Tournament details | |
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Arena | Heraklion, Greece |
Dates | August 5 – August 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Australia (1st title) |
Runners-up | China |
Third place | Brazil |
Fourth place | Greece |
Awards and statistics | |
Top scorer(s) | Mfon Udoka (23.0 points per game) [1] |
The 2004 FIBA Diamond Ball was a basketball tournament held in Heraklion, Greece, from August 5 until August 8, 2004. 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 Australia, China host Greece, Brazil, Nigeria and South Korea.
The United States women's team did not participate in the 2004 event although they were the then-reigning World champions and Olympic champions.
Participating teams
Group A | Group B |
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Preliminary round
Group A
All times are local Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).
Qualified for the finals |
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 159 | 116 | +43 | 4 |
Greece | 2 | 1 | 1 | 127 | 137 | −10 | 3 |
South Korea | 2 | 0 | 2 | 121 | 154 | −33 | 2 |
Group B
All times are local Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).
Qualified for the finals |
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 168 | 157 | +11 | 4 |
Brazil | 2 | 1 | 1 | 163 | 149 | +14 | 3 |
Nigeria | 2 | 0 | 2 | 135 | 160 | −25 | 2 |
Final round
All times are local Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).
5th place
Third place
Final
Final standings
The final standings per FIBA official website:
References
- ↑ Player Leaders
- ↑ http://www.fiba.basketball/en/events FIBA's official events by year