2002_FIBA_World_Championship
2002 FIBA World Championship
2002 edition of the FIBA World Championship
The 2002 FIBA World Championship was the 14th edition of the FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was held by the International Basketball Federation from August 29 to September 8, 2002. The United States hosted the event in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States |
| City | Indianapolis |
| Dates | August 29 – September 8 |
| Officially opened by | George W. Bush |
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | RCA Dome Conseco Fieldhouse |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Yugoslavia (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Argentina |
| Third place |  Germany |
| Fourth place |  New Zealand |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 62 |
| MVP | Dirk Nowitzki |
| Top scorer | Dirk Nowitzki (24.0 points per game) |
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More information Indianapolis, United States ...
| Indianapolis | ||
|---|---|---|
| RCA Dome Capacity: 57,980 |
Conseco Fieldhouse Capacity: 18,345 | |
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| United States | ||
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There were 16 teams taking part in the 2002 World Cup of Basketball. Since the 2000 Olympics champions United States has direct access to the World Championship as host nation, the Olympic berth is left unused and one extra qualifying spot is assigned to FIBA Americas below.
- Host nation: 1 berth
- FIBA Asia: 14 teams competing for 2 berths
- FIBA Africa: 12 teams competing for 2 berths
- FIBA Americas: 10 teams competing for 5 berths
- FIBA Europe: 16 teams competing for 5 berths
- FIBA Oceania: 2 teams competing for 1 berth
Qualified teams
More information Event, Date ...
| Event | Date | Location | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 |  United States | ||
| 2001 ABC Championship | July 20–28, 2001 |  Shanghai |
2 | China Lebanon |
| FIBA Africa Championship 2001 | August 4–12, 2001 |  Rabat and Casablanca |
2 |  Angola Algeria |
| FIBA Americas Championship 2001 | August 16–26, 2001 | Neuquén |
5 | Argentina Brazil Canada Puerto Rico Venezuela |
| EuroBasket 2001 | August 31–September 9, 2001 |  Ankara, Antalya and Istanbul |
5 | Yugoslavia Turkey Spain Germany Russia |
| FIBA Oceania Championship 2001 | September 21–23, 2001 | Auckland, Wellington and Hamilton |
1 | New Zealand |
| TOTAL | 16 | |||
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Main article: 2002 FIBA World Championship squads
At the start of tournament, all 16 participating countries had 12 players on their roster.
The following nations' teams competed:
More information Group A, Group B ...
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|
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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 ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain |
3 | 3 | 0 | 244 | 178 | +66 | 6 | Second round |
| 2 | Yugoslavia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 269 | 205 | +64 | 5 | |
| 3 | Angola |
3 | 1 | 2 | 202 | 275 | −73 | 4 | |
| 4 | Canada |
3 | 0 | 3 | 199 | 256 | −57 | 3 | 13th–16th classification round |
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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.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
August 29, 2002
| Yugoslavia |
113–63 | Angola |
Conseco Fieldhouse | ||
| Canada |
54–85 | Spain |
August 30, 2002
| Angola |
84–74 | Canada |
RCA Dome | ||
| Spain |
71–69 | Yugoslavia |
August 31, 2002
| Angola |
55–88 | Spain |
RCA Dome | ||
| Canada |
71–87 | Yugoslavia |
Conseco Fieldhouse |
Group B
