2002 FIBA World Championship squads

The 2002 FIBA World Championship squads were the squads of the 2002 FIBA World Championship. The list includes the 12-men rosters of the 16 participating countries, totaling 192 players.

Group A

Angola

Angola men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PF 4 Victor Muzadi ? – (1978-06-22)22 June 1978 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Primeiro de Agosto Angola
PG 5 Walter Costa ? – (1973-03-25)25 March 1973 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Primeiro de Agosto Angola
SF 6 Angelo Victoriano 34 – (1968-02-08)8 February 1968 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Primeiro de Agosto Angola
SF 7 Gerson Monteiro 29 – (1973-07-12)12 July 1973 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Barreirense Portugal
PF 8 Edmar Victoriano 26 – (1975-11-01)1 November 1975 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Primeiro de Agosto Angola
SG 9 Victor de Carvalho 33 – (1969-02-20)20 February 1969 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Petro Atletico Angola
C 10 Joaquim Gomes 21 – (1980-12-23)23 December 1980 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Valparaiso Crusaders United States
PF 11 Mario Belarmino 27 – (1974-09-22)22 September 1974 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Petro Atletico Angola
SG 12 Afonso Silva 28 – (1974-07-24)24 July 1974 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Primeiro de Agosto Angola
SG 13 Carlos Almeida 25 – (1976-09-24)24 September 1976 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Primeiro de Agosto Angola
PG 14 Miguel Lutonda 30 – (1971-12-24)24 December 1971 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Primeiro de Agosto Angola
PF 15 Eduardo Mingas 23 – (1979-01-29)29 January 1979 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Interclube Angola
Head coach

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • *Club field describes country of last club before the tournament
    • Age – describes age
      on 29 August 2002
  • Injured Injured

[1]

Canada

Canada men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 4 Novell Thomas 26 – (1975-12-17)17 December 1975 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Saskatchewan Hawks Canada
PG 5 Sherman Hamilton 30 – (1972-04-23)23 April 1972 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) BC Zalgiris Lithuania
PG 6 Titus Channer 29 – (1973-02-04)4 February 1973 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Basket-club Boncourt Switzerland
SG 7 Prosper Karangwa 24 – (1978-05-17)17 May 1978 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Siena Saints United States
SG 8 Shawn Swords 28 – (1973-12-27)27 December 1973 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Euro Nokia Roseto Italy
SF 9 Rowan Barrett 29 – (1972-11-24)24 November 1972 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Maccabi Rishon LeZion Israel
SF 10 Greg Meldrum 29 – (1973-06-01)1 June 1973 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Thames Valley Tigers United Kingdom
SF 11 Dave Thomas 25 – (1976-12-04)4 December 1976 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Canberra Cannons Australia
SF 12 Steve Ross 21 – (1980-10-11)11 October 1980 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Santa Clara United States
SF 13 Richard Elias Anderson 24 – (1977-11-30)30 November 1977 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Mattersburg 49ers Austria
PF 14 Michael Meeks 30 – (1972-02-23)23 February 1972 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Fabriano Basket Italy
C 15 Kevin Jobity 27 – (1974-11-21)21 November 1974 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Anibal Zahle Lebanon
Head coach

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • *Club field describes country of last club before the tournament
    • Age – describes age
      on 29 August 2002
  • Injured Injured

Spain

Spain men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
F 4 Pau Gasol 22 – (1980-07-06)6 July 1980 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Memphis Grizzlies United States
C 5 Oriol Junyent 26 – (1976-07-01)1 July 1976 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) CB Granada Spain
G 6 Carles Marco 27 – (1974-09-23)23 September 1974 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) CB Valladolid Spain
G 7 Juan Carlos Navarro 22 – (1980-06-13)13 June 1980 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) FC Barcelona Bàsquet Spain
G 8 Ignacio Rodríguez 31 – (1970-09-02)2 September 1970 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) FC Barcelona Bàsquet Spain
F 9 Felipe Reyes 22 – (1980-03-16)16 March 1980 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Adecco Estudiantes Spain
F 10 Carlos Jiménez 26 – (1976-02-10)10 February 1976 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Adecco Estudiantes Spain
F 11 Lucio Angulo 29 – (1973-04-09)9 April 1973 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Real Madrid Baloncesto Spain
F 12 José Antonio Paraíso 31 – (1971-04-20)20 April 1971 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Baloncesto Fuenlabrada Spain
G 13 José Manuel Calderón 20 – (1981-09-28)28 September 1981 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Pamesa Valencia Spain
C 14 Alfonso Reyes 30 – (1971-09-19)19 September 1971 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Adecco Estudiantes Spain
F 15 Jorge Garbajosa 24 – (1977-12-19)19 December 1977 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Benetton Treviso Italy
Head coach

