2002 FIBA World Championship
Tournament details | |
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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) |
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 | ||
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RCA Dome Capacity: 57,980 |
Conseco Fieldhouse Capacity: 18,345 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Preliminary round
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 |
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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 |
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 |
August 30, 2002
Angola | 84–74 | Canada | RCA Dome | ||
Spain | 71–69 | Yugoslavia |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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1 | Puerto Rico | 6 | 5 | 1 | 510 | 488 | +22 | 11[a] | Quarterfinals |
2 | Spain | 6 | 5 | 1 | 480 | 391 | +89 | 11[a] | |
3 | 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 |
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 | 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 |
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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 |
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
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, 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
Seventh place playoff
Fifth place playoff
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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
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
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
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
2002 World Championship Winner |
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Yugoslavia Second title |
Tournament MVP |
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Dirk Nowitzki |
Final rankings
Rank | Team | Record |
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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 |
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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
- 2002 FIBA World Championship
- FIBA Basketball World Cup
- 2002 in basketball
- 2002–03 in American basketball
- International basketball competitions hosted by the United States
- Basketball in Indianapolis
- 2002 in sports in Indiana
- August 2002 sports events in the United States
- September 2002 sports events in the United States
- 2000s in Indianapolis
- Sports competitions in Indianapolis