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,http://www.fiba.basketball/en/events FIBA's official events by year 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.
Participating teams Group A Group B FR Yugoslavia
– African champions – Olympics hosts (New Zealand were Oceania champions) – Americas runners-up (USA were Olympic & Americas champions) – Asian champions – European champions FR Yugoslavia – World champions
Preliminary round Qualified for the finals
Group A *All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).
Group B *All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8). Qualified for the finals
Final round *All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).
5th place
Third place
Final
Final standings The final standings per FIBA official website:
See also Acropolis Tournament Basketball at the Summer Olympics FIBA Basketball World Cup FIBA Asia Cup Adecco Cup Marchand Continental Championship Cup Belgrade Trophy Stanković Cup William Jones Cup
References
External links 2000 FIBA Diamond Ball Archive