2004 FIBA Diamond Ball
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Arena | Belgrade Arena Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro |
| Dates | July 31 – August 3 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Serbia and Montenegro (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Lithuania |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place |  China |
| Awards and statistics | |
| Top scorer(s) | Yao Ming (22.0 points per game) [1] |
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The 2004 FIBA Diamond Ball was a basketball tournament held in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro, from July 31 until August 3, 2004. The FIBA Diamond Ball was an official international basketball tournament organised by FIBA,[2] held every Olympic year prior to the Olympics. It was the 2nd edition of the FIBA Diamond Ball. The six participating teams were Angola, Argentina, Australia, host Serbia and Montenegro, China and Lithuania.
Participating teams
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Angola – African champions
Argentina – Americas runners-up (USA were Olympic & Americas champions)
Australia – Oceania champions & 2000 FIBA Diamond Ball winners
China – Asian champions
Lithuania – European champions (Greece were Olympics hosts)
Serbia and Montenegro – World champions
Preliminary round
| Qualified for the finals |
Group A
All times are local Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | 2 | 2 | 0 | 174 | 147 | +27 | 4 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1 | 1 | 146 | 153 | −7 | 3 |
 Angola | 2 | 0 | 2 | 131 | 151 | −20 | 2 |
Group B
All times are local Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).
| Qualified for the finals |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia and Montenegro | 2 | 2 | 0 | 171 | 139 | +32 | 4 |
| China | 2 | 1 | 1 | 162 | 174 | −12 | 3 |
 Australia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 143 | 163 | −20 | 2 |
July 31 21:00 |
Boxscore |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 92–78 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 23–25, 29–11, 21–25 | ||
August 2 21:00 |
Boxscore |
| Australia | 61–79 | Serbia and Montenegro |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–13, 10–30, 18–21, 18–15 | ||
Final round
All times are local Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).
5th place
Third place
Final
August 1 21:00 |
Boxscore |
| Lithuania | 80–93 | Serbia and Montenegro |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 18–30, 17–20, 24–21 | ||
Final standings
The final standings per FIBA official website:
Source: FIBA |
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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
- List of events held in Belgrade Arena
References
External links
- 2004 FIBA Diamond Ball Archive
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