2002 FIBA World Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States |
| City | Indianapolis |
| Dates | August 29 – September 8 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  FR 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) |
The 2002 FIBA World Championship was the 14th edition of the competition now known as the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the international world championship for men's basketball teams. The tournament held by the International Basketball Federation in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States from August 29 to September 8, 2002.
Venues[]
| Indianapolis | United States | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| RCA Dome Capacity: 57,980 |
Conseco Fieldhouse Capacity: 18,345 |
  Indianapolis | |
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Squads[]
At the start of tournament, all 16 participating countries had 12 players on their roster.
Competing nations[]
The following nations' teams competed:
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|
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[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spain
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 244 | 178 | +66 | 6 | Second round |
| 2 | FR 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 |
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
| FR Yugoslavia
|
113–63 | Angola
|
Conseco Fieldhouse | ||
| Canada
|
54–85 | Spain
|
August 30, 2002
| Angola
|
84–74 | Canada
|
RCA Dome | ||
| Spain
|
71–69 | FR Yugoslavia
|
August 31, 2002
| Angola
|
55–88 | Spain
|
RCA Dome | ||
| Canada
|
71–87 | FR Yugoslavia
|
Conseco Fieldhouse |
Group B[]
| 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 |
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[]
| 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 |
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) Host
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) Host
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[]
| 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 |
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
|
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[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puerto Rico
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 510 | 488 | +22 | 11[a] | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Spain
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 480 | 391 | +89 | 11[a] | |
| 3 | FR Yugoslavia
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 562 | 437 | +125 | 10[b] | |
| 4 | Brazil
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 502 | 502 | 0 | 10[b] | |
| 5 | Turkey
|
6 | 2 | 4 | 496 | 509 | −13 | 8 | 9th–12th classification round |
| 6 | Angola
|
6 | 1 | 5 | 438 | 536 | −98 | 7 |
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 | FR 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 | ||
| FR Yugoslavia
|
90–69 | Brazil
|
RCA Dome |
September 4, 2002
| Puerto Rico
|
89–87 | 2OT | Angola
|
RCA Dome | |
| Turkey
|
78–110 | FR Yugoslavia
|
Conseco Fieldhouse | ||
| Brazil
|
67–84 | Spain
|
RCA Dome |
Group F[]
| 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 |
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) Host
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) Host
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 |
Classification round[]
13th–16th classification[]
| Thirteenth to sixteenth | Thirteenth place | |||||
| September 2 | ||||||
| Canada | 91 | |||||
| September 3, 2002 | ||||||
| Lebanon | 67 | |||||
| Canada | 98 | |||||
| September 2, 2002 | ||||||
| Venezuela | 97 | |||||
| Algeria | 83 | |||||
| Venezuela | 98 | |||||
| Fifteenth place | ||||||
| September 3 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Puerto Rico | 74 | |||||
| September 7 | ||||||
| United States | 84 | |||||
| United States | 75 | |||||
| September 6 | ||||||
| Spain | 81 | |||||
| Spain | 105 | |||||
| Brazil | 89 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| September 7 | ||||||
| Puerto Rico | 91 | |||||
| Brazil | 84 | |||||
Semifinals[]
Seventh place playoff[]
Fifth place playoff[]
Final round[]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| September 5 | ||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | 63 | |||||||||
| September 7 | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 65 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 78 | |||||||||
| September 5 | ||||||||||
| FR Yugoslavia | 89 | |||||||||
| FR Yugoslavia | 81 | |||||||||
| September 8 | ||||||||||
| United States | 78 | |||||||||
| FR Yugoslavia (OT) | 84 | |||||||||
| September 5 | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 77 | |||||||||
| Spain | 62 | |||||||||
| September 7 | ||||||||||
| Germany | 70 | |||||||||
| Germany | 80 | |||||||||
| September 5 | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 86 | Third place | ||||||||
| Brazil | 67 | |||||||||
| September 8 | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 78 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 94 | |||||||||
| Germany | 117 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals[]
5 September
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) |
5 September
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: 20 Rebs: Varejão 7 Asts: Klafke 3 | |
5 September
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 | |
5 September
20:00 |
| United States |
78–81 | FR 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[]
7 September
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) |
7 September
15:30 |
| New Zealand |
78–89 | FR 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[]
8 September
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[]
8 September
15:00 |
| FR 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[]
| 2002 World Championship Winner |
|---|
 FR Yugoslavia Second title |
| Tournament MVP |
|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki
|
Final rankings[]
2002 FIBA World Championship final rankings.
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FR 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 |
All tournament team[]
| Guard | Center | Forward |
|---|---|---|
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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
References[]
External links[]
FR Yugoslavia squad – 2002 FIBA World Championship – Gold medal | ||
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Argentina squad – 2002 FIBA World Championship – Silver medal | ||
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