2002 FIBA World Championship

2002 edition of the FIBA World Championship August 2023 September 2023 2002 FIBA World Championship 2002 FIBA World Championship logo.png 200px Indianapolis United States August 29 – September 8 George W. Bush 16 5 RCA DomeConseco Fieldhouse FR Yugoslavia 2 Argentina Germany New Zealand 62 GER Dirk Nowitzki GER Dirk Nowitzki (24.0 points per game) 1998 2006 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 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, from August 29 to September 8, 2002. Venues Indianapolis RCA DomeCapacity: 57,980USA Indianapolis central 240px center USA Indianapolis central 39.763889 -86.155556 Conseco Fieldhouse right 8 USA Indianapolis central 39.763658 -86.163319 RCA Dome left 8 Conseco FieldhouseCapacity: 18,345 150px 150pxUnited StatesUSA 480px center USA 39.763889 -86.155556 Indianapolis left 8 Qualification There were 16 teams taking part in the 2002 World Cup of Basketball. Since the 2000 Olympic champions United States had direct access to the World Championship as the host nation, the Olympic berth was replaced by an extra qualifying spot 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 EventDateLocationBerthsQualifiedHost nation1USA2001 ABC ChampionshipJuly 20–28, 2001CHN Shanghai2CHNLBNFIBA Africa Championship 2001August 4–12, 2001MAR Rabat and Casablanca2ANGALGFIBA Americas Championship 2001August 16–26, 2001ARG Neuquén5ARGBRACANPURVENEuroBasket 2001August 31–September 9, 2001TUR Ankara, Antalya and Istanbul5FRYTURESPGERRUSFIBA Oceania Championship 2001 September 21–23, 2001NZL Auckland, Wellington and Hamilton1NZL TOTAL 16 Squads 2002 FIBA World Championship squads At the start of tournament, all 16 participating countries had 12 players on their roster. Competing nations The following nations' teams competed: Group AGroup BGroup CGroup DAngola Canada Spain FR Yugoslavia Brazil Lebanon Puerto Rico Turkey Algeria China Germany United States Argentina New Zealand Russia Venezuela 1954 Preliminary round thumb|right|Competing teams 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 main WL complete FIBA archive points A, B, C, D ESP 3 0 244 178 FRY 2 1 269 205 ANG 1 2 202 275 CAN 0 3 199 256 RD2 RD2 RD2 CR 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored. Q green1 Second round red1 13th–16th classification round August 29, 2002 FR Yugoslavia 113–63 AngolaConseco FieldhouseCanada 54–85Spain August 30, 2002 Angola 84–74CanadaRCA DomeSpain 71–69 FR Yugoslavia August 31, 2002 Angola 55–88SpainRCA DomeCanada 71–87FR YugoslaviaConseco Fieldhouse Group B main WL complete FIBA archive points A, B, C, D BRA 3 0 280 245 PUR 2 1 263 242 TUR 1 2 268 246 LBN 0 3 230 308 RD2 RD2 RD2 CR 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored. Q green1 Second round red1 13th–16th classification round August 29, 2002 Brazil 102–73 LebanonRCA DomePuerto Rico 78–75 Turkey August 30, 2002 Lebanon 77–99 Puerto RicoConseco FieldhouseTurkey 86–88Brazil August 31, 2002 Lebanon 80–107 TurkeyConseco FieldhousePuerto Rico 86–90 Brazil Group C main WL complete FIBA archive points A, B, C, D USA 3 0 298 212 H GER 2 1 277 250 CHN 1 2 237 254 ALG 0 3 212 308 RD2 RD2 RD2 CR 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored. Q green1 Second round red1 13th–16th classification round August 29, 2002 China 76–88GermanyRCA DomeUnited States 110–60 Algeria August 30, 2002 Germany 87–104United StatesRCA DomeAlgeria 82–96 ChinaConseco Fieldhouse August 31, 2002 Algeria 70–102 GermanyConseco FieldhouseChina 65–84 United StatesRCA Dome Group D main WL complete FIBA archive points A, B, C, D ARG 3 0 319 238 NZL 2 1 273 278 RUS 1 2 248 259 VEN 1954 0 3 226 291 RD2 RD2 RD2 CR 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored. Q green1 Second round red1 13th–16th classification roundAugust 29, 2002 New Zealand 90–81RussiaConseco FieldhouseArgentina 107–72Venezuela 1954 August 30, 2002 Venezuela 1954 85–98New