| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Malta |
| City | Ta' Qali |
| Dates | 11–15 June 2002 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  San Marino (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Wales |
| Third place |  Scotland |
| Official website | |
| www.fibaeurope.com | |
The 2002 European Promotion Cup for Men was the 8th edition of this tournament. It was hosted in Ta' Qali, Malta and San Marino achieved its first title ever after beating Wales in the final game.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | | |  | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scotland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 250 | 220 | +30 | 5 | Semifinals | — | 62–66 | |||
| 2 | San Marino | 3 | 2 | 1 | 227 | 200 | +27 | 5 | — | 84–60 | ||||
| 3 | Albania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 245 | 229 | +16 | 5 | Classification games | 80–92 | 78–77 | — | ||
| 4 | Malta (H) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 194 | 267 | −73 | 3 | 74–96 | 60–87 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |  | |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 3 | 2 | 1 | 267 | 216 | +51 | 5 | Semifinals | — | 100–56 | |||
| 2 | Wales | 3 | 2 | 1 | 230 | 198 | +32 | 5 | 73–72 | — | 63–67 | |||
| 3 | Moldova | 3 | 2 | 1 | 248 | 216 | +32 | 5 | Classification games | 87–95 | — | |||
| 4 | Gibraltar | 3 | 0 | 3 | 173 | 288 | −115 | 3 | 59–94 | 58–94 | — |
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| Malta | 44 | |||||
| Moldova | 76 | |||||
| Moldova | 95 | |||||
| Albania | 93 | |||||
| Gibraltar | 73 | |||||
| Albania | 94 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Malta | 81 | |||||
| Gibraltar | 68 | |||||
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| San Marino | 78 | |||||
| Andorra | 77 | |||||
| San Marino | 82 | |||||
| Wales | 70 | |||||
| Wales | 67 | |||||
| Scotland | 53 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Andorra | 80 | |||||
| Scotland | 94 | |||||
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
 | San Marino | 4–1 |
 | Wales | 3–2 |
 | Scotland | 3–2 |
| 4 | Andorra | 2–3 |
| 5 | Moldova | 4–1 |
| 6 | Albania | 3–2 |
| 7 | Malta | 1–4 |
| 8 | Gibraltar | 0–5 |
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