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • *Club field describes country of last club before the tournament
    • Age – describes age
      on 13 August 2002
  • Injured Injured

[2]

FR Yugoslavia

FR Yugoslavia men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 3 Aleksandar Smiljanić 26 – (1976-03-08)8 March 1976 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Budućnost Serbia and Montenegro
G 4 Dejan Bodiroga (C) 29 – (1973-03-02)2 March 1973 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Panathinaikos Greece
C 5 Dejan Koturović 30 – (1972-07-28)28 July 1972 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Bologna Italy
C 6 Žarko Čabarkapa 21 – (1981-05-21)21 May 1981 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Budućnost Serbia and Montenegro
G 7 Igor Rakočević 24 – (1978-03-29)29 March 1978 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Minnesota Timberwolves United States
F 8 Predrag Stojaković 25 – (1977-06-09)9 June 1977 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Sacramento Kings United States
G 9 Vladimir Radmanović 21 – (1980-11-13)13 November 1980 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Seattle SuperSonics United States
G 10 Marko Jarić 23 – (1978-11-24)24 November 1978 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Los Angeles Clippers United States
F 11 Predrag Drobnjak 26 – (1975-10-27)27 October 1975 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Seattle SuperSonics United States
C 12 Vlade Divac 34 – (1968-07-25)25 July 1968 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) Sacramento Kings United States
G 13 Miloš Vujanić 21 – (1980-11-13)13 November 1980 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Partizan Serbia and Montenegro
C 14 Dejan Tomašević 29 – (1973-05-06)6 May 1973 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) TAU Ceramica Spain
F 15 Milan Gurović 27 – (1976-11-15)15 November 1976 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Unicaja Spain
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • *nat field describes country
    of last club
    before the tournament
    • Age as of August 13, 2002
  • Injured Injured

Group B

Brazil

Brazil men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
SG 4 Marcelo Machado 27 – (1975-04-12)April 12, 1975 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Rimini Crabs Italy
SF 5 Alex Garcia 22 – (1980-03-04)4 March 1980 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) COC Ribeirao Preto Brazil
SF 6 Vanderlei Mazzuchini 29 – (1972-09-24)24 September 1972 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Tilibra\Bauru Brazil
C 7 Tiago Splitter 17 – (1985-01-01)January 1, 1985 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Tau Ceramica Spain
C 8 Sandro Varejão 30 – (1972-04-09)9 April 1972 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Vasco da Gama Brazil
SG 9 Demetrius Ferracciu 29 – (1973-07-17)17 July 1973 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Minas Brazil
PG 10 Helio Rubens Garcia Filho 27 – (1975-05-12)12 May 1975 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Franca São Paulo Brazil
C 11 Anderson Varejão 19 – (1982-09-28)28 September 1982 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Barcelona Spain
PF 12 Guilherme Giovannoni 22 – (1980-06-02)2 June 1980 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) COC Ribeirao Preto Brazil
SG 13 Leandro Barbosa 19 – (1982-11-28)28 November 1982 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Tilibra\Bauru Brazil
SF 14 Rogério Klafke 31 – (1971-03-26)26 March 1971 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Vasco da Gama Brazil
C 15 Rafael Araujo 22 – (1980-08-12)12 August 1980 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) BYU United States
Head coach

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • *Club field describes country of last club before the tournament
    • Age – describes age
      on 29 August 2002
  • Injured Injured

