{"history":[],"article":{"id":"af0745b7-ac3d-4caa-b0db-90b0237d0645","title":"Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament","slug":"basketball-at-the-2004-summer-olympics-men-s-tournament","content":":::summary\n![basketball tournament](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/Olympic///rings///without///rims.svg)\n**Size:** 150 \n**City:** [Athens](https://bliptext.com/articles/athens) \n**Country:** Greece \n**Dates:** 15 – 28 August \n**Num Teams:** 12 \n**Confederations:** 5 \n**Venues:** 2 \n**Cities:** 1 \n**Champion:** ARG \n**Count:** 1 \n**Second:** ITA \n**Third:** USA \n**Fourth:** LTU \n**Games:** 42 \n**Mvp:** [Manu Ginóbili](https://bliptext.com/articles/manu-gin-bili) \n**Top Scorer:** [🇪🇸](https://bliptext.com/articles/spain) [Pau Gasol](https://bliptext.com/articles/pau-gasol) (22.4 [points per game](https://bliptext.com/articles/points-per-game)) \n**Prevseason:** [Sydney 2000](https://bliptext.com/articles/basketball-at-the-2000-summer-olympics-men-s-tournament) \n**Nextseason:** [Beijing 2008](https://bliptext.com/articles/basketball-at-the-2008-summer-olympics-men-s-tournament) \n:::\n\n# \nThe men's **[basketball tournament](https://bliptext.com/articles/basketball-at-the-summer-olympics)** at the **[2004 Summer Olympics](https://bliptext.com/articles/2004-summer-olympics)** in [Athens, Greece](https://bliptext.com/articles/athens) began on 15 August and ended on 28 August, when [Argentina](https://bliptext.com/articles/argentina-men-s-national-basketball-team) defeated [Italy](https://bliptext.com/articles/italy-men-s-national-basketball-team) 84–69 for the gold medal.\nThe games were held at the [Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena](https://bliptext.com/articles/helliniko-olympic-indoor-arena) and [Olympic Indoor Hall](https://bliptext.com/articles/olympic-indoor-hall).\n# [Competing teams. | upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/Olympics///basketball///2004///men.PNG]\n\n# Medalists\n\n# Qualification\n\n# Format\nTie-breaking criteria:\n\n# Squads\n\n# Preliminary round\n\n## Group A\n

\nAll times are local ([UTC+3](https://bliptext.com/articles/utc-03-00))\n

\n\n## Group B\n

\nAll times are local ([UTC+3](https://bliptext.com/articles/utc-03-00))\n

\n\n# Classification games\nAll times are local ([UTC+3](https://bliptext.com/articles/utc-03-00))\n

\n\n# Knockout stage\n\n## Quarterfinals\nIn spite of an undefeated preliminary round, the Spaniards were defeated by the United States (3–2 in group play) to the chagrin of Spanish head coach Mario Pesquera.\nUnlike their Spanish counterparts, however, the Lithuanians had an easy time disposing of the [Del Harris](https://bliptext.com/articles/del-harris)-led Chinese squad.\nArgentina, led by 13 points from both [Manu Ginóbili](https://bliptext.com/articles/manu-gin-bili) and [Fabricio Oberto](https://bliptext.com/articles/fabricio-oberto), disposed of the home squad, led by the 12 points from [Nikos Chatzivrettas](https://bliptext.com/articles/nikos-chatzivrettas).\nAll times are local ([UTC+3](https://bliptext.com/articles/utc-03-00))\n

\n\n## Semifinals\nThe United States was defeated by Argentina, suffering its third loss of the tournament, the most losses ever by the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team.\nFollowing the loss to Argentina, it was the first U.S. team to fail to win a gold medal since the [1988 Olympics](https://bliptext.com/articles/basketball-at-the-1988-summer-olympics-men-s-tournament).\nThe United States would not lose three games in a major tournament again until the [2023 FIBA World Cup](https://bliptext.com/articles/2023-fiba-basketball-world-cup).\nAll times are local ([UTC+3](https://bliptext.com/articles/utc-03-00))\n

\n\n## Bronze medal game\nThe United States won its first bronze medal since 1988 by avenging the preliminary loss to Lithuania of one week earlier.\nAll times are local ([UTC+3](https://bliptext.com/articles/utc-03-00))\n

\n\n## Gold medal game\nArgentina won its first ever Olympic gold medal in basketball and became the first Latin and Hispanic nation to obtain an Olympic gold medal in men's basketball.\nAll times are local ([UTC+3](https://bliptext.com/articles/utc-03-00))\n