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil |
3 | 3 | 0 | 280 | 245 | +35 | 6 | Second round |
| 2 | Puerto Rico |
3 | 2 | 1 | 263 | 242 | +21 | 5 | |
| 3 | Turkey |
3 | 1 | 2 | 268 | 246 | +22 | 4 | |
| 4 | Lebanon |
3 | 0 | 3 | 230 | 308 | −78 | 3 | 13th–16th classification round |
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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.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
August 29, 2002
| Brazil |
102–73 | Lebanon |
RCA Dome | ||
| Puerto Rico |
78–75 | Turkey |
August 30, 2002
| Lebanon |
77–99 | Puerto Rico |
Conseco Fieldhouse | ||
| Turkey |
86–88 | Brazil |
August 31, 2002
| Lebanon |
80–107 | Turkey |
Conseco Fieldhouse | ||
| Puerto Rico |
86–90 | Brazil |
Group C
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 298 | 212 | +86 | 6 | Second round |
| 2 | Germany |
3 | 2 | 1 | 277 | 250 | +27 | 5 | |
| 3 | China |
3 | 1 | 2 | 237 | 254 | −17 | 4 | |
| 4 | Algeria |
3 | 0 | 3 | 212 | 308 | −96 | 3 | 13th–16th classification round |
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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
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
August 29, 2002
| China |
76–88 | Germany |
RCA Dome | ||
| United States |
110–60 | Algeria |
August 30, 2002
| Germany |
87–104 | United States |
RCA Dome | ||
| Algeria |
82–96 | China |
Conseco Fieldhouse |
August 31, 2002
| Algeria |
70–102 | Germany |
Conseco Fieldhouse | ||
| China |
65–84 | United States |
RCA Dome |
Group D
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina |
3 | 3 | 0 | 319 | 238 | +81 | 6 | Second round |
| 2 | New Zealand |
3 | 2 | 1 | 273 | 278 | −5 | 5 | |
| 3 | Russia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 248 | 259 | −11 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Venezuela |
3 | 0 | 3 | 226 | 291 | −65 | 3 | 13th–16th classification round |
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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.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
August 29, 2002
| New Zealand |
90–81 | Russia |
Conseco Fieldhouse | ||
| Argentina |
107–72 | Venezuela |
August 30, 2002
| Venezuela |
85–98 | New Zealand |
RCA Dome | ||
| Russia |
81–100 | Argentina |
Conseco Fieldhouse |
August 31, 2002
| Venezuela |
69–86 | Russia |
RCA Dome | ||
| New Zealand |
85–112 | Argentina |
In this stage, the results in the preliminary rounds are combined and the teams who met previously do not play each other a second time. The teams that advanced from Group A and Group B are combined into Group E and teams that advanced from Group C and Group D are combined into Group F.
The top four from each group advance to the knockout stages; the bottom two advance to the Ninth-to-twelfth-place playoffs.
Group E
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puerto Rico |
6 | 5 | 1 | 510 | 488 | +22 | 11[lower-alpha 1] | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Spain |
6 | 5 | 1 | 480 | 391 | +89 | 11[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 | Yugoslavia |
6 | 4 | 2 | 562 | 437 | +125 | 10[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 4 | Brazil |
6 | 4 | 2 | 502 | 502 | 0 | 10[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 5 | Turkey |
6 | 2 | 4 | 496 | 509 | −13 | 8 | 9th–12th classification round |
| 6 | Angola |
6 | 1 | 5 | 438 | 536 | −98 | 7 |
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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:
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:
September 2, 2002
| Puerto Rico |
85–83 | Yugoslavia |
Conseco Fieldhouse | ||
| Turkey |
64–87 | Spain |
RCA Dome | ||
| Brazil |
86–83 | OT | Angola |
Conseco Fieldhouse |
September 3, 2002