Lebanon

Lebanon men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 4 Walid Doumiati 34 – (1968-07-16)16 July 1968 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [[Al Riyadi]] Lebanon
SG 5 Charles Bardawil 22 – (1980-01-02)2 January 1980 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Hekmeh BC Lebanon
SG 6 Bader Makki 31 – (1970-10-27)27 October 1970 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Hekmeh BC Lebanon
PG 7 Rony Fahed 20 – (1981-11-06)6 November 1981 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [[Blue Stars]] Lebanon
PG 8 George Chibani 28 – (1974-07-01)1 July 1974 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [[Al Riyadi]] Lebanon
SF 9 Yasser El-Hajj 32 – (1970-08-18)18 August 1970 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) [[Al Riyadi]] Lebanon
C 10 Roy Samaha 17 – (1984-09-12)12 September 1984 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Hekmeh BC Lebanon
C 11 Paul Afeaki Khoury 34 – (1968-04-27)27 April 1968 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) [[Al Riyadi]] Lebanon
SF 12 Ghazi El Boustani 34 – (1967-10-03)3 October 1967 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [[Al Riyadi]] Lebanon
SG 13 Elie Mechantaf 31 – (1970-10-05)5 October 1970 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Hekmeh BC Lebanon
C 14 Joe Vogel 28 – (1973-09-15)15 September 1973 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) [[Champville]] Lebanon
SF 15 Fadi El Khatib 23 – (1979-01-01)1 January 1979 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Hekmeh BC Lebanon
Head coach

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • *Club field describes country of last club before the tournament
    • Age – describes age
      on 29 August 2002
  • Injured Injured

Puerto Rico

coach: ?[3]

Turkey

Turkey men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 4 Kerem Tunçeri 23 – (1979-04-14)14 April 1979 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Efes Pilsen Turkey
F 5 Hidayet Türkoğlu 23 – (1979-03-19)19 March 1979 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Sacramento Kings United States
F 6 Mirsad Türkcan 26 – (1976-06-07)7 June 1976 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) CSKA Moscow Russia
G 7 Hakan Köseoğlu 20 – (1981-12-12)12 December 1981 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Darüşşafaka Turkey
C 8 Asım Pars 26 – (1976-04-01)1 April 1976 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Ülkerspor Turkey
F 9 Harun Erdenay (C) 34 – (1968-05-27)27 May 1968 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Ülkerspor Turkey
G 10 İbrahim Kutluay 28 – (1974-01-07)7 January 1974 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Panathinaikos Greece
F 11 Kaya Peker 22 – (1980-08-02)2 August 1980 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Efes Pilsen Turkey
C 12 Hüseyin Beşok 27 – (1975-08-02)2 August 1975 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel
C 13 Mehmet Okur 23 – (1979-05-26)26 May 1979 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Detroit Pistons United States
F 14 Haluk Yıldırım 30 – (1972-06-25)25 June 1972 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Ülkerspor Turkey
G 15 Ömer Onan 24 – (1978-04-02)2 April 1978 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Efes Pilsen Turkey
Head coach

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • *Club field describes country
    of last club
    before the tournament
    • Age as of August 13, 2002
  • Injured Injured

Group C

Algeria

Algeria men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 4 Sofiane Boulahia 29 – (1973-03-20)20 March 1973 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Unknown club
G 5 Samir Mehenaoui 38 – (1964-08-21)21 August 1964 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Unknown club
G 6 Farid Belhimeur 18 – (1984-05-08)8 May 1984 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Unknown club
G 7 Nabil Mebarki 23 – (1979-07-08)8 July 1979 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Unknown club
F 8 Nabil El Bekeye Boudissa 21 – (1981-07-12)12 July 1981 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Unknown club
G 9 Miloud Doubal 20 – (1981-12-02)2 December 1981 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Olympique Antibes France
C 10 Nasser Ramdane Haif 25 – (1977-08-09)9 August 1977 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Unknown club
F 11 Nadjim Ouali 31 – (1971-02-28)28 February 1971 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Unknown club
F 12 Moured Boughedir 25 – (1976-10-01)1 October 1976 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Unknown club
G 13 Amine Benramdane 29 – (1973-04-27)27 April 1973 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Unknown club
G 14 Abdelhalim Sayah 27 – (1975-08-23)23 August 1975 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Unknown club
C 15 Tarek Oukid 22 – (1979-12-13)13 December 1979 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Unknown club
Head coach

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • *Club field describes country of last club before the tournament
    • Age – describes age
      on 29 August 2002
  • Injured Injured

[4]

