The men's national basketball team of the United States won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. They defeated France by a score of 85–75 in the gold medal game. Team USA won gold for the 12th time in 14 Olympic basketball tournaments.[2]
Head coach | Rudy Tomjanovich |
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Scoring leader | Vince Carter[1] 14.8 |
Rebounding leader | Kevin Garnett 9.1 |
Assists leader | Jason Kidd 4.4 |
Roster
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Withdrawals
edit- Kobe Bryant - the 2000 All-NBA Second Team
- Tim Duncan - the 2000 All-NBA First Team
- Grant Hill - the 2000 All-NBA Second Team
- Allen Iverson - the 2000 All-NBA Second Team
- Karl Malone - the 2000 All-NBA Second Team
- Reggie Miller
- Shaquille O'Neal - the 2000 All-NBA First Team
- David Robinson - the 2000 All-NBA Third Team
- John Stockton - The 50 Greatest Players in National Basketball Association History
- Scottie Pippen - the 2000 NBA All-Defensive Second Team
- Paul Pierce
- Eddie Jones - the 2000 All-NBA Third Team
- Steve Francis - the 2000 Co-NBA Rookie of the Year
- Chris Webber - the 2000 All-NBA Third Team
- Stephon Marbury - the 2000 All-NBA Third Team
Results
edit- United States beat China, 119–72
- United States beat Italy, 93–61
- United States beat Lithuania, 85–76
- United States beat New Zealand, 102–56
- United States beat France, 106–94
- United States beat Russia, 85–70
- United States beat Lithuania, 85–83
- United States beat France, 85–75
In the preliminary round, Team USA was undefeated (5-0), and qualified for the quarterfinals. In the knockout rounds, Team USA faced Russia (quarterfinals), Lithuania (semifinals), and France (gold-medal game).[4]
2000 Olympic Games final standings
edit- 1. United States (8–0)
- 2. France (4–4)
- 3. Lithuania (5–3)
- 4. Australia (4–4)
- 5. Italy (4–3)
- 6. FR Yugoslavia (4–3)
- 7. Canada (5–2)
- 8. Russia (3–4)
- 9. Spain (2–4)
- 10. China (2–4)
- 11. New Zealand (1–5)
- 12. Angola (0–6)[5]
References
edit- ^ 2000 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men 17 Sep. to 1 Oct. 2000 - Sydney in Australia.
- ^ "USA Basketball: Games of the XXVIIth Olympiad -- 2000". Archived from the original on September 22, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- ^ "Team Roster United States" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ Official Olympic Report Archived 2008-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "USA Basketball: Games of the XXVIIth Olympiad -- 2000". Archived from the original on September 22, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
External links
edit- USA Basketball, official site