Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters

Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Tournament
men  women
Squads
men  women

This is a list of the players who were on the rosters of the teams who participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics for Men's Basketball.

Group A

 China

China National Basketball Team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. G 6 Guo Shiqiang 25 – August 7, 1975 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Liaoning Hunters F 8 Hu Weidong 30 – January 3, 1970 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Jiangsu Dragons SF 10 Li Nan 23 – September 25, 1976 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Bayi Rockets G 4 Li Qun 26 – November 10, 1973 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) G 5 Li Xiaoyong 30 – November 28, 1969 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) G 11 Liu Yudong 30 – March 23, 1970 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Bayi Rockets C 11 Mengke Bateer 24 – November 20, 1975 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Beijing Ducks F 7 Sun Jun 31 – June 22, 1969 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Jilin Northeast Tigers PF 15 Wang Zhizhi 21 – July 8, 1979 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) Bayi Rockets C 13 Yao Ming 20 – September 12, 1980 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) Shanghai Sharks F 9 Zhang Jingsong 27 – September 2, 1973 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) F 12 Zheng Wu 33 – August 7, 1967 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	Head coach Jiang Xingquan Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age as of September 17, 2000

 France

French National Basketball Team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. C 14 Bilba, Jim 32 – April 13, 1968 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) ASVEL Basket F 8 Bonato, Yann 28 – March 4, 1972 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) CSP Limoges F 9 Dioumassi, Makan 28 – July 21, 1972 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Le Mans Sarthe Basket G/F 7 Foirest, Laurent 26 – September 18, 1973 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) TAU Cerámica C 11 Gadou, Thierry 31 – January 13, 1969 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Pau-Orthez F/C 12 Julian, Cyril 26 – March 29, 1974 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Paris Basket Racing C 13 Palmer, Crawford 30 – September 14, 1970 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Joventut Badalona G 6 Rigaudeau, Antoine 28 – December 17, 1971 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Kinder Bologna F 10 Risacher, Stéphane 28 – August 26, 1972 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Pau-Orthez G 5 Sciarra, Laurent 27 – August 8, 1973 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Paris Basket Racing G 4 Sonko, Moustapha 28 – June 14, 1972 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) ASVEL Basket C 15 Weis, Frédéric 23 – June 22, 1977 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) CSP Limoges	Head coach Jean-Pierre de Vincenzi Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age as of September 17, 2000

 Italy

Italy National Basketball Team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. G 12 Abbio, Alessandro 29 – March 13, 1971 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Kinder Bologna SG 5 Basile, Gianluca 25 – January 24, 1975 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Paf Wennington Bologna C 14 Chiacig, Roberto 25 – December 1, 1974 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) RB Montecatini Terme C 15 Damiao, Marcelo 25 – March 19, 1975 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Pallacanestro Reggiana F 7 Fučka, Gregor 29 – August 7, 1971 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) Paf Wennington Bologna F 6 Galanda, Giacomo 25 – January 30, 1975 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Paf Wennington Bologna F 9 Li Vecchi, Antonio 29 – October 24, 1970 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Ina Sicilia Barcellona PF 8 Marconato, Denis 25 – July 29, 1975 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Benetton Treviso G 11 Meneghin, Andrea 26 – February 2, 1974 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Varese Roosters G 13 Mian, Michele 27 – July 18, 1973 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Scavolini Pesaro G 10 Myers, Carlton 29 – March 30, 1971 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Paf Wennington Bologna G 4 Scarone, German 25 – February 27, 1975 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RB Montecatini Terme	Head coach Bogdan Tanjević Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age as of September 17, 2000

 Lithuania

Lithuania National Basketball Team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. G 10 Adomaitis, Dainius 26 – January 19, 1974 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Anwil Włocławek C 14 Einikis, Gintaras 30 – September 30, 1969 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) CSKA Moscow G 9 Giedraitis, Andrius 27 – July 23, 1973 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Lietuvos Rytas PG 4 Jasikevičius, Šarūnas 24 – March 5, 1976 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Union Olimpija G 5 Marčiulionis, Kęstutis 23 – April 4, 1977 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) University of Delaware F 12 Masiulis, Tomas 24 – September 19, 1975 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Žalgiris Kaunas G 13 Maskoliūnas, Darius 29 – January 6, 1971 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Asseco Prokom Gdynia F 6 Timinskas, Mindaugas 26 – March 28, 1974 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Žalgiris Kaunas G 8 Šiškauskas, Ramūnas 22 – September 10, 1978 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Lietuvos Rytas F 7 Štombergas, Saulius 26 – December 14, 1973 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Kinder Bologna F 15 Songaila, Darius 22 – February 14, 1978 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Wake Forest University C 11 Žukauskas, Eurelijus 27 – August 22, 1973 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) Žalgiris Kaunas	Head coach Jonas Kazlauskas Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age as of September 17, 2000

