2008 FIBA Diamond Ball
Tournament details | |
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Arena | Nanjing, China |
Dates | July 29 – August 1 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Awards and statistics | |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (20.0 points per game) [1] |
The 2008 FIBA Diamond Ball was an official basketball tournament held in Nanjing, China, from July 29 until August 1, 2008. 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 3rd edition of the FIBA Diamond Ball. The six participating teams were Angola, Argentina, Australia, host China, Iran and Serbia.
Participating teams[]
Group A | Group B |
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Angola – African champions
Argentina – Olympic champions & Americas runners-up (USA were Americas champions)
Australia – Oceania champions
China – Olympics hosts
Iran – Asian champions
Serbia – 2004 FIBA Diamond Ball winners (as Serbia and Montenegro; Spain were World champions; Russia was European champions)
Preliminary round[]
Qualified for the finals |
Group A[]
*All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 148 | 133 | +15 | 4 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 138 | 141 | −3 | 3 |
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2 | 0 | 2 | 152 | 164 | −12 | 2 |
Group B[]
*All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).
Qualified for the finals |
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 156 | 131 | +25 | 4 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 143 | 151 | −8 | 3 |
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2 | 0 | 2 | 130 | 147 | −17 | 2 |
Final round[]
*All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).
5th place[]
Third place[]
Final[]
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
References[]
- ^ Player Leaders
- ^ http://www.fiba.basketball/en/events FIBA´s official events by year
External links[]
Categories:
- FIBA competitions between national teams
- Recurring sporting events established in 2008