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{{short description|International basketball tournament}}
{{Infobox sports league
| title = FIBA Diamond Ball
| Formerly = 
| current_season =
| logo = 
| pixels = 
| caption = 
| sport = [[Basketball]]
| fame = 
| motto = 
| founded         = {{Start date and years ago|df=yes|2000}}
| inaugural = [[2000 FIBA Diamond Ball|2000]]
| teams = 6
| country = [[FIBA]] member nations
| continent = [[FIBA]] (International)
| folded = [[2008 FIBA Diamond Ball|2008]]
| champion = '''M:''' {{bk|ARG}} (1st title) <br /> '''W:''' {{bkw|USA}} (1st title)
| most_champs     = '''M:''' {{bk|ARG}}, {{bk|AUS}}, {{bk|SCG}} (1 title);<br /> '''W:''' {{bkw|USA}}, {{bkw|AUS}} (1 title)
| qualification = 
| website = [https://www.fiba.basketball FIBA]
| singles = 
| ceo = 
| Director = 
| TV = 
| related_comps = [[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympic Games]]
| Founder = [[FIBA]]
}}

The '''[[FIBA]] Diamond Ball''' competition was an official international [[basketball]] tournament organised by [[FIBA]],<ref>http://www.fiba.basketball/en/events FIBA´s official events by year</ref> held every Olympic year prior to the [[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]. The first tournament was held in 2000, for men's teams only. In 2004 and 2008, tournaments were held for both men and women.

The competing teams are the host country of that year's Summer Olympics, defending the FIBA Diamond Ball champions, the reigning [[FIBA World Cup]], Summer Olympics, and continental champions, minus the [[United States men's national basketball team|United States men's team]]. 

The [[United States women's national basketball team|United States women's team]] did not participate in the 2004 event, although they were the [[2002 FIBA World Championship for Women|then-reigning world champions]]. However, they did compete in the 2008 event, as the [[2007 FIBA Americas Championship for Women|Americas champions]].

The tournament was not held in [[Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012]] and [[Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016]], and the tournament is not on FIBA's schedule for the next Olympic-year calendar, [[Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2020]] in [[Tokyo]].

== Men's results ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 98%; text-align: center;"

|- bgcolor=#C1D8FF
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Year
!rowspan=2 width=10%|Host
!width=1% rowspan=5 bgcolor=ffffff|
!colspan=3|Final
!width=1% rowspan=5 bgcolor=ffffff|
!colspan=3|Third Place Match
|- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
!width=15%|Champion
!width=9%|Score
!width=15%|Second Place
!width=15%|Third Place
!width=9%|Score
!width=15%|Fourth Place

|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|2000<br>''[[2000 FIBA Diamond Ball|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|HKG}}<br/>[[Hong Kong]]
|'''{{bk-big|AUS}}'''
|'''78–71'''
|{{bk-big|SCG|name=Yugoslavia}}
|{{bk-big|ITA}}
|'''82–74'''
|{{bk-big|CAN}}
|- 
|2004<br>''[[2004 FIBA Diamond Ball|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|SCG}}<br/>[[Belgrade]]
|'''{{bk-big|SCG}}'''
|'''93–80'''
|{{bk-big|LTU|1988}}
|{{bk-big|ARG}}
|'''84–74'''
|{{bk-big|CHN}}
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|2008<br>''[[2008 FIBA Diamond Ball|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|CHN}}<br/>[[Nanjing]]
|'''{{bk-big|ARG}}'''
|'''95–91'''
|{{bk-big|AUS}}
|{{bk-big|CHN}}
|'''75–46'''
|{{bk-big|IRI}}
|}

===Medals summary===
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
 | flag_template  = bk
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_AUS = 1 | silver_AUS = 1 | bronze_AUS = 0
 | gold_SCG = 1 | silver_SCG = 1 | bronze_SCG = 0
 | gold_ARG = 1 | silver_ARG = 0 | bronze_ARG = 1
 | gold_LIT = 0 | silver_LIT = 1 | bronze_LIT = 0
 | gold_CHN = 0 | silver_CHN = 0 | bronze_CHN = 1
 | gold_ITA = 0 | silver_ITA = 0 | bronze_ITA = 1
}}

