The 1998 FIBA World Championship squads were the squads of the 1998 FIBA World Championship. The list includes the 12-men rosters of the 16 participating countries, totaling 192 players.
Group A edit
Canada edit
Head coach: Steve Konchalski
| # | Pos | Name | Year Born | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Guard | Joey Vickery | 1967 |  Poissy-Chatou Basket
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| 5 | Guard | Sherman Hamilton | 1972 |  Espoon Honka
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| 6 | Guard | David Daniels | 1971 | |
| 7 | Guard | Greg Francis | 1974 |  Worthing Bears
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| 8 | Forward | William Njoku | 1972 |  Illianbum Taka
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| 9 | Guard | Rowan Barrett | 1972 |  Lucentum Alicante
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| 10 | Forward | Kory Hallas | 1969 | Poissy-Chatou Basket
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| 11 | Center | Todd MacCulloch | 1976 |  Washington Huskies
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| 12 | Center | Martin Keane | 1969 | Melilla Baloncesto
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| 13 | Forward | Peter Guarasci | 1974 |  Scavolini Pesaro
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| 14 | Forward | Michael Meeks | 1972 |  Brandt Hagen
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| 15 | Center | Greg Newton | 1974 |  Siemens Gent
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Greece edit
Head coach: Panagiotis Giannakis
| # | Pos | Name | Year Born | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Guard | Giorgos Kalaitzis | 1976 |  Panathinaikos
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| 5 | Forward | Giorgos Balogiannis | 1971 | PAOK
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| 6 | Guard | Nikos Boudouris | 1971 | PAOK
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| 7 | Forward | Dimitrios Papanikolaou | 1977 | Olympiacos
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| 8 | Guard | Giorgos Sigalas | 1971 | Stefanel Milano
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| 9 | Guard | Angelos Koronios | 1969 | Peristeri
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| 10 | Forward | Fragiskos Alvertis | 1974 | Panathinaikos
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| 11 | Forward | Nikos Oikonomou | 1973 | Panathinaikos
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| 12 | Center | Iakovos Tsakalidis | 1979 | AEK Athens
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| 13 | Center | Panagiotis Fasoulas | 1963 | Olympiacos
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| 14 | Center | Efthimios Rentzias | 1976 | FC Barcelona
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| 15 | Forward | Giorgos Karagkoutis | 1976 | Panionios
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Italy edit
Head coach: Bogdan Tanjević
| # | Pos | Name | Year Born | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Guard | Davide Bonora | 1973 | Benetton Treviso
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| 5 | Guard | Gianluca Basile | 1975 | CFM Reggio Emilia
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| 6 | Forward | Alessandro De Pol | 1972 | Pallacanestro Varese
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| 7 | Forward | Gregor Fučka | 1971 | Teamsystem Bologna
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| 8 | Guard | Gianmarco Pozzecco | 1972 | Pallacanestro Varese
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| 9 | Forward | Giacomo Galanda | 1975 | Teamsystem Bologna
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| 10 | Guard | Carlton Myers | 1971 | Teamsystem Bologna
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| 11 | Guard | Andrea Meneghin | 1974 | Pallacanestro Varese
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| 12 | Guard | Alessandro Abbio | 1971 | Kinder Bologna
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| 13 | Center | Alessandro Frosini | 1972 | Kinder Bologna
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| 14 | Center | Roberto Chiacig | 1974 | Teamsystem Bologna
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| 15 | Center | Marcelo Damiao | 1975 | CFM Reggio Emilia
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Senegal edit
Head coach: Ousseynou Ndiaga Diop
| # | Pos | Name | Year Born | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Guard | Samba Aly Ngoné Niang | 1973 |  ASFO Dakar
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| 5 | Center | Omar Ba | 1972 | Brêmes
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| 6 | Forward | Boubacar Aw | 1975 | Georgetown Hoyas
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| 7 | Center | Makhtar N'Diaye | 1973 | North Carolina Tar Heels
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| 8 | Guard | Kader Fall | 1975 |  KSA
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| 9 | Guard | Vincent Da Sylva | 1973 |  Wardie Rosaire Mansourieh
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| 10 | Guard/Forward | Mamadou Diouf | 1977 | University of Delaware
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| 11 | Guard | Raymond Carvalho | 1969 | JA Dakar
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| 12 | Guard | Mouhamadou Sow | 1968 | Asdouane Dakar
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| 13 | Center | Mamadou N'diaye | 1975 | Auburn Tigers
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| 14 | Forward | Cheikh Yaya Dia | 1974 |  Regatas San Nicolás
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| 15 | Center | Assane Ndiaye | 1975 | Club Sagesse
