1998 FIBA World Championship
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The 1998 FIBA World Championship was the 13th FIBA World Championship
, an international basketball
tournament held by the International Basketball Federation
and hosted in Athens
, Greece from July 29 to August 9, 1998. The tournament was contested by 16 nations and the matches were played in two venues in Athens.
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. The tournament was won by Yugoslavia
, in their first participation after the breakup of Yugoslavia, defeating 64–62 Russia
in the final.
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.
FIBA Africa
(2)
FIBA Asia (2)
FIBA Americas
(4+1) (Olympic Champions)
FIBA Oceania
(1)
FIBA Europe
(5+1) (Host Nation)
The top three teams in each group advance to the second preliminary rounds, into either Group E or F. The fourth place team in each group moves onto the Thirteenth-to-sixteenth playoffs.
July 29, 1998
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July 31, 1998
August 2, 1998
August 3, 1998
August 4, 1998
August 2, 1998
August 3, 1998
August 4, 1998
Dejan Bodiroga
Gregor Fučka
Željko Rebrača
FIBA World Championship
The FIBA World Championship is an international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of the International Basketball Federation , the sport's global governing body...
, an international basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
tournament held by the International Basketball Federation
International Basketball Federation
The International Basketball Federation, more commonly known as FIBA , from its French name Fédération Internationale de Basketball, is an association of national organizations which governs international competition in basketball...
and hosted in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Greece from July 29 to August 9, 1998. The tournament was contested by 16 nations and the matches were played in two venues in Athens.
Because of the National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
lockout
Lockout (industry)
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and unlike the previous championship
1994 FIBA World Championship
The 1994 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Canada from August 4 to August 14, 1994. The tournament was held at SkyDome and Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto as well as at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton...
, the USA Basketball Association
USA Basketball
USA Basketball is a non-profit organization and the governing body for basketball in the United States. The organization represents the United States in FIBA and the men's and women's national basketball teams in the United States Olympic Committee...
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. The tournament was won by Yugoslavia
Serbia national basketball team
The Serbian national basketball team represents Serbia in international basketball matches....
, in their first participation after the breakup of Yugoslavia, defeating 64–62 Russia
Russia national basketball team
The Russian national basketball team represents Russia in international basketball matches. The team came into existence after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and its powerful basketball team. It has won 2 silver medals in the FIBA World Championships...
in the final.
Venues
| Athens Athens Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state... |
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| Marousi Marousi Marousi , alternative forms: Maroussi, Amarousion, and Amaroussion, is a suburban city NE of Athens, Greece. The Athens Olympic Sports Complex, the largest sports complex in Greece, is also located here; its main street is Kifisias Avenue, and also contains four ISAP train stations and two of the... |
Piraeus Piraeus Piraeus is a city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center , and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf.... |
| Athens Olympic Indoor Hall Olympic Indoor Hall The O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall which is part of the Olympic Athletic Center of Athens "Spiros Louis" , was completed in 1995 and was the largest indoor venue in use for sporting events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. It is located in the suburb of Maroussi... Capacity: 18,700 |
Peace and Friendship Stadium Peace and Friendship Stadium The Stadio Eirinis kai Filias , known as S.E.F., is a multi-use indoor sports arena that is located in Faliro, Piraeus, Athens, Greece. It is the central venue of the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex and is mostly known for being the long-time home court of the famous Euroleague basketball club... Capacity: 14,776 |
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Competing nations
GreeceGreece national basketball team
The Greece national basketball team is the representative for Greece in international men's basketball competitions, organized and run by the Hellenic Basketball Federation. Traditionally, Greece is considered among the world's top basketball powers; they were runners-up in the 2006 FIBA World...
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
Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Basketball contests at the 1996 Olympic Games were held from July 20, 1996 to August 4, 1996. Games took place at the Morehouse College Gymnasium and the Georgia Dome. For the second straight Olympic games, the American men's team composed almost entirely of NBA players won the gold medal...
.
The remaining places were secured according to the different
continental tournaments held in 1997.
