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The men's national basketball team of the United States won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer OlympicsinSydney, Australia. They defeated France by a score of 85–75 in the gold medal game. Team USA won gold for the 12th time in 14 Olympic basketball tournaments.[2]

2000 United States men's Olympic basketball team
Head coachRudy Tomjanovich
2000 Summer Olympics
Scoring leaderUnited States Vince Carter[1]

14.8

Rebounding leaderUnited States Kevin Garnett

9.1

Assists leaderUnited States Jason Kidd

4.4

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Roster

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United States men's national basketball team – 2000 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
F 15 Shareef Abdur-Rahim 23 – (1976-12-11)December 11, 1976 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Vancouver Grizzlies  
G 12 Ray Allen 25 – (1975-07-20)July 20, 1975 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Milwaukee Bucks  
F 11 Vin Baker 28 – (1971-11-23)November 23, 1971 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Seattle SuperSonics  
G 9 Vince Carter 23 – (1977-01-26)January 26, 1977 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Toronto Raptors  
F 10 Kevin Garnett 24 – (1976-05-19)May 19, 1976 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Minnesota Timberwolves  
G 8 Tim Hardaway 34 – (1966-09-01)September 1, 1966 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Miami Heat  
G 6 Allan Houston 29 – (1971-04-20)April 20, 1971 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) New York Knicks  
G 5 Jason Kidd (C) 27 – (1973-05-23)May 23, 1973 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Phoenix Suns  
F 13 Antonio McDyess 26 – (1974-09-07)September 7, 1974 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Denver Nuggets  
C 7 Alonzo Mourning (C) 30 – (1970-02-08)February 8, 1970 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Miami Heat  
G 14 Gary Payton (C) 32 – (1968-07-23)July 23, 1968 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Seattle SuperSonics  
G 4 Steve Smith 31 – (1969-03-31)March 31, 1969 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Portland Trail Blazers  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on September 15, 2000

Roster

Withdrawals

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Results

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In the preliminary round, Team USA was undefeated (5-0), and qualified for the quarterfinals. In the knockout rounds, Team USA faced Russia (quarterfinals), Lithuania (semifinals), and France (gold-medal game).[4]

2000 Olympic Games final standings

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References

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  1. ^ 2000 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men 17 Sep. to 1 Oct. 2000 - Sydney in Australia.
  • ^ "USA Basketball: Games of the XXVIIth Olympiad -- 2000". Archived from the original on September 22, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  • ^ "Team Roster United States" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  • ^ Official Olympic Report Archived 2008-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ "USA Basketball: Games of the XXVIIth Olympiad -- 2000". Archived from the original on September 22, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
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