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14th FIBA World Championship | |||||||||||||
Tournament details | |||||||||||||
Host nation | United States | ||||||||||||
Dates | August 29 – September 8 | ||||||||||||
Teams | 16 (from 211 federations) | ||||||||||||
Venues | 2 (in 1 host city) | ||||||||||||
Champions | Yugoslavia (5th title) | ||||||||||||
MVP | Dirk Nowitzki | ||||||||||||
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Qualified for the second round | |
Qualified for the 13th–16th classification round |
Qualified for the final round | |
Qualified for the 9th–12th classification |
The 2002 FIBA World Championship was an international men's basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States from August 29 to September 8, 2002.
At the start of tournament, all 16 participating countries had 12 players on their roster.
The following nations' teams competed:
Angola
Canada
Spain
Yugoslavia