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 twelfth time in fourteen Olympic basketball tournaments.

Roster

NamePositionHeightWeightAgeHome TownClub
Shareef Abdur-RahimF6'9"23023Marietta, GeorgiaVancouver Grizzlies
Ray AllenG6'5"20525Castle Air Force BaseMilwaukee Bucks
Vin BakerF6'11"24028Lake Wales, FloridaSeattle SuperSonics
Vince CarterG/F6'6"22523Daytona Beach, FloridaToronto Raptors
Kevin GarnettF6'11"22024Greenville, South CarolinaMinnesota Timberwolves
Tim HardawayG6'0"19534Chicago, IllinoisMiami Heat
Allan HoustonG6'6"20029Louisville, KentuckyNew York Knicks
Jason KiddG6'4"21227San Francisco, CaliforniaPhoenix Suns
Antonio McDyessF6'9"22026Quitman, MississippiDenver Nuggets
Alonzo MourningC6'10"26130Chesapeake, VirginiaMiami Heat
Gary PaytonG6'4"19032Oakland, CaliforniaSeattle SuperSonics
Steve SmithG6'8"22131Highland Park, MichiganPortland Trail Blazers

In the Preliminary Round, Team USA was undefeated, and qualified for the quarterfinals. In the knockout rounds, Team USA faced Russia, Lithuania, and France.

2000 Olympic Games final standings