1998 FIBA World Championship

The 1998 FIBA World Championship was the 13th FIBA World Championship, an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation and hosted in Greece from 29 July to 9 August 1998. The tournament was contested by 16 nations and the matches were played in two venues in Athens and Piraeus.

1998 FIBA World Championship
Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα Καλαθοσφαίρισης Ανδρών 1998
Pankósmio Protáthlima Kalathosfaírisis Andrón 1998
Tournament details
Host countryGreece
CityAthens, Piraeus
Dates29 July – 9 August
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions FR Yugoslavia (1st title)
Runners-up Russia
Third place United States
Fourth place Greece
Tournament statistics
MVP Dejan Bodiroga
Top scorer Alberto Herreros
(17.9 points per game)

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

Squads
Main article: 1998 FIBA World Championship squads

Competing nations
Competing teams

Greece and the United States qualified automatically, the first because of its status as host country, and the latter due to earning a gold medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics.

The remaining places were secured according to the different continental tournaments held in 1997.

Preliminary round
Qualified for the second round groups I and II
Qualified for the second round groups III and IV

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
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Greece 3 3 0 210 185+25 6
 Italy 3 2 1 211 199+12 5
 Canada 3 1 2 211 214−3 4
 Senegal 3 0 3 180 214−34 3

Group Β
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 FR Yugoslavia 3 3 0 261 194+67 6
 Russia 3 2 1 243 213+30 5
 Puerto Rico 3 1 2 217 223−6 4
 Japan 3 0 3 169 260−91 3

Group C
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Lithuania 3 3 0 247 200+47 6
 United States 3 2 1 253 205+48 5
 Brazil 3 1 2 197 222−25 4
 South Korea 3 0 3 191 261−70 3

Group D
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Spain 3 3 0 225 211+14 6
 Argentina 3 2 1 201 181+20 5
 Australia 3 1 2 208 207+1 4
 Nigeria 3 0 3 183 218−35 3

Second round
Qualified for the final round
Qualified for the 9th–12th classification

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
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
 FR Yugoslavia 5 4 1 387 312+75 9 1–0
 Russia 5 4 1 372 330+42 9 0–1
 Greece 5 3 2 317 322−5 8 1–0
 Italy 5 3 2 319 327−8 8 0–1
 Puerto Rico 5 1 4 360 386−26 6
 Canada 5 0 5 349 427−78 5

Group F
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
 United States 5 4 1 423 368+55 9 1–0
 Spain 5 4 1 377 361+16 9 0–1
 Lithuania 5 3 2 375 376−1 8
 Argentina 5 2 3 368 377−9 7 1–0
 Australia 5 2 3 362 363−1 7 0–1
 Brazil 5 0 5 323 383−60 5

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

15th place playoff

13th place playoff

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

11th place playoff

9th place playoff

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

7th place playoff

5th place playoff

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
 
 FR Yugoslavia64
 
 FR Yugoslavia70
 
8 August 1998
 
 Argentina62
 
 FR Yugoslavia78
 
7 August 1998
 
 Greece73 Third place
 
 Greece69
 
9 August 1998
 
 Spain62
 
 United States84
 
 
 Greece61
 

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

3rd 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, Athens
Attendance: 20,000
Referees: Bill Mildenhall (AUS), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)

Final
9 August
20:00
FR 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, Athens
Attendance: 20,000
Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Juan Figueroa (PUR)

Awards
 1998 World Championship Winner 

FR Yugoslavia
First title
MVP
Dejan Bodiroga

Final standings
1998 FIBA World Championship final rankings.
Rank Team Record
1  FR 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
Main article: FIBA Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team

Top scorers
Country Name Ppg
Alberto Herreros 17.9
Mohammed Acha 17.5
Artūras Karnišovas 17.1
Shane Heal 17.0
Andrew Gaze 16.8
José "Piculín" Ortiz 16.5
Maikeru Takahashi 16.4
Vasili Karasev 16.1
Seo Jang-hoon 15.2
Dejan Bodiroga 14.7

References
  1. 1998 USA Basketball Archived 10 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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