The 2000 Summer Games in Sydney marked the first time that professionals were eligible for the Olympic baseball tournament. 2000 Olympics (Rosters) From BR Bullpen Below are the rosters of the eight competing national teams in the baseball competition at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia . Las Vegas, Nevada and Panama City, Panama • September14-17, 2018 The USA opened the World Cup Qulifying second round with a pair of impressive victories, defeating Uruguay 114-57 in a home contest, then going on the road to defeat Panama 78-48. Below are the rosters of the eight competing national teams in the baseball competition at the All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. They defeated France by a score of 85–75 in the gold medal game. and 3.0 apg., respectively. Swoopes led all scorers with 19 points, Leslie recorded a double-double of 15 points and 12 rebounds, Williams collected 10 points and 11 rebounds, while Griffith recorded 10 points and eight rebounds. Only once in five Olympic baseball tournaments did the U.S. win a gold medal in its national pastime. Sydney, Australia • September 15 - October 1, 2000 After earning a 38-2 pre-Olympic exhibition record, the United States rolled to an 8-0 record and the gold medal after defeating host Australia 76-54 in the final contest in Sydney. The second half sawthe U.S. continue to increase its lead as it ran away with the gold. Team co-captains Dawn Staley and Teresa Edwards, along with Swoopes, dished out 3.6 apg., 3.4 apg. USA Basketball Team Results at the 2000 Olympic Games This list has all the results from the games played by the USA National Team in the basketball tournament of the 2000 Olympics with stages, dates, scores, boxscores and more. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Basketball in the 2000 Olympic Games Information about the basketball tournament played in the 2000 Olympics with champion, medals, stats, final standings, national teams, stages, dates, scores, boxscores and … Advancing as the top seed in Group B, the United States earned a 58-43 quarterfinal win over Slovakia on Sept. 27, with the help of 18 points and five rebounds from Leslie and 13 points and 11 rebounds from Griffith. Pacing the American effort was Lisa Leslie, 15.8 ppg., Sheryl Swoopes averaged 13.4 ppg.
With Australia trailing by three, 26-23 at the 8:43 mark, the U.S. reeled off nine straight points to take a 35-23 advantage with 4:44 remaining until halftime. Many thanks to him. Roster She capped her career with a grand total of 2,008 points for USA Basketball and lists as the USA's all-time Olympic career leader for games played (32), assists (143) and steals (59), and ranks second in scoring (265). 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. In one of the greatest games in Canadian basketball history, the men’s team, led by NBA star Steve Nash, upset world champion Yugoslavia 83-75 to finish atop Pool B. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith.Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis.
By half, the USA's lead was 13, 43-30. The U.S. in the win relied on a balanced scoring attack that saw four players score in double figures, including a team high 15 points and nine rebounds from both Leslie and reserve forward Williams. Team USA won gold for the twelfth time in fourteen Olympic basketball tournaments. The gold medal game marked the end of a brilliant 20-year career which included five Olympic Games for Edwards. After earning a 38-2 pre-Olympic exhibition record, the United States rolled to an 8-0 record and the gold medal after defeating host Australia 76-54 in the final contest in Sydney.