1998 FIBA World Championship
Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα Καλαθοσφαίρισης Ανδρών 1998
FIBA pankósmio protáthlima básket 1998
Tournament details
Host countryGreece
CityAthens
Piraeus
Dates29 July – 9 August
Officially opened byKonstantinos Stephanopoulos
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Yugoslavia (1st title)
Runners-up Russia
Third place United States
Fourth place Greece
Tournament statistics
Games played62
MVPFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Dejan Bodiroga
Top scorerSpain Alberto Herreros
(17.9 points per game)

The 1998 FIBA World Championship was the 13th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), and hosted in Greece from 29 July to 9 August 1998. It was contested by 16 nations, with matches held at two venues, in Athens and Piraeus.

Because of the National Basketball Association lockout and unlike in the previous championship, the USA Basketball Association was unable to send a team composed of NBA players, thus causing the American national team roster consisting of professional basketball players playing in Europe and two college players.[1] The tournament was won by FR Yugoslavia, in their first participation after the breakup of Yugoslavia, defeating Russia in the final 64–62.

Venues

Athens-Piraeus Greece
Marousi, Attica Piraeus, Attica
Athens Olympic Indoor Hall
Capacity: 18,700		 Peace and Friendship Stadium
Capacity: 14,776

Squads

Qualification

Competing teams

There were 16 teams taking part in the 1998 World Cup of Basketball. After the 1996 Olympics, the continental allocation for FIBA Americas was reduced by one when the United States won the Olympic tournament, automatically qualifying them for the 1998 World Cup.

Qualified teams

Means of qualificationDateVenueBerthsTeams qualified
Host–1 Greece
1996 Olympics July 20–August 3, 1996United States Atlanta1 United States
1997 FIBA Oceania Championship June 1–4, 1997New Zealand Wellington and Palmerston North1 Australia
EuroBasket 1997 June 24–July 6, 1997Spain Badalona, Girona and Barcelona5 Yugoslavia
 Italy
 Russia
 Spain
 Lithuania
FIBA Africa Championship 1997 July 25–August 3, 1997Senegal Dakar2 Nigeria
 Senegal
1997 Tournament of the Americas August 21-31, 1997Uruguay Montevideo4 Puerto Rico
 Brazil
 Argentina
 Canada
1997 ABC Championship September 11-19, 1997Saudi Arabia Riyadh2 South Korea
 Japan
Total16

Draw

Group A Group B Group C Group D

 Canada
 Greece
 Italy
 Senegal

 Japan
 Puerto Rico
 Russia
 Yugoslavia

 Brazil
 Lithuania
 South Korea
 United States

 Argentina
 Australia
 Nigeria
 Spain

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

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Greece (H) 3 3 0 210 185 +25 6 Second round
2  Italy 3 2 1 211 199 +12 5
3  Canada 3 1 2 211 214 −3 4
4  Senegal 3 0 3 180 214 −34 3 13th–16th classification round
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
29 July
Senegal  66–76  Italy
Scoring by half: 35-36, 31-40
29 July
Greece  78–72  Canada
Scoring by half: 43-37, 35-35
30 July
Canada  70–57  Senegal
Scoring by half: 38-30, 32-27
30 July
Italy  56–64  Greece
Scoring by half: 39-35, 17-29
31 July
Canada  69–79  Italy
Scoring by half: 31-43, 38-36
31 July
Senegal  57–68  Greece
Scoring by half: 30-29, 27-39

Group Β

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Yugoslavia 3 3 0 261 194 +67 6 Second round
2  Russia 3 2 1 243 213 +30 5
3  Puerto Rico 3 1 2 217 223 −6 4
4  Japan 3 0 3 169 260 −91 3 13th–16th classification round
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.
29 July
Japan  58–83  Russia
Scoring by half: 27-44, 31-39
29 July
Yugoslavia  80–66  Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 47-30, 33-36
30 July
Puerto Rico  78–57  Japan
Scoring by half: 39-32, 39-25
30 July
Russia  74–82 (OT)  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 40-33, 28-35 Overtime: 6-14
31 July
Japan  54–99  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 26-47, 28-52
31 July
Puerto Rico  73–86  Russia
Scoring by half: 41-34, 32-52

