Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Tournament details
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	United States (12th title)
Runners-up	France
Third place	Lithuania
Fourth place	Australia
Tournament statistics
Games played	42
Top scorer	Andrew Gaze (19.9 points per game)
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Country	Qualified as	Date of qualification	Previous appearance
Australia	Olympics host	Sep 24, 1993	1996
FR Yugoslavia	World champion	Aug 9, 1998	1996
China	Asian champion	Sep 5, 1999	1996
New Zealand	Oceanian champion	Oct 2, 1999	First appearance
Angola	African champion	Aug 6, 1999	1996
Canada	Americas runner-up	Jul 25, 1999	1988
United States	Americas champion	Jul 25, 1999	1996
Italy	European champion	Jul 3, 1999	1984
Spain	European runner-up	Jul 3, 1999	1992
France	European fourth place^[1]	Jul 3, 1999	1984
Lithuania	European fifth place	Jul 3, 1999	1996
Russia	European sixth place	Jul 3, 1999	1992

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

All times are local (UTC+11)

Group A

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	5	5	0	505	359	+146	10	Quarterfinals
2	Italy	5	3	2	332	349	−17	8^[a]
3	Lithuania	5	3	2	372	339	+33	8^[b]
4	France	5	2	3	372	374	−2	7^[a]
5	China	5	2	3	368	419	−51	7^[b]	9th place playoff
6	New Zealand	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:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Italy 1–0 Lithuania

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: France 1-0 China

17 September 2000
09:30

France	76–50	New Zealand
Scoring by half: 38–23, 38–27
Pts: Bonato16 Rebs: Bilba, Rigaudeau 4 each Asts: Rigaudeau, Sonko 5 each		Pts: Marks12 Rebs: Marks7 Asts: Cameron4

The Dome, Sydney
Attendance: 8,292

17 September 2000
11:30

Italy	50–48	Lithuania
Scoring by half: 30–30, 20–18
Pts: Fučka13 Rebs: Chiacig5 Asts: Abbio3		Pts: Štombergas14 Rebs: Einikis13 Asts: Jasikevičius2

The Dome, Sydney
Attendance: 8,292

17 September 2000
21:30

China	72–119	United States
Scoring by half: 38–60, 34–59
Pts: Wang13 Rebs: Guo5 Asts: Guo6		Pts: Allen21 Rebs: Garnett8 Asts: Payton7

The Dome, Sydney
Attendance: 8,319

19 September 2000
11:30

New Zealand	60–75	China
Scoring by half: 30–40, 30–35
Pts: Dickel, Marks 13 each Rebs: Marks9 Asts: Dickel4		Pts: Wang19 Rebs: Yao8 Asts: Hu, Sun 4 each

The Dome, Sydney
Attendance: 8,357

19 September 2000
16:30

United States	93–61	Italy
Scoring by half: 45–35, 48–26
Pts: Carter13 Rebs: Garnett9 Asts: Kidd7		Pts: Myers11 Rebs: Meneghin6 Asts: Meneghin4

The Dome, Sydney
Attendance: 8,368

19 September 2000
19:30

Lithuania	81–63	France
Scoring by half: 50–35, 31–28
Pts: Einikis19 Rebs: Einikis6 Asts: Jasikevičius6		Pts: Rigaudeau13 Rebs: Bilba, Weis 5 each Asts: Rigaudeau, Risacher 3 each

The Dome, Sydney
Attendance: 8,406

21 September 2000
9:30

Italy	78–66	New Zealand
Scoring by half: 32–36, 46–30
Pts: Myers20 Rebs: Myers6 Asts: Myers4		Pts: Cameron18 Rebs: Marks7 Asts: Cameron6

The Dome, Sydney
Attendance: 8,446

21 September 2000
14:30

China	70–82	France
Scoring by half: 36–31, 34–51
Pts: Yao14 Rebs: Wang10 Asts: Guo4		Pts: Rigaudeau29 Rebs: Bilba, Julian 7 each Asts: Sciarra6

The Dome, Sydney
Attendance: 8,391

21 September 2000
16:30

United States	85–76	Lithuania
Scoring by half: 47–41, 38–35
Pts: Payton14 Rebs: Garnett11 Asts: 4 players, 2 each		Pts: Songaila16 Rebs: Songaila8 Asts: Jasikevičius6

The Dome, Sydney
Attendance: 8,391

23 September 2000
9:30

Lithuania	82–66	China
Scoring by half: 53–42, 29–24
Pts: Songaila19 Rebs: Einikis10 Asts: Jasikevičius10		Pts: Yao23 Rebs: Yao7 Asts: Liu2

The Dome, Sydney
Attendance: 8,365

23 September 2000
19:30

New Zealand	56–102	United States
Scoring by half: 32–58, 24–44
Pts: Marks10 Rebs: Marks6 Asts: Henare3		Pts: Carter18 Rebs: Garnett6 Asts: Kidd6

