Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's basketball
| 16th Olympic Basketball Tournament | |||||||||
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| Athens 2004 | |||||||||
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| Olympics | 2004 Summer Olympics | ||||||||
| Host nation | Greece | ||||||||
| City | Athens | ||||||||
| Duration | August 15 - August 28 | ||||||||
| Men's tournament | |||||||||
| Teams | 12 | ||||||||
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Gold medalists
Silver medalists
Bronze medalists
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
The men's tournament of basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens, Greece began on August 15 and lasted until August 28. The games were held at the Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena and Olympic Indoor Hall.
Tie-breaking criteria:
All times are local (UTC+2)
All times are local (UTC+2)
All times are local (UTC+2)
Serbia and Montenegro's 11th-place finish was their worst in Olympic history.
In spite of an undefeated preliminary round, the Spaniards were ousted by the "Dream Team" to the jeers of the crowd assembled in the arena and to the chagrin of Spanish head coach Mario Pesquera.
Unlike their Spanish counterparts, however, the Lithuanians had an easy time disposing of the Del Harris-led Chinese squad.
Argentina, led by 13 points from both Manu Ginóbili and Fabricio Oberto, disposed of the home squad, led by the 12 points from Nikolaos Chatzivrettas.
All times are local (UTC+2)
All times are local (UTC+2)
The United States won its first bronze medal since 1988 by avenging the preliminary loss to Lithuania of one week earlier. All times are local (UTC+2)
Argentina won its first ever Olympic gold medal in basketball and became the first nation other than the United States to win the gold medal since 1988. Manu Ginóbili was named the Most-Valuable Player. All times are local (UTC+2)
Top ten in points, rebounds and assists, and top 5 in steals and blocks.
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