1998 FIBA World Championship
| Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα Καλαθοσφαίρισης Ανδρών 1998 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Greece |
| Dates | 29 July – 9 August |
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Yugoslavia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Russia |
| Third place |  United States |
| Fourth place |  Greece |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Dejan Bodiroga |
| Top scorer |  Alberto Herreros(17.9 points per game) |
The 1998 FIBA World Championship was the 13th FIBA World Championship, an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation and hosted in Greece from 29 July to 9 August 1998. The tournament was contested by 16 nations and the matches were played in two venues in Athens and Piraeus.
Because of the National Basketball Association lockout and unlike the previous championship, the USA Basketball Association was unable to send a team comprised from NBA players, thus causing the American national team roster to be comprised out of professional basketball players playing in Europe and two college players.[1] The tournament was won by FR Yugoslavia, in their first participation after the breakup of Yugoslavia, defeating 64–62 Russia in the final.
Venues
| Attica | Greece | |
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| Marousi, Athens | Neo Faliro, Piraeus | |
| Athens Olympic Indoor Hall Capacity: 18,700 |
Peace and Friendship Stadium Capacity: 14,776 | |
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Squads
Competing nations
Greece and the United States qualified automatically, the first because of its status as host country, and the latter due to earning a gold medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics.
The remaining places were secured according to the different continental tournaments held in 1997.
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Preliminary round
| Qualified for the second round groups I and II | |
| Qualified for the second round groups III and IV |
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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| Greece
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3 | 3 | 0 | 210 | 185 | +25 | 6 |
 Italy
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3 | 2 | 1 | 211 | 199 | +12 | 5 |
 Canada
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3 | 1 | 2 | 211 | 214 | −3 | 4 |
 Senegal
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3 | 0 | 3 | 180 | 214 | −34 | 3 |
Group Β
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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| Yugoslavia
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3 | 3 | 0 | 261 | 194 | +67 | 6 |
| Russia
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3 | 2 | 1 | 243 | 213 | +30 | 5 |
 Puerto Rico
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3 | 1 | 2 | 217 | 223 | −6 | 4 |
 Japan
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3 | 0 | 3 | 169 | 260 | −91 | 3 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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 Lithuania
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3 | 3 | 0 | 247 | 200 | +47 | 6 |
| United States
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3 | 2 | 1 | 253 | 205 | +48 | 5 |
 Brazil
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3 | 1 | 2 | 197 | 222 | −25 | 4 |
 South Korea
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3 | 0 | 3 | 191 | 261 | −70 | 3 |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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| Spain
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3 | 3 | 0 | 225 | 211 | +14 | 6 |
 Argentina
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3 | 2 | 1 | 201 | 181 | +20 | 5 |
 Australia
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3 | 1 | 2 | 208 | 207 | +1 | 4 |
 Nigeria
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3 | 0 | 3 | 183 | 218 | −35 | 3 |
Second round
| Qualified for the final round | |
| Qualified for the 9th–12th classification |
First three teams in each group of the first group phase qualify to the second phase, creating two new groups of six teams. The final standings also take in account the results of previous round matches.
Group Ε
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
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| Yugoslavia
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5 | 4 | 1 | 387 | 312 | +75 | 9 | 1–0 |
| Russia
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5 | 4 | 1 | 372 | 330 | +42 | 9 | 0–1 |
| Greece
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5 | 3 | 2 | 317 | 322 | −5 | 8 | 1–0 |
| Italy
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5 | 3 | 2 | 319 | 327 | −8 | 8 | 0–1 |
| Puerto Rico
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5 | 1 | 4 | 360 | 386 | −26 | 6 | |
| Canada
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5 | 0 | 5 | 349 | 427 | −78 | 5 |
Group F
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
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| United States
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5 | 4 | 1 | 423 | 368 | +55 | 9 | 1–0 |
| Spain
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5 | 4 | 1 | 377 | 361 | +16 | 9 | 0–1 |
| Lithuania
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5 | 3 | 2 | 375 | 376 | −1 | 8 | |
| Argentina
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5 | 2 | 3 | 368 | 377 | −9 | 7 | 1–0 |
| Australia
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5 | 2 | 3 | 362 | 363 | −1 | 7 | 0–1 |
| Brazil
