1998 FIBA World Cup Rosters

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Argentina Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth City Birth Date Pre-NBA Draft Team Nationality
Esteban Pablo De La Fuente SF 6-4 231 Buenos Aires Nov 18, 1968 Movistar Estudiantes (Spain) Argentina
Juan Espil SG 6-3 190 Bahia Blanca Jan 5, 1968   Argentina
Manu Ginobili SG 6-6 205 Bahia Blanca Jul 28, 1977 Viola Reggio Calabria (Italy) Argentina
Marcelo Milanesio SG 6-2 174 Hernando Feb 11, 1965   Argentina
Alejandro Ariel Montecchia G 6-0 183 Bahia Blanca Jan 1, 1972   Argentina
Marcelo Nicola F 6-10 225 Rafaela May 12, 1971 Baskonia (Spain) Argentina
Fabricio Oberto FC 6-10 245 Las Varillas Mar 21, 1975 Valencia Basket (Spain) Argentina
Italy
Diego Marcelo Osella PF 6-10 243 Oncativo Sep 4, 1969   Argentina
Pepe Sanchez G 6-4 203 Bahia Blanca May 8, 1977 Temple Argentina
Hugo Ariel Sconochini F 6-4 212 Canada de Gomez Apr 10, 1971 Panathinaikos (Greece) Argentina
Carlos Simoni - - Resistencia Sep 3, 1971   Argentina
Ruben Wolkowyski F 6-10 270 Buenos Aires Sep 30, 1973 Estudiantes de Olavarria (Argentina) Argentina
Poland

Australia Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth City Birth Date Pre-NBA Draft Team Nationality
Chris Anstey C 7-0 253 Melbourne Jan 1, 1975 South East Melbourne (Australia) Australia
Frank Drmic F 6-7 230 Melbourne Feb 7, 1978 Victoria Titans (Australia) Australia
Simon Dwight PF 6-7 - Melbourne May 7, 1976 Sydney (Australia) Australia
Scott Fisher F 6-7 231 San Jose, CA Jul 20, 1963 Perth (Australia) United States
Australia
Andrew Gaze F 6-7 212 Melbourne Jul 24, 1965 Melbourne South (Australia) Australia
Shane Heal G 6-0 183 Box Hill Sep 6, 1970 Geelong Supercats (Australia) Australia
Sam Mackinnon GF 6-6 229 Melbourne Aug 25, 1976 RivieraBanca Rimini (Italy) Australia
Brett Steven Maher G 6-2 180 Adelaide Apr 17, 1973 Adelaide (Australia) Australia
Benjamin Melmeth PF 6-10 - Waratah Mar 7, 1975 Newcastle Falcons (Australia) Australia
Paul Rogers C 7-0 260 Adelaide Sep 29, 1973 Gonzaga Australia
Anthony Dean Ronaldson F 6-8 275 Adelaide May 25, 1972 Perth (Australia) Australia
Andrew Vlahov SF 6-7 238 Perth Apr 1, 1969 Perth (Australia) Australia

Brazil Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth City Birth Date Pre-NBA Draft Team Nationality
Caio Cazziolato GF 6-5 196 Casa Branca Sep 18, 1974   Brazil
Claudio Clemente - - Brasilia Dec 9, 1972   Brazil
Aristides Dos Santos PF 6-9 254 Barueri Jun 14, 1970   Brazil
Chui Dos Santos C 6-8 - Aracatuba Nov 23, 1963   Brazil
Demetrius Ferracciu SG 6-4 181 Sao Paulo Jul 17, 1973 Franca (Brazil) Brazil
Andre Fonseca PG 5-11 187 Salvador Mar 4, 1969   Brazil
Helinho Garcia G 6-1 - Franca May 12, 1975   Brazil
Joelcio Joerke PF 6-9 254 Campo Grande Aug 24, 1972   Brazil
Rogerio Klafke F 6-7 223 Porto Alegre Mar 26, 1971 Franca (Brazil) Brazil
Marcelinho Machado GF 6-7 181 Rio de Janeiro Apr 12, 1975 Kaunas Zalgiris Sabonio (Lithuania) Brazil
Sandro Varejao C 6-11 - Sao Paulo Apr 9, 1972   Brazil
Pipoka Vianna PF 6-8 220 Brasilia Nov 15, 1963   Brazil