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Lithuania 3 3 0 247 200 +47 6 Second round
2  United States 3 2 1 253 205 +48 5
3  Brazil 3 1 2 197 222 −25 4
4  South Korea 3 0 3 191 261 −70 3 13th–16th classification round
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.
29 July
South Korea  56–97  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 36-42, 20-55
29 July
United States  83–59  Brazil
Scoring by half: 40-32, 43-27
30 July
Brazil  76–73  South Korea
Scoring by half: 45-40, 31-33
30 July
Lithuania  84–82  United States
Scoring by half: 47-34, 37-48
31 July
Brazil  62–66  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 39-28, 23-38
31 July
South Korea  62–88  United States
Scoring by half: 34-44, 28-44

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 225 211 +14 6 Second round
2  Argentina 3 2 1 201 181 +20 5
3  Australia 3 1 2 208 207 +1 4
4  Nigeria 3 0 3 183 218 −35 3 13th–16th classification round
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.
29 July
Nigeria  68–80  Spain
Scoring by half: 33-39, 35-41
29 July
Australia  62–66  Argentina
Scoring by half: 34-33, 28-33
30 July
Argentina  68–51  Nigeria
Scoring by half: 38-31, 30-20
30 July
Spain  77–76  Australia
Scoring by half: 35-36, 42-40
31 July
Nigeria  64–70  Australia
Scoring by half: 28-33, 36-37
31 July
Argentina  67–68 (OT)  Spain
Scoring by half: 22-31, 39-30 Overtime: 6-7

Second round

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

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Yugoslavia 6 5 1 486 366 +120 11[lower-alpha 1] Quarterfinals
2  Russia 6 5 1 455 388 +67 11[lower-alpha 1]
3  Greece (H) 6 4 2 385 379 +6 10[lower-alpha 2]
4  Italy 6 4 2 395 393 +2 10[lower-alpha 2]
5  Puerto Rico 6 2 4 438 443 −5 8 9th–12th classification round
6  Canada 6 1 5 419 484 −65 7
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
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head record: FR Yugoslavia 1–0 Russia
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Greece 1–0 Italy
2 August
Yugoslavia  95–55  Canada
Scoring by half: 44-23, 51-32
2 August
Russia  71–55  Italy
Scoring by half: 30-30, 41-25
2 August
Puerto Rico  64–71  Greece
Scoring by half: 30-43, 34-28
3 August
Canada  81–94  Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 42-44, 39-50
3 August
Italy  61–60  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 25-29, 36-31
3 August
Greece  48–60  Russia
Scoring by half: 24-28, 24-32
4 August
Russia  81–72  Canada
Scoring by half: 42-38, 39-34
4 August
Puerto Rico  63–68  Italy
Scoring by half: 31-34, 32-34
4 August
Yugoslavia  70–56  Greece
Scoring by half: 38-30, 32-26

Group F

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States 6 5 1 511 430 +81 11[lower-alpha 1] Quarterfinals
2  Spain 6 5 1 457 429 +28 11[lower-alpha 1]
3  Lithuania 6 4 2 472 432 +40 10
4  Argentina 6 3 3 436 428 +8 9[lower-alpha 2]
5  Australia 6 3 3 432 427 +5 9[lower-alpha 2] 9th–12th classification round
6  Brazil 6 1 5 399 456 −57 7
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:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head results: United States 1–0 Spain
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head results: Argentina 1–0 Australia
2 August
Australia  71–61  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 35-37, 36-24
2 August
Argentina  74–87  United States
Scoring by half: 38-47, 36-40
2 August
Spain  73–63  Brazil
Scoring by half: 31-24, 42-39
3 August
Lithuania  84–75  Argentina
Scoring by half: 41-33, 43-42
3 August
Brazil  63–75  Australia
Scoring by half: 35-31, 28-44
3 August
United States  75–73  Spain
Scoring by half: 31-42, 44-31
4 August
Spain  86–80 (OT)  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 43-40, 32-35 Overtime: 11-5
4 August
Argentina  86–76  Brazil
Scoring by half: 42-38, 44-38
4 August
Australia  78–96  United States
Scoring by half: 31-54, 37-42

Classification round

13th–16th classification

 
Thirteenth to sixteenthThirteenth place
 
      
 
2 August 1998
 
 
 Senegal55
 
3 August 1998
 
 Japan60
 
 Japan60
 
2 August 1998
 
 Nigeria70
 
 South Korea65
 
 
 Nigeria89
 
Fifteenth place
 
 
3 August 1998
 
 
 Senegal75
 
 
 South Korea72

Semifinals

2 August
Senegal  55–60  Japan
Scoring by half: 29-27, 26-33
2 August
South Korea  65–89  Nigeria
Scoring by half: 36-45, 29-44

