Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics

15th Olympic Basketball Tournament

Sydney 2000

Tournament details

Olympics

2000 Summer Olympics

Host nation

Australia

City

Sydney

Duration

16 September – 1 October

Men's tournament

Teams

Medals
Gold medalists	United States
Silver medalists	France
Bronze medalists	Lithuania

Women's tournament

Teams

Medals
Gold medalists	United States
Silver medalists	Australia
Bronze medalists	Brazil

Tournaments

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Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Tournament
men women
Squads
men women

Basketball contests at the 2000 Olympic Games were held from 16 September 2000 to 1 October 2000. Games took place at the Sydney SuperDome and the Dome in Sydney, Australia. The United States claimed the gold medals in both the Men's and Women's competitions.

Venues

Sydney, New South Wales
Sydney Super Dome	Sydney Super Dome The Dome	The Dome
Capacity: 18,200		Capacity: 10,000

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men	United States (USA) Shareef Abdur-Rahim Ray Allen Vin Baker Vince Carter Kevin Garnett Tim Hardaway Allan Houston Jason Kidd Antonio McDyess Alonzo Mourning Gary Payton Steve Smith	France (FRA) Jim Bilba Yann Bonato Makan Dioumassi Laurent Foirest Thierry Gadou Cyril Julian Crawford Palmer Antoine Rigaudeau Stéphane Risacher Laurent Sciarra Mustapha Sonko Frédéric Weis	Lithuania (LTU) Dainius Adomaitis Gintaras Einikis Andrius Giedraitis Šarūnas Jasikevičius Kęstutis Marčiulionis Tomas Masiulis Darius Maskoliūnas Ramūnas Šiškauskas Darius Songaila Saulius Štombergas Mindaugas Timinskas Eurelijus Žukauskas
Women	United States (USA) Ruthie Bolton-Holifield Teresa Edwards Yolanda Griffith Chamique Holdsclaw Lisa Leslie Nikki McCray DeLisha Milton Katie Smith Dawn Staley Sheryl Swoopes Natalie Williams Kara Wolters	Australia (AUS) Carla Boyd Sandra Brondello Trisha Fallon Michelle Griffiths Kristi Harrower Jo Hill Lauren Jackson Annie la Fleur Shelley Sandie Rachael Sporn Michele Timms Jenny Whittle	Brazil (BRA) Janeth Arcain Ilisaine David Lilian Gonçalves Helen Luz Silvia Luz Claudia Neves Alessandra Oliveira Adriana Pinto Adriana Santos Cintia Santos Kelly Santos Marta Sobral

Qualification

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) may enter up to one men's team with 12 players and up to one women's team with 12 players. The reigning world champions and the host country qualify automatically, as do the winners of the five continental championships, plus the Americas runner-up and four additional berths from Europe in the men's competition, and the second and third place from the Americas tournament plus three additional squads from Europe in the women's competition.

Basketball – Men

Africa	Americas	Asia	Europe	Oceania	Automatic qualifiers
Angola	United States Canada	China	Italy Lithuania France Spain Russia	New Zealand	Yugoslavia – World champions Australia – Olympic hosts

Basketball – Women

Africa	Americas	Asia	Europe	Oceania	Automatic qualifiers
Senegal	Cuba Brazil Canada	South Korea	Poland France Slovakia Russia	New Zealand	United States – World champions Australia – Olympic hosts

Format

Twelve teams are split into two preliminary round groups of six teams each.
The top four teams from both groups qualify for the knockout stage.
Fifth-placed teams from both groups compete for 9th place in an additional match.
Sixth-placed teams from both groups compete for 11th place in an additional match.
In the quarterfinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B4, A2 vs. B3, A3 vs. B2 and A4 vs. B1.
- From the eliminated teams at the quarterfinals, the loser from A1 vs. B4 competes against the loser from A2 vs. B3 for 5th place in an additional match. The remaining two loser teams compete for 6th place in an additional match.
The winning teams from the quarterfinals meet in the semifinals as follows: A1/B4 vs. A3/B2 and A2/B3 vs. A4/B1.
The winning teams from the semifinals contest the gold medal. The losing teams contest the bronze.

Tie-breaking criteria:

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

Men's tournament

2000 men's teams.

Preliminary round

	Qualified for the quarterfinals

The four best teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinal round.

Group A

Team	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tie
United States	5	0	505	359	+146	10
Italy	3	2	332	349	−17	8	1W–0L
Lithuania	3	2	372	339	+33	8	0W–1L
France	2	3	372	374	−2	7	1W–0L
China	2	3	368	419	−51	7	0W–1L
New Zealand	0	5	307	416	−109	5

17 September
9:30

France

76–50

Team	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tie
Canada	4	1	433	373	+60	9	1W–0L
Yugoslavia	4	1	372	338	+34	9	0W–1L
Australia	3	2	408	407	+1	8	1W–0L
Russia	3	2	367	328	+39	8	0W–1L
Spain	1	4	349	376	−27	6
Angola	0	5	303	410	−107	5

Team	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tie
Australia	5	0	394	274	+120	10
France	4	1	338	287	+51	9
Brazil	2	3	358	353	+5	7	1.12
Slovakia	2	3	294	282	+12	7	0.97
Canada	2	3	313	317	−4	7	0.91
Senegal	0	5	199	383	−184	5

Team	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tie
United States	5	0	446	312	+134	10
Russia	3	2	398	325	+73	8	1.30
South Korea	3	2	343	296	+47	8	0.91
Poland	3	2	327	339	−12	8	0.84
Cuba	1	4	318	358	−40	6
New Zealand	0	5	304	396	−92	5

Rank	Men				Women
Rank	Team	Pld	W	L	Team	Pld	W	L
01 !	United States	8	8	0	United States	8	8	0
02 !	France	8	4	4	Australia	8	7	1
03 !	Lithuania	8	5	3	Brazil	8	4	4
4th	Australia	8	4	4	South Korea	8	4	4
Eliminated at the quarterfinals
5th	Italy	7	4	3	France	7	5	2
6th	Yugoslavia	7	4	3	Russia	7	3	4
7th	Canada	7	5	2	Slovakia	7	3	4
8th	Russia	7	3	4	Poland	7	3	4
Preliminary round 5th placers
9th	Spain	6	2	4	Cuba	6	2	4
10th	China	6	2	4	Canada	6	2	4
Preliminary round 6th placers
11th	New Zealand	6	1	5	New Zealand	6	1	5
12th	Angola	6	0	6	Senegal	6	0	6

Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Venues

Medalists

Qualification

Basketball – Men

Basketball – Women

Format

Men's tournament

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Championship bracket

Classification matches

Women's tournament

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Championship bracket

Classification matches

Final standings

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