Canada Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth City Birth Date Pre-NBA Draft Team Nationality
Rowan Barrett GF 6-5 209 Scarborough Nov 24, 1972 Cocodrilos (Venezuela) Canada
David Daniels PG 5-10 190 Fort St. John Apr 2, 1971   Canada
Gregory Francis SG 6-3 194 Toronto Apr 4, 1974 Fairfield Canada
Peter Guarasci PF 6-9 234 Niagara Falls Feb 25, 1974 Simon Fraser Canada
Kory Hallas - - Ottawa Apr 23, 1969   Canada
Sherman Hamilton PG 6-1 187 Toronto Apr 23, 1972 VCU Canada
Martin Keane - - Kingston Jul 12, 1969 Washington Jamaica
Canada
Todd MacCulloch C 7-0 280 Winnipeg Jan 27, 1976 Washington Canada
Michael Meeks C 6-9 231 Kingston Feb 23, 1972 Besancon BCD (France) Canada
Jamaica
Gregory Newton C 6-11 249 Niagara Falls Sep 7, 1974 Duke Canada
Will Njoku F 6-9 215 Accra Mar 5, 1972 Saint Mary's Canada
Nigeria
Joel Vickery - - Winnipeg Jun 9, 1967 Cholet Basket (France) Canada

Greece Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth City Birth Date Pre-NBA Draft Team Nationality
Fragkiskos Alvertis F 6-9 225 Glyfada Jun 11, 1974 Panathinaikos (Greece) Greece
George Ballogannis F 6-5 216 Thessaloniki Jan 17, 1971 PAOK BC (Greece) Greece
Nikolaos Bountouris G 6-4 190 Volos Sep 25, 1971 Maroussi BC (Greece) Greece
Nikolaos Ekonomou PF 6-8 231 Athens Feb 19, 1973 Panathinaikos (Greece) Greece
Panagiotis Fasoulas C 7-0 220 Thessaloniki May 12, 1963 NC State Greece
Georgios Kalaitzis G 6-6 220 Thessaloniki Aug 29, 1976 Panathinaikos (Greece) Greece
Georgios Karagkoutis F 6-9 238 Athens Feb 15, 1976 Iraklis BC (Greece) Greece
Evangelos Koronios PG 6-1 180 Athens Mar 16, 1969 Peristeri BC (Greece) Greece
Dimitris Papanikolaou F 6-8 230 Rizovouni Feb 7, 1977 Olympiacos (Greece) Greece
Efthimios Rentzias C 6-11 260 Trikala Jan 11, 1976 PAOK BC (Greece) Greece
Georgios Sigalas F 6-7 212 Peristeri Jul 31, 1971 Olympiacos (Greece) Greece
Jake Tsakalidis C 7-2 285 Rustavi Jun 10, 1979 AEK Athens (Greece) Greece
Georgia

Italy Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth City Birth Date Pre-NBA Draft Team Nationality
Alessandro Abbio SF 6-5 187 Racconigi Mar 13, 1971 Virtus Bologna (Italy) Italy
Gianluca Basile SG 6-4 198 Ruvo di Puglia Jan 24, 1975 Pallacanestro Reggiana (Italy) Italy
Davide Bonora PG 6-1 185 Bologna Feb 5, 1973 Tezenis Verona (Italy) Italy
Roberto Chiacig C 6-11 255 Cividale Del Friuli Dec 1, 1974 Mens Sana 1871 Siena (Italy) Italy
Dilglay Marcelo Damio F 6-8 234 Campinas Mar 19, 1975 Fortituto Kontatto Bologna (Italy) Brazil
Italy
Alessandro De Pol F 6-8 236 Trieste Jul 15, 1972 Universo De'Longhi Treviso (Italy) Italy
Alessandro Frosini C 6-9 242 Siena Sep 22, 1972 Virtus Bologna (Italy) Italy
Gregor Fucka C 7-1 216 Kranj Aug 7, 1971 Fortituto Kontatto Bologna (Italy) Italy
Slovenia
Giacomo Galanda C 6-11 231 Udine Jan 30, 1975 Fortituto Kontatto Bologna (Italy) Italy
Andrea Meneghin SG 6-3 198 Varese Feb 20, 1974 Fortituto Kontatto Bologna (Italy) Italy
Carlton Myers SG 6-4 196 London Mar 30, 1971 Fortituto Kontatto Bologna (Italy) Italy
England
Gianmarco Pozzecco G 5-11 163 Gorizia Sep 15, 1972 OpenJobMetis Varese (Italy) Italy