Fifteenth place playoff

3 August
Senegal  75–72  South Korea
Scoring by half: 45-42, 30-30

Thirteenth place playoff

3 August
Japan  60–70  Nigeria
Scoring by half: 23-33, 37-37

9th–12th classification

 
Ninth to twelfthNinth place
 
      
 
7 August 1998
 
 
 Puerto Rico64
 
8 August 1998
 
 Brazil76
 
 Brazil75
 
7 August 1998
 
 Australia79
 
 Canada71
 
 
 Australia88
 
Eleventh place
 
 
8 August 1998
 
 
 Puerto Rico92
 
 
 Canada81

Semifinals

7 August
Puerto Rico  64–76  Brazil
Scoring by half: 27-38, 37-38
7 August
Australia  88–71  Canada
Scoring by half: 39-35, 49-36

Eleventh place playoff

8 August
Puerto Rico  92–81  Canada
Scoring by half: 60-33, 32-48

Ninth place playoff

8 August
Brazil  75–79  Australia
Scoring by half: 40-35, 35-44

5th–8th classification

 
5th–8th place5th place
 
      
 
8 August 1998
 
 
 Lithuania71
 
9 August 1998
 
 Italy76
 
 Italy61
 
8 August 1998
 
 Spain64
 
 Argentina64
 
 
 Spain77
 
7th place
 
 
9 August 1998
 
 
 Lithuania77
 
 
 Argentina76

Semifinals

8 August
Argentina  64–77  Spain
Scoring by half: 34-37, 30-40
8 August
Lithuania  71–76  Italy
Scoring by half: 42-46, 29-30

Seventh place playoff

9 August
Argentina  76–77  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 38-47, 38-30

Fifth place playoff

9 August
Spain  64–61  Italy
Scoring by half: 32-32, 32-29

Final round

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
7 August 1998
 
 
 Russia82
 
8 August 1998
 
 Lithuania67
 
 Russia66
 
7 August 1998
 
 United States64
 
 Italy77
 
9 August 1998
 
 United States80
 
 Russia62
 
7 August 1998
 
 Yugoslavia64
 
 Yugoslavia70
 
8 August 1998
 
 Argentina62
 
 Yugoslavia (OT)78
 
7 August 1998
 
 Greece73 Third place
 
 Greece69
 
9 August 1998
 
 Spain62
 
 United States84
 
 
 Greece61
 

Quarterfinals

7 August
Yugoslavia  70–62  Argentina
Scoring by half: 34-31, 36-31
7 August
Russia  82–67  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 35-38, 47-29
7 August
United States  80–77  Italy
Scoring by half: 38-41, 42-36
7 August
Spain  62–69  Greece
Scoring by half: 34-40, 28-29

Semifinals

8 August
Yugoslavia  78–73 (OT)  Greece
Scoring by half: 31-33, 26-24 Overtime: 21-16
8 August
Russia  66–64  United States
Scoring by half: 37-39, 29-25

Third place playoff

9 August
17:45
Greece  61–84  United States
Scoring by half: 27–48, 34–36
Pts: Papanikolaou 18
Rebs: Fasoulas 10
Asts: Fasoulas 3		 Pts: Sasser 23
Rebs: Amaya 7
Asts: Hawkins 5
Athens Olympic Indoor Hall, Marousi, Attica
Attendance: 20,000
Referees: Bill Mildenhall (AUS), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)

Final

9 August
20:00
Yugoslavia  64–62  Russia
Scoring by half: 30–35, 34–27
Pts: Rebrača 16
Rebs: Rebrača 11
Asts: Bodiroga 2		 Pts: Kudelin 14
Rebs: Kisurin 5
Asts: Kisurin 2
Athens Olympic Indoor Hall, Marousi, Attica
Attendance: 20,000
Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Juan Figueroa (PUR)

Awards

 1998 World Championship winner 

Yugoslavia
First title
MVP
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dejan Bodiroga

Final standings

1998 FIBA World Championship final rankings.
Rank Team Record
1  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

All-Tournament Team

Top scorers

Country Name Ppg
Spain Alberto Herreros 17.9
Nigeria Mohammed Acha 17.5
Lithuania Artūras Karnišovas 17.1
Australia Shane Heal 17.0
Australia Andrew Gaze 16.8
Puerto Rico José "Piculín" Ortiz 16.5
Japan Maikeru Takahashi 16.4
Russia Vasili Karasev 16.1
South Korea Seo Jang-hoon 15.2
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dejan Bodiroga 14.7

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.