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.
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. The tournament was won by FR Yugoslavia, in their first participation after the breakup of Yugoslavia, defeating Russia in the final 64-62.

Venues

Squads

Competing nations

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.
;FIBA Africa
;FIBA Asia
;FIBA Americas
;FIBA Oceania
;FIBA Europe
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

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

MVP
Dejan Bodiroga

Final standings

RankTeamRecord
18–1
27–2
37–2
45–4
57–2
65–4
75–4
83–6
95–3
102–6
113–5
121–7
132–3
141–4
151–4
160–5

All-Tournament Team

CountryNamePpg
Alberto Herreros17.9
Mohammed Acha17.5
Artūras Karnišovas17.1
Shane Heal17.0
Andrew Gaze16.8
José "Piculín" Ortiz16.5
Maikeru Takahashi16.4
Vasili Karasev16.1
Seo Jang-hoon15.2
Dejan Bodiroga14.7