2002 FIBA World Championship

2002 FIBA World Championship
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)
	← 1998 2006 →

Last updated January 11, 2024

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.

Venues

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

Qualification

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

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

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
Angola Canada Spain Yugoslavia	Brazil Lebanon Puerto Rico Turkey	Algeria China Germany United States	Argentina New Zealand Russia Venezuela

Preliminary 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	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.

August 29, 2002


Yugoslavia		113–63		Angola	Conseco Fieldhouse
Canada		54–85		Spain	Conseco Fieldhouse

August 30, 2002


Angola		84–74		Canada	RCA Dome
Spain		71–69		Yugoslavia	RCA Dome

August 31, 2002


Angola		55–88		Spain	RCA Dome
Canada		71–87		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.

August 29, 2002


Brazil		102–73		Lebanon	RCA Dome
Puerto Rico		78–75		Turkey	RCA Dome

August 30, 2002


Lebanon		77–99		Puerto Rico	Conseco Fieldhouse
Turkey		86–88		Brazil	Conseco Fieldhouse

August 31, 2002


Lebanon		80–107		Turkey	Conseco Fieldhouse
Puerto Rico		86–90		Brazil	Conseco Fieldhouse

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) Hosts

August 29, 2002


China		76–88		Germany	RCA Dome
United States		110–60		Algeria	RCA Dome

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.

August 29, 2002


New Zealand		90–81		Russia	Conseco Fieldhouse
Argentina		107–72		Venezuela	Conseco Fieldhouse

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	RCA Dome

Second round

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^{[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	9th–12th 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.
Notes:

1 2 Head-to-head record: Puerto Rico 1–0 Spain
1 2 Head-to-head record: FR Yugoslavia 1–0 Brazil

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

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	9th–12th 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

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, 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

September 2

Canada	91–67	Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 22-16, 22-15, 23-22, 24-14

RCA Dome, Indianapolis

September 2

Algeria	83–98	Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 24-20, 24-29, 16-22, 19-27

Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis

Fifteenth place playoff

September 3

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

RCA Dome, Indianapolis

Thirteenth place playoff

September 3

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

Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis

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

September 6

Turkey	94–86	China
Scoring by quarter: 30-24, 18-16, 19-22, 27-24

Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis

September 6

Russia	77–66	Angola
Scoring by quarter: 28-18, 13-24, 16-8, 20-16

Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis

Eleventh place playoff

September 7

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

Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis

Ninth place playoff

September 7

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

Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis

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

September 6

Puerto Rico	74–84	United States
Scoring by quarter: 25-19, 11-31, 21-17, 17-17

Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis

September 6

Spain	105–89	Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 29-21, 25-26, 34-17, 17-25

Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis

Seventh place playoff

September 7

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

Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis

Fifth place playoff

September 7

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

Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis

Final round

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

Boxscore

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

Boxscore

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

Boxscore

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

Boxscore

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

Boxscore

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

Boxscore

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

Boxscore

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

September 8
15:00

Boxscore

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
Yugoslavia Second title

Tournament MVP
Dirk Nowitzki

Final standings

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

All tournament team

Guard	Center	Forward
Manu Ginóbili Peja Stojaković	Yao Ming	Dirk Nowitzki — MVP Pero Cameron

Top scorers (ppg)

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Venues	RCA Dome Conseco Fieldhouse
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2002 FIBA World Championship

Contents

Venues

Qualification

Qualified teams

Squads

Competing nations

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Second round

Group E

Group F

Classification round

13th–16th classification

Semifinals

Fifteenth place playoff

Thirteenth place playoff

9th–12th classification

Semifinals

Eleventh place playoff

Ninth place playoff

5th–8th classification

Semifinals

Seventh place playoff

Fifth place playoff

Final round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Third place playoff

Final

Awards

Final standings

All tournament team

Top scorers (ppg)

Related Research Articles

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