2000 United States men's Olympic basketball team
Head coachRudy Tomjanovich
2000 Summer Olympics
Scoring leaderUnited States Vince Carter[1]
14.8
Rebounding leaderUnited States Kevin Garnett
9.1
Assists leaderUnited States Jason Kidd
4.4

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]

Roster

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

Roster

Withdrawals

Results

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

References

  1. ↑ 2000 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men 17 Sep. to 1 Oct. 2000 - Sydney in Australia.
  2. ↑ "USA Basketball: Games of the XXVIIth Olympiad -- 2000". Archived from the original on September 22, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Team Roster United States" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  4. ↑ Official Olympic Report Archived 2008-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "USA Basketball: Games of the XXVIIth Olympiad -- 2000". Archived from the original on September 22, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
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