The 2004 FIBA Diamond Ball was a basketball tournament held in Heraklion, Greece, from August 5 until August 8, 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 1st edition of the FIBA Diamond Ball. The six participating teams were Australia, China host Greece, Brazil, Nigeria and South Korea.
Tournament details | |
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Arena | Heraklion, Greece |
Dates | August 5 – August 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Australia (1st title) |
Runners-up | China |
Third place | Brazil |
Fourth place | Greece |
Awards and statistics | |
Top scorer(s) | Mfon Udoka (23.0 points per game) [1] |
The United States women's team did not participate in the 2004 event although they were the then-reigning World champions and Olympic champions.
Participating teams edit
Group A | Group B |
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Preliminary round edit
Group A edit
All times are local Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).
Qualified for the finals |
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 159 | 116 | +43 | 4 |
Greece | 2 | 1 | 1 | 127 | 137 | −10 | 3 |
South Korea | 2 | 0 | 2 | 121 | 154 | −33 | 2 |
Group B edit
All times are local Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).
Qualified for the finals |
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 168 | 157 | +11 | 4 |
Brazil | 2 | 1 | 1 | 163 | 149 | +14 | 3 |
Nigeria | 2 | 0 | 2 | 135 | 160 | −25 | 2 |
Final round edit
All times are local Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).
5th place edit
Third place edit
Final edit
Final standings edit
The final standings per FIBA official website:
References edit
- ^ Player Leaders
- ^ http://www.fiba.basketball/en/events FIBA's official events by year