Japan Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth City Birth Date Pre-NBA Draft Team Nationality
Satoru Furuta FC 6-6 210 Aichi Aug 3, 1971 Toyota Alvark (Japan) Japan
Makoto Hasegawa - - Hirakata Apr 2, 1971   Japan
Makoto Minamiyama - - Yokosuka Mar 11, 1973   Japan
Takehiko Orimo SG 6-3 170 Saitama City May 14, 1970 Toyota Alvark (Japan) Japan
Kenichi Sako PG 5-10 172 Yokohama Jul 17, 1970 Aishin Sea Horses (Japan) Japan
Satoshi Sakumoto - - Okinawa Apr 28, 1972   Japan
Takahiro Setsumasa PG 5-11 172 Kagoshima May 19, 1972 Kawasaki Brave Thunders (Japan) Japan
Maikeru Takahashi F 6-6 202 Tokyo Sep 5, 1974 Cal State Northridge Japan
United States
Hiroyuki Tominaga - - Fushima Oct 7, 1973   Japan
Akifumi Yamasaki C 7-1 - Matsuyama Jun 5, 1968   Japan
Takeshi Yuki - - Niigata Jul 6, 1968   Japan

Lithuania Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth City Birth Date Pre-NBA Draft Team Nationality
Dainius Adomaitis PF 6-8 220 Sakiai Jan 19, 1974 WKK Obiekty Wroclaw (Poland) Lithuania
Gintaras Einikis C 6-10 265 Kretniga Sep 30, 1969 Kaunas Zalgiris Sabonio (Lithuania) Lithuania
Sarunas Jasikevicius G 6-4 195 Kaunas Mar 5, 1976 Maryland Lithuania
Arturas Karnisovas PF 6-8 212 Klaipeda Apr 27, 1971 Cholet Basket (France) Lithuania
Darius Lukminas SG 6-4 203 Kaunas Feb 9, 1968 Kaunas Zalgiris Sabonio (Lithuania) Lithuania
Tomas Masiulis PF 6-9 229 Kaunas Sep 19, 1975 Kaunas Zalgiris Sabonio (Lithuania) Lithuania
Darius Maskoliunas SF 6-5 198 Kaunas Jan 6, 1971 Asseco Arka Gdynia (Poland) Lithuania
Tomas Pacesas SG 6-2 179 Alytus Jan 7, 1973 Kauno LKKA-Atletas (Lithuania) Lithuania
Virginijus Praskevicius F 6-9 238 Kaunas Mar 4, 1974 N/A Lithuania
Saulius Stombergas F 6-8 220 Klaipeda Dec 14, 1973 Virtus Bologna (Italy) Lithuania
Eurelijus Zukauskas C 7-2 260 Klaipeda Aug 22, 1973 Neptunas (Lithuania) Lithuania
Mindaugas Zukauskas SF 6-7 220 Siauliai Aug 24, 1975   Lithuania

Nigeria Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth City Birth Date Pre-NBA Draft Team Nationality
Mohammed Acha G 6-6 - Otukpo Jul 21, 1973   Nigeria
Peter Aluma C 6-10 260 Lagos Apr 23, 1973 Liberty Nigeria
Tunji Awojobi SF 6-6 240 Lagos Jul 30, 1973 Ironi Ramat Gan (Israel) Nigeria
Oladipo Ayinla - - Lagos Sep 8, 1964   Nigeria
Yinka Dare C 7-1 270 Kano Oct 10, 1972 George Washington Nigeria
Obinna Ekezie C 6-9 270 Port Harcourt Aug 22, 1975 Maryland Nigeria
Julius Nwosu F 6-10 255 Nkwere May 1, 1971 Liberty Nigeria
Kingsley Ogwudire G 6-4 - Owerri Jan 20, 1972   Nigeria
Emeka Okenwa - - Enugu Nov 25, 1970   Nigeria
Dominic Okon PG 6-0 198 Ibadan Jun 20, 1976 Loyola Marymount Nigeria
Robert Okonkwo F 6-6 - Lansing, MI Jan 27, 1975   United States
Nigeria
Godwin Owinje C 6-9 - Maiduguri May 7, 1973   Nigeria

