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

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

Main article: China men's national basketball team

China men's national basketball team – 2000 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 6 Guo Shiqiang 25 – (1975-08-07)August 7, 1975 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Liaoning Hunters F 8 Hu Weidong 30 – (1970-01-03)January 3, 1970 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Jiangsu Dragons SF 10 Li Nan 23 – (1976-09-25)September 25, 1976 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Bayi Rockets G 4 Li Qun 26 – (1973-11-10)November 10, 1973 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) G 5 Li Xiaoyong 30 – (1969-11-28)November 28, 1969 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) G 11 Liu Yudong 30 – (1970-03-23)March 23, 1970 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Bayi Rockets C 11 Mengke Bateer 24 – (1975-11-20)November 20, 1975 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Beijing Ducks F 7 Sun Jun 31 – (1969-06-22)June 22, 1969 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Jilin Northeast Tigers PF 15 Wang Zhizhi 21 – (1979-07-08)July 8, 1979 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) Bayi Rockets C 13 Yao Ming 20 – (1980-09-12)September 12, 1980 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) Shanghai Sharks F 9 Zhang Jingsong 27 – (1973-09-02)September 2, 1973 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) F 12 Zheng Wu 33 – (1967-08-07)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

Main article: France men's national basketball team

France men's national basketball team – 2000 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. C 14 Jim Bilba 32 – (1968-04-13)April 13, 1968 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) ASVEL Basket F 8 Yann Bonato 28 – (1972-03-04)March 4, 1972 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) CSP Limoges F 9 Makan Dioumassi 28 – (1972-07-21)July 21, 1972 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Le Mans Sarthe Basket G/F 7 Laurent Foirest 26 – (1973-09-18)September 18, 1973 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) TAU Cerámica C 11 Thierry Gadou 31 – (1969-01-13)January 13, 1969 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Pau-Orthez F/C 12 Cyril Julian 26 – (1974-03-29)March 29, 1974 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Paris Basket Racing C 13 Crawford Palmer 30 – (1970-09-14)September 14, 1970 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Joventut Badalona G 6 Antoine Rigaudeau 28 – (1971-12-17)December 17, 1971 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Kinder Bologna F 10 Stéphane Risacher 28 – (1972-08-26)August 26, 1972 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Pau-Orthez G 5 Laurent Sciarra 27 – (1973-08-08)August 8, 1973 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Paris Basket Racing G 4 Moustapha Sonko 28 – (1972-06-14)June 14, 1972 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) ASVEL Basket C 15 Frédéric Weis 23 – (1977-06-22)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

Main article: Italy men's national basketball team

Italy men's national basketball team – 2000 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 12 Alessandro Abbio 29 – (1971-03-13)March 13, 1971 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Kinder Bologna SG 5 Gianluca Basile 25 – (1975-01-24)January 24, 1975 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Paf Wennington Bologna C 14 Roberto Chiacig 25 – (1974-12-01)December 1, 1974 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) RB Montecatini Terme C 15 Damiao, Marcelo 25 – (1975-03-19)March 19, 1975 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Pallacanestro Reggiana F 7 Gregor Fučka 29 – (1971-08-07)August 7, 1971 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) Paf Wennington Bologna F 6 Giacomo Galanda 25 – (1975-01-30)January 30, 1975 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Paf Wennington Bologna F 9 Li Vecchi, Agostino 29 – (1970-10-24)October 24, 1970 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Ina Sicilia Barcellona PF 8 Denis Marconato 25 – (1975-07-29)July 29, 1975 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Benetton Treviso G 11 Andrea Meneghin 26 – (1974-02-02)February 2, 1974 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Varese Roosters G 13 Michele Mian 27 – (1973-07-18)July 18, 1973 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Scavolini Pesaro G 10 Carlton Myers 29 – (1971-03-30)March 30, 1971 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Paf Wennington Bologna G 4 Scarone, German 25 – (1975-02-27)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

