| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Arena | Nanjing, China |
| Dates | July 29 – August 1 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Argentina (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Australia |
| Third place |  China |
| Fourth place |  Iran |
| Awards and statistics | |
| Top scorer(s) | Luis Scola (20.0 points per game) [1] |
← 2004 | |
The 2008 FIBA Diamond Ball was an official basketball tournament held in Nanjing, China, from July 29 until August 1, 2008. The FIBA Diamond Ball was an official international basketball tournament organised by FIBA,[2] held every Olympic year prior to the Olympics. It was the 3rd edition of the FIBA Diamond Ball. The six participating teams were Angola, Argentina, Australia, host China, Iran and Serbia.
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Angola – African champions Argentina – Olympic champions & Americas runners-up (USA were Americas champions) Australia – Oceania champions China – Olympics hosts Iran – Asian champions
Serbia – 2004 FIBA Diamond Ball winners (asSerbia and Montenegro; Spain were World champions; Russia was European champions)| Qualified for the finals |
*All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 148 | 133 | +15 | 4 |
| China
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 138 | 141 | −3 | 3 |
| Angola
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 152 | 164 | −12 | 2 |
July 29 |
| China |
83–74 | Angola |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 20–15, 22–15, 21–22 | ||
July 30 |
| Australia |
67–55 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 18–12, 17–17, 12–10 | ||
July 31 |
| Angola |
78–81 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 19–25, 24–17, 19–22 | ||
*All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).
| Qualified for the finals |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 156 | 131 | +25 | 4 |
| Iran
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 143 | 151 | −8 | 3 |
 Serbia
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 130 | 147 | −17 | 2 |
July 29 |
| Argentina |
81–71 | Iran |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 18–11, 20–17, 19–19 | ||
July 30 |
| Iran |
72–70 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 17–16, 19–17, 18–18 | ||
July 31 |
| Serbia |
60–75 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 16–14, 9–20, 17–20 | ||
*All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).
August 1 |
| Angola |
62–99 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 19–21, 20–22, 19–32 | ||
August 1 |
| China |
75–46 | Iran |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–11, 18–10, 16–6, 22–19 | ||
August 1 |
| Australia |
91–95 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 22–11, 22–27, 22–33 | ||
The final standings per FIBA official website:
Source: FIBA
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