2000 United States men's Olympic basketball team

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]

2000 United States men's Olympic basketball team

Head coach	Rudy Tomjanovich
2000 Summer Olympics
Scoring leader	Vince Carter[1] 14.8
Rebounding leader	Kevin Garnett 9.1
Assists leader	Jason Kidd 4.4
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Roster

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[3] 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

Withdrawals

• 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

•  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

• 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]