FIBA Diamond Ball

FIBA Diamond Ball

Sport	Basketball
Founded	2000 (2000)
Founder	FIBA
First season	2000
Ceased	2008
No. of teams	6
Country	FIBA member nations
Continent	FIBA (International)
Last champion(s)	M: Argentina (1st title) W: United States (1st title)
Most titles	M: Argentina, Australia, Serbia and Montenegro (1 title); W: United States, Australia (1 title)
Related competitions	Summer Olympic Games
Official website	FIBA

The FIBA Diamond Ball competition was an official international basketball tournament organised by FIBA, held every Olympic year prior to the Summer Olympics. The first tournament was held in 2000, for men's teams only. In 2004 and 2008, tournaments were held for both men and women.

The competing teams are the host country of that year's Summer Olympics, defending the FIBA Diamond Ball champions, the reigning FIBA World Cup, Summer Olympics, and continental champions, minus the United States men's team.

The United States women's team did not participate in the 2004 event, although they were the then-reigning world champions. However, they did compete in the 2008 event, as the Americas champions.

The tournament was not held in 2012 and 2016, and the tournament is not on FIBA's schedule for the next Olympic-year calendar, 2020 in Tokyo.

Men's results

Year	Host		Final				Third Place Match
			Champion	Score	Second Place		Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
2000 Details	Hong Kong		Australia	78–71	Yugoslavia		Italy	82–74	Canada
2004 Details	Belgrade		Serbia and Montenegro	93–80	Lithuania		Argentina	84–74	China
2008 Details	Nanjing		Argentina	95–91	Australia		China	75–46	Iran

Medals summary

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Australia	1	1	0	2
	Serbia and Montenegro	1	1	0	2
3	Argentina	1	0	1	2
4	Lithuania	0	1	0	1
5	China	0	0	1	1
	Italy	0	0	1	1
Totals (6 entries)		3	3	3	9

Participation Details

Team	2000	2004	2008	Total
Angola	6th	6th	6th	3
Argentina		3rd	1st	2
Australia	1st	5th	2nd	3
Canada	4th			1
China	5th	4th	3rd	3
Iran			4th	1
Italy	3rd			1
Lithuania		2nd		1
Serbia			5th	1
Serbia and Montenegro	2nd	1st		2

Women's results

Year	Host		Final				Third Place Match
			Champion	Score	Second Place		Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
2004 Details	Heraklion		Australia	74–70	China		Brazil	73–70	Greece
2008 Details	Haining		United States	71–67	Australia		China	63–51	Latvia

Medals summary

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Australia	1	1	0	2
2	United States	1	0	0	1
3	China	0	1	1	2
4	Brazil	0	0	1	1
Totals (4 entries)		2	2	2	6

Participation Details

Team	2004	2008	Total
Australia	1st	2nd	2
Brazil	3rd		1
China	2nd	3rd	2
Greece	4th		1
South Korea	5th		1
Latvia		4th	1
Mali		6th	1
Nigeria	6th		1
Russia		5th	1
United States		1st	1

See also

• Acropolis Tournament
• Basketball at the Summer Olympics
• FIBA Basketball World Cup
• FIBA Asia Cup
• Adecco Cup
• Marchand Continental Championship Cup
• Belgrade Trophy
• Stanković Cup
• William Jones Cup

External links

• FIBA Diamond Ball Men Archive
• FIBA Diamond Ball Women Archive