FIBA Africa
FIBA Africa Championship 1997
The FIBA Africa Championship 1997 was hosted by Senegal from July 25 to August 3, 1997. The games were played in Dakar. This FIBA Africa Championship was to earn the two berths allocated to Africa for the 1998 FIBA World Championship in Greece. Senegal won the tournament, the country's 5th...
(2)
FIBA Asia (2)
FIBA Americas
1997 Tournament of the Americas
The 1997 Tournament of the Americas, known now as the FIBA Americas Championship, was a basketball championship hosted by Uruguay from August 21 to August 31, 1997. The games were played in Montevideo. This FIBA Americas Championship was to earn the four berths allocated to the Americas for the...
(4+1) (Olympic Champions)
FIBA Oceania
FIBA Oceania Championship 1997
-Championship:-Final standings:Australia qualified for the 1998 FIBA World Championship.-References:...
(1)
FIBA Europe
EuroBasket 1997
-Venues:The tournament was played at three venues in Spain. Girona and Badalona hosted the first and the second round, while the entire knockout stage was played at Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona.-First round:-Group A:-Group B:-Group C:...
(5+1) (Host Nation)
Preliminary rounds
Group A
| Rank | Team | Pts. | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 210 | 185 | +25 | |
| 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 211 | 199 | +12 | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 211 | 214 | -3 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 180 | 214 | -34 |
July 29, 1998
| Senegal Senegal national basketball team The Senegal national basketball team are the men's basketball side that represent Senegal in international competition. The squad has comprised several players to have competed in the National Basketball Association, including Charlotte Bobcats center DeSagana Diop, and is considered, with those...  |
66-76 |  ItalyItaly national basketball team The Italian national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Italy. It is administrated by the Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro .... |
| Greece Greece national basketball team The Greece national basketball team is the representative for Greece in international men's basketball competitions, organized and run by the Hellenic Basketball Federation. Traditionally, Greece is considered among the world's top basketball powers; they were runners-up in the 2006 FIBA World...  |
78-72 |  Canada |
July 30, 1998
| Canada |
70-57 | Senegal Senegal national basketball team The Senegal national basketball team are the men's basketball side that represent Senegal in international competition. The squad has comprised several players to have competed in the National Basketball Association, including Charlotte Bobcats center DeSagana Diop, and is considered, with those... |
| Italy Italy national basketball team The Italian national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Italy. It is administrated by the Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro .... |
56-64 | Greece Greece national basketball team The Greece national basketball team is the representative for Greece in international men's basketball competitions, organized and run by the Hellenic Basketball Federation. Traditionally, Greece is considered among the world's top basketball powers; they were runners-up in the 2006 FIBA World... |
July 31, 1998
| Canada |
69-79 | Italy Italy national basketball team The Italian national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Italy. It is administrated by the Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro .... |
| Senegal Senegal national basketball team The Senegal national basketball team are the men's basketball side that represent Senegal in international competition. The squad has comprised several players to have competed in the National Basketball Association, including Charlotte Bobcats center DeSagana Diop, and is considered, with those... |
57-68 | Greece Greece national basketball team The Greece national basketball team is the representative for Greece in international men's basketball competitions, organized and run by the Hellenic Basketball Federation. Traditionally, Greece is considered among the world's top basketball powers; they were runners-up in the 2006 FIBA World... |
Group Β
| Rank | Team | Pts. | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 261 | 194 | +67 | |
| 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 243 | 213 | +30 | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 217 | 223 | −6 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 169 | 260 | −91 |
July 29, 1998
| Japan Japan national basketball team The Japanese national basketball team represents Japan in international basketball competitions. It is governed by the Japan Basketball Association . Japan is the second leading nation in qualifications to the Asian Basketball Championships...  |
58-83 |  RussiaRussia national basketball team The Russian national basketball team represents Russia in international basketball matches. The team came into existence after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and its powerful basketball team. It has won 2 silver medals in the FIBA World Championships... |