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Group B edit
Japan edit
Head coach: Mototaka Kohama
| # | Pos | Name | Year Born | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Center | Akifumi Yamasaki | 1968 |  Matsushita Electric
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| 5 | Forward | Takeshi Yuki | 1968 | Aisin Seahorses
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| 6 | Forward | Hiroshi Nagano | 1967 | Isuzu Motor
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| 7 | Guard | Kenichi Sako | 1970 | Isuzu Motor
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| 8 | Guard | Makoto Hasegawa | 1971 | Zexel
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| 9 | Guard | Takehiko Orimo | 1970 | Toyota Alvark
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| 10 | Guard | Takahiro Setsumasa | 1972 | Toshiba Brave Thunders
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| 11 | Guard | Makoto Minamiyama | 1973 | Isuzu Motor
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| 12 | Forward | Michael Takahashi | 1974 | Isuzu Motor
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| 13 | Forward | Satoru Furuta | 1971 | Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins
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| 14 | Guard | Satoshi Sakumoto | 1972 | Isuzu Motor
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| 15 | Center | Hiroyuki Tominaga | 1973 | Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins
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Puerto Rico edit
Head coach: Carlos Morales
| # | Pos | Name | Year Born | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Center | José Ortiz | 1963 | Aris
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| 5 | Guard | Eddie Casiano | 1972 |  Atléticos de San Germán
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| 6 | Guard | Carmelo Travieso | 1975 | Titanes de Morovis
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| 7 | Guard | Eddin "Guayacán" Santiago | 1975 | Cangrejeros de Santurce
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| 8 | Forward | Jerome Mincy | 1964 | Vaqueros de Bayamón
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| 9 | Guard | James Carter | 1964 | Brujos de Guayama
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| 10 | Guard | Javier Antonio Colón | 1969 | Leones de Ponce
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| 11 | Forward | Orlando Vega | 1968 | Piratas de Quebradillas
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| 12 | Forward | Rolando Hourruitiner | 1975 | Gallitos de Isabela
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| 13 | Forward | Edgar de León | 1971 | Leones de Ponce
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| 14 | Center | Daniel Santiago | 1976 | Vaqueros de Bayamón
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| 15 | Forward | Eugenio Soto | 1973 | Vaqueros de Bayamón
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Russia edit
Head coach: Sergei Belov
| # | Pos | Name | Year Born | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Guard | Vasily Karasev | 1971 | ALBA Berlin
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| 5 | Guard | Igor Kudelin | 1972 |  CSKA Moscow
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| 6 | Forward | Zakhar Pashutin | 1974 | Avtodor Saratov
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| 7 | Forward | Evgeni Kisurin | 1969 |  Cibona
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| 8 | Guard | Dmitri Domani | 1974 | CSKA Moscow
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| 9 | Forward | Valeri Tikhonenko | 1964 | CSKA Moscow
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| 10 | Guard | Sergei Babkov | 1967 | Unicaja Málaga
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| 11 | Center | Mikhail Mikhailov | 1971 | Real Madrid
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| 12 | Forward | Nikita Morgunov | 1975 |  Atletas Kaunas
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| 13 | Center | Igor Kurashov | 1972 | CSKA Moscow
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| 14 | Forward | Sergei Panov | 1970 | CSKA Moscow
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| 15 | Center | Vitaly Nosov | 1968 |  Union Olimpija
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FR Yugoslavia edit
Head coach: Željko Obradović
| # | Pos | Name | Year Born | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Forward | Dejan Bodiroga | 1973 | Real Madrid
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| 5 | Guard | Vlado Šćepanović | 1975 |  Budućnost Podgorica
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| 6 | Guard | Saša Obradović | 1969 | Calze Pompea Roma
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| 7 | Forward | Nikola Lončar | 1972 | PSG Racing
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| 8 | Guard | Dragan Lukovski | 1975 | Partizan
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| 9 | Guard | Miroslav Berić | 1973 | TAU Cerámica
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| 10 | Guard | Aleksandar Đorđević | 1967 | FC Barcelona
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| 11 | Center | Željko Rebrača | 1972 | Benetton Treviso
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| 12 | Center | Predrag Drobnjak | 1975 | Partizan
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| 13 | Center | Nikola Bulatović | 1971 | FMP Železnik
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| 14 | Forward | Dejan Tomašević | 1973 | Partizan
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| 15 | Forward | Milenko Topić | 1969 | Crvena zvezda
