2002 FIBA World Championship
The 2002 FIBA World Championship was the 14th edition of the competition now known as the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the international world championship for men's basketball teams. The tournament held by the International Basketball Federation in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States from August 29 to September 8, 2002.
Venues
Squads
At the start of tournament, all 16 participating countries had 12 players on their roster.Competing nations
The following nations' teams competed:| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
Preliminary round
| Qualified for the [|second round] | |
| Qualified for the [|13th–16th classification] 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
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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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
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Group F
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Classification round
13th–16th classification
Semifinals
15th place playoff
13th place playoff
9th–12th classification
Semifinals
11th place playoff
9th place playoff
5th–8th classification
Semifinals
7th place playoff
5th place playoff
Final round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd place playoff
Final
Awards
| Tournament MVP |
 Dirk Nowitzki |
Final rankings
| Rank | Team | Record |
| 1 | 7–2 | |
| 2 | 8–1 | |
| 3 | 6–3 | |
| 4 | 4–5 | |
| 5 | 7–2 | |
| 6 | 6–3 | |
| 7 | 6–3 | |
| 8 | 4–5 | |
| 9 | 4–4 | |
| 10 | 3–5 | |
| 11 | 2–6 | |
| 12 | 1–7 | |
| 13 | 2–3 | |
| 14 | 1–4 | |
| 15 | 1–4 | |
| 16 | 0–5 |
All tournament team
| Guard | Center | Forward |
 Manu Ginóbili  Peja Stojaković |  Yao Ming | Dirk Nowitzki — MVP  Pero Cameron |
Top scorers (ppg)
- Dirk Nowitzki - 24.0
- Victor Díaz - 22.0
- Yao Ming - 21.0
- Marcelo Machado - 20.8
- Paul Pierce - 19.7
- Pau Gasol - 19.1
- Larry Ayuso - 18.7
- Peja Stojaković - 18.7
- Phill Jones - 18.2
- Fadi El Khatib - 17.6