| FR Yugoslavia Yugoslavia national basketball team The Yugoslavian national basketball team represented the Kingdom and socialist Yugoslavia. Its of governing body was the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia, whose seat was in Belgrade.... |
80-66 |  Puerto RicoPuerto Rico national basketball team The Puerto Rico men's national basketball team represents Puerto Rico in international basketball competitions such as the Olympics, the World Championship, and the Americas Championship... |
July 30, 1998
| Puerto Rico Puerto Rico national basketball team The Puerto Rico men's national basketball team represents Puerto Rico in international basketball competitions such as the Olympics, the World Championship, and the Americas Championship... |
78-57 | Japan Japan national basketball team The Japanese national basketball team represents Japan in international basketball competitions. It is governed by the Japan Basketball Association . Japan is the second leading nation in qualifications to the Asian Basketball Championships... |
| Russia Russia national basketball team The Russian national basketball team represents Russia in international basketball matches. The team came into existence after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and its powerful basketball team. It has won 2 silver medals in the FIBA World Championships... |
74-82 | FR Yugoslavia Yugoslavia national basketball team The Yugoslavian national basketball team represented the Kingdom and socialist Yugoslavia. Its of governing body was the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia, whose seat was in Belgrade.... |
July 31, 1998
| Japan Japan national basketball team The Japanese national basketball team represents Japan in international basketball competitions. It is governed by the Japan Basketball Association . Japan is the second leading nation in qualifications to the Asian Basketball Championships... |
54-99 | FR Yugoslavia Yugoslavia national basketball team The Yugoslavian national basketball team represented the Kingdom and socialist Yugoslavia. Its of governing body was the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia, whose seat was in Belgrade.... |
| Puerto Rico Puerto Rico national basketball team The Puerto Rico men's national basketball team represents Puerto Rico in international basketball competitions such as the Olympics, the World Championship, and the Americas Championship... |
73-86 | Russia Russia national basketball team The Russian national basketball team represents Russia in international basketball matches. The team came into existence after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and its powerful basketball team. It has won 2 silver medals in the FIBA World Championships... |
Group C
| Rank | Team | Pts. | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 247 | 200 | +47 | |
| 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 253 | 205 | +48 | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 197 | 222 | −25 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 191 | 261 | −70 |
July 29, 1998
Korea  |
56-97 |  LithuaniaLithuania national basketball team The Lithuanian national basketball team is the representative for Lithuania in international men's basketball. Lithuania won bronze medals in three out of five Olympic tournaments it participated in.... |
United States  |
83-59 |  BrazilBrazil national basketball team The Brazilian National Basketball Team represents Brazil in FIBA's basketball competitions.-Men's team:First drafted in 1922, the men's team has won two World Championships , three bronze Olympic medals , four Americas Championships and five Pan American Games .-Olympic Games:-FIBA... |
July 30, 1998
| Brazil Brazil national basketball team The Brazilian National Basketball Team represents Brazil in FIBA's basketball competitions.-Men's team:First drafted in 1922, the men's team has won two World Championships , three bronze Olympic medals , four Americas Championships and five Pan American Games .-Olympic Games:-FIBA... |
76-73 | Korea |
| Lithuania Lithuania national basketball team The Lithuanian national basketball team is the representative for Lithuania in international men's basketball. Lithuania won bronze medals in three out of five Olympic tournaments it participated in.... |
84-82 | United States |
July 31, 1998
| Brazil Brazil national basketball team The Brazilian National Basketball Team represents Brazil in FIBA's basketball competitions.-Men's team:First drafted in 1922, the men's team has won two World Championships , three bronze Olympic medals , four Americas Championships and five Pan American Games .-Olympic Games:-FIBA... |
62-66 | Lithuania Lithuania national basketball team The Lithuanian national basketball team is the representative for Lithuania in international men's basketball. Lithuania won bronze medals in three out of five Olympic tournaments it participated in.... |
| Korea |
62-88 | United States |
Group D
| Rank | Team | Pts. | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 225 | 211 | +14 | |
| 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 201 | 181 | +20 | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 208 | 207 | +1 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 183 | 218 | −35 |
July 29, 1998
