1998_FIBA_World_Championship

1998 FIBA World Championship

1998 FIBA World Championship

1998 edition of the FIBA World Championship

The 1998 FIBA World Championship was the 13th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), and hosted in Greece from 29 July to 9 August 1998. It was contested by 16 nations, with matches held at two venues, in Athens and Piraeus.

Quick Facts Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα Καλαθοσφαίρισης Ανδρών 1998 FIBA pankósmio protáthlima básket 1998, Tournament details ...

Because of the National Basketball Association lockout and unlike in the previous championship, the USA Basketball Association was unable to send a team composed of NBA players, thus causing the American national team roster consisting of professional basketball players playing in Europe and two college players.[1] The tournament was won by FR Yugoslavia, in their first participation after the breakup of Yugoslavia, defeating Russia in the final 64–62.

Venues

More information Athens-Piraeus, Greece ...

Squads

Main article: 1998 FIBA World Championship squads

Qualification

Competing teams

There were 16 teams taking part in the 1998 World Cup of Basketball. After the 1996 Olympics, the continental allocation for FIBA Americas was reduced by one when the United States won the Olympic tournament, automatically qualifying them for the 1998 World Cup.

Qualified teams

More information Means of qualification, Date ...

Draw

More information Group A, Group B ...

Preliminary round

The top three teams in each group advance to the second round, into either Group E or F. The fourth place team in each group moves onto the 13th–16th classification.

Group A

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
29 July
Senegal  66–76  Italy
Scoring by half: 35-36, 31-40
29 July
Greece  78–72  Canada
Scoring by half: 43-37, 35-35
30 July
Canada  70–57  Senegal
Scoring by half: 38-30, 32-27
30 July
Italy  56–64  Greece
Scoring by half: 39-35, 17-29
31 July
Canada  69–79  Italy
Scoring by half: 31-43, 38-36
31 July
Senegal  57–68  Greece
Scoring by half: 30-29, 27-39

Group Β

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
29 July
Japan  58–83  Russia
Scoring by half: 27-44, 31-39
29 July
Yugoslavia  80–66  Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 47-30, 33-36
30 July
Puerto Rico  78–57  Japan
Scoring by half: 39-32, 39-25
30 July
Russia  74–82 (OT)  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 40-33, 28-35 Overtime: 6-14
31 July
Japan  54–99  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 26-47, 28-52
31 July
Puerto Rico  73–86  Russia
Scoring by half: 41-34, 32-52

Group C

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
29 July
South Korea  56–97  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 36-42, 20-55
29 July
United States  83–59  Brazil
Scoring by half: 40-32, 43-27
30 July
Brazil  76–73  South Korea
Scoring by half: 45-40, 31-33
30 July
Lithuania  84–82  United States
Scoring by half: 47-34, 37-48
31 July
Brazil  62–66  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 39-28, 23-38
31 July
South Korea  62–88  United States
Scoring by half: 34-44, 28-44

Group D

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
29 July
Nigeria  68–80  Spain
Scoring by half: 33-39, 35-41
29 July
Australia  62–66  Argentina
Scoring by half: 34-33, 28-33
30 July
Argentina  68–51  Nigeria
Scoring by half: 38-31, 30-20
30 July
Spain  77–76  Australia
Scoring by half: 35-36, 42-40
31 July
Nigeria  64–70  Australia
Scoring by half: 28-33, 36-37
31 July
Argentina  67–68 (OT)  Spain
Scoring by half: 22-31, 39-30 Overtime: 6-7

Second round

First three teams in each group of the first group phase qualify to the second phase, creating two new groups of six teams. The final standings also take in account the results of previous round matches.

Group Ε

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: FR Yugoslavia 1–0 Russia
  2. Head-to-head record: Greece 1–0 Italy
2 August
Yugoslavia  95–55  Canada
Scoring by half: 44-23, 51-32
2 August
Russia  71–55  Italy
Scoring by half: 30-30, 41-25
2 August
Puerto Rico  64–71  Greece
Scoring by half: 30-43, 34-28
3 August
Canada  81–94  Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 42-44, 39-50
3 August
Italy  61–60  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 25-29, 36-31
3 August
Greece  48–60  Russia
Scoring by half: 24-28, 24-32
4 August
Russia  81–72  Canada
Scoring by half: 42-38, 39-34
4 August
Puerto Rico  63–68  Italy
Scoring by half: 31-34, 32-34
4 August
Yugoslavia  70–56  Greece
Scoring by half: 38-30, 32-26

Group F

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head results: United States 1–0 Spain
  2. Head-to-head results: Argentina 1–0 Australia
2 August
Australia  71–61  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 35-37, 36-24
2 August
Argentina  74–87  United States
Scoring by half: 38-47, 36-40
2 August
Spain  73–63  Brazil
Scoring by half: 31-24, 42-39
3 August
Lithuania  84–75  Argentina
Scoring by half: 41-33, 43-42
3 August
Brazil  63–75  Australia
Scoring by half: 35-31, 28-44
3 August
United States  75–73  Spain
Scoring by half: 31-42, 44-31
4 August
Spain  86–80 (OT)  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 43-40, 32-35 Overtime: 11-5
4 August
Argentina  86–76  Brazil
Scoring by half: 42-38, 44-38
4 August
Australia  78–96  United States
Scoring by half: 31-54, 37-42

