Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification place match. All six teams qualified for the Olympic Games, since Yugoslavia had already qualified as world champions in 1998. With Australia being qualified as host, the only spot for Oceania in the Olympic Games was decided in a single elimination game where New Zealand defeated Guam 125–43. Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification The men's qualification for the 2000 Olympic basketball tournament occurred from 1998–2000; all five FIBA (International Basketball Federation) zones sent in teams. The first qualifying tournament was the 1998 FIBA World Championship in which the champion was guaranteed of a place in the
Solomon Islands at the 2000 Summer Olympics These Sydney Games were their fifth straight appearance in the Summer Olympic Games since their debut in the 1984 Summer Olympics. The Solomon Islands have never won a medal in Olympic competition. The 2000 Summer Olympics were held from 15 September to 1 October 2000; a total of 10,651 athletes represented 199 National Olympic Committees. The Solomon Islands' delegation to Sydney consisted of two track and field athletes, Primo Higa and Jenny Keni. Higa was chosen as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony. Jenny Keni was 17 years old at the time of the Sydney Olympics, and was making