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1998 FIBA World Championship
1998 edition of the FIBA World Championship
1998 edition of the FIBA World Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | FIBA World Championship |
| year | 1998 |
| other_titles | Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα Καλαθοσφαίρισης Ανδρών 1998 |
| *FIBA pankósmio protáthlima básket 1998* | |
| image | 1998 FIBA World Championship logo.png |
| size | 140 |
| city | Athens |
| Piraeus | |
| country | Greece |
| dates | 29 July – 9 August |
| opened | Konstantinos Stephanopoulos |
| num_teams | 16 |
| confederations | 5 |
| venues | 2 |
| cities | 1 |
| champion | FR Yugoslavia |
| count | 1 |
| second | Russia |
| third | United States |
| fourth | Greece |
| games | 62 |
| mvp | FR Yugoslavia Dejan Bodiroga |
| top_scorer | ESP Alberto Herreros |
| (17.9 points per game) | |
| prevseason | [1994](1994-fiba-world-championship) |
| nextseason | [2002](2002-fiba-world-championship) |
FIBA pankósmio protáthlima básket 1998 Piraeus (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.
The tournament was won by FR Yugoslavia, in their first participation after the breakup of Yugoslavia, defeating Russia in the final 64–62.
Because of the National Basketball Association (NBA) lockout and unlike in the previous championship, USA Basketball 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.
Venues
| Athens-Piraeus | Greece | Marousi, Attica | Piraeus, Attica | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{Location map+ | Greece | width=200 | float=center | caption= | places= | |||
| Athens Olympic Indoor Hall | ||||||||
| Capacity: 18,700 | Peace and Friendship Stadium | |||||||
| Capacity: 14,776 | ||||||||
| [[File:OAKA1010436.JPG | 150px]] | [[File:Peace and Friendship stadium.jpg | 150px]] |
Squads
Main article: 1998 FIBA World Championship squads
Qualification
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.
- Host nation: 1 berth
- 1996 Summer Olympics: 12 teams competing for 1 berth, removed from that country's FIBA zone.
- FIBA Oceania: 3 teams competing for 1 berth
- FIBA Europe: 16 teams competing for 5 berths
- FIBA Africa: 9 teams competing for 2 berths
- FIBA Americas: 10 teams competing for 4 berths
- FIBA Asia: 15 teams competing for 2 berths
Qualified teams
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Teams qualified | Total | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host | – | 1 | ||||
| 1996 Olympics | July 20–August 3, 1996 | USA Atlanta | 1 | |||
| [1997 FIBA Oceania Championship](1997-fiba-oceania-championship) | June 1–4, 1997 | NZL Wellington and Palmerston North | 1 | |||
| EuroBasket 1997 | June 24–July 6, 1997 | ESP Badalona, Girona and Barcelona | 5 | |||
| FIBA Africa Championship 1997 | July 25–August 3, 1997 | SEN Dakar | 2 | |||
| [1997 Tournament of the Americas](1997-tournament-of-the-americas) | August 21-31, 1997 | URU Montevideo | 4 | |||
| [1997 ABC Championship](1997-abc-championship) | September 11-19, 1997 | KSA Riyadh | 2 |
Draw
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|
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
Group Β
Group C
Group D
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
Group F
Classification round
13th–16th classification
|2 August 1998||55||60 |2 August 1998||65||89 |3 August 1998||60||70 |3 August 1998||75||72
Semifinals
Fifteenth place playoff
Thirteenth place playoff
9th–12th classification
|7 August 1998||64||76 |7 August 1998||71||88 |8 August 1998||75||79 |8 August 1998||92||81
Semifinals
Eleventh place playoff
Ninth place playoff
5th–8th classification
|8 August 1998||71||76 |8 August 1998||64||77 |9 August 1998||61||64 |9 August 1998||77||76
Semifinals
Seventh place playoff
Fifth place playoff
Final round
|7 August 1998||82||67 |7 August 1998||77||80 |7 August 1998|'''{{Bk|FR Yugoslavia |7 August 1998||69||62 |8 August 1998||66||64 |8 August 1998|**** (OT)|78||73 |9 August 1998||62||64 |9 August 1998||84||61
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third place playoff
Final
Awards
| MVP |
|---|
| FR Yugoslavia **Dejan Bodiroga** |
Final standings
| Rank | Team | Record | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8–1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7–2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7–2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5–4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7–2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5–4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5–4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3–6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5–3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2–6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3–5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1–7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2–3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1–4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1–4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 0–5 |
All-Tournament Team
Main article: FIBA Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team
- RUS Vasili Karasev
- ESP Alberto Herreros
- FR Yugoslavia Dejan Bodiroga — MVP
- ITA Gregor Fučka
- FR Yugoslavia Željko Rebrača
Top scorers
| Country | Name | Ppg |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | Alberto Herreros | 17.9 |
| NGA | Mohammed Acha | 17.5 |
| Lithuania | Artūras Karnišovas | 17.1 |
| AUS | Shane Heal | 17.0 |
| AUS | Andrew Gaze | 16.8 |
| Puerto Rico | José "Piculín" Ortiz | 16.5 |
| JPN | Maikeru Takahashi | 16.4 |
| RUS | Vasili Karasev | 16.1 |
| KOR | Seo Jang-hoon | 15.2 |
| FR Yugoslavia | Dejan Bodiroga | 14.7 |
References
References
- link. (10 September 2008)
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