Puerto Rico Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth City Birth Date Pre-NBA Draft Team Nationality
James Carter PG 6-0 209 New York, NY Mar 27, 1964 Guayama Wizards (United States) United States
Puerto Rico
Eddie Casiano F 6-4 190 New York, NY Sep 20, 1972   United States
Puerto Rico
Javier Antonio Colon SF 6-7 187 Ponce, PR Jun 4, 1969 Leones de Ponce (United States) Puerto Rico
United States
Rolando Hourruitiner Ortiz F 6-8 203 Rio Piedras, PR May 28, 1975   Puerto Rico
United States
Edgar Leon PF 6-8 201 Santurce, PR Feb 11, 1964 Cariduros de Fajardo (United States) Puerto Rico
United States
Jerome Mincy PF 6-8 220 Aguadilla, PR Oct 10, 1964 Vaqueros de Bayamon (United States) Puerto Rico
United States
Jose Rafael Ortiz-Rijos C 6-11 264 Aibonito, PR Oct 25, 1963 Oregon State Puerto Rico
United States
Daniel Santiago C 7-0 256 Lubbock, TX Jun 24, 1976 Saint Vincent College United States
Puerto Rico
Eddin Santiago G 6-1 163 Bayamon, PR Nov 21, 1975 Missouri Southern State Puerto Rico
United States
Eugenio Soto PF 6-9 209 Aguadilla, PR May 9, 1973   Puerto Rico
United States
Carmelo Travieso Pena SG 6-2 181 Rio Piedras, PR May 9, 1975   Puerto Rico
United States
Orlando Vega G 6-5 195 New York, NY Jun 16, 1968   United States
Puerto Rico

Russia Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth City Birth Date Pre-NBA Draft Team Nationality
Serguei Babkov SG 6-3 - Novodvinsk Jun 5, 1967   Russia
Dmitri Domani G 6-6 215 Moscow Sep 27, 1974 Saint Joseph's Russia
Vasily Karasev G 6-4 190 Saint Petersburg Apr 14, 1971 Zenit Saint Petersburg (Russia) Russia
Evgeny Kisurin PF 6-9 236 Novodvinsk Jan 28, 1969 OpenJobMetis Varese (Italy) Russia
Igor Kudelin G 6-5 194 Taganrog Aug 10, 1972 Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody (Russia) Russia
Igor Kurashov C 6-8 - Bryansk Apr 2, 1972   Russia
Mikhail Mikhaylov C 6-9 - Chelyabinsk May 17, 1971   Russia
Nikita Morgunov C 6-11 276 - Jun 29, 1975 CSKA Moscow (Russia) Russia
Vitaly Nosov C 7-0 260 Moscow Feb 1, 1968   Russia
Sergey Panov PF 6-9 220 Ryazan Jun 30, 1970 Spartak Saint Petersburg (Russia) Russia
Zakhar Pashutin SG 6-4 209 Sochi May 3, 1974 UNICS Kazan (Russia) Russia
Valeri Tikhonenko PF 6-9 234 Angren Aug 19, 1964 Unicaja (Spain) Uzbekistan
Russia

Senegal Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth City Birth Date Pre-NBA Draft Team Nationality
Boubacar Aw F 6-7 228 Thies Jun 22, 1975 Georgetown Senegal
Omar Ba C 6-8 - Pikine Apr 8, 1972   Senegal
Raymond Carvalho G 6-2 - Dakar Jul 26, 1969   Senegal
Vincent Da Sylva G 6-4 198 Ziguinchor Jan 8, 1973 Casa Sport (Senegal) Senegal
Ya Ya Dia PF 6-9 233 Dakar Mar 20, 1974 Georgetown Senegal
Mamadou Diouf GF 6-6 205 Dakar Aug 17, 1977 Delaware Senegal
Kader Fall - - Dakar Dec 15, 1975   Senegal
Assane N'Diaye C 6-11 - Thies Feb 26, 1969   Senegal
Makhtar N'Diaye F 6-8 245 Dakar Dec 12, 1973   Senegal
United States
Mamadou N'Diaye C 7-0 255 Dakar Jun 17, 1975 Auburn Senegal
Samba Niang G 5-9 - Dakar Oct 15, 1973   Senegal
Mouhamadou Sow G 6-3 - Dakar Sep 7, 1968   Senegal

South Korea Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth City Birth Date Pre-NBA Draft Team Nationality
Sang-Hyun Cho F 6-2 - Daejeon Jul 8, 1976   South Korea
Seung-Gyun Choo F 6-3 - Busan Dec 6, 1974   South Korea
Joo-Yup Hyun SF 6-5 231 Seoul Jul 27, 1975 Seoul SK (South Korea) South Korea
Dong-Hee Kang PG 5-11 192 Imsil Dec 20, 1966   South Korea
Byong-Chul Kim G 6-1 - Seoul Mar 6, 1973   South Korea
Hee-Sun Kim - - Seoul Jun 29, 1973   South Korea
Joo-sung Kim C 6-9 200 Busan Nov 9, 1979 Wonju Dongbu Promy (South Korea) South Korea
Sung-Chul Kim SF 6-5 190 Kyungkido May 14, 1976   South Korea
Sang-Min Lee PG 6-0 165 Seoul Nov 11, 1972   South Korea
Kyung-Eun Moon SG 6-3 187 Seoul Aug 27, 1971   South Korea
Jang Hoon Seo C 6-9 - Seoul Jun 3, 1974   South Korea
Kyung-Min Yang F 6-4 - Seoul Dec 19, 1972   South Korea

