14th FIBA World Championship for Women | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | China |
Dates | September 14–25 |
Teams | 16 |
Venue(s) | 9 (in 9 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | United States (7th title) |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | Lisa Leslie |
Top scorer | Jackson (23.1) |
Top rebounds | Baranova (11) |
Top assists | Chien (5.5) |
PPG (Team) | (88.6) |
RPG (Team) | (39.3) |
APG (Team) | (14.4) |
Official website | |
2002 FIBA World Championship for Women | |
The 2002 FIBA World Championship for Women (Chinese: 2002年国际篮联世界女子锦标赛; pinyin: 2002 Nián guójì lán lián shìjiè nǚzǐ jǐnbiāosài) was hosted by China from September 14 to September 25, 2002. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the Chinese federation. The USA won the tournament, defeating Russia 79-74 for the gold medal.