The 2008 FIBA Diamond Ball was a basketball tournament held in Nanjing, China, from August 2 until August 5, 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 2nd edition of the FIBA Diamond Ball. The six participating teams were Australia, host China, Latvia, Mali, Russia and United States.
Tournament details | |
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Arena | Haining, China |
Dates | August 2 – August 5 |
Final positions | |
Champions | United States (1st title) |
Runners-up | Australia |
Third place | China |
Fourth place | Latvia |
Awards and statistics | |
Top scorer(s) | Anete Jēkabsone-Žogota (22.3 points per game) [1] |
Participating teams edit
Group A | Group B |
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Preliminary round edit
Qualified for the finals |
Group A edit
*All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 196 | 113 | +83 | 4 |
China | 2 | 1 | 1 | 161 | 151 | +10 | 3 |
Mali | 2 | 0 | 2 | 110 | 203 | −93 | 2 |
Group B edit
*All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).
Qualified for the finals |
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 177 | 132 | +45 | 4 |
Latvia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 149 | 153 | −4 | 3 |
Russia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 127 | 168 | −41 | 2 |
Final round edit
*All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).
5th place edit
Third place edit
Final edit
Final standings edit
The final standings per FIBA official website:
Source: FIBA
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References edit
- ^ Player Leaders
- ^ http://www.fiba.basketball/en/events FIBA's official events by year
- ^ Latvia-women-replace-Japan-in-Diamond-Ball