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 from August 29 to September 8, 2002. The United States hosted the event in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Venues
Qualification
There were 16 teams taking part in the 2002 World Cup of Basketball. Since the 2000 Olympics champions United States has direct access to the World Championship as host nation, the Olympic berth is left unused and one extra qualifying spot is 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
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
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
August 29, 2002
August 30, 2002
August 31, 2002
Group B
August 29, 2002
August 30, 2002
August 31, 2002
Group C
August 29, 2002
August 30, 2002
August 31, 2002
Group D
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
September 2, 2002
September 3, 2002
September 4, 2002
Group F
September 2, 2002
September 3, 2002
September 4, 2002
Classification round
13th–16th classification
Semifinals
Fifteenth place playoff
Thirteenth place playoff
9th–12th classification
Semifinals
Eleventh place playoff
Ninth place playoff
5th–8th classification
Semifinals
Seventh place playoff
Fifth place playoff
Final round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third place playoff
Final
Awards
Final standings
All tournament team
Top scorers (ppg)