2002 FIBA World Championship for Women


The 2002 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by China from September 14 to September 25, 2002. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation and the Chinese federation. The USA won the tournament, defeating Russia 79-74 for the gold medal.

Venues

Competing nations

Except China, which automatically qualified as the host, and the United States, which automatically qualified as the reigning Olympic champion, the 14 remaining countries qualified through their continents' qualifying tournaments:

Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

September 14, 2002
September 15, 2002
September 16, 2002

Group B

September 14, 2002
September 15, 2002
September 16, 2002

Group C

September 14, 2002
September 15, 2002
September 16, 2002

Group D

September 14, 2002
September 15, 2002
September 16, 2002

Eighth-final round

Group E

September 18, 2002
September 19, 2002
September 20, 2002

Group F

September 18, 2002
September 19, 2002
September 20, 2002

Knockout stage

Championship bracket

5th through 8th place

9th through 12th place

13th through 16th place

Awards

Most Valuable Player
Lisa Leslie

All-Tournament Team