China

China men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 4 Guo Shiqiang 27 – (1975-07-08)8 July 1975 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Liaoning Hunters China
PG 5 Liu Wei 22 – (1980-01-15)15 January 1980 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Shanghai Sharks China
PF 6 Gong Xiaobin 32 – (1969-11-23)23 November 1969 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Shandong Flaming Bulls China
SG 7 Zhang Cheng 24 – (1978-08-01)1 August 1978 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Jiangsu Dragons China
SG 8 Hu Weidong 32 – (1970-01-03)3 January 1970 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Jiangsu Dragons China
SF 9 Chen Ke 23 – (1979-05-16)16 May 1979 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Bayi Rockets China
G/F 10 Li Nan 25 – (1976-09-25)25 September 1976 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Bayi Rockets China
PF 11 Liu Yudong 32 – (1970-03-23)23 March 1970 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Bayi Rockets China
SF 12 Zhu Fangyu 19 – (1983-01-05)5 January 1983 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Guangdong Southern Tigers China
C 13 Yao Ming 21 – (1980-09-12)12 September 1980 2.29 m (7 ft 6 in) Houston Rockets United States
C 14 Mengke Bateer 26 – (1975-11-20)20 November 1975 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Denver Nuggets United States
PF 15 Du Feng 21 – (1981-07-30)30 July 1981 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Guangdong Southern Tigers China
Head coach

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • *Club field describes country of last club before the tournament
    • Age – describes age
      on 29 August 2002
  • Injured Injured

Germany

Germany men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 4 Mithat Demirel 24 – (1978-05-10)10 May 1978 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Alba Berlin Germany
F 5 Ademola Okulaja 27 – (1975-07-10)10 July 1975 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) FC Barcelona Spain
F 6 Jörg Lütcke 26 – (1975-12-12)12 December 1975 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Alba Berlin Germany
G 7 Marko Pešić 25 – (1976-12-06)6 December 1976 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Alba Berlin Germany
G 8 Pascal Roller 25 – (1976-11-20)20 November 1976 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Opel Skyliners Frankfurt Germany
G 9 Henrik Rödl 33 – (1969-03-04)4 March 1969 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Alba Berlin Germany
G 10 Misan Nikagbatse 20 – (1982-07-07)7 July 1982 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Olympiacos Greece
G 11 Stefano Garris 23 – (1979-04-21)21 April 1979 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Alba Berlin Germany
C 12 Stephen Arigbabu 30 – (1972-02-15)15 February 1972 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) RheinEnergie Köln Germany
C 13 Patrick Femerling 27 – (1975-03-04)4 March 1975 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) FC Barcelona Spain
F 14 Dirk Nowitzki 24 – (1978-06-19)19 June 1978 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Dallas Mavericks United States
C 15 Robert Maras 21 – (1981-06-25)25 June 1981 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Opel Skyliners Frankfurt Germany
Head coach

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • *Club field describes current pro club
    • nat field describes country
      of last club
      before the tournament
    • Age field is age on August 13, 2002
  • Injured Injured

United States

United States men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 4 Michael Finley 29 – (1973-03-06)6 March 1973 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Dallas Mavericks United States
G 5 Baron Davis 23 – (1979-04-13)13 April 1979 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) New Orleans Hornets United States
G 6 Andre Miller 26 – (1976-03-19)19 March 1976 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Los Angeles Clippers United States
F 7 Jermaine O'Neal 23 – (1978-10-13)13 October 1978 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Indiana Pacers United States
F 8 Antonio Davis 33 – (1968-10-31)31 October 1968 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Toronto Raptors Canada
F 9 Paul Pierce 24 – (1977-10-13)13 October 1977 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Boston Celtics United States
G 10 Reggie Miller 36 – (1965-08-24)24 August 1965 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Indiana Pacers United States
F 11 Shawn Marion 24 – (1978-05-07)7 May 1978 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Phoenix Suns United States
G 12 Jay Williams 20 – (1981-09-10)10 September 1981 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Chicago Bulls United States
C 13 Ben Wallace 27 – (1974-09-10)10 September 1974 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Detroit Pistons United States
F 14 Elton Brand 23 – (1979-03-11)11 March 1979 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Los Angeles Clippers United States
C 15 Raef LaFrentz 26 – (1976-05-29)29 May 1976 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Denver Nuggets United States
Head coach

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • *nat field describes country
    of last club
    before the tournament
    • Age as of August 13, 2002
  • Injured Injured

