2002 FIBA World Championship
2002 FIBA World Championship |
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14th FIBA World Championship |
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Tournament details |
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Host nation |
United States |
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Dates |
August 29 – September 8 |
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Teams |
16 (from 211 federations) |
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Venues |
2 (in 1 host city) |
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Champions |
Yugoslavia (5th title) |
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MVP |
Dirk Nowitzki |
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Tournament leaders |
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Official website |
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2002 FIBA World Championship |
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The 2002 FIBA World Championship was an international men's basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States from August 29 to September 8, 2002.
Venues
Squads
At the start of tournament, all 16 participating countries had 12 players on their roster.
Competing nations
The following nations' teams competed:
Preliminary round
Competing teams
| Qualified for the second round |
| Qualified for the 13th–16th classification 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
Team |
Pld |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
PD |
Pts
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Spain |
3 |
3 |
0 |
244 |
178 | +66 |
6
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Yugoslavia |
3 |
2 |
1 |
269 |
205 | +64 |
5
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Angola |
3 |
1 |
2 |
202 |
275 | −73 |
4
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Canada |
3 |
0 |
3 |
199 |
256 | −57 |
3
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August 29, 2002
August 30, 2002
August 31, 2002
Group B
August 29, 2002
August 30, 2002
August 31, 2002
Group C
Team |
Pld |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
PD |
Pts
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United States |
3 |
3 |
0 |
298 |
212 | +86 |
6
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Germany |
3 |
2 |
1 |
277 |
250 | +27 |
5
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China |
3 |
1 |
2 |
237 |
254 | −17 |
4
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Algeria |
3 |
0 |
3 |
212 |
308 | −96 |
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August 29, 2002
August 30, 2002
August 31, 2002
Group D
August 29, 2002
August 30, 2002
August 31, 2002
Second round
| Qualified for the final round |
| Qualified for the 9th–12th classification |
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
Team |
Pld |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
PD |
Pts |
Tie |
Puerto Rico |
6 |
5 |
1 |
510 |
488 | +22 |
11 |
1–0 |
Spain |
6 |
5 |
1 |
480 |
391 | +89 |
11 |
0–1 |
Yugoslavia |
6 |
4 |
2 |
562 |
437 | +125 |
10 |
1–0 |
Brazil |
6 |
4 |
2 |
502 |
502 | 0 |
10 |
0–1 |
Turkey |
6 |
2 |
4 |
496 |
509 | −13 |
8
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Angola |
6 |
0 |
6 |
438 |
537 | −99 |
6
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September 2, 2002
September 3, 2002
September 4, 2002
Group F
Team |
Pld |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
PD |
Pts
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Argentina |
6 |
6 |
0 |
587 |
466 | +121 |
12
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United States |
6 |
5 |
1 |
605 |
443 | +162 |
11
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Germany |
6 |
4 |
2 |
541 |
485 | +56 |
10
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New Zealand |
6 |
3 |
3 |
493 |
560 | −67 |
9
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Russia |
6 |
2 |
4 |
520 |
536 | −16 |
8
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China |
6 |
1 |
5 |
464 |
538 | −74 |
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September 2, 2002
September 3, 2002
September 4, 2002
Classification round
13th–16th classification
Semifinals
15th place playoff
13th place playoff
9th–12th classification
Semifinals
11th place playoff
9th place playoff
5th–8th classification
Semifinals
7th place playoff
5th place playoff
United States |
75–81 |
Spain |
Final round
Quarterfinals
United States |
78–81 |
Yugoslavia |
Semifinals
3rd place playoff
Final
Yugoslavia |
84–77 (OT) |
Argentina |
Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 17–20, 11–18, 23–18, Overtime: 9–2 |
Awards
2002 World Championship Winner |
Yugoslavia Fifth title |
Final rankings
2002 FIBA World Championship final rankings.
All tournament team
Top scorers (ppg)
- 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
Notes
- ↑ USA and Venezuela basketball teams are even at 38.4 rebounds a game but USA played more games (9) than Venezuela (5)
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Tournaments | |
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Qualification | Per tournament |
- 1950
- 1954
- 1959
- 1963
- 1967
- 1970
- 1974
- 1978
- 1982
- 1986
- 1990
- 1994
- 1998
- 2002
- 2006
- 2010
- 2014
- 2019
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| Per confederation | |
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Finals |
- 1950
- 1954
- 1959
- 1963
- 1967
- 1970
- 1974
- 1978
- 1982
- 1986
- 1990
- 1994
- 1998
- 2002
- 2006
- 2010
- 2014
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Squads | |
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From 1950 to 1974, the championship was decided in a round-robin medal round. Since 1978, the medal round has been conducted in a knockout format. The 1962 championship was cancelled. |