The 2002 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship was the 11th FIBA Africa U-18 championship, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the world basketball sport governing body. The tournament was held from August 2 to August 9, 2002 at the Indoor Sport Hall of the Cairo Stadium in Cairo, Egypt, contested by 9 national teams and won by Nigeria.
The tournament qualified the winner and the runner-up for the 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.
Format The teams were divided into two groups (Groups A+B) for the preliminary round. Round robin for the preliminary round; the top two teams from each group advanced to the semifinals. From there on a knockout system was used until the final.
Draw Group AGroup B
Preliminary round
Group A Qualified for the semi-finals Team W L PF PA Diff Pts.4000 0 83100 0 72200 0 61300 0 50400 0 4
Group B Qualified for the semi-finals Team W L PF PA Diff Pts.30241164 +77 821208216 −8 71200 0 60300 0 5
Knockout stage Championship bracket
7th place match
5th place match
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Final standings Qualified for the 2003 FIBA U19 World Championship Rank Team Record5–03–2 –4. –5. –6. –7. –8. –9. –
Awards
Most Valuable Player
References