2000 FIBA Diamond Ball

The 2000 FIBA Diamond Ball was a basketball tournament held in Hong Kong, China, from September 2 until September 6, 2000. 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 1st edition of the FIBA Diamond Ball. The six participating teams were Angola, Argentina, Australia, host China, Canada and FR Yugoslavia.

2000 FIBA Diamond Ball
Tournament details
Arena
Hong Kong, China
DatesSeptember 2 – September 6
Final positions
Champions Australia (1st title)
Runners-upFederal Republic of Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia
Third place Italy
Fourth place Canada
Awards and statistics
Top scorer(s)Canada Steve Nash
(22.0 points per game) [1]
2004

Participating teams

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Group A Group B

  Canada
  China
  FR Yugoslavia

  Australia
  Angola
  Italy

  •   Angola – African champions
  •   Australia – Olympics hosts (New Zealand were Oceania champions)
  •   Canada – Americas runners-up (USA were Olympic & Americas champions)
  •   China – Asian champions
  •   Italy – European champions
  •   FR Yugoslavia – World champions

Preliminary round

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Qualified for the finals

Group A

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*All times are China Standard Time (UTC 8).

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
  FR Yugoslavia 2 2 0 178 153 25 4
  Canada 2 1 1 175 167 8 3
  China 2 0 2 137 170 −33 2
September 2
15:00
China   64–84   FR Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 35-52, 29-32
September 3
15:00
Canada   86–73   China
Scoring by half: 33-38, 53-35
September 4
18:30
FR Yugoslavia   94–89   Canada
Scoring by half: 50-50, 44-39

Group B

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*All times are China Standard Time (UTC 8).

Qualified for the finals
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
  Australia 2 2 0 196 135 61 4
  Italy 2 1 1 159 162 −3 3
  Angola 2 0 2 114 172 −58 2
September 2
17:00
Angola   61–77   Italy
Scoring by half: 43-41, 18-36
September 3
17:00
Australia   95–53   Angola
Scoring by half: 46-34, 49-19
September 4
20:30
Italy   82–101   Australia
Scoring by half: 43-56, 39-45

Final round

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*All times are China Standard Time (UTC 8).

5th place

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September 6
17:00
China   69–61   Angola
Scoring by half: 30-29, 39-32

Third place

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September 6
19:00
Canada   74–82   Italy
Scoring by half: 42-45, 32-37

Final

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September 6
21:00
FR Yugoslavia   71–78   Australia
Scoring by half: 44-37, 27-41

Final standings

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The final standings per FIBA official website:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Player Leaders
  2. ^ http://www.fiba.basketball/en/events FIBA's official events by year
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