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5 | 0 | 5 | 323 | 383 | −60 | 5 |
Classification round
13th–16th classification
| Thirteenth to sixteenth | Thirteenth place | |||||
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| Senegal | 55 | |||||
| 3 August 1998 | ||||||
| Japan | 60 | |||||
| Japan | 60 | |||||
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| Nigeria | 70 | |||||
| South Korea | 65 | |||||
| Nigeria | 89 | |||||
| Fifteenth place | ||||||
| 3 August 1998 | ||||||
| Senegal | 75 | |||||
| South Korea | 72 | |||||
Semifinals
15th place playoff
13th place playoff
9th–12th classification
| Ninth to twelfth | Ninth place | |||||
| 7 August 1998 | ||||||
| Puerto Rico | 64 | |||||
| 8 August 1998 | ||||||
| Brazil | 76 | |||||
| Brazil | 75 | |||||
| 7 August 1998 | ||||||
| Australia | 79 | |||||
| Canada | 71 | |||||
| Australia | 88 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| 8 August 1998 | ||||||
| Puerto Rico | 92 | |||||
| Canada | 81 | |||||
Semifinals
11th place playoff
9th place playoff
5th–8th classification
| 5th–8th place | 5th place | |||||
| 8 August 1998 | ||||||
| Lithuania | 71 | |||||
| 9 August 1998 | ||||||
| Italy | 76 | |||||
| Italy | 61 | |||||
| 8 August 1998 | ||||||
| Spain | 64 | |||||
| Argentina | 64 | |||||
| Spain | 77 | |||||
| 7th place | ||||||
| 9 August 1998 | ||||||
| Lithuania | 77 | |||||
| Argentina | 76 | |||||
Semifinals
7th place playoff
5th place playoff
Final round
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 7 August 1998 | ||||||||||
| Russia | 82 | |||||||||
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| Lithuania | 67 | |||||||||
| Russia | 66 | |||||||||
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| United States | 64 | |||||||||
| Italy | 77 | |||||||||
| 9 August 1998 | ||||||||||
| United States | 80 | |||||||||
| Russia | 62 | |||||||||
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| Yugoslavia | 64 | |||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 70 | |||||||||
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| Argentina | 62 | |||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 78 | |||||||||
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| Greece | 73 | Third place | ||||||||
| Greece | 69 | |||||||||
| 9 August 1998 | ||||||||||
| Spain | 62 | |||||||||
| United States | 84 | |||||||||
| Greece | 61 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd place playoff
9 August
17:45 |
| Greece |
61–84 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 27–48, 34–36 | ||
| Pts: Papanikolaou 18 Rebs: Fasoulas 10 Asts: Fasoulas 3 |
Pts: Sasser 23 Rebs: Amaya 7 Asts: Hawkins 5 | |
Athens Olympic Indoor Hall, Marousi, Athens
Attendance: 20,000 Referees: Bill Mildenhall (AUS), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU) |
Final
9 August
20:00 |
| Yugoslavia |
64–62 | Russia |
| Scoring by half: 30–35, 34–27 | ||
| Pts: Rebrača 16 Rebs: Rebrača 11 Asts: Bodiroga 2 |
Pts: Kudelin 14 Rebs: Kisurin 5 Asts: Kisurin 2 | |
Athens Olympic Indoor Hall, Marousi, Athens
Attendance: 20,000 Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Juan Figueroa (PUR) |
Awards
| 1998 World Championship Winner |
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 Yugoslavia Fourth title |
| MVP |
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| Dejan Bodiroga
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All-Tournament Team
Top scorers
| Country | Name | Ppg |
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Alberto Herreros | 17.9 |
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Mohammed Acha | 17.5 |
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Artūras Karnišovas | 17.1 |
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Shane Heal | 17.0 |
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Andrew Gaze | 16.8 |
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José "Piculín" Ortiz | 16.5 |
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Maikeru Takahashi | 16.4 |
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Vasili Karasev | 16.1 |
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Seo Jang-hoon | 15.2 |
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Dejan Bodiroga | 14.7 |
Final standings
| Rank | Team | Record |
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| 1 | Yugoslavia
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8–1 |
| 2 | Russia
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7–2 |
| 3 | United States
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7–2 |
| 4 | Greece
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5–4 |
| 5 | Spain
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7–2 |
| 6 | Italy
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5–4 |
| 7 | Lithuania
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5–4 |
| 8 | Argentina
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3–6 |
| 9 | Australia
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5–3 |
| 10 | Brazil
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2–6 |
| 11 | Puerto Rico
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3–5 |
| 12 | Canada
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1–7 |
| 13 | Nigeria
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2–3 |
| 14 | Japan
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1–4 |
| 15 | Senegal
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1–4 |
| 16 | South Korea
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0–5 |
References
- ^ 1998 USA Basketball Archived 10 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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