Main article: Lithuania men's national basketball team

Lithuania men's national basketball team – 2000 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 10 Dainius Adomaitis 26 – (1974-01-19)January 19, 1974 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Anwil Włocławek C 14 Gintaras Einikis 30 – (1969-09-30)September 30, 1969 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) CSKA Moscow G 9 Andrius Giedraitis 27 – (1973-07-23)July 23, 1973 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Lietuvos Rytas PG 4 Šarūnas Jasikevičius 24 – (1976-03-05)March 5, 1976 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Union Olimpija G 5 Kęstutis Marčiulionis 23 – (1977-04-04)April 4, 1977 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Delaware Blue Hens F 12 Tomas Masiulis 24 – (1975-09-19)September 19, 1975 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Žalgiris Kaunas G 13 Darius Maskoliūnas 29 – (1971-01-06)January 6, 1971 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Asseco Prokom Gdynia F 6 Mindaugas Timinskas 26 – (1974-03-28)March 28, 1974 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Žalgiris Kaunas G 8 Ramūnas Šiškauskas 22 – (1978-09-10)September 10, 1978 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Lietuvos Rytas F 7 Saulius Štombergas 26 – (1973-12-14)December 14, 1973 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Kinder Bologna F 15 Darius Songaila 22 – (1978-02-14)February 14, 1978 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Wake Forest Demon Deacons C 11 Eurelijus Žukauskas 27 – (1973-08-22)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

Main article: New Zealand men's national basketball team

New Zealand men's national basketball team – 2000 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. SF 11 Pero Cameron 26 – (1974-06-05)June 5, 1974 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Auckland Stars G 12 Mark Dickel 23 – (1976-12-21)December 21, 1976 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Victoria Titans G 12 Paul Henare 21 – (1979-03-04)March 4, 1979 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Auckland Stars C 12 Robert Hickey 26 – (1974-01-12)January 12, 1974 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) SG 8 Phill Jones 26 – (1974-01-25)January 25, 1974 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Nelson Giants G 10 Ralph Lattimore 33 – (1967-06-23)June 23, 1967 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) F/C 4 Sean Marks 25 – (1975-08-23)August 23, 1975 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Toronto Raptors SG 6 Kirk Penney 19 – (1980-11-23)November 23, 1980 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) North Harbour Heat C 13 Peter Pokai 35 – (1965-08-24)August 24, 1965 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) C 15 Tony Rampton 24 – (1976-05-30)May 30, 1976 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) Nelson Giants G 9 Brad Riley 26 – (1974-07-02)July 2, 1974 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) G 5 Nenad Vučinić 35 – (1965-04-07)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

Main article: 2000 United States men's Olympic basketball team

United States men's national basketball team – 2000 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F 15 Shareef Abdur-Rahim 23 – (1976-12-11)December 11, 1976 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Vancouver Grizzlies G 12 Ray Allen 25 – (1975-07-20)July 20, 1975 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Milwaukee Bucks F 11 Vin Baker 28 – (1971-11-23)November 23, 1971 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Seattle SuperSonics G 9 Vince Carter 23 – (1977-01-26)January 26, 1977 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Toronto Raptors F 10 Kevin Garnett 24 – (1976-05-19)May 19, 1976 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Minnesota Timberwolves G 8 Tim Hardaway 34 – (1966-09-01)September 1, 1966 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Miami Heat G 6 Allan Houston 29 – (1971-04-20)April 20, 1971 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) New York Knicks G 5 Jason Kidd (C) 27 – (1973-05-23)May 23, 1973 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Phoenix Suns F 13 Antonio McDyess 26 – (1974-09-07)September 7, 1974 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Denver Nuggets C 7 Alonzo Mourning (C) 30 – (1970-02-08)February 8, 1970 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Miami Heat G 14 Gary Payton (C) 32 – (1968-07-23)July 23, 1968 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Seattle SuperSonics G 4 Steve Smith 31 – (1969-03-31)March 31, 1969 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Portland Trail Blazers	Head coach Rudy Tomjanovich Assistant coach(es) Larry Brown Gene Keady Tubby Smith Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on September 15, 2000 Roster