| Nigeria Nigeria national basketball team The Nigeria national basketball team is the national team of Nigeria and is generally considered one of the best in Africa along with Angola and Senegal. They are ranked 21st in the world FIBA rankings....  |
68-80 |  SpainSpain national basketball team The Spanish national basketball team is the basketball team representing Spain in international competitions, organized and run by the Spanish Basketball Federation... |
| Australia Australia national basketball team The Australian national basketball team is the men's basketball side that represents Australia in international competitions. The team is known in Australia as the Boomers, an Australian slang term for Kangaroo. Australia is ranked 9th in the world and finished 7th at the 2008 Beijing Olympic...  |
62-66 |  ArgentinaArgentina national basketball team The Argentina national basketball team represents Argentina in basketball international competitions, and is controlled by the Argentine Basketball Federation.... |
July 30, 1998
| Argentina Argentina national basketball team The Argentina national basketball team represents Argentina in basketball international competitions, and is controlled by the Argentine Basketball Federation.... |
68-51 | Nigeria Nigeria national basketball team The Nigeria national basketball team is the national team of Nigeria and is generally considered one of the best in Africa along with Angola and Senegal. They are ranked 21st in the world FIBA rankings.... |
| Spain Spain national basketball team The Spanish national basketball team is the basketball team representing Spain in international competitions, organized and run by the Spanish Basketball Federation... |
77-76 | Australia Australia national basketball team The Australian national basketball team is the men's basketball side that represents Australia in international competitions. The team is known in Australia as the Boomers, an Australian slang term for Kangaroo. Australia is ranked 9th in the world and finished 7th at the 2008 Beijing Olympic... |
July 31, 1998
| Nigeria Nigeria national basketball team The Nigeria national basketball team is the national team of Nigeria and is generally considered one of the best in Africa along with Angola and Senegal. They are ranked 21st in the world FIBA rankings.... |
64-70 | Australia Australia national basketball team The Australian national basketball team is the men's basketball side that represents Australia in international competitions. The team is known in Australia as the Boomers, an Australian slang term for Kangaroo. Australia is ranked 9th in the world and finished 7th at the 2008 Beijing Olympic... |
| Argentina Argentina national basketball team The Argentina national basketball team represents Argentina in basketball international competitions, and is controlled by the Argentine Basketball Federation.... |
67-68 | Spain Spain national basketball team The Spanish national basketball team is the basketball team representing Spain in international competitions, organized and run by the Spanish Basketball Federation... |
Second Preliminary rounds
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
| Rank | Team | Pts. | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 486 | 366 | +120 | |
| 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 455 | 388 | +67 | |
| 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 395 | 379 | +16 | |
| 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 395 | 408 | −13 | |
| 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 438 | 443 | −5 | |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 419 | 473 | −54 |
August 2, 1998
| FR Yugoslavia Yugoslavia national basketball team The Yugoslavian national basketball team represented the Kingdom and socialist Yugoslavia. Its of governing body was the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia, whose seat was in Belgrade.... |
95-55 | Canada |
| Russia Russia national basketball team The Russian national basketball team represents Russia in international basketball matches. The team came into existence after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and its powerful basketball team. It has won 2 silver medals in the FIBA World Championships... |
71-55 | Italy Italy national basketball team The Italian national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Italy. It is administrated by the Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro .... |
| Puerto Rico Puerto Rico national basketball team The Puerto Rico men's national basketball team represents Puerto Rico in international basketball competitions such as the Olympics, the World Championship, and the Americas Championship... |
64-71 | Greece Greece national basketball team The Greece national basketball team is the representative for Greece in international men's basketball competitions, organized and run by the Hellenic Basketball Federation. Traditionally, Greece is considered among the world's top basketball powers; they were runners-up in the 2006 FIBA World... |
August 3, 1998
| Canada |
81-94 | Puerto Rico Puerto Rico national basketball team The Puerto Rico men's national basketball team represents Puerto Rico in international basketball competitions such as the Olympics, the World Championship, and the Americas Championship... |
