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2000 United States men's Olympic basketball team

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The 2000 United States men's Olympic basketball team represented the United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The team would defeat France 85-75 in the Gold medal game. Team USA won the Gold medal for the twelfth time in fourteen Olympics.

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Roster

  • Head Coach: Rudy Tomjanovich (Houston Rockets)
  • Assistant Coach: Larry Brown (Philadelphia 76ers)
  • Assistant Coach: Gene Keady (Purdue University, Ind.)
  • Assistant Coach: Tubby Smith (University of Kentucky)

    • Notable Exceptions from the Team

  • Kobe Bryant
  • Tim Duncan
  • Grant Hill
  • Allen Iverson
  • Karl Malone
  • Reggie Miller
  • Shaquille O'Neal
  • David Robinson
  • John Stockton

    • Results

  • USA beats China, 119-72
  • USA beats Italy, 93-61
  • USA beats Lithuania, 85-76
  • USA beats New Zealand, 102-56
  • USA beats France, 106-94
  • USA beats Russia, 85-70
  • USA beats Lithuania, 85-83
  • USA beats France, 85-75

    • In the Preliminary round, Team USA was undefeated (5-0) and qualified for the quarterfinals. Team USA would then face Russia (Quarterfinals), Lithuania (Semifinals), and France (Gold medal game).

    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. 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)

    • References

    2000 United States men's Olympic basketball team Wikipedia
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