Group B

Angola

Main article: Angola men's national basketball team

Angola men's national basketball team – 2000 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. SG 13 Carlos Almeida 23 – (1976-09-24)September 24, 1976 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Primeiro de Agosto F 9 Víctor de Carvalho 31 – (1969-02-20)February 20, 1969 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Petróleos Luanda F 11 Chipongue, Belarmino 25 – (1974-09-22)September 22, 1974 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Petróleos Luanda F 10 Herlander Coimbra 32 – (1968-06-16)June 16, 1968 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Primeiro de Agosto PF 12 David Dias 31 – (1969-04-21)April 21, 1969 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Benfica G 7 Garcia Domingos 29 – (1971-05-12)May 12, 1971 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Primeiro de Agosto C 15 Buila Katiavala 29 – (1971-05-13)May 13, 1971 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Primeiro de Agosto PG 14 Miguel Lutonda 28 – (1971-12-24)December 24, 1971 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Primeiro de Agosto F 5 Aníbal Moreira 33 – (1966-09-19)September 19, 1966 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Queluz PF 4 Victor Muzadi 22 – (1978-06-22)June 22, 1978 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Primeiro de Agosto F 6 Angelo Victoriano 32 – (1968-02-08)February 8, 1968 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Primeiro de Agosto F 8 Edmar Victoriano 24 – (1975-11-10)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

Main article: Australia men's national basketball team

Australia men's national basketball team – 2000 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. C 9 Chris Anstey 25 – (1975-01-01)January 1, 1975 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) Victoria Titans C 12 Mark Bradtke 31 – (1968-09-27)September 27, 1968 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Melbourne Tigers F 7 Martin Cattalini 26 – (1973-10-04)October 4, 1973 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Adelaide 36ers G 10 Andrew Gaze (C) 35 – (1965-07-24)July 24, 1965 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Melbourne Tigers G 8 Ricky Grace 34 – (1966-08-20)August 20, 1966 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Perth Wildcats PG 11 Shane Heal 30 – (1970-09-06)September 6, 1970 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sydney Kings C 13 Luc Longley 31 – (1969-01-19)January 19, 1969 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) Phoenix Suns G/F 6 Sam Mackinnon 24 – (1976-08-25)August 25, 1976 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Townsville Crocodiles G 5 Brett Maher 27 – (1973-04-17)April 17, 1973 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Adelaide 36ers C 15 Paul Rogers 26 – (1973-09-29)September 29, 1973 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Perth Wildcats G/F 4 Jason Smith 25 – (1974-10-20)October 20, 1974 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Victoria Titans F 14 Andrew Vlahov 31 – (1969-04-01)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

Main article: Canada men's national basketball team

Canada men's national basketball team – 2000 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F 9 Rowan Barrett 27 – (1972-11-24)November 24, 1972 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Cocodrilos de Caracas PG 4 David Daniels 29 – (1971-04-02)April 2, 1971 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) KK MZT Skopje G 10 Greg Francis 26 – (1974-04-04)April 4, 1974 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Cheshire Jets F 13 Peter Guarasci 26 – (1974-02-25)February 25, 1974 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Skyliners Frankfurt G 5 Sherman Hamilton 28 – (1972-04-23)April 23, 1972 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Belgrano de San Nicolás F 12 Eric Hinrichsen 24 – (1976-04-13)April 13, 1976 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Bree BBC C 11 Todd MacCulloch 24 – (1976-01-27)January 27, 1976 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) Philadelphia 76ers F 6 Andrew Mavis 24 – (1976-09-09)September 9, 1976 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Newcastle Eagles F 14 Michael Meeks 28 – (1972-02-23)February 23, 1972 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Besançon BCD PG 7 Steve Nash 26 – (1974-02-07)February 7, 1974 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Dallas Mavericks F 15 Greg Newton 26 – (1974-09-08)September 8, 1974 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Flamengo Basketball G 8 Shawn Swords 26 – (1973-12-27)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

