Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters

This is a list of the players who were on the rosters of the teams who participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics for Men's Basketball.

Group A

China

Main article: China men's national basketball team

China men's national basketball team – 2000 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 6 Guo Shiqiang 25 – (1975-08-07)August 7, 1975 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Liaoning Hunters F 8 Hu Weidong 30 – (1970-01-03)January 3, 1970 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Jiangsu Dragons SF 10 Li Nan 23 – (1976-09-25)September 25, 1976 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Bayi Rockets G 4 Li Qun 26 – (1973-11-10)November 10, 1973 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) G 5 Li Xiaoyong 30 – (1969-11-28)November 28, 1969 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) G 11 Liu Yudong 30 – (1970-03-23)March 23, 1970 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Bayi Rockets C 11 Mengke Bateer 24 – (1975-11-20)November 20, 1975 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Beijing Ducks F 7 Sun Jun 31 – (1969-06-22)June 22, 1969 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Jilin Northeast Tigers PF 15 Wang Zhizhi 21 – (1979-07-08)July 8, 1979 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) Bayi Rockets C 13 Yao Ming 20 – (1980-09-12)September 12, 1980 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) Shanghai Sharks F 9 Zhang Jingsong 27 – (1973-09-02)September 2, 1973 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) F 12 Zheng Wu 33 – (1967-08-07)August 7, 1967 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	Head coach Jiang Xingquan Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age as of September 17, 2000

France

Main article: France men's national basketball team

France men's national basketball team – 2000 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. C 14 Jim Bilba 32 – (1968-04-13)April 13, 1968 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) ASVEL Basket F 8 Yann Bonato 28 – (1972-03-04)March 4, 1972 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) CSP Limoges F 9 Makan Dioumassi 28 – (1972-07-21)July 21, 1972 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Le Mans Sarthe Basket G/F 7 Laurent Foirest 26 – (1973-09-18)September 18, 1973 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) TAU Cerámica C 11 Thierry Gadou 31 – (1969-01-13)January 13, 1969 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Pau-Orthez F/C 12 Cyril Julian 26 – (1974-03-29)March 29, 1974 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Paris Basket Racing C 13 Crawford Palmer 30 – (1970-09-14)September 14, 1970 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Joventut Badalona G 6 Antoine Rigaudeau 28 – (1971-12-17)December 17, 1971 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Kinder Bologna F 10 Stéphane Risacher 28 – (1972-08-26)August 26, 1972 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Pau-Orthez G 5 Laurent Sciarra 27 – (1973-08-08)August 8, 1973 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Paris Basket Racing G 4 Moustapha Sonko 28 – (1972-06-14)June 14, 1972 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) ASVEL Basket C 15 Frédéric Weis 23 – (1977-06-22)June 22, 1977 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) CSP Limoges	Head coach Jean-Pierre de Vincenzi Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age as of September 17, 2000

Italy

Main article: Italy men's national basketball team

Italy men's national basketball team – 2000 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 12 Alessandro Abbio 29 – (1971-03-13)March 13, 1971 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Kinder Bologna SG 5 Gianluca Basile 25 – (1975-01-24)January 24, 1975 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Paf Wennington Bologna C 14 Roberto Chiacig 25 – (1974-12-01)December 1, 1974 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) RB Montecatini Terme C 15 Damiao, Marcelo 25 – (1975-03-19)March 19, 1975 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Pallacanestro Reggiana F 7 Gregor Fučka 29 – (1971-08-07)August 7, 1971 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) Paf Wennington Bologna F 6 Giacomo Galanda 25 – (1975-01-30)January 30, 1975 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Paf Wennington Bologna F 9 Li Vecchi, Agostino 29 – (1970-10-24)October 24, 1970 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Ina Sicilia Barcellona PF 8 Denis Marconato 25 – (1975-07-29)July 29, 1975 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Benetton Treviso G 11 Andrea Meneghin 26 – (1974-02-02)February 2, 1974 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Varese Roosters G 13 Michele Mian 27 – (1973-07-18)July 18, 1973 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Scavolini Pesaro G 10 Carlton Myers 29 – (1971-03-30)March 30, 1971 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Paf Wennington Bologna G 4 Scarone, German 25 – (1975-02-27)February 27, 1975 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RB Montecatini Terme	Head coach Bogdan Tanjević Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age as of September 17, 2000

