Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
The men's basketball tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, began on 17 September and ended on 1 October, when the United States defeated France 85–75 for the gold medal. Preliminary round games were held at The Dome and elimination games at the Sydney SuperDome.Qualification
| Country | Qualified as | Date of qualification | Previous appearance |
| Olympics host | | 1996 |
 FR Yugoslavia | World champion | | 1996 |
| Asian champion | | 1996 |
| Oceanian champion | | First appearance |
| African champion | | 1996 |
| Americas runner-up | | 1988 |
| Americas champion | | 1996 |
| European champion | | 1984 |
| European runner-up | | 1992 |
| European fourth place | | 1984 |
| European fifth place | | 1996 |
| European sixth place | | 1992 |
Format
- Twelve teams are split into 2 preliminary round groups of 6 teams each. The top 4 teams from each group qualify for the knockout stage.
- Fifth and sixth-placed teams from each group are ranked 9th–12th in two additional matches.
- In the quarterfinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B4, A2 vs. B3, A3 vs. B2 and A4 vs. B1.
- *The eliminated teams at the quarterfinals are ranked 5th–8th in two additional matches.
- The winning teams from the quarterfinals meet in the semifinals as follows: A3/B2 vs. A1/B4 and A2/B3 vs. A4/B1.
- The winning teams from the semifinals dispute the gold medal. The losing teams dispute the bronze.
Ties are broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option:
- Head to head results
- Goal average between the tied teams
- Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group
Squads
Preliminary round
All times are localGroup A
Group B
Tournament bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Classification Round
Awards
Top ten in points, rebounds and assists, and top 5 in steals and blocks.Points
Rebounds
Assists
Steals
Blocks
Final standings