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Group C edit
Brazil edit
Head coach: Hélio Rubens Garcia
| # | Pos | Name | Year Born | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Forward | Marcelo Machado | 1975 |  Corinthians
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| 5 | Guard | André Fonseca | 1969 | Flamengo
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| 6 | Guard | Caio Cazziolato | 1974 | Flamengo
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| 7 | Forward | João Vianna | 1964 | Flamengo
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| 8 | Center | Sandro Varejão | 1972 | West Virginia Mountaineers
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| 9 | Guard | Demetrius Ferraciu | 1970 | Franca
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| 10 | Guard | Hélio Filho | 1975 | Franca
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| 11 | Guard | Marco dos Santos | 1963 | Franca
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| 12 | Center | Aristides dos Santos | 1970 | COC-Ribeirão Preto
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| 13 | Forward | Claudio Antonio Clemente | 1972 | São Paulo
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| 14 | Forward | Rogério Klafke | 1971 | Franca
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| 15 | Forward | Joelcio Joerke | 1972 | Flamengo
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Lithuania edit
Head coach: Jonas Kazlauskas
| # | Pos | Name | Year Born | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Guard | Šarūnas Jasikevičius | 1976 | Maryland Terrapins
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| 5 | Center | Eurelijus Žukauskas | 1973 | Žalgiris
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| 6 | Forward | Tomas Masiulis | 1975 | Žalgiris
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| 7 | Guard | Saulius Štombergas | 1973 | Žalgiris
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| 8 | Forward | Mindaugas Žukauskas | 1975 | Žalgiris
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| 9 | Guard | Tomas Pačėsas | 1975 |  Odesa
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| 10 | Guard | Darius Lukminas | 1968 | Avtodor
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| 11 | Forward | Dainius Adomaitis | 1974 | Žalgiris
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| 12 | Forward | Artūras Karnišovas | 1971 | Olympiacos
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| 13 | Guard | Darius Maskoliūnas | 1971 | Žalgiris
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| 14 | Center | Gintaras Einikis | 1969 | Avtodor
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| 15 | Center | Virginijus Praškevičius | 1979 | Atletas
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South Korea edit
Head coach: Chung Kwang-suk
| # | Pos | Name | Year Born | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Forward | Choo Seung-gyun | 1974 |  Daejeon Hyundai Dynat
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| 5 | Guard | Kang Dong-hee | 1966 | Busan Kia Enterprise
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| 6 | Guard | Kim Hee-sun | 1973 | Suwon Samsung Thunders
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| 7 | Guard | Kim Byong-chul | 1976 | Daegu Tongyang Orions
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| 8 | Guard/Forward | Cho Sang-hyun | 1976 | Yonsei University
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| 9 | Forward | Hyun Joo-yup | 1975 | Cheongju SK Knights
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| 10 | Guard | Lee Sang-min | 1972 | Daejeon Hyundai Dynat
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| 11 | Center | Seo Jang-hoon | 1974 | Cheongju SK Knights
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| 12 | Forward | Kim Sung-chul | 1976 | Kyung Hee University
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| 13 | Forward | Yang Kyung-min | 1973 | Sangmu
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| 14 | Forward | Moon Kyung-eun | 1971 | Suwon Samsung Thunders
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| 15 | Center | Kim Joo-sung | 1979 | Chung-Ang University
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United States edit
Head coach: Rudy Tomjanovich
| # | Pos | Name | Year Born | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Guard | Trajan Langdon | 1976 | Duke Blue Devils
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| 5 | Guard | Michael Hawkins | 1972 | Olympiacos
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| 6 | Guard | Kiwane Garris | 1974 | Grand Rapids Hoops
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| 7 | Forward | Jason Sasser | 1974 | CSF Sevilla
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| 8 | Guard | Jimmy King | 1973 | Quad City Thunder
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| 9 | Forward | Bill Edwards | 1971 | Calze Pompea Roma
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| 10 | Guard | Jimmy Oliver | 1969 | CB Ciudad de Huelva
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| 11 | Forward | Wendell Alexis | 1964 | ALBA Berlin
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| 12 | Center | Gerard King | 1972 | Fontanafredda Siena
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| 13 | Forward | David Wood | 1964 | Unicaja Málaga
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| 14 | Center | Ashraf Amaya | 1971 | Idaho Stampede
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| 15 | Center | Brad Miller | 1976 | Purdue Boilermakers
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Group D edit
Argentina edit
