FIBA Diamond Ball

FIBA Diamond Ball
Sport Basketball
Founded 2000
Founder FIBA
Inaugural season 2000
Ceased 2008
No. of teams 6
Country FIBA member nations
Continent FIBA (International)
Last
champion(s)		 M:  Argentina (1st title)
W:  United States (1st title)
Related
competitions		 Olympic Games
Official website FIBA

The FIBA Diamond Ball was an official international basketball tournament organised by FIBA, held every Olympic year prior to the 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.

The competing teams are the host country of that year's Olympics, defending Diamond Ball champions, the reigning world, Olympic 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.

Not held in 2012, the tournament is not in FIBA's schedule for the next Olympic-year calendar, 2016 in Brazil.[1]

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

2000 teams

2004 teams

2008 teams

Participation Details

Team Hong Kong
2000		 Serbia and Montenegro
2004		 China
2008		 Total
 Angola 6th 6th 6th 3
 Argentina 3rd 1st 2
 Australia 1st 5th 2nd 3
 Canada 4th 1
 China 5th 4th 3rd 3
 Iran 4th 1
 Italy 3rd 1
 Lithuania 2nd 1
 Serbia 2nd 1st 5th 3

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

Participation Details

Team Greece
2004		 China
2008		 Total
 Australia 1st 2nd 2
 Brazil 3rd 1
 China 2nd 3rd 2
 Greece 4th 1
 South Korea 5th 1
 Latvia 4th 1
 Mali 6th 1
 Nigeria 6th 1
 Russia 5th 1
 United States 1st 1

See also

References

  1. ↑ FIBA http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/even/cale/p/fibaCaleAll.html. Retrieved 4 October 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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