Battle of Locust Grove

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
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
• 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]

References

External links

• USA Basketball, official site