Head coach: Julio Lamas
| # | Pos | Name | Year Born | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Forward | Marcelo Nicola | 1971 | FC Barcelona
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| 5 | Forward | Hugo Sconochini | 1971 | Kinder Bologna
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| 6 | Guard | Alejandro Montecchia | 1972 | Olimpia de Venado Tuerto
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| 7 | Forward | Esteban de la Fuente | 1968 | Boca Juniors
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| 8 | Guard | Juan Ignacio Sánchez | 1977 | Temple Owls
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| 9 | Guard | Marcelo Milanesio | 1965 | Atenas de Córdoba
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| 10 | Guard | Juan Espil | 1968 | TAU Cerámica
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| 11 | Forward | Diego Osella | 1969 | Atenas de Córdoba
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| 12 | Center | Fabricio Oberto | 1975 | Atenas de Córdoba
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| 13 | Guard | Emanuel Ginóbili | 1977 | Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca
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| 14 | Forward | Carlos Simoni | 1971 | Andino de La Rioja
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| 15 | Center | Rubén Wolkowyski | 1973 | Boca Juniors
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Australia edit
Head coach:
| # | Pos | Name | Year Born | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Forward | Tony Ronaldson | 1972 |  South East Melbourne Magic
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| 5 | Guard | Brett Maher | 1973 | Adelaide 36ers
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| 6 | Forward | Scott Fisher | 1963 | Perth Wildcats
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| 7 | Guard | Frank Drmic | 1978 | South East Melbourne Magic
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| 8 | Forward | Sam Mackinnon | 1976 | South East Melbourne Magic
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| 9 | Forward | Simon Dwight | 1976 | Canberra Cannons
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| 10 | Guard | Andrew Gaze | 1965 | Melbourne Tigers
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| 11 | Guard | Shane Heal | 1970 | Sydney Kings
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| 12 | Center | Ben Melmeth | 1975 | Newcastle Falcons
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| 13 | Center | Chris Anstey | 1975 | Dallas Mavericks
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| 14 | Forward | Andrew Vlahov | 1969 | Perth Wildcats
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| 15 | Center | Paul Rogers | 1973 | Real Madrid
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Nigeria edit
Head coach:
| # | Pos | Name | Year Born | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Guard | Kingsley Ogwudire | 1972 | Montana State University – Northern
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| 5 | Guard | Dominic Okon | 1976 | Loyola Ramblers
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| 6 | Guard/Forward | Olapido Ayinla | 1964 | ALM Évreux Basket
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| 7 | Guard | Daniel Okonkwo | 1975 |  Plymouth Raiders
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| 8 | Forward | Mohammed Acha | 1973 | Club Sagesse
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| 9 | Forward/Center | Godwin Owinje | 1973 | Dakota Wizards
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| 10 | Forward | Julius Nwosu | 1971 |  Galatasaray
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| 11 | Center | Yinka Dare | 1972 | New Jersey Nets/Orlando Magic
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| 12 | Forward | Tunji Awojobi | 1973 | Kayseri Meysuspor, PAO Limassol
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| 13 | Forward | Obinna Ekezie | 1975 | Maryland Terrapins
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| 14 | Forward | Peter Aluma | 1973 |  Toros de Aragua
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| 15 | Forward | Emeka Okenwa | 1970 | Belgrano de San Nicolás
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Spain edit
Head coach: Lolo Sainz
| # | Pos | Name | Year Born | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Guard | Alberto Angulo | 1970 | Real Madrid
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| 5 | Guard | Nacho Rodilla | 1974 | Pamesa Valencia
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| 6 | Guard | Ignacio Azofra | 1969 | Adecco Estudiantes
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| 7 | Center | Juan Antonio Orenga | 1966 | Real Madrid
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| 8 | Guard | Ignacio Rodríguez | 1970 | Unicaja Málaga
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| 9 | Forward | Carlos Jiménez | 1976 | Adecco Estudiantes
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| 10 | Forward | Rodrigo De la Fuente | 1976 | FC Barcelona
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| 11 | Guard | Alberto Herreros | 1969 | Real Madrid
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| 12 | Forward | José Antonio Paraíso | 1971 | Cáceres CB
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| 13 | Forward | Ignacio de Miguel | 1973 | Adecco Estudiantes
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| 14 | Forward | Alfonso Reyes | 1971 | Paris Basket Racing
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| 15 | Center | Roberto Dueñas | 1975 | FC Barcelona
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