The Dome, Sydney
Attendance: 8,392

23 September 2000
21:30

France	57–67	Italy
Scoring by half: 28–30, 29–37
Pts: Sciarra17 Rebs: Weis8 Asts: Bilba3		Pts: Myers24 Rebs: Chiacig7 Asts: Myers4

The Dome, Sydney
Attendance: 8,392

25 September 2000
11:30

New Zealand	75–85	Lithuania
Scoring by half: 33–36, 42–49
Pts: Marks21 Rebs: Cameron6 Asts: Cameron4		Pts: Adomaitis20 Rebs: Songaila7 Asts: Maskoliūnas7

The Dome, Sydney
Attendance: 8,435

25 September 2000
14:30

Italy	76–85	China
Scoring by half: 40–42, 36–43
Pts: Abbio15 Rebs: Fučka, Galanda 5 each Asts: Abbio, Basile 3 each		Pts: Li Nan25 Rebs: Yao6 Asts: Guo7

The Dome, Sydney
Attendance: 8,477

25 September 2000
16:30

France	94–106	United States
Scoring by half: 48–59, 46–47
Pts: Sciarra21 Rebs: Bonato, Risacher 3 each Asts: Sciarra4		Pts: McDyess20 Rebs: Garnett, McDyess 11 each Asts: Kidd6

The Dome, Sydney
Attendance: 8,477

Group B

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	5	4	1	433	373	+60	9^[a]	Quarterfinals
2	FR Yugoslavia	5	4	1	372	338	+34	9^[a]
3	Australia (H)	5	3	2	408	407	+1	8^[b]
4	Russia	5	3	2	367	328	+39	8^[b]
5	Spain	5	1	4	349	376	−27	6	9th place playoff
6	Angola	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:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Canada 1–0 FR Yugoslavia

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Australia 1-0 Russia

17 September 2000
14:30

FR Yugoslavia	66–60	Russia
Scoring by half: 27–28, 39–32
Pts: Rebrača18 Rebs: Drobnjak6 Asts: Lukovski, Obradović 3 each		Pts: Panov13 Rebs: 3 players, 5 each Asts: 3 players, 2 each

The Dome, Sydney
Attendance: 8,353

17 September 2000
16:30

Canada	101–90	Australia
Scoring by half: 48–51, 53–39
Pts: Meeks27 Rebs: Nash6 Asts: Nash15		Pts: Gaze24 Rebs: Bradtke, Longley 5 each Asts: Longley7

The Dome, Sydney

17 September 2000
19:30

Spain	64–45	Angola
Scoring by half: 30–22, 34–23
Pts: Dueñas13 Rebs: Reyes15 Asts: Reyes, Rodríguez 3 each		Pts: Muzadi13 Rebs: Dias, E. Victoriano 7 each Asts: Lutonda2

The Dome, Sydney

19 September 2000
9:30

Canada	99–54	Angola
Scoring by half: 50–29, 49–25
Pts: Barrett21 Rebs: Swords7 Asts: Nash, Swords 5 each		Pts: de Carvalho10 Rebs: A. Victoriano7 Asts: Lutonda3

The Dome, Sydney

19 September 2000
14:30

Russia	71–63	Spain
Scoring by half: 38–28, 33–35
Pts: Chikalkin23 Rebs: Kirilenko9 Asts: E. Pashutin5		Pts: Herreros13 Rebs: Rogers6 Asts: Herreros2

The Dome, Sydney
Attendance: 8,368

19 September 2000
21:30

Australia	66–80	FR Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 28–45, 38–35
Pts: Gaze21 Rebs: Longley5 Asts: Heal6		Pts: Bodiroga19 Rebs: Tomašević8 Asts: Bodiroga6

The Dome, Sydney
Attendance: 8,406

21 September 2000
11:30

Canada	91–77	Spain
Scoring by half: 53–34, 38–43
Pts: Meeks24 Rebs: Guarasci6 Asts: Nash5		Pts: Rogers15 Rebs: De la Fuente, Garbajosa 6 each Asts: López4

The Dome, Sydney
Attendance: 8,446

21 September 2000
19:30

FR Yugoslavia	73–64	Angola
Scoring by half: 39–32, 34–32
Pts: Tomašević17 Rebs: Tomašević11 Asts: Lukovski4		Pts: Chipongue15 Rebs: Lutonda6 Asts: Lutonda6

The Dome, Sydney
Attendance: 8,391

21 September 2000
21:30

Australia	75–71	Russia
Scoring by half: 47–30, 28–41
Pts: Gaze, Heal 15 each Rebs: Mackinnon8 Asts: , Longley, Mackinnon 5 each		Pts: Fetisov16 Rebs: 5 players, 5 each Asts: E. Pashutin7