\n\n# Awards\n\n# Statistical leaders\nTop ten in points, rebounds and assists, and top 5 in steals and blocks.\n\n## Points\n\n## Rebounds\n\n## Assists\n\n## Steals\n\n## Blocks\n\n## Game highs\n\n# Final standings","current_revision":null,"created_by":"kACnuQmH5k9Nr5VNVEpVeg7XpvUmMctD","created_at":"2025-01-26T09:46:01.664Z","updated_at":"2025-01-26T09:46:01.664Z","search_vector":"'2004':4 'basketbal':1 'men':7 'olymp':6 'summer':5 'tournament':9","search_content":" \n \n**Size:** 150 \n**City:** [Athens](https://bliptext.com/articles/athens) \n**Country:** Greece \n**Dates:** 15 – 28 August \n**Num Teams:** 12 \n**Confederations:** 5 \n**Venues:** 2 \n**Cities:** 1 \n**Champion:** ARG \n**Count:** 1 \n**Second:** ITA \n**Third:** USA \n**Fourth:** LTU \n**Games:** 42 \n**Mvp:** [Manu Ginóbili](https://bliptext.com/articles/manu-gin-bili) \n**Top Scorer:** [🇪🇸](https://bliptext.com/articles/spain) [Pau Gasol](https://bliptext.com/articles/pau-gasol) (22.4 [points per game](https://bliptext.com/articles/points-per-game)) \n**Prevseason:** [Sydney 2000](https://bliptext.com/articles/basketball-at-the-2000-summer-olympics-men-s-tournament) \n**Nextseason:** [Beijing 2008](https://bliptext.com/articles/basketball-at-the-2008-summer-olympics-men-s-tournament) \n \n\n# \nThe men's **[basketball tournament](https://bliptext.com/articles/basketball-at-the-summer-olympics)** at the **[2004 Summer Olympics](https://bliptext.com/articles/2004-summer-olympics)** in [Athens, Greece](https://bliptext.com/articles/athens) began on 15 August and ended on 28 August, when [Argentina](https://bliptext.com/articles/argentina-men-s-national-basketball-team) defeated [Italy](https://bliptext.com/articles/italy-men-s-national-basketball-team) 84–69 for the gold medal.\nThe games were held at the [Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena](https://bliptext.com/articles/helliniko-olympic-indoor-arena) and [Olympic Indoor Hall](https://bliptext.com/articles/olympic-indoor-hall).\n# [Competing teams. | upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/Olympics///basketball///2004///men.PNG]\n\n# Medalists\n\n# Qualification\n\n# Format\nTie-breaking criteria:\n\n# Squads\n\n# Preliminary round\n\n## Group A\n \nAll times are local ([UTC+3](https://bliptext.com/articles/utc-03-00))\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n## Group B\n \nAll times are local ([UTC+3](https://bliptext.com/articles/utc-03-00))\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n# Classification games\nAll times are local ([UTC+3](https://bliptext.com/articles/utc-03-00))\n \n \n \n \n\n# Knockout stage\n\n## Quarterfinals\nIn spite of an undefeated preliminary round, the Spaniards were defeated by the United States (3–2 in group play) to the chagrin of Spanish head coach Mario Pesquera.\nUnlike their Spanish counterparts, however, the Lithuanians had an easy time disposing of the [Del Harris](https://bliptext.com/articles/del-harris)-led Chinese squad.\nArgentina, led by 13 points from both [Manu Ginóbili](https://bliptext.com/articles/manu-gin-bili) and [Fabricio Oberto](https://bliptext.com/articles/fabricio-oberto), disposed of the home squad, led by the 12 points from [Nikos Chatzivrettas](https://bliptext.com/articles/nikos-chatzivrettas).\nAll times are local ([UTC+3](https://bliptext.com/articles/utc-03-00))\n \n \n \n \n\n## Semifinals\nThe United States was defeated by Argentina, suffering its third loss of the tournament, the most losses ever by the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team.\nFollowing the loss to Argentina, it was the first U.S. team to fail to win a gold medal since the [1988 Olympics](https://bliptext.com/articles/basketball-at-the-1988-summer-olympics-men-s-tournament).\nThe United States would not lose three games in a major tournament again until the [2023 FIBA World Cup](https://bliptext.com/articles/2023-fiba-basketball-world-cup).\nAll times are local ([UTC+3](https://bliptext.com/articles/utc-03-00))\n \n \n\n## Bronze medal game\nThe United States won its first bronze medal since 1988 by avenging the preliminary loss to Lithuania of one week earlier.\nAll times are local ([UTC+3](https://bliptext.com/articles/utc-03-00))\n \n\n## Gold medal game\nArgentina won its first ever Olympic gold medal in basketball and became the first Latin and Hispanic nation to obtain an Olympic gold medal in men's basketball.\nAll times are local ([UTC+3](https://bliptext.com/articles/utc-03-00))\n \n\n# Awards\n\n# Statistical leaders\nTop ten in points, rebounds and assists, and top 5 in steals and blocks.\n\n## Points\n\n## Rebounds\n\n## Assists\n\n## Steals\n\n## Blocks\n\n## Game highs\n\n# Final standings","revisionCount":0},"hasMore":false,"nextCursor":null}

History