Main article: Russia men's national basketball team

Russia men's national basketball team – 2000 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F 15 Ruslan Avleev 24 – (1976-06-04)June 4, 1976 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) UNICS Kazan C 6 Aleksandr Bašminov 22 – (1978-05-07)May 7, 1978 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Ural Great Perm G 9 Sergei Bazarevich 35 – (1965-03-16)March 16, 1965 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) PAOK B.C. F 12 Andrei Fetisov 28 – (1972-01-19)January 19, 1972 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Spartak St. Petersburg F 13 Andrei Kirilenko 19 – (1981-02-18)February 18, 1981 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) CSKA Moscow F 7 Yevgeny Kisurin 31 – (1969-01-28)January 28, 1969 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Varese Roosters G 5 Valentin Kubrakov 28 – (1972-07-25)July 25, 1972 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Lokomotiv Vody F/C 8 Nikita Morgunov 25 – (1975-06-29)June 29, 1975 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) CSKA Moscow G 10 Evgeniy Pashutin 31 – (1969-02-06)February 6, 1969 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Maccabi Ra'anana SG 11 Zakhar Pashutin 26 – (1974-05-03)May 3, 1974 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Pınar Karşıyaka F 14 Sergei Panov 30 – (1970-06-30)June 30, 1970 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) CSKA Moscow G 4 Sergei Chikalkin 24 – (1975-12-11)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

Main article: Spain men's national basketball team

Spain men's national basketball team – 2000 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Alberto Angulo 30 – (1970-06-19)June 19, 1970 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Real Madrid C 13 Iñaki de Miguel 26 – (1973-10-24)October 24, 1973 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Olympiacos G 10 Rodrigo De la Fuente 23 – (1976-11-26)November 26, 1976 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) FC Barcelona C 15 Roberto Dueñas 24 – (1975-11-01)November 1, 1975 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) FC Barcelona SF 7 Jorge Garbajosa 22 – (1977-12-19)December 19, 1977 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) TAU Cerámica G 11 Alberto Herreros 31 – (1969-04-20)April 20, 1969 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Real Madrid F 9 Carlos Jiménez 24 – (1976-02-10)February 10, 1976 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Estudiantes PG 5 Juan Carlos Navarro 20 – (1980-06-13)June 13, 1980 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FC Barcelona C 14 Alfonso Reyes 28 – (1971-09-19)September 19, 1971 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Estudiantes G 8 Ignacio Rodríguez 30 – (1970-09-02)September 2, 1970 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FC Barcelona G 12 Johnny Rogers 36 – (1963-12-30)December 30, 1963 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Panathinaikos PG 6 Raül López 20 – (1980-04-15)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

FR Yugoslavia

Main article: FR Yugoslavia national basketball team

FR Yugoslavia men's national basketball team – 2000 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Dejan Bodiroga 27 – (1973-03-02)March 2, 1973 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Panathinaikos G 5 Predrag Danilović 30 – (1970-02-26)February 26, 1970 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Kinder Bologna F 13 Predrag Drobnjak 24 – (1975-10-27)October 27, 1975 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Efes Pilsen C 15 Nikola Jestratijević 24 – (1976-07-09)July 9, 1976 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Crvena zvezda G 10 Dragan Lukovski 25 – (1975-03-21)March 21, 1975 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Crvena zvezda G 6 Saša Obradović 31 – (1969-01-29)January 29, 1969 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Crvena zvezda PG 7 Igor Rakočević 22 – (1978-03-29)March 29, 1978 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Crvena zvezda C 11 Željko Rebrača 28 – (1972-04-09)April 9, 1972 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Panathinaikos G 9 Vlado Šćepanović 24 – (1975-11-13)November 13, 1975 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Efes Pilsen F 8 Predrag Stojaković 23 – (1977-06-09)June 9, 1977 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Sacramento Kings C 12 Dragan Tarlać 27 – (1973-05-09)May 9, 1973 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Olympiacos C 14 Dejan Tomašević 27 – (1973-05-06)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.