ZealandRCA DomeRussia 81–100 ArgentinaConseco Fieldhouse August 31, 2002 Venezuela 1954 69–86 RussiaRCA DomeNew Zealand 85–112 Argentina 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 main WL complete FIBA archive points A, B, C, D, E, F PUR 5 1 510 488 Head-to-head record: Puerto Rico 1–0 Spain ESP 5 1 480 391 A FRY 4 2 562 437 Head-to-head record: FR Yugoslavia 1–0 Brazil BRA 4 2 502 502 C TUR 2 4 496 509 ANG 1 5 438 536 QF QF QF QF CR CR 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored. Q green1 Quarterfinals red1 9th–12th classification round September 2, 2002 Puerto Rico 85–83 FR YugoslaviaConseco FieldhouseTurkey 64–87SpainRCA DomeBrazil 86–83 OTAngolaConseco Fieldhouse September 3, 2002 Angola 66–86 TurkeyConseco FieldhouseSpain 65–73Puerto RicoRCA DomeFR Yugoslavia 90–69 BrazilRCA Dome September 4, 2002 Puerto Rico 89–872OTAngolaRCA DomeTurkey 78–110FR YugoslaviaConseco FieldhouseBrazil 67–84 SpainRCA Dome Group F main WL complete FIBA archive points A, B, C, D, E, F ARG 6 0 587 466 USA 5 1 605 443 H GER 4 2 541 485 NZL 3 3 493 560 RUS 2 4 520 536 CHN 1 5 464 538 QF QF QF QF CR CR 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored. Q green1 Quarterfinals red1 9th–12th classification round September 2, 2002 New Zealand 64–84GermanyRCA DomeRussia 82–106 United StatesConseco FieldhouseArgentina 95–71 ChinaRCA Dome September 3, 2002 China 68–95RussiaRCA DomeUnited States 110–62 New ZealandConseco FieldhouseGermany 77–86ArgentinaConseco Fieldhouse September 4, 2002 New Zealand 94–88ChinaConseco FieldhouseRussia 85–103 GermanyRCA DomeArgentina 87–80United StatesConseco Fieldhouse Classification round 13th–16th classification September 2, 2002 CAN 91 LBN 67 September 2, 2002 ALG 83 VEN 1954 98 September 3, 2002 CAN 98 VEN 1954 97 September 3, 2002 LBN 70 ALG 100 Thirteenth to sixteenth Thirteenth place Fifteenth place Semifinals #eee September 2 RCA Dome, Indianapolis CAN 91 LBN 67 22-16 22-15 23-22 24-14 September 2 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis ALG 83 VEN 1954 98 24-20 24-29 16-22 19-27 Fifteenth place playoff #eee September 3 RCA Dome, Indianapolis LBN 70 ALG 100 26-23 17-19 12-24 15-34 Thirteenth place playoff #eee September 3 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis CAN 98 VEN 1954 97 25-23 26-26 27-28 20-20 9th–12th classification September 6, 2002 TUR 94 CHN 86 September 6, 2002 ANG 66 RUS 77 September 7, 2002 TUR 91 RUS 86 September 7, 2002 CHN 84 ANG 96 Ninth to twelfth Ninth place Eleventh place Semifinals #eee September 6 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis TUR 94 CHN 86 30-24 18-16 19-22 27-24 September 6 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis RUS 77 ANG 66 28-18 13-24 16-8 20-16 Eleventh place playoff #eee September 7 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis CHN 84 ANG 96 18-27 31-24 9-29 26-16 Ninth place playoff #eee September 7 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis TUR 91 RUS 86 22-28 25-25 15-18 29-15 5th–8th classification Fifth to eighth Fifth place Seventh place September 6, 2002 Puerto Rico 74 United States 84 September 6, 2002 Spain 105 Brazil 89 September 7, 2002 United States 75 Spain 81 September 7, 2002 Puerto Rico 91 Brazil 84 Semifinals #eee September 6 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis PUR 74 United States 84 25-19 11-31 21-17 17-17 September 6 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis ESP 105 BRA 89 29-21 25-26 34-17 17-25 Seventh place playoff #eee September 7 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis PUR 91 BRA 84 20-27 26-20 17-14 28-23 Fifth place playoff #eee September 7 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis United States 75 ESP 81 27-18 23-22 15-16 10-25 Final round Final September 5, 2002 Puerto Rico 63 New Zealand 65 September 5, 2002 FR Yugoslavia 81 United States 78 September 5, 2002 Spain 62 Germany 70 September 5, 2002 Brazil 67 