 New Zealand

New Zealand National Basketball Team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. SF 11 Cameron, Pero 26 – June 5, 1974 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Auckland Stars G 12 Dickel, Mark 23 – December 21, 1976 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Victoria Titans G 12 Henare, Paul 21 – March 4, 1979 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Auckland Stars C 12 Hickey, Robert 26 – January 12, 1974 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) SG 8 Jones, Phill 26 – January 25, 1974 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Nelson Giants G 10 Lattimore, Ralph 33 – June 23, 1967 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) F/C 4 Marks, Sean 25 – August 23, 1975 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Toronto Raptors SG 6 Penney, Kirk 19 – November 23, 1980 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) North Harbour Heat C 13 Pokai, Peter 35 – August 24, 1965 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) C 15 Rampton, Tony 24 – May 30, 1976 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) Nelson Giants G 9 Riley, Brad 26 – July 2, 1974 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) G 5 Vučinić, Nenad 35 – April 7, 1965 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Nelson Giants	Head coach Keith Mair Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age as of September 17, 2000

 United States

USA National Basketball Team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. F 15 Abdur-Rahim, Shareef 23 – December 11, 1976 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Vancouver Grizzlies G 12 Allen, Ray 25 – July 20, 1975 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Milwaukee Bucks F 11 Baker, Vin 28 – November 23, 1971 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Seattle SuperSonics G 9 Carter, Vince 23 – January 26, 1977 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Toronto Raptors F 10 Garnett, Kevin 24 – May 19, 1976 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Minnesota Timberwolves G 8 Hardaway, Tim 34 – September 1, 1966 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Miami Heat G 6 Houston, Allan 29 – April 20, 1971 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) New York Knicks G 5 Kidd, Jason 27 – May 23, 1973 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Phoenix Suns F 13 McDyess, Antonio 26 – September 7, 1974 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Denver Nuggets C 7 Mourning, Alonzo 30 – February 8, 1970 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Miami Heat G 14 Payton, Gary 32 – July 23, 1968 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Seattle SuperSonics G 4 Smith, Steve 31 – March 31, 1969 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Portland Trail Blazers	Head coach Rudy Tomjanovich Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age as of September 17, 2000

Group B

 Angola

Angola national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. SG 13 Almeida, Carlos 23 – September 24, 1976 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Primeiro de Agosto F 9 de Carvalho, Víctor 31 – February 20, 1969 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Petróleos Luanda F 11 Chipongue, Belarmino 25 – September 22, 1974 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Petróleos Luanda F 10 Coimbra, Herlander 32 – June 16, 1968 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Primeiro de Agosto PF 12 Dias, David 31 – April 21, 1969 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Benfica G 7 Domingos, Garcia 29 – May 12, 1971 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Primeiro de Agosto C 15 Katiavala, Buila 29 – May 13, 1971 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Primeiro de Agosto PG 14 Lutonda, Miguel 28 – December 24, 1971 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Primeiro de Agosto F 5 Moreira, Aníbal 33 – September 19, 1966 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Queluz PF 4 Muzadi, Victor 22 – June 22, 1978 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Primeiro de Agosto F 6 Victoriano, Angelo 32 – February 8, 1968 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Primeiro de Agosto F 8 Victoriano, Edmar 24 – November 10, 1975 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Primeiro de Agosto	Head coach Mário Palma Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age as of September 17, 2000

 Australia

Australia National Basketball Team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. C 9 Anstey, Chris 25 – January 1, 1975 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) Victoria Titans C 12 Bradtke, Mark 31 – September 27, 1968 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Melbourne Tigers F 7 Cattalini, Martin 26 – October 4, 1973 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Adelaide 36ers G 10 Gaze, Andrew (C) 35 – July 24, 1965 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Melbourne Tigers G 8 Grace, Ricky 34 – August 20, 1966 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Perth Wildcats PG 11 Heal, Shane 30 – September 6, 1970 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sydney Kings C 13 Longley, Luc 31 – January 19, 1969 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) Phoenix Suns G/F 6 Mackinnon, Sam 24 – August 25, 1976 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Townsville Crocodiles G 5 Maher, Brett 27 – April 17, 1973 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Adelaide 36ers C 15 Rogers, Paul 26 – September 29, 1973 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Perth Wildcats G/F 4 Smith, Jason 25 – October 20, 1974 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Victoria Titans F 14 Vlahov, Andrew 31 – April 1, 1969 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Perth Wildcats	Head coach Barry Barnes Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age as of September 17, 2000

