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The 2008 FIBA Diamond Ball was an official basketball tournament held in Nanjing , China , from July 29 until August 1, 2008. The FIBA Diamond Ball was an official international basketball tournament organised by FIBA ,[2] Olympics . It was the 3rd edition of the FIBA Diamond Ball . The six participating teams were Angola , Argentina , Australia , host China , Iran and Serbia .
Participating teams [ edit ] Angola – African championsArgentina – Olympic champions & Americas runners-up (USA were Americas champions)Australia – Oceania championsChina – Olympics hostsIran – Asian championsSerbia – 2004 FIBA Diamond Ball winners (as Serbia and Montenegro ; Spain were World champions; Russia was European champions)Preliminary round [ edit ] Group A [ edit ] *All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8 ).
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Australia
2
2
0
148
133
+15
4
China
2
1
1
138
141
−3
3
Angola
2
0
2
152
164
−12
2
China 83 –74Angola
Scoring by quarter: 20–22 , 20 –15, 22 –15, 21–22
Group B [ edit ] *All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8 ).
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Argentina
2
2
0
156
131
+25
4
Iran
2
1
1
143
151
−8
3
Serbia
2
0
2
130
147
−17
2
Argentina 81 –71Iran
Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 18 –11, 20 –17, 19–19
Iran 72 –70Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 18–19 , 17 –16, 19 –17, 18–18
Final round [ edit ] *All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8 ).
5th place [ edit ]
Angola 62–99
Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 14–24 , 19–21 , 20–22 , 19–32
Third place [ edit ]
China 75 –46Iran
Scoring by quarter: 19 –11, 18 –10, 16 –6, 22 –19
Final standings [ edit ] The final standings per FIBA official website:
See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
Tournaments
Qualifications
Squads
Tournaments
Qualifications
Argentina (1st title)
Australia
China
Iran
Angola – African champions
Argentina – Olympic champions & Americas runners-up (USA were Americas champions)
Australia – Oceania champions
China – Olympics hosts
Iran – Asian champions
Serbia – 2004 FIBA Diamond Ball winners (as Serbia and Montenegro; Spain were World champions; Russia was European champions)
Angola
Serbia