Lithuania

Main article: Lithuania men's national basketball team

Lithuania men's national basketball team – 2000 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 10 Dainius Adomaitis 26 – (1974-01-19)January 19, 1974 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Anwil Włocławek C 14 Gintaras Einikis 30 – (1969-09-30)September 30, 1969 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) CSKA Moscow G 9 Andrius Giedraitis 27 – (1973-07-23)July 23, 1973 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Lietuvos Rytas PG 4 Šarūnas Jasikevičius 24 – (1976-03-05)March 5, 1976 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Union Olimpija G 5 Kęstutis Marčiulionis 23 – (1977-04-04)April 4, 1977 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Delaware Blue Hens F 12 Tomas Masiulis 24 – (1975-09-19)September 19, 1975 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Žalgiris Kaunas G 13 Darius Maskoliūnas 29 – (1971-01-06)January 6, 1971 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Asseco Prokom Gdynia F 6 Mindaugas Timinskas 26 – (1974-03-28)March 28, 1974 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Žalgiris Kaunas G 8 Ramūnas Šiškauskas 22 – (1978-09-10)September 10, 1978 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Lietuvos Rytas F 7 Saulius Štombergas 26 – (1973-12-14)December 14, 1973 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Kinder Bologna F 15 Darius Songaila 22 – (1978-02-14)February 14, 1978 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Wake Forest Demon Deacons C 11 Eurelijus Žukauskas 27 – (1973-08-22)August 22, 1973 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) Žalgiris Kaunas	Head coach Jonas Kazlauskas Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age as of September 17, 2000

New Zealand

Main article: New Zealand men's national basketball team

New Zealand men's national basketball team – 2000 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. SF 11 Pero Cameron 26 – (1974-06-05)June 5, 1974 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Auckland Stars G 12 Mark Dickel 23 – (1976-12-21)December 21, 1976 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Victoria Titans G 12 Paul Henare 21 – (1979-03-04)March 4, 1979 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Auckland Stars C 12 Robert Hickey 26 – (1974-01-12)January 12, 1974 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) SG 8 Phill Jones 26 – (1974-01-25)January 25, 1974 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Nelson Giants G 10 Ralph Lattimore 33 – (1967-06-23)June 23, 1967 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) F/C 4 Sean Marks 25 – (1975-08-23)August 23, 1975 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Toronto Raptors SG 6 Kirk Penney 19 – (1980-11-23)November 23, 1980 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) North Harbour Heat C 13 Peter Pokai 35 – (1965-08-24)August 24, 1965 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) C 15 Tony Rampton 24 – (1976-05-30)May 30, 1976 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) Nelson Giants G 9 Brad Riley 26 – (1974-07-02)July 2, 1974 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) G 5 Nenad Vučinić 35 – (1965-04-07)April 7, 1965 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Nelson Giants	Head coach Keith Mair Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age as of September 17, 2000

United States

Main article: 2000 United States men's Olympic basketball team

United States men's national basketball team – 2000 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F 15 Shareef Abdur-Rahim 23 – (1976-12-11)December 11, 1976 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Vancouver Grizzlies G 12 Ray Allen 25 – (1975-07-20)July 20, 1975 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Milwaukee Bucks F 11 Vin Baker 28 – (1971-11-23)November 23, 1971 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Seattle SuperSonics G 9 Vince Carter 23 – (1977-01-26)January 26, 1977 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Toronto Raptors F 10 Kevin Garnett 24 – (1976-05-19)May 19, 1976 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Minnesota Timberwolves G 8 Tim Hardaway 34 – (1966-09-01)September 1, 1966 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Miami Heat G 6 Allan Houston 29 – (1971-04-20)April 20, 1971 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) New York Knicks G 5 Jason Kidd  (C) 27 – (1973-05-23)May 23, 1973 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Phoenix Suns F 13 Antonio McDyess 26 – (1974-09-07)September 7, 1974 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Denver Nuggets C 7 Alonzo Mourning  (C) 30 – (1970-02-08)February 8, 1970 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Miami Heat G 14 Gary Payton  (C) 32 – (1968-07-23)July 23, 1968 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Seattle SuperSonics G 4 Steve Smith 31 – (1969-03-31)March 31, 1969 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Portland Trail Blazers	Head coach Rudy Tomjanovich [1] Assistant coach(es) Larry Brown Gene Keady Tubby Smith Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on September 15, 2000 Roster