| Italy Italy national basketball team The Italian national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Italy. It is administrated by the Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro .... |
61-60 | FR Yugoslavia Yugoslavia national basketball team The Yugoslavian national basketball team represented the Kingdom and socialist Yugoslavia. Its of governing body was the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia, whose seat was in Belgrade.... |
| Greece Greece national basketball team The Greece national basketball team is the representative for Greece in international men's basketball competitions, organized and run by the Hellenic Basketball Federation. Traditionally, Greece is considered among the world's top basketball powers; they were runners-up in the 2006 FIBA World... |
48-60 | Russia Russia national basketball team The Russian national basketball team represents Russia in international basketball matches. The team came into existence after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and its powerful basketball team. It has won 2 silver medals in the FIBA World Championships... |
August 4, 1998
| Russia Russia national basketball team The Russian national basketball team represents Russia in international basketball matches. The team came into existence after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and its powerful basketball team. It has won 2 silver medals in the FIBA World Championships... |
81-72 | Canada |
| Puerto Rico Puerto Rico national basketball team The Puerto Rico men's national basketball team represents Puerto Rico in international basketball competitions such as the Olympics, the World Championship, and the Americas Championship... |
63-68 | Italy Italy national basketball team The Italian national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Italy. It is administrated by the Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro .... |
| FR Yugoslavia Yugoslavia national basketball team The Yugoslavian national basketball team represented the Kingdom and socialist Yugoslavia. Its of governing body was the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia, whose seat was in Belgrade.... |
70-56 | Greece Greece national basketball team The Greece national basketball team is the representative for Greece in international men's basketball competitions, organized and run by the Hellenic Basketball Federation. Traditionally, Greece is considered among the world's top basketball powers; they were runners-up in the 2006 FIBA World... |
Group F
| Rank | Team | Pts. | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 511 | 430 | +81 | |
| 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 431 | 424 | +7 | |
| 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 472 | 432 | +40 | |
| 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 423 | 405 | +18 | |
| 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 432 | 439 | −7 | |
| 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 399 | 456 | −57 |
August 2, 1998
| Australia Australia national basketball team The Australian national basketball team is the men's basketball side that represents Australia in international competitions. The team is known in Australia as the Boomers, an Australian slang term for Kangaroo. Australia is ranked 9th in the world and finished 7th at the 2008 Beijing Olympic... |
71-61 | Lithuania Lithuania national basketball team The Lithuanian national basketball team is the representative for Lithuania in international men's basketball. Lithuania won bronze medals in three out of five Olympic tournaments it participated in.... |
| Argentina Argentina national basketball team The Argentina national basketball team represents Argentina in basketball international competitions, and is controlled by the Argentine Basketball Federation.... |
74-87 | United States |
| Spain Spain national basketball team The Spanish national basketball team is the basketball team representing Spain in international competitions, organized and run by the Spanish Basketball Federation... |
73-63 | Brazil Brazil national basketball team The Brazilian National Basketball Team represents Brazil in FIBA's basketball competitions.-Men's team:First drafted in 1922, the men's team has won two World Championships , three bronze Olympic medals , four Americas Championships and five Pan American Games .-Olympic Games:-FIBA... |
August 3, 1998
| Lithuania Lithuania national basketball team The Lithuanian national basketball team is the representative for Lithuania in international men's basketball. Lithuania won bronze medals in three out of five Olympic tournaments it participated in.... |
84-75 | Argentina Argentina national basketball team The Argentina national basketball team represents Argentina in basketball international competitions, and is controlled by the Argentine Basketball Federation.... |
| Brazil Brazil national basketball team The Brazilian National Basketball Team represents Brazil in FIBA's basketball competitions.-Men's team:First drafted in 1922, the men's team has won two World Championships , three bronze Olympic medals , four Americas Championships and five Pan American Games .-Olympic Games:-FIBA... |