| Angola |
66–86 | Turkey |
Conseco Fieldhouse | ||
| Spain |
65–73 | Puerto Rico |
RCA Dome | ||
| Yugoslavia |
90–69 | Brazil |
RCA Dome |
September 4, 2002
| Puerto Rico |
89–87 | 2OT | Angola |
RCA Dome | |
| Turkey |
78–110 | Yugoslavia |
Conseco Fieldhouse | ||
| Brazil |
67–84 | Spain |
RCA Dome |
Group F
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina |
5 | 5 | 0 | 587 | 466 | +121 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | United States (H) |
5 | 4 | 1 | 605 | 443 | +162 | 9 | |
| 3 | Germany |
5 | 3 | 2 | 541 | 485 | +56 | 8 | |
| 4 | New Zealand |
5 | 2 | 3 | 493 | 560 | −67 | 7 | |
| 5 | Russia |
5 | 1 | 4 | 520 | 536 | −16 | 6 | 9th–12th classification round |
| 6 | China |
5 | 0 | 5 | 464 | 538 | −74 | 5 |
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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
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
September 2, 2002
| New Zealand |
64–84 | Germany |
RCA Dome | ||
| Russia |
82–106 | United States |
Conseco Fieldhouse | ||
| Argentina |
95–71 | China |
RCA Dome |
September 3, 2002
| China |
68–95 | Russia |
RCA Dome | ||
| United States |
110–62 | New Zealand |
Conseco Fieldhouse | ||
| Germany |
77–86 | Argentina |
Conseco Fieldhouse |
September 4, 2002
| New Zealand |
94–88 | China |
Conseco Fieldhouse | ||
| Russia |
85–103 | Germany |
RCA Dome | ||
| Argentina |
87–80 | United States |
Conseco Fieldhouse |
13th–16th classification
| Thirteenth to sixteenth | Thirteenth place | |||||
| September 2, 2002 | ||||||
| Canada | 91 | |||||
| September 3, 2002 | ||||||
| Lebanon | 67 | |||||
| Canada | 98 | |||||
| September 2, 2002 | ||||||
| Venezuela | 97 | |||||
| Algeria | 83 | |||||
| Venezuela | 98 | |||||
| Fifteenth place | ||||||
| September 3, 2002 | ||||||
| Lebanon | 70 | |||||
| Algeria | 100 | |||||
Semifinals
Fifteenth place playoff
Thirteenth place playoff
9th–12th classification
| Ninth to twelfth | Ninth place | |||||
| September 6, 2002 | ||||||
| Turkey | 94 | |||||
| September 7, 2002 | ||||||
| China | 86 | |||||
| Turkey | 91 | |||||
| September 6, 2002 | ||||||
| Russia | 86 | |||||
| Angola | 66 | |||||
| Russia | 77 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| September 7, 2002 | ||||||
| China | 84 | |||||
| Angola | 96 | |||||
Semifinals
Eleventh place playoff
Ninth place playoff
5th–8th classification
| Fifth to eighth | Fifth place | |||||
| September 6, 2002 | ||||||
| Puerto Rico | 74 | |||||
| September 7, 2002 | ||||||
| United States | 84 | |||||
| United States | 75 | |||||
| September 6, 2002 | ||||||
| Spain | 81 | |||||
| Spain | 105 | |||||
| Brazil | 89 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| September 7, 2002 | ||||||
| Puerto Rico | 91 | |||||
| Brazil | 84 | |||||
Semifinals
Seventh place playoff
Fifth place playoff
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| September 5, 2002 | ||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | 63 | |||||||||
| September 7, 2002 | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 65 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 78 | |||||||||
| September 5, 2002 | ||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 89 | |||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 81 | |||||||||
| September 8, 2002 | ||||||||||
| United States | 78 | |||||||||
| Yugoslavia (OT) | 84 | |||||||||
| September 5, 2002 | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 77 | |||||||||
| Spain | 62 | |||||||||
| September 7, 2002 | ||||||||||
| Germany | 70 | |||||||||
| Germany | 80 | |||||||||
| September 5, 2002 | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 86 | Third place | ||||||||
| Brazil | 67 | |||||||||