The Dome, Sydney
Attendance: 8,322

23 September 2000
11:30

Spain	65–78	FR Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 30–32, 35–46
Pts: Herreros16 Rebs: Dueñas10 Asts: López, Rodríguez 3 each		Pts: Danilović14 Rebs: Rebrača6 Asts: Danilović4

The Dome, Sydney
Attendance: 8,365

23 September 2000
14:30

Russia	77–59	Canada
Scoring by half: 45–36, 32–23
Pts: Fetisov15 Rebs: E. Pashutin7 Asts: E. Pashutin11		Pts: Nash15 Rebs: 3 players, 5 each Asts: Nash4

The Dome, Sydney
Attendance: 8,446

23 September 2000
16:30

Angola	75–86	Australia
Scoring by half: 43–41, 32–45
Pts: Dias18 Rebs: Lutonda7 Asts: 3 players, 3 each		Pts: Gaze18 Rebs: Bradtke7 Asts: Mackinnon6

The Dome, Sydney
Attendance: 8,446

25 September 2000
9:30

Angola	65–88	Russia
Scoring by half: 35–45, 30–43
Pts: Dias14 Rebs: Dias6 Asts: E. Victoriano3		Pts: Morgunov17 Rebs: Kirilenko9 Asts: Bazarevich, E. Pashutin 5 each

The Dome, Sydney
Attendance: 8,435

25 September 2000
19:30

FR Yugoslavia	75–83	Canada
Scoring by half: 42–33, 33–50
Pts: Danilović20 Rebs: Tarlać, Tomašević 7 each Asts: Lukovski4		Pts: Nash26 Rebs: Nash8 Asts: Nash8

The Dome, Sydney
Attendance: 8,398

25 September 2000
21:30

Australia	91–80	Spain
Scoring by half: 36–40, 55–40
Pts: Heal26 Rebs: Bradtke8 Asts: Mackinnon6		Pts: Herreros24 Rebs: 8 players, 2 each Asts: Rodríguez7

The Dome, Sydney
Attendance: 8,398

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Gold-medal game

United States

Russia

United States

Lithuania

FR Yugoslavia

Lithuania

United States

France

Italy

Australia

Australia

Bronze-medal game

France

Canada

Lithuania

France

Australia

28 September 2000
15:00

Italy	62–65	Australia
Scoring by half: 27–31, 35–34
Pts: Fučka17 Rebs: 3 players, 4 each Asts: Fučka3		Pts: Gaze27 Rebs: Bradtke8 Asts: Gaze4

Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
Attendance: 14,411
Referees: David Jones (United States)
Pascal Dorizon (France)

28 September 2000
17:00

Canada	63–68	France
Scoring by half: 23–38, 40–30
Pts: MacCulloch23 Rebs: MacCulloch9 Asts: Nash8		Pts: Sciarra17 Rebs: Sciarra7 Asts: Rigaudeau4

Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
Attendance: 14,411
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (Lithuania)
Juan Figueroa (Puerto Rico)

28 September 2000
20:00

FR Yugoslavia	63–76	Lithuania
Scoring by half: 32–37, 31–39
Pts: Stojaković20 Rebs: Tomašević8 Asts: Tomašević2		Pts: Einikis26 Rebs: Einikis8 Asts: Jasikevičius4

Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
Attendance: 14,260
Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (Greece)
Renato Santos (Brazil)

28 September 2000
22:00

United States	85–70	Russia
Scoring by half: 46–41, 39–29
Pts: Garnett16 Rebs: Garnett11 Asts: Kidd8		Pts: Bashminov12 Rebs: Morgunov6 Asts: E. Pashutin6

Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
Attendance: 14,260
Referees: Iztok Rems (Slovenia)
Rick Degagne (Canada)

29 September 2000
19:30

Australia	52–76	France
Scoring by half: 29–44, 23–32
Pts: Gaze, Heal 10 each Rebs: Bradtke5 Asts: Heal5		Pts: Sciarra16 Rebs: Weis9 Asts: Sciarra7

Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
Attendance: 14,653
Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (Greece)
Raul Chaves (Argentina)

29 September 2000
21:30

Lithuania	83–85	United States
Scoring by half: 36–48, 47–37
Pts: Jasikevičius27 Rebs: Štombergas Žukauskas 5 each Asts: Jasikevičius4		Pts: Carter18 Rebs: Garnett14 Asts: Garnett4

Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
Attendance: 14,653
Referees: Tiziano Zancanella (Italy)
Pascal Dorizon (France)

1 October 2000
11:00

Australia	71–89	Lithuania
Scoring by half: 35–51, 36–38
Pts: Gaze22 Rebs: Mackinnon7 Asts: Heal4		Pts: Štombergas28 Rebs: Songaila7 Asts: Jasikevičius6

Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
Attendance: 14,833
Referees: Iztok Rems (Slovenia)
David Jones (United States)

1 October 2000
13:15

France	75–85	United States
Scoring by half: 32–46, 43–39
Pts: Sciarra19 Rebs: Sciarra4 Asts: Sciarra4		Pts: Allen, Carter 13 each Rebs: Kidd, Mourning 7 each Asts: Payton3

Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
Attendance: 14,833
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (Lithuania)
Renato Santos (Brazil)

26 September 2000
14:30

11th place

New Zealand	70–60	Angola
Scoring by half: 37–26, 33–34
Pts: Penney17 Rebs: Marks11 Asts: Jones3		Pts: Almeida19 Rebs: Dias5 Asts: Lutonda3

The Dome, Sydney
Attendance: 8,395

26 September 2000
16:30

9th place

Spain	84–64	China
Scoring by half: 46–26, 38–38
Pts: Navarro19 Rebs: Dueñas10 Asts: Navarro, López 3 each		Pts: Wang14 Rebs: Yao6 Asts: Guo4

The Dome, Sydney
Attendance: 8,395

30 September 2000
12:00

7th place

Canada	86–83 (OT)	Russia
Scoring by half: 36–43, 33–26 Overtime: 17–14
Pts: Guarasci21 Rebs: Meeks10 Asts: Hamilton5		Pts: Z. Pashutin23 Rebs: Z. Pashutin8 Asts: Z. Pashutin5

Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
Attendance: 14,604

30 September 2000
14:00

5th place

Italy	69–59	FR Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 33–31, 36–28
Pts: Fučka17 Rebs: Meneghin9 Asts: Basile5		Pts: Tomašević13 Rebs: Stojaković6 Asts: 7 players, 1 each

Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
Attendance: 14,604

2000 Olympic Basketball Champions
United States Twelfth title

Top ten in points, rebounds and assists, and top 5 in steals and blocks.

Points

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Name	PPG
Andrew Gaze	19.9
Shane Heal	14.9
Vince Carter	14.8
Michael Meeks	14.3
Carlton Myers	14.3
Šarūnas Jasikevičius	14.0
Steve Nash	13.7
Wang Zhizhi	13.5
Todd MacCulloch	13.0
Sean Marks	13.0

Rebounds

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Name	RPG
Kevin Garnett	9.1
Sean Marks	7.3
Dejan Tomašević	6.9
Gintaras Einikis	6.3
Roberto Dueñas	6.2
Yao Ming	6.0
Mark Bradtke	5.9
Antonio McDyess	5.9
Jason Kidd	5.3
Todd MacCulloch	5.1

Assists

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Name	APG
Steve Nash	6.9
Evgeniy Pashutin	5.6
Šarūnas Jasikevičius	5.1
Jason Kidd	4.4
Guo Shiqiang	4.2
Shane Heal	3.8
Laurent Sciarra	3.6
Gary Payton	3.4
Ignacio Rodríguez	3.2
Luc Longley	2.9

Steals

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Name	SPG
Andrei Kirilenko	2.1
Pero Cameron	1.7
Ignacio Rodríguez	1.5
Laurent Sciarra	1.4
Carlos Jiménez	1.4

Blocks

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Name	BPG
Alonzo Mourning	2.3
Yao Ming	2.2
Andrei Fetisov	2.0
Andrei Kirilenko	1.9
Frédéric Weis	1.8

Game highs

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Department	Name	Total	Opponent
Points	Antoine Rigaudeau Saulius Štombergas	29	China Australia
Rebounds	Alfonso Reyes	15	Angola
Assists	Steve Nash	15	Australia
Steals	Jim Bilba Pero Cameron Vince Carter Andrei Kirilenko Laurent Sciarra	4	China Lithuania France Angola China
Blocks	Alonzo Mourning	6	Italy
Turnovers	Steve Nash	9	France

Rank	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD
Gold medal game participants
	United States	8	8	0	760	587	+173
	France	8	4	4	591	574	+17
Bronze medal game participants
	Lithuania	8	5	3	620	558	+62
4th	Australia	8	4	4	596	634	−38
Eliminated at the quarterfinals
5th	Italy	7	4	3	463	473	−10
6th	FR Yugoslavia	7	4	3	494	483	+11
7th	Canada	7	5	2	582	524	+58
8th	Russia	7	3	4	520	499	+21
Preliminary round 5th placers
9th	Spain	6	2	4	433	440	−7
10th	China	6	2	4	432	503	−71
Preliminary round 6th placers
11th	New Zealand	6	1	5	377	476	−99
12th	Angola	6	0	6	363	480	−117

^ 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.

Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Contents

Qualification

Format

Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Tournament bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Classification round

Awards

Statistical leaders

Points

Rebounds

Assists

Steals

Blocks

Game highs

Final standings

See also

References

External links

Languages