63-75 | Australia Australia national basketball team The Australian national basketball team is the men's basketball side that represents Australia in international competitions. The team is known in Australia as the Boomers, an Australian slang term for Kangaroo. Australia is ranked 9th in the world and finished 7th at the 2008 Beijing Olympic... |
| United States |
75-73 | Spain Spain national basketball team The Spanish national basketball team is the basketball team representing Spain in international competitions, organized and run by the Spanish Basketball Federation... |
August 4, 1998
| Spain Spain national basketball team The Spanish national basketball team is the basketball team representing Spain in international competitions, organized and run by the Spanish Basketball Federation... |
86-80 | Lithuania Lithuania national basketball team The Lithuanian national basketball team is the representative for Lithuania in international men's basketball. Lithuania won bronze medals in three out of five Olympic tournaments it participated in.... |
| Argentina Argentina national basketball team The Argentina national basketball team represents Argentina in basketball international competitions, and is controlled by the Argentine Basketball Federation.... |
86-76 | Brazil Brazil national basketball team The Brazilian National Basketball Team represents Brazil in FIBA's basketball competitions.-Men's team:First drafted in 1922, the men's team has won two World Championships , three bronze Olympic medals , four Americas Championships and five Pan American Games .-Olympic Games:-FIBA... |
| Australia Australia national basketball team The Australian national basketball team is the men's basketball side that represents Australia in international competitions. The team is known in Australia as the Boomers, an Australian slang term for Kangaroo. Australia is ranked 9th in the world and finished 7th at the 2008 Beijing Olympic... |
78-96 | United States |
Knockout stages
Fifth-to-eighth-place playoffs
Ninth-to-twelfth-place playoffs
Thirteenth-to-sixteenth-place playoffs
Awards
| MVP Most Valuable Player In sports, a Most Valuable Player award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests... |
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| Dejan Bodiroga Dejan Bodiroga Dejan Bodiroga is a retired Serbian professional basketball player.He is offten considered as one of the best players who did not play in the NBA.... |
All-Tournament Team
Vasili Karasev Alberto HerrerosAlberto Herreros
Alberto Herreros Ros is a retired Spanish professional basketball player and is considered as one of the best European players. He has played for CB Estudiantes and Real Madrid Baloncesto....
Dejan Bodiroga
Dejan Bodiroga
Dejan Bodiroga is a retired Serbian professional basketball player.He is offten considered as one of the best players who did not play in the NBA....
Gregor Fučka
Gregor Fucka
Gregor Fučka is a retired Italian basketball player of Slovenian origin. A 215 cm forward-center, he was a European Player of the Year Mister Europa and Euroscar laureate in 2000.- Pro career :...
Željko Rebrača
Željko Rebraca
Željko Rebrača is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. Formerly in the NBA, he finished his career with the Spanish ACB League team Pamesa Valencia.-Europe:He began his professional career in 1991 with KK Partizan...
Top scorers
| Country | Name | Ppg |
|---|---|---|
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Alberto Herreros Alberto Herreros Alberto Herreros Ros is a retired Spanish professional basketball player and is considered as one of the best European players. He has played for CB Estudiantes and Real Madrid Baloncesto.... |
17.9 |
| |
Mohammed Acha | 17.5 |
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Artūras Karnišovas Arturas Karnišovas Artūras Karnišovas is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player.... |
17.1 |
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Shane Heal Shane Heal Shane Douglas Heal is a retired Australia professional basketball player who last played with the Gold Coast Blaze of the National Basketball League, retiring at the end of the 2008/09 season. During his early years as a player, Heal played for the Brisbane Bullets and the Geelong Supercats... |
17.0 |
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Andrew Gaze Andrew Gaze Andrew Barry Casson Gaze is Australia's best known basketball player, and one of its most successful. He is considered as the greatest player in the history of the NBL.... |
16.8 |
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José "Piculín" Ortiz José Ortiz José Rafael Ortiz , better known as Piculín or Picu, is a retired Puerto Rican professional basketball player... |
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 |
| Dejan Bodiroga Dejan Bodiroga Dejan Bodiroga is a retired Serbian professional basketball player.He is offten considered as one of the best players who did not play in the NBA.... |
14.7 | |
Final standings
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FR Yugoslavia | 8-1 |
| 2 | Russia |
7-2 |
| 3 | United States |
7-2 |
| 4 | Greece |
5-4 |
| 5 | Spain |
7-2 |
| 6 | Italy |
5-4 |
| 7 | Lithuania | 5-4 |
| 8 | Argentina |
3-6 |
| 9 | Australia |
5-3 |
| 10 | Brazil |
2-6 |
| 11 | Puerto Rico |
3-5 |
| 12 | Canada |
1-7 |
| 13 | Nigeria |
2-3 |
| 14 | Japan |
1-4 |
| 15 | Senegal |
1-4 |
| 16 | South Korea |
0-5 |