2002 FIBA World Championship
2002 edition of the FIBA World Championship
International basketball competition
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
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.
Qualified teams
Squads
At the start of tournament, all 16 participating countries had 12 players on their roster.
Competing nations
The following nations' teams competed:
Preliminary round
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
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
August 30, 2002
August 31, 2002
Group B
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
August 30, 2002
August 31, 2002
Group C
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
August 30, 2002
August 31, 2002
Group D
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
August 30, 2002
August 31, 2002
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
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:
^ a b Head-to-head record: Puerto Rico 1–0 Spain
^ a b Head-to-head record: FR Yugoslavia 1–0 Brazil
September 2, 2002
September 3, 2002
September 4, 2002
Group F
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
September 3, 2002
September 4, 2002
Classification round
Semifinals
Canada 91 –67Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 22-16, 22-15, 23-22, 24-14
Fifteenth place playoff
Thirteenth place playoff
Semifinals
Turkey 94 –86China
Scoring by quarter: 30-24, 18-16, 19-22, 27-24
Russia 77 –66Angola
Scoring by quarter: 28-18, 13-24, 16-8, 20-16
Eleventh place playoff
China 84–96
Angola
Scoring by quarter: 18-27, 31-24, 9-29, 26-16
Ninth place playoff
Turkey 91 –86Russia
Scoring by quarter: 22-28, 25-25, 15-18, 29-15
Semifinals
Spain 105 –89Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 29-21, 25-26, 34-17, 17-25
Seventh place playoff
Fifth place playoff
Final round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third place playoff
Final
Awards
2002 World Championship winner
Yugoslavia
Final standings
2002 FIBA World Championship final rankings.
All tournament team
Dirk Nowitzki - 24.0Victor Díaz - 22.0Yao Ming - 21.0Marcelo Machado - 20.8Paul Pierce - 19.7Pau Gasol - 19.1Larry Ayuso - 18.7Peja Stojaković - 18.7Phill Jones - 18.2Fadi El Khatib - 17.6
References
External links
Tournaments Qualification Finals Squads Final draw Host bids Related topics