Group B

Angola

Main article: Angola men's national basketball team

Angola men's national basketball team – 2000 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. SG 13 Carlos Almeida 23 – (1976-09-24)September 24, 1976 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Primeiro de Agosto F 9 Víctor de Carvalho 31 – (1969-02-20)February 20, 1969 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Petróleos Luanda F 11 Chipongue, Belarmino 25 – (1974-09-22)September 22, 1974 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Petróleos Luanda F 10 Herlander Coimbra 32 – (1968-06-16)June 16, 1968 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Primeiro de Agosto PF 12 David Dias 31 – (1969-04-21)April 21, 1969 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Benfica G 7 Garcia Domingos 29 – (1971-05-12)May 12, 1971 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Primeiro de Agosto C 15 Buila Katiavala 29 – (1971-05-13)May 13, 1971 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Primeiro de Agosto PG 14 Miguel Lutonda 28 – (1971-12-24)December 24, 1971 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Primeiro de Agosto F 5 Aníbal Moreira 33 – (1966-09-19)September 19, 1966 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Queluz PF 4 Victor Muzadi 22 – (1978-06-22)June 22, 1978 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Primeiro de Agosto F 6 Angelo Victoriano 32 – (1968-02-08)February 8, 1968 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Primeiro de Agosto F 8 Edmar Victoriano 24 – (1975-11-10)November 10, 1975 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Primeiro de Agosto	Head coach Mário Palma Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age as of September 17, 2000

Australia

Main article: Australia men's national basketball team

Australia men's national basketball team – 2000 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. C 9 Chris Anstey 25 – (1975-01-01)January 1, 1975 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) Victoria Titans C 12 Mark Bradtke 31 – (1968-09-27)September 27, 1968 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Melbourne Tigers F 7 Martin Cattalini 26 – (1973-10-04)October 4, 1973 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Adelaide 36ers G 10 Andrew Gaze  (C) 35 – (1965-07-24)July 24, 1965 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Melbourne Tigers G 8 Ricky Grace 34 – (1966-08-20)August 20, 1966 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Perth Wildcats PG 11 Shane Heal 30 – (1970-09-06)September 6, 1970 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sydney Kings C 13 Luc Longley 31 – (1969-01-19)January 19, 1969 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) Phoenix Suns G/F 6 Sam Mackinnon 24 – (1976-08-25)August 25, 1976 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Townsville Crocodiles G 5 Brett Maher 27 – (1973-04-17)April 17, 1973 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Adelaide 36ers C 15 Paul Rogers 26 – (1973-09-29)September 29, 1973 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Perth Wildcats G/F 4 Jason Smith 25 – (1974-10-20)October 20, 1974 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Victoria Titans F 14 Andrew Vlahov 31 – (1969-04-01)April 1, 1969 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Perth Wildcats	Head coach Barry Barnes Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age as of September 17, 2000

Canada

Main article: Canada men's national basketball team

Canada men's national basketball team – 2000 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F 9 Rowan Barrett 27 – (1972-11-24)November 24, 1972 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Cocodrilos de Caracas PG 4 David Daniels 29 – (1971-04-02)April 2, 1971 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) KK MZT Skopje G 10 Greg Francis 26 – (1974-04-04)April 4, 1974 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Cheshire Jets F 13 Peter Guarasci 26 – (1974-02-25)February 25, 1974 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Skyliners Frankfurt G 5 Sherman Hamilton 28 – (1972-04-23)April 23, 1972 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Belgrano de San Nicolás F 12 Eric Hinrichsen 24 – (1976-04-13)April 13, 1976 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Bree BBC C 11 Todd MacCulloch 24 – (1976-01-27)January 27, 1976 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) Philadelphia 76ers F 6 Andrew Mavis 24 – (1976-09-09)September 9, 1976 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Newcastle Eagles F 14 Michael Meeks 28 – (1972-02-23)February 23, 1972 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Besançon BCD PG 7 Steve Nash 26 – (1974-02-07)February 7, 1974 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Dallas Mavericks F 15 Greg Newton 26 – (1974-09-08)September 8, 1974 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Flamengo Basketball G 8 Shawn Swords 26 – (1973-12-27)December 27, 1973 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Basket-club Boncourt	Head coach Jay Triano Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age as of September 17, 2000