Classification round

13th–16th classification

 
Thirteenth to sixteenthThirteenth place
 
      
 
2 August 1998
 
 
 Senegal55
 
3 August 1998
 
 Japan60
 
 Japan60
 
2 August 1998
 
 Nigeria70
 
 South Korea65
 
 
 Nigeria89
 
Fifteenth place
 
 
3 August 1998
 
 
 Senegal75
 
 
 South Korea72

Semifinals

2 August
Senegal  55–60  Japan
Scoring by half: 29-27, 26-33
2 August
South Korea  65–89  Nigeria
Scoring by half: 36-45, 29-44

Fifteenth place playoff

3 August
Senegal  75–72  South Korea
Scoring by half: 45-42, 30-30

Thirteenth place playoff

3 August
Japan  60–70  Nigeria
Scoring by half: 23-33, 37-37

9th–12th classification

 
Ninth to twelfthNinth place
 
      
 
7 August 1998
 
 
 Puerto Rico64
 
8 August 1998
 
 Brazil76
 
 Brazil75
 
7 August 1998
 
 Australia79
 
 Canada71
 
 
 Australia88
 
Eleventh place
 
 
8 August 1998
 
 
 Puerto Rico92
 
 
 Canada81

Semifinals

7 August
Puerto Rico  64–76  Brazil
Scoring by half: 27-38, 37-38
7 August
Australia  88–71  Canada
Scoring by half: 39-35, 49-36

Eleventh place playoff

8 August
Puerto Rico  92–81  Canada
Scoring by half: 60-33, 32-48

Ninth place playoff

8 August
Brazil  75–79  Australia
Scoring by half: 40-35, 35-44

5th–8th classification

 
5th–8th place5th place
 
      
 
8 August 1998
 
 
 Lithuania71
 
9 August 1998
 
 Italy76
 
 Italy61
 
8 August 1998
 
 Spain64
 
 Argentina64
 
 
 Spain77
 
7th place
 
 
9 August 1998
 
 
 Lithuania77
 
 
 Argentina76

Semifinals

8 August
Argentina  64–77  Spain
Scoring by half: 34-37, 30-40
8 August
Lithuania  71–76  Italy
Scoring by half: 42-46, 29-30

Seventh place playoff

9 August
Argentina  76–77  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 38-47, 38-30

Fifth place playoff

9 August
Spain  64–61  Italy
Scoring by half: 32-32, 32-29

Final round

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
7 August 1998
 
 
 Russia82
 
8 August 1998
 
 Lithuania67
 
 Russia66
 
7 August 1998
 
 United States64
 
 Italy77
 
9 August 1998
 
 United States80
 
 Russia62
 
7 August 1998
 
 Yugoslavia64
 
 Yugoslavia70
 
8 August 1998
 
 Argentina62
 
 Yugoslavia (OT)78
 
7 August 1998
 
 Greece73 Third place
 
 Greece69
 
9 August 1998
 
 Spain62
 
 United States84
 
 
 Greece61
 

Quarterfinals

7 August
Yugoslavia  70–62  Argentina
Scoring by half: 34-31, 36-31
7 August
Russia  82–67  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 35-38, 47-29
7 August
United States  80–77  Italy
Scoring by half: 38-41, 42-36
7 August
Spain  62–69  Greece
Scoring by half: 34-40, 28-29

Semifinals

8 August
Yugoslavia  78–73 (OT)  Greece
Scoring by half: 31-33, 26-24 Overtime: 21-16
8 August
Russia  66–64  United States
Scoring by half: 37-39, 29-25

Third place playoff

9 August
17:45
Greece  61–84  United States
Scoring by half: 27–48, 34–36
Pts: Papanikolaou 18
Rebs: Fasoulas 10
Asts: Fasoulas 3		 Pts: Sasser 23
Rebs: Amaya 7
Asts: Hawkins 5
Athens Olympic Indoor Hall, Marousi, Attica
Attendance: 20,000
Referees: Bill Mildenhall (AUS), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)

Final

9 August
20:00
Yugoslavia  64–62  Russia
Scoring by half: 30–35, 34–27
Pts: Rebrača 16
Rebs: Rebrača 11
Asts: Bodiroga 2		 Pts: Kudelin 14
Rebs: Kisurin 5
Asts: Kisurin 2
Athens Olympic Indoor Hall, Marousi, Attica
Attendance: 20,000
Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Juan Figueroa (PUR)

Awards

 1998 World Championship winner 

Yugoslavia
First title
More information MVP ...

Final standings

1998 FIBA World Championship final rankings.
More information Rank, Team ...

All-Tournament Team

Main article: FIBA Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team

Top scorers

More information Country, Name ...

References

  1. [1]
    1998 USA Basketball Archived 10 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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