2002 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 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, from August 29 to September 8, 2002.

2002 FIBA World Championship
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
CityIndianapolis
DatesAugust 29 – September 8
Officially opened byGeorge W. Bush
Teams16 (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 played62
MVPGermany Dirk Nowitzki
Top scorerGermany Dirk Nowitzki
(24.0 points per game)
1998
2006

Venues

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Indianapolis
RCA Dome
Capacity: 57,980
Conseco Fieldhouse
Capacity: 18,345
United States

Qualification

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There were 16 teams taking part in the 2002 World Cup of Basketball. Since the 2000 Olympic champions United States had direct access to the World Championship as the host nation, the Olympic berth was replaced by an extra qualifying spot assigned to FIBA Americas below.

Qualified teams

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EventDateLocationBerthsQualified
Host nation1  United States
2001 ABC ChampionshipJuly 20–28, 2001 Shanghai2  China
 Lebanon
FIBA Africa Championship 2001August 4–12, 2001 Rabat and Casablanca2  Angola
 Algeria
FIBA Americas Championship 2001August 16–26, 2001 Neuquén5  Argentina
 Brazil
 Canada
 Puerto Rico
 Venezuela
EuroBasket 2001August 31–September 9, 2001 Ankara, Antalya and Istanbul5  Yugoslavia
 Turkey
 Spain
 Germany
 Russia
FIBA Oceania Championship 2001September 21–23, 2001 Auckland, Wellington and Hamilton1  New Zealand
TOTAL16

Squads

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At the start of tournament, all 16 participating countries had 12 players on their roster.

Competing nations

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The following nations' teams competed:

Group AGroup BGroup CGroup D

 Angola
 Canada
 Spain
 Yugoslavia

 Brazil
 Lebanon
 Puerto Rico
 Turkey

 Algeria
 China
 Germany
 United States

 Argentina
 New Zealand
 Russia
 Venezuela

Preliminary round

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Competing teams

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

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  Spain330244178+666Second round
2  Yugoslavia321269205+645
3  Angola312202275−734
4  Canada303199256−57313th–16th classification round
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.

August 29, 2002

Yugoslavia  113–63  AngolaConseco Fieldhouse
Canada  54–85  Spain

August 30, 2002

Angola  84–74  CanadaRCA Dome
Spain  71–69  Yugoslavia

August 31, 2002

Angola  55–88  SpainRCA Dome
Canada  71–87  YugoslaviaConseco Fieldhouse

Group B

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  Brazil330280245+356Second round
2  Puerto Rico321263242+215
3  Turkey312268246+224
4  Lebanon303230308−78313th–16th classification round
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.

August 29, 2002

Brazil  102–73  LebanonRCA Dome
Puerto Rico  78–75  Turkey

August 30, 2002

Lebanon  77–99  Puerto RicoConseco Fieldhouse
Turkey  86–88  Brazil

August 31, 2002

Lebanon  80–107  TurkeyConseco Fieldhouse
Puerto Rico  86–90  Brazil

Group C

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  United States (H)330298212+866Second round
2  Germany321277250+275
3  China312237254−174
4  Algeria303212308−96313th–16th classification round
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

August 29, 2002

China  76–88  GermanyRCA Dome
United States  110–60  Algeria

August 30, 2002

Germany  87–104  United StatesRCA Dome
Algeria  82–96  ChinaConseco Fieldhouse

August 31, 2002

Algeria  70–102  GermanyConseco Fieldhouse
China  65–84  United StatesRCA Dome

Group D

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  Argentina330319238+816Second round
2  New Zealand321273278−55
3  Russia312248259−114
4  Venezuela303226291−65313th–16th classification round
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.

August 29, 2002

New Zealand  90–81  RussiaConseco Fieldhouse
Argentina  107–72  Venezuela

August 30, 2002

Venezuela  85–98  New ZealandRCA Dome
Russia  81–100  ArgentinaConseco Fieldhouse

August 31, 2002

Venezuela  69–86  RussiaRCA Dome
New Zealand  85–112  Argentina

Second round

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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

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  Puerto Rico651510488+2211[a]Quarterfinals
2  Spain651480391+8911[a]
3  Yugoslavia642562437+12510[b]
4  Brazil642502502010[b]
5  Turkey624496509−1389th–12th classification round
6  Angola615438536−987
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. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Puerto Rico 1–0 Spain
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: FR Yugoslavia 1–0 Brazil

September 2, 2002

Puerto Rico  85–83  YugoslaviaConseco Fieldhouse
Turkey  64–87  SpainRCA Dome
Brazil  86–83OT  AngolaConseco Fieldhouse

September 3, 2002

Angola  66–86  TurkeyConseco Fieldhouse
Spain  65–73  Puerto RicoRCA Dome
Yugoslavia  90–69  BrazilRCA Dome

September 4, 2002

Puerto Rico  89–87 2OT  AngolaRCA Dome
Turkey  78–110  YugoslaviaConseco Fieldhouse
Brazil  67–84  SpainRCA Dome

Group F

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  Argentina550587466+12110Quarterfinals
2  United States (H)541605443+1629
3  Germany642541485+5610
4  New Zealand523493560−677
5  Russia514520536−1669th–12th classification round
6  China505464538−745
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