 Canada

Canada National Basketball Team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. F 9 Barrett, Rowan 27 – November 24, 1972 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Cocodrilos de Caracas PG 4 Daniels, David 29 – April 2, 1971 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) KK MZT Skopje G 10 Francis, Greg 26 – April 4, 1974 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Cheshire Jets F 13 Guarasci, Peter 26 – February 25, 1974 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Skyliners Frankfurt G 5 Hamilton, Sherman 28 – April 23, 1972 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Belgrano de San Nicolás F 12 Hinrichsen, Eric 24 – April 13, 1976 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Bree BBC C 11 MacCulloch, Todd 24 – January 27, 1976 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) Philadelphia 76ers F 6 Mavis, Andrew 24 – September 9, 1976 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Newcastle Eagles F 14 Meeks, Michael 28 – February 23, 1972 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Besançon BCD PG 7 Nash, Steve 26 – February 7, 1974 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Dallas Mavericks F 15 Newton, Greg 26 – September 8, 1974 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Flamengo Basketball G 8 Swords, Shawn 26 – December 27, 1973 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Basket-club Boncourt	Head coach Jay Triano Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age as of September 17, 2000

 Russia

Russia National Basketball Team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. F 15 Avleev, Ruslan 24 – June 4, 1976 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) UNICS Kazan C 6 Bašminov, Aleksandr 22 – May 7, 1978 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Ural Great Perm G 9 Bazarevich, Sergei 35 – March 16, 1965 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) PAOK B.C. F 12 Fetisov, Andrei 28 – January 19, 1972 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Spartak St. Petersburg F 13 Kirilenko, Andrei 19 – February 18, 1981 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) CSKA Moscow F 7 Kisurin, Yevgeny 31 – January 28, 1969 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Varese Roosters G 5 Kubrakov, Valentin 28 – July 25, 1972 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Lokomotiv Vody F/C 8 Morgunov, Nikita 25 – June 29, 1975 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) CSKA Moscow G 10 Pashutin, Evgeniy 31 – February 6, 1969 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Maccabi Ra'anana SG 11 Pashutin, Zakhar 26 – May 3, 1974 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Pınar Karşıyaka F 14 Panov, Sergei 30 – June 30, 1970 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) CSKA Moscow G 4 Chikalkin, Sergei 24 – December 11, 1975 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) PBC Ural Great	Head coach Stanislav Yeryomin Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age as of September 17, 2000

 Spain

Spain National Basketball Team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. G 4 Angulo, Alberto 30 – June 19, 1970 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Real Madrid C 13 de Miguel, Iñaki 26 – October 24, 1973 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Olympiacos G 10 De la Fuente, Rodrigo 23 – November 26, 1976 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) FC Barcelona C 15 Dueñas, Roberto 24 – November 1, 1975 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) FC Barcelona SF 7 Garbajosa, Jorge 22 – December 19, 1977 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) TAU Cerámica G 11 Herreros, Alberto 31 – April 20, 1969 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Real Madrid F 9 Jiménez, Carlos 24 – February 10, 1976 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Estudiantes PG 5 Navarro, Juan Carlos 20 – June 13, 1980 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FC Barcelona C 14 Reyes, Alfonso 28 – September 19, 1971 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Estudiantes G 8 Rodríguez, Ignacio 30 – September 2, 1970 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FC Barcelona G 12 Rogers, Johnny 36 – December 30, 1963 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Panathinaikos PG 6 López, Raúl 20 – April 15, 1980 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Joventut Badalona	Head coach Lolo Sainz Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age as of September 17, 2000

 Yugoslavia

FR Yugoslavia National Basketball Team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. G 4 Bodiroga, Dejan 27 – March 2, 1973 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Panathinaikos G 5 Danilović, Predrag 30 – February 26, 1970 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Kinder Bologna F 13 Drobnjak, Predrag 24 – October 27, 1975 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Efes Pilsen C 15 Jestratijević, Nikola 24 – July 9, 1976 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Crvena zvezda G 10 Lukovski, Dragan 25 – March 21, 1975 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Crvena zvezda G 6 Obradović, Saša 31 – January 29, 1969 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Crvena zvezda PG 7 Rakočević, Igor 22 – March 29, 1978 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Crvena zvezda C 11 Rebrača, Željko 28 – April 9, 1972 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Panathinaikos G 9 Šćepanović, Vlado 24 – November 13, 1975 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Efes Pilsen F 8 Stojaković, Predrag 23 – June 9, 1977 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Sacramento Kings C 12 Tarlać, Dragan 27 – May 9, 1973 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Olympiacos C 14 Tomašević, Dejan 27 – May 6, 1973 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Budućnost Podgorica	Head coach Željko Obradović Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age as of September 17, 2000

References

• 2000 Olympic Games: Tournament for Men FIBA Archive. Accessed June 10, 2011.