| September 8, 2002 | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 78 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 94 | |||||||||
| Germany | 117 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
September 5 17:30 |
| Spain |
62–70 | Germany |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 16–20, 21–6, 10–24 | ||
| Pts: Navarro 21 Rebs: Jiménez 9 Asts: Rodríguez 5 |
Pts: Nowitzki 20 Rebs: Okulaja 8 Asts: Demirel 4 | |
September 5 17:30 |
| Argentina |
78–67 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 11–13, 22–13, 27–25 | ||
| Pts: Oberto 19 Rebs: Oberto 8 Asts: Ginóbili 5 |
Pts: Mazzuchini 20 Rebs: Varejão 7 Asts: Klafke 3 | |
September 5 20:00 |
| Puerto Rico |
63–65 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–14, 18–17, 15–17, 19–18 | ||
| Pts: Ayuso 24 Rebs: Ortiz 10 Asts: Arroyo 7 |
Pts: Jones 21 Rebs: Boucher 8 Asts: Dickel 8 | |
September 5 20:00 |
| United States |
78–81 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 16–20, 22–12, 20–29 | ||
| Pts: Miller, Pierce 19 Rebs: O'Neal 8 Asts: Miller 7 |
Pts: Stojaković 20 Rebs: Divac 11 Asts: Stojaković 4 | |
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis Attendance: 5,362 Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE), Carlos Renato dos Santos (BRA) |
Semifinals
September 7 13:15 |
| Germany |
80–86 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–16, 30–20, 21–23, 18–27 | ||
| Pts: Nowitzki 24 Rebs: Nowitzki 11 Asts: Demirel 5 |
Pts: Sconochini 18 Rebs: Wolkowyski 7 Asts: Sánchez 6 | |
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Iztok Rems (SVN), Carlos Renato dos Santos (BRA) |
September 7 15:30 |
| New Zealand |
78–89 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–19, 18–20, 10–27, 20–23 | ||
| Pts: Penney 24 Rebs: Cameron 8 Asts: Dickel 5 |
Pts: Koturović 18 Rebs: Jarić 8 Asts: Jarić 6 | |
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Eduardo Sancha (ESP), Yosuke Miyatake (JPN) |
Third place playoff
September 8 12:30 |
| New Zealand |
94–117 | Germany |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–35, 21–39, 13–22, 33–21 | ||
| Pts: Jones 26 Rebs: Boucher 7 Asts: Cameron 8 |
Pts: Nowitzki 29 Rebs: Nowitzki 8 Asts: Demirel 7 | |
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Stefano Cazzaro (ITA), Pablo Alberto Estevez (ARG) |
Final
Main article: 2002 FIBA World Championship Final
September 8 15:00 |
| Yugoslavia |
84–77 (OT) | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 17–20, 11–18, 23–18, Overtime: 9–2 | ||
| Pts: Bodiroga 27 Rebs: Koturović 9 Asts: Bodiroga 3 |
Pts: Oberto 28 Rebs: Oberto 10 Asts: Sánchez 6 | |
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis Attendance: 17,079 Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE), Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM) |
| 2002 World Championship winner |
|---|
 Yugoslavia Second title |
More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yugoslavia |
7–2 |
| 2 | Argentina |
8–1 |
| 3 | Germany |
6–3 |
| 4 | New Zealand |
4–5 |
| 5 | Spain |
7–2 |
| 6 | United States |
6–3 |
| 7 | Puerto Rico |
6–3 |
| 8 | Brazil |
4–5 |
| 9 | Turkey |
4–4 |
| 10 | Russia |
3–5 |
| 11 | Angola |
2–6 |
| 12 | China |
1–7 |
| 13 | Canada |
2–3 |
| 14 | Venezuela |
1–4 |
| 15 | Algeria |
1–4 |
| 16 | Lebanon |
0–5 |
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Main article: FIBA Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team
More information Guard, Center ...
| Guard | Center | Forward |
|---|---|---|
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Dirk Nowitzki - 24.0
Victor Díaz - 22.0
Yao Ming - 21.0
Marcelo Machado - 20.8
Paul Pierce - 19.7
Pau Gasol - 19.1
Larry Ayuso - 18.7
Peja Stojaković - 18.7
Phill Jones - 18.2
Fadi El Khatib - 17.6