The FIBA Diamond Ball is an official international basketball tournament organized by FIBA, held every Olympic year prior to the Olympics

Basketball at the Summer Olympics

Basketball has been a Summer Olympics sport for men consistently since 1936. Prior to its inclusion as a medal sport, it was held as demonstration event in 1904 and 1932, both in the United States. Women's basketball was played in the Olympics only since 1976....

. The first tournament was held in 2000 for men's teams only; starting in 2004, tournaments have been held for both men and women.

The competing teams are the host country, the host country of that year's Olympics and the reigning world and intercontinental champions, minus the United States men's team (if they are the Americas champions). The United States women's team did not participate in the 2004 event even though it was the then-reigning world champion

2002 FIBA World Championship for Women

The 2002 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by China from September 14 to September 25, 2002. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation and the Chinese federation...

; however, it did compete in the 2008 event as FIBA Americas champion

FIBA Americas Championship for Women 2007

-Group B:-Championship Bracket:-5th place bracket:-Classification rounds:-Semifinals:-Third place game:-Final:-Final standings:-Olympic Qualification:...

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Men's results

Year	Host	Final			Third Place Match
		Champion	Score	Second Place	Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
2000 Details	Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...		78–71			82–74
2004 Details	Belgrade Belgrade Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...		93–80			84–74
2008 Details	Nanjing Nanjing ' is the capital of Jiangsu province in China and has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having been the capital of China on several occasions...		95–91			75–46

2000 teams

– African champions – Olympics hosts – Americas runners-up (USA was Americas champions) – Asian champions – European champions – world champions

2004 teams

– African champions – Americas runners-up (USA was Americas champions) – Oceanian champions – Asian champions – European champions – world champions

2008 teams

– African champions – Americas runners-up (USA was Americas champions) – Oceania champions – Olympics host – Asian champions – Diamond Ball 2004 winners (Russia was Europe champions)

Participation Details

Team	2000	2004	2008	Total
	6th	6th	6th	3
		3rd	1st	2
	1st	5th	2nd	3
	4th			1
	5th	4th	3rd	3
			4th	1
	3rd			1
		2nd		1
	2nd	1st	5th	3

Women's results

Year	Host	Final			Third Place Match
		Champion	Score	Second Place	Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
2004 Details	Heraklion Heraklion Heraklion, or Heraclion is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete, Greece. It is the 4th largest city in Greece....		74–70			73–70
2008 Details	Haining Haining Haining is a county-level city in Zhejiang Province, China, and under the jurisdiction of Jiaxing. It is in the south side of Yangtze River Delta, and in the north of Zhejiang. It is 125 kilometers west of Shanghai, and 61.5 kilometers east of Hangzhou, the capital of the province. To its south...		71–67			63–51

Participation Details

Team	2004	2008	Total
	1st	2nd	2
	3rd		1
	2nd	3rd	2
	4th		1
	5th		1
		4th	1
		6th	1
	6th		1
		5th	1
		1st	1

External links

• 2008 men's website
• 2008 women's website