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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
.
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Roster
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United States men's national basketball team ? 2000 Summer Olympics roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Pos.
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No.
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Name
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Age ?
Date of birth
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Height
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Club
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Ctr.
|
F
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15
|
Shareef Abdur-Rahim
|
23 ?
(
1976-12-11
)
December 11, 1976
|
6 ft 9 in
(2.06 m)
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Vancouver Grizzlies
|
|
G
|
12
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Ray Allen
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25 ?
(
1975-07-20
)
July 20, 1975
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6 ft 5 in
(1.96 m)
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Milwaukee Bucks
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F
|
11
|
Vin Baker
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28 ?
(
1971-11-23
)
November 23, 1971
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6 ft 11 in
(2.11 m)
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Seattle SuperSonics
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|
G
|
9
|
Vince Carter
|
23 ?
(
1977-01-26
)
January 26, 1977
|
6 ft 6 in
(1.98 m)
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Toronto Raptors
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|
F
|
10
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Kevin Garnett
|
24 ?
(
1976-05-19
)
May 19, 1976
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6 ft 11 in
(2.11 m)
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Minnesota Timberwolves
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|
G
|
8
|
Tim Hardaway
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34 ?
(
1966-09-01
)
September 1, 1966
|
6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m)
|
Miami Heat
|
|
G
|
6
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Allan Houston
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29 ?
(
1971-04-20
)
April 20, 1971
|
6 ft 5 in
(1.96 m)
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New York Knicks
|
|
G
|
5
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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)
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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)
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32 ?
(
1968-07-23
)
July 23, 1968
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6 ft 4 in
(1.93 m)
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Seattle SuperSonics
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|
G
|
4
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Steve Smith
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31 ?
(
1969-03-31
)
March 31, 1969
|
6 ft 7 in
(2.01 m)
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Portland Trail Blazers
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- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (C)
Team captain
- Club
? describes last
club before the tournament
- Age
? describes age
on September 15, 2000
Roster
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Withdrawals
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Results
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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).
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2000 Olympic Games final standings
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References
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External links
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Olympic Games
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FIBA World Cup
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In culture
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