2002 FIBA World Championship

Infobox FIBA tourney
continent = World
year = 2002

size = 100
caption = Official logo of the 2002 FIBA World Championship
host = United States
dates = August 29 – September 8
teams = 16
federations = 211
venues = 2
cities = 1
champions = FR Yugoslavia
title_number = 2
mvp = flagicon|Germany Dirk Nowitzki
ppg_p = flagicon|Germany Dirk Nowitzki (24)
ppg_t = bk|USA (92.30)
rpg_p = flagicon|Venezuela|1930 Richard Jose Lugo (12.2)
rpg_t = bk|USA (38.44) [USA and Venezuela basketball teams are even at 38.4 rebounds a game but USA played more games (9) then Venezuela (5)]
apg_p = flagicon|Puerto Rico Carlos Arroyo (6.37)
apg_t = bk|USA (22.10)
website = [http://www.fiba.com/pages/en/events/competition/p/competitioncode/WMM/lang/En/roundid/3118/season/2002/latest_results.html 2002 FIBA World Championship] The 2002 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA from August 29 to September 8, 2002. One of the major outcomes of the tourney was the surprising sixth place finish of the United States.

The final game between Argentina and Yugoslavia featured a very controversial non-call late in the game. With 0.8 seconds left, and with the score tied at 75-75, a play that featured Argentine player Hugo Sconochini driving to the basket and being guarded by Yugoslavia's Marko Jarić occurred. Despite the fact that Jaric had visibly fouled the Argentine, the official chose to disregard the call and denied Argentina the opportunity of two free throws that could given the South Americans the title. The game then went into overtime which Yugoslavia finally won. Argentina finished the tournament with the best record, losing only one game - the final.

Venues

August 29, 2002

Group B

August 31, 2002

August 30, 2002

August 29, 2002

econd preliminary rounds

In this stage, the results in the preliminary rounds combined and the teams meet before are not play for second time. The teams advanced from Group A and Group B combined into Group E and teams advanced from Group C and Group D 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

September 4, 2006

September 3, 2002

Top scorers (ppg)

# Dirk Nowitzki (Germany) 24
# Victor Díaz (Venezuela) 22
# Yao Ming (China) 21
# Marcelo Machado (Brazil) 20.8
# Paul Pierce (USA) 19.7
# Pau Gasol (Spain) 19.1
# Larry Ayuso (Puerto Rico) 18.7
# Predrag Stojaković (Yugoslavia) 18.7
# Phil Jones (New Zealand) 18.2
# Fadi El Khatib (Lebanon) 17.6

Notes