Russia

Main article: Russia men's national basketball team

Russia men's national basketball team – 2000 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F 15 Ruslan Avleev 24 – (1976-06-04)June 4, 1976 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) UNICS Kazan C 6 Aleksandr Bašminov 22 – (1978-05-07)May 7, 1978 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Ural Great Perm G 9 Sergei Bazarevich 35 – (1965-03-16)March 16, 1965 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) PAOK B.C. F 12 Andrei Fetisov 28 – (1972-01-19)January 19, 1972 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Spartak St. Petersburg F 13 Andrei Kirilenko 19 – (1981-02-18)February 18, 1981 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) CSKA Moscow F 7 Yevgeny Kisurin 31 – (1969-01-28)January 28, 1969 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Varese Roosters G 5 Valentin Kubrakov 28 – (1972-07-25)July 25, 1972 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Lokomotiv Vody F/C 8 Nikita Morgunov 25 – (1975-06-29)June 29, 1975 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) CSKA Moscow G 10 Evgeniy Pashutin 31 – (1969-02-06)February 6, 1969 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Maccabi Ra'anana SG 11 Zakhar Pashutin 26 – (1974-05-03)May 3, 1974 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Pınar Karşıyaka F 14 Sergei Panov 30 – (1970-06-30)June 30, 1970 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) CSKA Moscow G 4 Sergei Chikalkin 24 – (1975-12-11)December 11, 1975 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) PBC Ural Great	Head coach Stanislav Yeryomin Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age as of September 17, 2000

Spain

Main article: Spain men's national basketball team

Spain men's national basketball team – 2000 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Alberto Angulo 30 – (1970-06-19)June 19, 1970 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Real Madrid C 13 Iñaki de Miguel 26 – (1973-10-24)October 24, 1973 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Olympiacos G 10 Rodrigo De la Fuente 23 – (1976-11-26)November 26, 1976 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) FC Barcelona C 15 Roberto Dueñas 24 – (1975-11-01)November 1, 1975 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) FC Barcelona SF 7 Jorge Garbajosa 22 – (1977-12-19)December 19, 1977 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) TAU Cerámica G 11 Alberto Herreros 31 – (1969-04-20)April 20, 1969 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Real Madrid F 9 Carlos Jiménez 24 – (1976-02-10)February 10, 1976 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Estudiantes PG 5 Juan Carlos Navarro 20 – (1980-06-13)June 13, 1980 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FC Barcelona C 14 Alfonso Reyes 28 – (1971-09-19)September 19, 1971 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Estudiantes G 8 Ignacio Rodríguez 30 – (1970-09-02)September 2, 1970 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FC Barcelona G 12 Johnny Rogers 36 – (1963-12-30)December 30, 1963 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Panathinaikos PG 6 Raül López 20 – (1980-04-15)April 15, 1980 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Joventut Badalona	Head coach Lolo Sainz Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age as of September 17, 2000

FR Yugoslavia

Main article: FR Yugoslavia national basketball team

FR Yugoslavia men's national basketball team – 2000 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Dejan Bodiroga 27 – (1973-03-02)March 2, 1973 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Panathinaikos G 5 Predrag Danilović 30 – (1970-02-26)February 26, 1970 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Kinder Bologna F 13 Predrag Drobnjak 24 – (1975-10-27)October 27, 1975 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Efes Pilsen C 15 Nikola Jestratijević 24 – (1976-07-09)July 9, 1976 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Crvena zvezda G 10 Dragan Lukovski 25 – (1975-03-21)March 21, 1975 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Crvena zvezda G 6 Saša Obradović 31 – (1969-01-29)January 29, 1969 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Crvena zvezda PG 7 Igor Rakočević 22 – (1978-03-29)March 29, 1978 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Crvena zvezda C 11 Željko Rebrača 28 – (1972-04-09)April 9, 1972 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Panathinaikos G 9 Vlado Šćepanović 24 – (1975-11-13)November 13, 1975 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Efes Pilsen F 8 Predrag Stojaković 23 – (1977-06-09)June 9, 1977 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Sacramento Kings C 12 Dragan Tarlać 27 – (1973-05-09)May 9, 1973 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Olympiacos C 14 Dejan Tomašević 27 – (1973-05-06)May 6, 1973 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Budućnost Podgorica	Head coach Željko Obradović Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age as of September 17, 2000

References

1. "Team Roster United States" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

• 2000 Olympic Games: Tournament for Men FIBA Archive. Accessed June 10, 2011.