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1998 FIBA World Championship
1998 edition of the FIBA World Championship From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[1]
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Venues
Squads
Qualification
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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
Draw
Preliminary round
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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
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
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
Group Β
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.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Group C
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.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Group D
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.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
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Second round
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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
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:
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
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Group F
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:
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:
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Classification round
13th–16th classification
| Thirteenth to sixteenth | Thirteenth place | |||||
| 2 August 1998 | ||||||
 Senegal | 55 | |||||
| 3 August 1998 | ||||||
 Japan | 60 | |||||
| Japan | 60 | |||||
| 2 August 1998 | ||||||
 Nigeria | 70 | |||||
 South Korea | 65 | |||||
| Nigeria | 89 | |||||
| Fifteenth place | ||||||
| 3 August 1998 | ||||||
| Senegal | 75 | |||||
 South Korea | 72 | |||||
Semifinals
Fifteenth place playoff
Thirteenth place playoff
9th–12th classification
| Ninth to twelfth | Ninth place | |||||
| 7 August 1998 | ||||||
 Puerto Rico | 64 | |||||
| 8 August 1998 | ||||||
 Brazil | 76 | |||||
| Brazil | 75 | |||||
| 7 August 1998 | ||||||
 Australia | 79 | |||||
 Canada | 71 | |||||
| Australia | 88 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| 8 August 1998 | ||||||
| Puerto Rico | 92 | |||||
| Canada | 81 | |||||
Semifinals
Eleventh place playoff
Ninth place playoff
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5th–8th classification
| 5th–8th place | 5th place | |||||
| 8 August 1998 | ||||||
 Lithuania | 71 | |||||
| 9 August 1998 | ||||||
 Italy | 76 | |||||
| Italy | 61 | |||||
| 8 August 1998 | ||||||
 Spain | 64 | |||||
 Argentina | 64 | |||||
| Spain | 77 | |||||
| 7th place | ||||||
| 9 August 1998 | ||||||
| Lithuania | 77 | |||||
| Argentina | 76 | |||||
Semifinals
Seventh place playoff
Fifth place playoff
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Final round
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 7 August 1998 | ||||||||||
 Russia | 82 | |||||||||
| 8 August 1998 | ||||||||||
| Lithuania | 67 | |||||||||
| Russia | 66 | |||||||||
| 7 August 1998 | ||||||||||
 United States | 64 | |||||||||
| Italy | 77 | |||||||||
| 9 August 1998 | ||||||||||
| United States | 80 | |||||||||
| Russia | 62 | |||||||||
| 7 August 1998 | ||||||||||
 Yugoslavia | 64 | |||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 70 | |||||||||
| 8 August 1998 | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 62 | |||||||||
| Yugoslavia (OT) | 78 | |||||||||
| 7 August 1998 | ||||||||||
 Greece | 73 | Third place | ||||||||
| Greece | 69 | |||||||||
| 9 August 1998 | ||||||||||
| Spain | 62 | |||||||||
| United States | 84 | |||||||||
| Greece | 61 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
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
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Awards
| 1998 World Championship winner |
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 Yugoslavia First title |
Final standings
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All-Tournament Team
Top scorers
References
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