September 2, 2002

New Zealand  64–84  GermanyRCA Dome
Russia  82–106  United StatesConseco Fieldhouse
Argentina  95–71  ChinaRCA Dome

September 3, 2002

China  68–95  RussiaRCA Dome
United States  110–62  New ZealandConseco Fieldhouse
Germany  77–86  ArgentinaConseco Fieldhouse

September 4, 2002

New Zealand  94–88  ChinaConseco Fieldhouse
Russia  85–103  GermanyRCA Dome
Argentina  87–80  United StatesConseco Fieldhouse

Classification round

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13th–16th classification

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Thirteenth to sixteenthThirteenth place
 
      
 
September 2, 2002
 
 
 Canada91
 
September 3, 2002
 
 Lebanon67
 
 Canada98
 
September 2, 2002
 
 Venezuela97
 
 Algeria83
 
 
 Venezuela98
 
Fifteenth place
 
 
September 3, 2002
 
 
 Lebanon70
 
 
 Algeria100

Semifinals

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September 2
Canada  91–67  Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 22-16, 22-15, 23-22, 24-14
September 2
Algeria  83–98  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 24-20, 24-29, 16-22, 19-27

Fifteenth place playoff

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September 3
Lebanon  70–100  Algeria
Scoring by quarter: 26-23, 17-19, 15-34, 12-24

Thirteenth place playoff

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September 3
Canada  98–97  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 25-23, 26-26, 27-28, 20-20

9th–12th classification

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Ninth to twelfthNinth place
 
      
 
September 6, 2002
 
 
 Turkey94
 
September 7, 2002
 
 China86
 
 Turkey91
 
September 6, 2002
 
 Russia86
 
 Angola66
 
 
 Russia77
 
Eleventh place
 
 
September 7, 2002
 
 
 China84
 
 
 Angola96

Semifinals

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September 6
Turkey  94–86  China
Scoring by quarter: 30-24, 18-16, 19-22, 27-24
September 6
Russia  77–66  Angola
Scoring by quarter: 28-18, 13-24, 16-8, 20-16

Eleventh place playoff

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September 7
China  84–96  Angola
Scoring by quarter: 18-27, 31-24, 9-29, 26-16

Ninth place playoff

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September 7
Turkey  91–86  Russia
Scoring by quarter: 22-28, 25-25, 15-18, 29-15

5th–8th classification

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Fifth to eighthFifth place
 
      
 
September 6, 2002
 
 
 Puerto Rico74
 
September 7, 2002
 
 United States84
 
 United States75
 
September 6, 2002
 
 Spain81
 
 Spain105
 
 
 Brazil89
 
Seventh place
 
 
September 7, 2002
 
 
 Puerto Rico91
 
 
 Brazil84

Semifinals

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September 6
Puerto Rico  74–84  United States
Scoring by quarter: 25-19, 11-31, 21-17, 17-17
September 6
Spain  105–89  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 29-21, 25-26, 34-17, 17-25

Seventh place playoff

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September 7
Puerto Rico  91–84  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 26-20, 20-27, 17-14, 28-23

Fifth place playoff

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September 7
United States  75–81  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 27-18, 23-22, 15-16, 10-25

Final round

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
September 5, 2002
 
 
 Puerto Rico63
 
September 7, 2002
 
 New Zealand65
 
 New Zealand78
 
September 5, 2002
 
 Yugoslavia89
 
 Yugoslavia 81
 
September 8, 2002
 
 United States78
 
 Yugoslavia (OT)84
 
September 5, 2002
 
 Argentina77
 
 Spain62
 
September 7, 2002
 
 Germany70
 
 Germany80
 
September 5, 2002
 
 Argentina86Third place
 
 Brazil67
 
September 8, 2002
 
 Argentina78
 
 New Zealand94
 
 
 Germany117
 

Quarterfinals

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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
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Iztok Rems (SVN), Stefano Cazzaro (ITA)
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
RCA Dome, Indianapolis
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM), Memduh Öget (TUR)
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
RCA Dome, Indianapolis
Attendance: 4,378
Referees: Romuladas Brazauskas (LTU), Efim Resser (BRA)
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

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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

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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

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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)

Awards

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 2002 World Championship winner 

Yugoslavia
Second title
Tournament MVP
Dirk Nowitzki

Final standings

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2002 FIBA World Championship final rankings.
RankTeamRecord
1  Yugoslavia7–2
2  Argentina8–1
3  Germany6–3
4  New Zealand4–5
5  Spain7–2
6  United States6–3
7  Puerto Rico6–3
8  Brazil4–5
9  Turkey4–4
10  Russia3–5
11  Angola2–6
12  China1–7
13  Canada2–3
14  Venezuela1–4
15  Algeria1–4
16  Lebanon0–5

All tournament team

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GuardCenterForward

Manu Ginóbili
Peja Stojaković

Yao Ming

Dirk Nowitzki
MVP

Pero Cameron

Top scorers (ppg)

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  1. Dirk Nowitzki - 24.0
  2. Victor Díaz - 22.0
  3. Yao Ming - 21.0
  4. Marcelo Machado - 20.8
  5. Paul Pierce - 19.7
  6. Pau Gasol - 19.1
  7. Larry Ayuso - 18.7
  8. Peja Stojaković - 18.7
  9. Phill Jones - 18.2
  10. Fadi El Khatib - 17.6

References

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