nigeria6th1
 Russia5th1
 United States1st1

See also

References

  1. http://www.fiba.basketball/en/events FIBA´s official events by year
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