Spain Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth City Birth Date Pre-NBA Draft Team Nationality
Alberto Angulo SG 6-4 194 Zaragoza Jun 19, 1970 Real Madrid (Spain) Spain
Nacho Azofra G 5-11 180 Madrid Jul 23, 1969   Spain
Rodrigo De La Fuente G 6-7 220 Madrid Nov 26, 1976 Washington State Spain
Inaki De Miguel PF 6-9 245 Madrid Oct 24, 1973 Olympiacos (Greece) Spain
Roberto Duenas C 7-2 280 Barcelona Nov 1, 1975 Barca (Spain) Spain
Alberto Herreros F 6-7 216 Madrid Apr 20, 1969 Real Madrid (Spain) Spain
Carlos Jimenez SF 6-9 225 Madrid Feb 10, 1976 Movistar Estudiantes (Spain) Spain
Juan Antonio Orenga PF 6-9 216 Castellon de la Plana Jul 29, 1966 Movistar Estudiantes (Spain) Spain
Jose Antonio Paraiso F 6-8 187 Madrid Apr 20, 1971 Caja San Fernando (Spain) Spain
Alfonso Reyes FC 6-8 245 Cordoba Sep 19, 1971 Movistar Estudiantes (Spain) Spain
Nacho Rodilla G 6-4 192 Valencia Mar 12, 1974   Spain
Nacho Rodriguez G 6-2 187 Malaga Sep 2, 1970 Barca (Spain) Spain

United States Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth City Birth Date Pre-NBA Draft Team Nationality
Wendell Alexis F 6-8 220 New York, NY Jul 31, 1964 Syracuse United States
Andrew Amaya F 6-7 230 Oak Park, IL Nov 23, 1971 Southern Illinois United States
William Edwards PF 6-8 223 Middletown, OH Aug 22, 1971 Wright State United States
Kiwane Garris G 6-2 183 Chicago, IL Sep 24, 1974 Illinois United States
Steve Hawkins PG 6-0 178 Canton, OH Oct 28, 1972 Xavier United States
Gerard King F 6-9 230 New Orleans, LA Nov 25, 1972 Nicholls State United States
Jimmy King GF 6-5 210 South Bend, IN Aug 9, 1973 Michigan United States
Trajan Langdon G 6-4 200 Palo Alto, CA May 13, 1976 Duke United States
Brad Miller C 7-0 261 Fort Wayne, IN Apr 12, 1976 Purdue United States
Jimmy Oliver F 6-7 205 Conway, AR Jul 12, 1969 Purdue United States
Jason Sasser F 6-7 225 Denton, TX Jan 3, 1974 Texas Tech United States
David Wood PF 6-9 227 Spokane, WA Nov 30, 1964 Nevada United States

Yugoslavia Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth City Birth Date Pre-NBA Draft Team Nationality
Miroslav Beric SF 6-6 203 Belgrade Jan 20, 1973 KK Partizan (Serbia) Serbia
Dejan Bodiroga SF 6-9 243 Zrenjanin Mar 2, 1973 AX Armani Exchange Milan (Italy) Serbia
Nikola Bulatovic C 6-11 243 Podgorica Aug 28, 1971 KK Partizan (Serbia) Montenegro
Sasa Djordjevic SG 6-2 198 Belgrade Aug 26, 1967 KK Partizan (Serbia) Serbia
Peja Drobnjak FC 6-11 270 Bijelo Polje Oct 27, 1975 KK Partizan (Serbia) Montenegro
Nikola Loncar F 6-7 216 Kragujevac May 31, 1972 Real Madrid (Spain) Serbia
Dragan Lukovski PG 6-0 172 Skopje Mar 21, 1975 KK Crvena Zvezda (Serbia) Serbia
North Macedonia
Sasa Obradovic SF 6-6 207 Belgrade Jan 29, 1969 KK Crvena Zvezda (Serbia) Serbia
Zeljko Rebraca C 7-0 265 Apatin Apr 9, 1972 KK Partizan (Serbia) Serbia
Vlado Scepanovic SG 6-6 210 Kolasin Nov 13, 1975 Buducnost (Montenegro) Montenegro
Dejan Tomasevic C 6-10 252 Belgrade May 6, 1973 KK Crvena Zvezda (Serbia) Serbia
Milenko Topic C 6-9 231 Pancevo Mar 6, 1969 Spartak Zlatibor Voda (Serbia) Serbia