Argentina 78 September 7, 2002 New Zealand 78 FR Yugoslavia 89 September 7, 2002 Germany 80 Argentina 86 September 8, 2002 FR Yugoslavia (OT) 84 Argentina 77 September 8, 2002 New Zealand 94 Germany 117 Quarterfinals #eee September 5 17:30 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis ESP 62 GER 70 15–20 16–20 21–6 10–24 Boxscore Navarro 21 Jiménez 9 Rodríguez 5 Nowitzki 20 Okulaja 8 Demirel 4 1,000 Iztok Rems (SVN), Stefano Cazzaro (ITA) September 5 17:30 RCA Dome, Indianapolis ARG 78 BRA 67 18–16 11–13 22–13 27–25 Boxscore Oberto 19 Oberto 8 Ginóbili 5 Mazzuchini 20 Varejão 7 Klafke 3 2,000 Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM), Memduh Öget (TUR) #eee September 5 20:00 RCA Dome, Indianapolis PUR 63 NZL 65 11–14 18–17 15–17 19–18 Boxscore Ayuso 24 Ortiz 10 Arroyo 7 Jones 21 Boucher 8 Dickel 8 4,378 Romuladas Brazauskas (LTU), Efim Resser (BRA) September 5 20:00 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis United States 78 FR Yugoslavia 81 20–20 16–20 22–12 20–29 Boxscore Miller, Pierce 19 O'Neal 8 Miller 7 Stojaković 20 Divac 11 Stojaković 4 5,362 Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE), Carlos Renato dos Santos (BRA) Semifinals #eee September 7 13:15 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis GER 80 ARG 86 11–16 30–20 21–23 18–27 https://archive.today/20140910184309/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/60/rid/3452/sid/3118/_/2002_World_Championship_for_Men/statistic.html Boxscore Nowitzki 24 Nowitzki 11 Demirel 5 Sconochini 18 Wolkowyski 7 Sánchez 6 2,000 Iztok Rems (SVN), Carlos Renato dos Santos (BRA) September 7 15:30 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis NZL 78 FR Yugoslavia 89 30–19 18–20 10–27 20–23 Boxscore Penney 24 Cameron 8 Dickel 5 Koturović 18 Jarić 8 Jarić 6 7,000 Eduardo Sancha (ESP), Yosuke Miyatake (JPN) Third place playoff #eee September 8 12:30 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis NZL 94 GER 117 27–35 21–39 13–22 33–21 Boxscore Jones 26 Boucher 7 Cameron 8 Nowitzki 29 Nowitzki 8 Demirel 7 2,000 Stefano Cazzaro (ITA), Pablo Alberto Estevez (ARG) Final 2002 FIBA World Championship Final #ffffd0 September 8 15:00 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis FR Yugoslavia 84 ARG 77 24–19 17–20 11–18 23–18 9–2 https://archive.today/20130426004404/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/62/rid/3453/sid/3118/_/2002_World_Championship_for_Men/statistic.html Boxscore Bodiroga 27 Koturović 9 Bodiroga 3 Oberto 28 Oberto 10 Sánchez 6 17,079 Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE), Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM) Awards bk 2002 World Championship winner FR Yugoslavia Second Tournament MVPGermany Dirk Nowitzki Final standings thumb|600px|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 1954 1–4 15 Algeria 1–4 16 Lebanon 0–5 All tournament team FIBA Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team GuardCenterForwardArgentina Manu Ginóbili FR Yugoslavia Peja Stojaković China Yao Ming Germany Dirk Nowitzki — MVP New Zealand Pero Cameron Top scorers (ppg) GER Dirk Nowitzki - 24.0 VEN Victor Díaz - 22.0 CHN Yao Ming - 21.0 BRA Marcelo Machado - 20.8 USA Paul Pierce - 19.7 ESP Pau Gasol - 19.1 PUR Larry Ayuso - 18.7 FR Yugoslavia Peja Stojaković - 18.7 NZL Phill Jones - 18.2 LBN Fadi El Khatib - 17.6 References External links http://www.fiba.com FIBA official website https://www.eurobasket.com/World-Cup/basketball_2002.aspx EuroBasket.com FIBA Basketball World Cup Page WC 2002 on FIBA.com 2002 World Championship Category:2002–03 in American basketball Category:International basketball competitions hosted by the United States Category:Basketball in Indianapolis Category:2002 in sports in Indiana Category:August 2002 sports events in the United States Category:September 2002 sports events in the United States Category:2000s in Indianapolis Category:Sports competitions in Indianapolis