=== Participation Details ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|- bgcolor=
!Team 
!{{flagicon|Hong Kong}}<br />2000
!{{flagicon|Serbia and Montenegro}}<br />2004
!{{flagicon|China}}<br />2008
!Total
|- 
|align=left|{{bk|Angola}} || 6th || 6th || 6th || '''3'''
|- 
|align=left|{{bk|Argentina}} || || bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd''' || bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || '''2'''
|- 
|align=left|{{bk|Australia}} || bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || 5th || bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' || '''3'''
|- 
|align=left|{{bk|Canada}} || 4th || || || '''1'''
|- 
|align=left|{{bk|China}} || 5th || 4th || bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd''' || '''3'''
|- 
|align=left|{{bk|Iran}} || || || 4th || '''1'''
|- 
|align=left|{{bk|Italy}} || bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd''' || || || '''1'''
|- 
|align=left|{{bk|Lithuania}} || || bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' || || '''1'''
|- 
|align=left|{{bk|Serbia}} || || ||  5th || '''1'''
|- 
|align=left|{{bk|Serbia and Montenegro}} || bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' || bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' ||  || '''2'''
|}

== Women's results ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 98%; text-align: center;"

|- bgcolor=#C1D8FF
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Year
!rowspan=2 width=10%|Host
!width=1% rowspan=4 bgcolor=ffffff|
!colspan=3|Final
!width=1% rowspan=4 bgcolor=ffffff|
!colspan=3|Third Place Match
|- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
!width=15%|Champion
!width=9%|Score
!width=15%|Second Place
!width=15%|Third Place
!width=9%|Score
!width=15%|Fourth Place

|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|2004<br>''[[2004 FIBA Diamond Ball for Women|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|GRE}}<br/>[[Heraklion]]
|'''{{bkw-big|AUS}}'''
|'''74–70'''
|{{bkw-big|CHN}}
|{{bkw-big|BRA}}
|'''73–70'''
|{{bkw-big|GRE}}
|- 
|2008<br>''[[2008 FIBA Diamond Ball for Women|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|CHN}}<br/>[[Haining City|Haining]]
|'''{{bkw-big|USA}}'''
|'''71–67'''
|{{bkw-big|AUS}}
|{{bkw-big|CHN}}
|'''63–51'''
|{{bkw-big|LAT}}
|}

===Medals summary===
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
 | flag_template  = bkw
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_AUS = 1 | silver_AUS = 1 | bronze_AUS = 0
 | gold_USA = 1 | silver_USA = 0 | bronze_USA = 0
 | gold_CHN = 0 | silver_CHN = 1 | bronze_CHN = 1
 | gold_BRA = 0 | silver_BRA = 0 | bronze_BRA = 1
}}

=== Participation Details ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|- bgcolor=
!Team
!{{flagicon|Greece}}<br />2004
!{{flagicon|China}}<br />2008
!Total
|- 
|align=left|{{bkw|Australia}} || bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' || '''2'''
|-
|align=left|{{bkw|Brazil}} || bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd''' ||  || '''1'''
|- 
|align=left|{{bkw|China}} || bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' || bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd''' || '''2'''
|- 
|align=left|{{bkw|Greece}} || 4th ||  || '''1'''
|- 
|align=left|{{bkw|South Korea}} || 5th ||  || '''1'''
|- 
|align=left|{{bkw|Latvia}} ||  || 4th || '''1'''
|- 
|align=left|{{bkw|Mali}} ||  || 6th || '''1'''
|- 
|align=left|{{bkw|Nigeria}} || 6th ||  || '''1'''
|- 
|align=left|{{bkw|Russia}} || || 5th || '''1'''
|- 
|align=left|{{bkw|United States}} || || bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || '''1'''
|}

== See also ==
* [[Acropolis Tournament]]
* [[Basketball at the Summer Olympics]]
* [[FIBA Basketball World Cup]]
* [[FIBA Asia Championship|FIBA Asia Cup]]
* [[Adecco Cup]]
* [[Marchand Continental Championship Cup]]
* [[Belgrade Trophy]]
* [[Stanković Cup]]
* [[William Jones Cup]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20181117072604/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/cid/HKD/fromseason/q/FIBA%20Diamond%20Ball%20Tournament%20for%20Men/toseason/_/events.html FIBA Diamond Ball Men Archive] 
*[https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/cid/HKW/fromseason//q/FIBA%20Diamond%20Ball%20Tournament%20for%20Women/toseason//_//events.html FIBA Diamond Ball Women Archive]{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} 

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