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	12
Medals Gold medalists United States Silver medalists France Bronze medalists Lithuania
Women's tournament
Teams	12
Medals Gold medalists United States Silver medalists Australia Bronze medalists Brazil
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Basketball contests at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the fifteenth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It was held from 16 September 2000 to 1 October 2000. Games took place at the Sydney SuperDome and the Dome in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The United States earned 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

See also: List of Olympic medalists in basketball

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

Main article: Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

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

Basketball – Women

Main article: Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

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:

1. Head to head results
2. Goal average (not the goal difference) between the tied teams
3. Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group

Men's tournament

2000 men's teams.

Main article: Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Championship bracket

Quarterfinals (28 September)

Semifinals (29 September)

Gold medal game (1 October)

A1

United States

85

B4

Russia

70

A1

United States

85

A3

Lithuania

83

B2

FR Yugoslavia

63

A3

Lithuania

76

A1

United States

85

A4

France

75

A2

Italy

62

B3

Australia

65

B3

Australia

52

Third place

A4

France

76

B1

Canada

63

A3

Lithuania

89

A4

France

68

B3

Australia

71

Women's tournament

Main article: Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

2000 women's teams.

Championship bracket

Quarterfinals (27 September)

Semifinals (29 September)

Gold medal game (30 September)

A1

Australia

76

B4

Poland

48

A1

Australia

64

A3

Brazil

52

B2

Russia

67

A3

Brazil

68

A1

Australia

54

B1

United States

76

A2

France

58

B3

South Korea

69

B3

South Korea

65

Bronze medal game

B1

United States

78

B1

United States

58

A3

Brazil (OT)

84

A4

Slovakia

43

B3

South Korea

73

Final standings

Rank	Men				Women
	Team	Pld	W	L	Team	Pld	W	L
	United States	8	8	0	United States	8	8	0
	France	8	4	4	Australia	8	7	1
	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	FR 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

References

• Official Olympic Report