Group D

Argentina

Argentina men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 4 Juan Ignacio Sánchez 25 – (1977-05-08)8 May 1977 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Panathinaikos Greece
SG 5 Manu Ginóbili 25 – (1977-07-28)28 July 1977 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Kinder Bologna Italy
PG 6 Alejandro Montecchia 30 – (1972-01-01)1 January 1972 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Viola Reggio Italy
C 7 Fabricio Oberto 27 – (1975-03-21)21 March 1975 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Tau Ceramica Spain
SG 8 Lucas Victoriano 24 – (1977-11-05)5 November 1977 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Caprabo Lleida Spain
C 9 Gabriel Fernández 25 – (1976-10-23)23 October 1976 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Tau Ceramica Spain
SF 10 Hugo Sconochini 31 – (1971-04-10)10 April 1971 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Tau Ceramica Spain
PF 11 Luis Scola 22 – (1980-04-30)30 April 1980 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Tau Ceramica Spain
PF 12 Leonardo Gutiérrez 24 – (1978-05-16)16 May 1978 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Atenas Argentina
SF 13 Andrés Nocioni 23 – (1979-01-30)30 January 1979 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Tau Ceramica Spain
SF 14 Leandro Palladino 26 – (1976-01-13)13 January 1976 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Napoli Italy
C 15 Rubén Wolkowyski 28 – (1973-09-30)30 September 1973 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) CSKA Moscow Russia
Head coach

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • *Club field describes country of last club before the tournament
    • Age – describes age
      on 29 August 2002
  • Injured Injured

New Zealand

New Zealand men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 4 Mark Dickel 25 – (1976-12-21)21 December 1976 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Wellington Saints New Zealand
PG 5 Judd Flavell 28 – (1973-12-31)December 31, 1973 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Nelson Giants New Zealand
SG 6 Kirk Penney 21 – (1980-11-23)23 November 1980 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Wisconsin United States
PG 7 Paul Henare 23 – (1979-03-04)4 March 1979 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Hawke's Bay Hawks New Zealand
SG 8 Phill Jones 28 – (1974-01-25)25 January 1974 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Cantu Italy
SG 9 Paora Winitana 25 – (1976-12-06)6 December 1976 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Harbour Kings New Zealand
SF 10 Dillon Boucher 26 – (1975-12-27)27 December 1975 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Waikato Titans New Zealand
PF 11 Pero Cameron 28 – (1974-06-05)5 June 1974 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Chester Jets United Kingdom
PF 12 Damon Rampton 23 – (1978-12-18)18 December 1978 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Nelson Giants New Zealand
C 13 Ed Book 31 – (1970-09-23)23 September 1970 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Nelson Giants New Zealand
C 14 Sean Marks 27 – (1975-08-25)25 August 1975 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Miami Heat United States
C 15 Robert Hickey 28 – (1974-01-12)12 January 1974 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Hawke's Bay Hawks New Zealand
Head coach

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • *Club field describes country of last club before the tournament
    • Age – describes age
      on 29 August 2002
  • Injured Injured

[5]

Russia

Russia men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 4 Vasily Karasev 31 – (1971-04-14)14 April 1971 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Ural Russia
C 5 Aleksandr Bashminov 24 – (1978-05-07)7 May 1978 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) Ural Russia
SF 6 Sergei Panov 32 – (1970-06-30)30 June 1970 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Ural Russia
SG 7 Igor Kudelin 30 – (1972-08-10)10 August 1972 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) CSKA Moscow Russia
SG 8 Sergei Chikalkin 26 – (1975-12-11)11 December 1975 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Benetton Italy
PF 9 Nikita Morgunov 27 – (1975-06-29)29 June 1975 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Avtodor Russia
PG 10 Evgeniy Pashutin 33 – (1969-02-06)6 February 1969 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) UNICS Russia
SG 11 Zakhar Pashutin 28 – (1974-05-03)3 May 1974 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) CSKA Moscow Russia
PF 12 Victor Khryapa 20 – (1982-08-03)August 3, 1982 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Avtodor Russia
SF 13 Andrei Kirilenko 21 – (1981-02-18)18 February 1981 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Utah Jazz United States
SF 14 Ruslan Avleev 26 – (1976-06-04)4 June 1976 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) UNICS Russia
C 15 Alexey Savrasenko 23 – (1979-02-28)28 February 1979 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) Olympiacos Greece
Head coach

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • *Club field describes country of last club before the tournament
    • Age – describes age
      on 29 August 2002
  • Injured Injured

Venezuela

coach:James Calvin

References