# Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Basketball contests at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the fifteenth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It was held from 16 September 2000 to 1 October 2000. Games took place at the Sydney SuperDome and the Dome in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The United States earned the gold medals in both the men's and women's competitions.

## Venues

Sydney, New South Wales :
| Sydney Super Dome | Sydney Super DomeThe Dome | The Dome |
| Capacity: 18,200 | Sydney Super DomeThe Dome | Capacity: 10,000 |

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men details | United States (USA) Shareef Abdur-Rahim Ray Allen Vin Baker Vince Carter Kevin Garnett Tim Hardaway Allan Houston Jason Kidd Antonio McDyess Alonzo Mourning Gary Payton Steve Smith | France (FRA) Jim Bilba Yann Bonato Makan Dioumassi Laurent Foirest Thierry Gadou Cyril Julian Crawford Palmer Antoine Rigaudeau Stéphane Risacher Laurent Sciarra Mustapha Sonko Frédéric Weis | Lithuania (LTU) Dainius Adomaitis Gintaras Einikis Andrius Giedraitis Šarūnas Jasikevičius Kęstutis Marčiulionis Tomas Masiulis Darius Maskoliūnas Ramūnas Šiškauskas Darius Songaila Saulius Štombergas Mindaugas Timinskas Eurelijus Žukauskas |
| Women details | United States (USA) Ruthie Bolton-Holifield Teresa Edwards Yolanda Griffith Chamique Holdsclaw Lisa Leslie Nikki McCray DeLisha Milton Katie Smith Dawn Staley Sheryl Swoopes Natalie Williams Kara Wolters | Australia (AUS) Carla Boyd Sandra Brondello Trisha Fallon Michelle Griffiths Kristi Harrower Jo Hill Lauren Jackson Annie la Fleur Shelley Sandie Rachael Sporn Michele Timms Jenny Whittle | Brazil (BRA) Janeth Arcain Ilisaine David Lilian Gonçalves Helen Luz Silvia Luz Claudia Neves Alessandra Oliveira Adriana Pinto Adriana Santos Cintia Santos Kelly Santos Marta Sobral |

## Qualification

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) may enter up to one men's team with 12 players and up to one women's team with 12 players. The reigning world champions and the host country qualify automatically, as do the winners of the five continental championships, plus the Americas runner-up and four additional berths from Europe in the men's competition, and the second and third place from the Americas tournament plus three additional squads from Europe in the women's competition.

### Basketball – Men

| Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania | Automatic qualifiers |
| Angola | United States Canada | China | Italy Lithuania France Spain Russia | New Zealand | FR Yugoslavia – World champions Australia – Olympic hosts |

### Basketball – Women

| Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania | Automatic qualifiers |
| Senegal | Cuba Brazil Canada | South Korea | Poland France Slovakia Russia | New Zealand | United States – World champions Australia – Olympic hosts |

## Format

* Twelve teams are split into two preliminary round groups of six teams each.
* The top four teams from both groups qualify for the knockout stage.
* Fifth-placed teams from both groups compete for 9th place in an additional match.
* Sixth-placed teams from both groups compete for 11th place in an additional match.
* In the quarterfinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B4, A2 vs. B3, A3 vs. B2, and A4 vs. B1.
** From the eliminated teams at the quarterfinals, the loser from A1 vs. B4 competes against the loser from A2 vs. B3 for 5th place in an additional match. The remaining two loser teams compete for 6th place in an additional match.
* The winning teams from the quarterfinals meet in the semifinals as follows: A1/B4 vs. A3/B2 and A2/B3 vs. A4/B1.
* The winning teams from the semifinals contest the gold medal. The losing teams contest the bronze.
Tie-breaking criteria:
* Head to head results
* Goal average (not the goal difference) between the tied teams
* Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group

## Men's tournament
### Championship bracket

| Quarterfinals (28 September) | Quarterfinals (28 September) | Quarterfinals (28 September) | Semifinals (29 September) | Semifinals (29 September) | Semifinals (29 September) | Gold medal game (1 October) | Gold medal game (1 October) | Gold medal game (1 October) |
| A1 | United States | 85 | | | | | | |
| B4 | Russia | 70 | | | | | | |
| B4 | Russia | 70 | A1 | United States | 85 | | | |
| | | | A3 | Lithuania | 83 | | | |
| B2 | FR Yugoslavia | 63 | A3 | Lithuania | 83 | | | |
| A3 | Lithuania | 76 | | | | | | |
| A3 | Lithuania | 76 | | | | A1 | United States | 85 |
| | | | | | | A4 | France | 75 |
| A2 | Italy | 62 | | | | | | | A4 | France | 75 |
| B3 | Australia | 65 | | | |
| B3 | Australia | 65 | B3 | Australia | 52 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | A4 | France | 76 |
| B1 | Canada | 63 | A4 | France | 76 | A3 | Lithuania | 89 |
| A4 | France | 68 | | | | B3 | Australia | 71 |

## Women's tournament
### Championship bracket

| Quarterfinals (27 September) | Quarterfinals (27 September) | Quarterfinals (27 September) | Semifinals (29 September) | Semifinals (29 September) | Semifinals (29 September) | Gold medal game (30 September) | Gold medal game (30 September) | Gold medal game (30 September) |
| A1 | Australia | 76 | | | | | | |
| B4 | Poland | 48 | | | | | | |
| B4 | Poland | 48 | A1 | Australia | 64 | | | |
| | | | A3 | Brazil | 52 | | | |
| B2 | Russia | 67 | A3 | Brazil | 52 | | | |
| A3 | Brazil | 68 | | | | | | |
| A3 | Brazil | 68 | | | | A1 | Australia | 54 |
| | | | | | | B1 | United States | 76 |
| A2 | France | 58 | | | | | | | B1 | United States | 76 |
| B3 | South Korea | 69 | | | |
| B3 | South Korea | 69 | B3 | South Korea | 65 | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game |
| | | | B1 | United States | 78 |
| B1 | United States | 58 | B1 | United States | 78 | A3 | Brazil (OT) | 84 |
| A4 | Slovakia | 43 | | | | B3 | South Korea | 73 |

## Final standings

| Rank | Men | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women | Women |
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | Team | Pld | W | L |
| | United States | 8 | 8 | 0 | United States | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| | France | 8 | 4 | 4 | Australia | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| | Lithuania | 8 | 5 | 3 | Brazil | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 4th | Australia | 8 | 4 | 4 | South Korea | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Eliminated at the quarterfinals |||||||||
| 5th | Italy | 7 | 4 | 3 | France | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 6th | FR Yugoslavia | 7 | 4 | 3 | Russia | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 7th | Canada | 7 | 5 | 2 | Slovakia | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 8th | Russia | 7 | 3 | 4 | Poland | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Preliminary round 5th placers |||||||||
| 9th | Spain | 6 | 2 | 4 | Cuba | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 10th | China | 6 | 2 | 4 | Canada | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Preliminary round 6th placers |||||||||
| 11th | New Zealand | 6 | 1 | 5 | New Zealand | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 12th | Angola | 6 | 0 | 6 | Senegal | 6 | 0 | 6 |