2000 FIBA Diamond Ball

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2000 FIBA Diamond Ball
Tournament details
Arena
Hong Kong, China
DatesSeptember 2 – September 6
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg FR Yugoslavia
Third placeFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Fourth placeFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Awards and statistics
Top scorer(s) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Steve Nash
(22.0 points per game) [1]
2004 →

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.

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Participating teams

Group AGroup B

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg FR Yugoslavia

Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

Preliminary round

Qualified for the finals

Group A

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

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg FR Yugoslavia 220178153+254
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 211175167+83
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 202137170−332
September 2
15:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg64–84 Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg FR Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 35-52, 29-32
September 3
15:00
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg86–73Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Scoring by half: 33-38, 53-35
September 4
18:30
FR Yugoslavia Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg 94–89Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Scoring by half: 50-50, 44-39

Group B

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

Qualified for the finals
TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 220196135+614
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 211159162−33
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 202114172−582
September 2
17:00
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg61–77Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Scoring by half:43-41, 18-36
September 3
17:00
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg95–53Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Scoring by half:46-34, 49-19
September 4
20:30
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg82–101Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Scoring by half: 43-56, 39-45

Final round

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

5th place

September 6
17:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg69–61Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Scoring by half:30-29, 39-32

Third place

September 6
19:00
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg74–82Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Scoring by half: 42-45, 32-37

Final

September 6
21:00
FR Yugoslavia Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg 71–78Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Scoring by half:44-37, 27-41

Final standings

The final standings per FIBA official website:

See also

References

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