2002 FIBA World Championship for Women squads
The 2002 FIBA World Championship for Women squads were the squads of the 2002 FIBA World Championship for Women, which was held in China between September 14–25.. Each one of the 16 teams at the tournament selected a squad of 12 players.[1]
Group A
Head Coach: 
Eduardo Pinto
| No. | Pos. | Name | Year Born |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | G | Laura Betiana Nicolini | 1975 |
| 5 | – | Vanesa Ivana Pires | 1980 |
| 6 | – | Vanesa Carina Avaro | 1972 |
| 7 | C | Gisela Veronica Vega | 1982 |
| 8 | – | Noelia Elizabeth Mendoza | 1979 |
| 9 | G | Natalia Romina Rios | 1980 |
| 10 | – | Andrea Veronica Gale | 1973 |
| 11 | – | Marcela Paoletta | 1979 |
| 12 | C | Maria Alejandra Fernandez | 1976 |
| 13 | – | Alejandra Ethel Chesta | 1982 |
| 14 | C | Erica Sanchez Iragorre | 1976 |
| 15 | – | Laura Mariana Falabella | 1971 |
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Jan Stirling
| No. | Pos. | Name | Year Born |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | G | Jae Kingi | 1976 |
| 5 | G | Allison Tranquilli | 1972 |
| 6 | G | Sandra Brondello | 1968 |
| 7 | F | Penny Taylor | 1981 |
| 8 | C | Suzy Batkovic | 1980 |
| 9 | F | Trisha Dykstra | 1972 |
| 10 | G | Kristi Willoughby | 1975 |
| 11 | F | Lauren Jackson | 1981 |
| 12 | – | Hollie Grima | 1983 |
| 13 | C | Jennifer Whittle | 1973 |
| 14 | PF | Laura Hodges | 1983 |
| 15 | F | Michelle Brogan | 1973 |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Year Born |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | C | Noriko Koiso | 1974 |
| 5 | G | Akemi Okazato | 1974 |
| 6 | G | Taeko Oyama | 1974 |
| 7 | F | Ryoko Yano | 1978 |
| 8 | F | Hiromi Kawabata | 1979 |
| 9 | G | Kaori Kawakami | 1974 |
| 10 | G | Masami Tachikawa | 1980 |
| 11 | – | Ryoko Horibe | 1976 |
| 12 | – | Atsuko Watanabe | 1978 |
| 13 | – | Kumiko Yamada | 1979 |
| 14 | C | Naomi Yashiro | 1977 |
| 15 | F | Mutsuko Nagata | 1976 |
Head coach: 
Vicente Rodríguez
| No. | Pos. | Name | Year Born |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | G | Maria-Begona Garcia Pinero | 1976 |
| 5 | G | Rosaura Del Carmen Sanchez Lujan | 1974 |
| 6 | PG | Laia Palau | 1979 |
| 7 | C | Marta Zurro Alfonso | 1980 |
| 8 | G | Marta Fernández | 1981 |
| 9 | F | Amaya Valdemoro | 1976 |
| 10 | G | Lidia Mirchandani Villar | 1976 |
| 11 | SG | Isabel Sanchez Fernandez | 1976 |
| 12 | C | Ingrid Pons Molina | 1975 |
| 13 | F | Marina Ferragut Castillo | 1972 |
| 14 | C | Elisabeth Cebrian Scheurer | 1971 |
| 15 | C | Maria Lucila Pascua Suarez | 1983 |
Group B
| No. | Pos. | Name | Year Born |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | PG | Claudia Maria Neves | 1975 |
| 5 | G | Helen Luz | 1972 |
| 6 | F | Adriana Aparecida Dos Santos | 1971 |
| 7 | G | Adriana Moisés | 1978 |
| 8 | F | Iziane Castro | 1982 |
| 9 | F | Janeth Dos Santos Arcain | 1969 |
| 11 | C | Erika De Souza | 1982 |
| 12 | G | Silvia Andrea Santos Luz | 1975 |
| 13 | C | Alessandra Oliveira | 1973 |
| 14 | C | Cintia Silva Dos Santos | 1975 |
| 15 | C | Kelly Santos | 1979 |
Head coach: 
Gong Luming
| No. | Pos. | Name | Year Born |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | G | Xiaoyun Song | 1982 |
| 5 | G | Hanlan Zhang | 1973 |
| 6 | G | Wei Pan | 1978 |
| 7 | F | Bo Miao | 1975 |
| 8 | F | Lijie Miao | 1981 |
| 9 | F | Lei Ren | 1982 |
| 10 | F | Feifei Sui | 1979 |
| 11 | – | Jianhong Ding | 1983 |
| 12 | C | Luyun Chen | 1977 |
| 13 | C | Xiaoni Zhang | 1983 |
| 14 | – | Xiaoli Chen | 1982 |
| 15 | C | Nan Chen | 1983 |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Year Born |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | – | Fatou Ndiaye Balayara | 1980 |
| 5 | G | Ndialou Paye | 1974 |
| 6 | – | Oumou Dia | 1980 |
| 7 | F | Awa Gueye | 1978 |
| 8 | G | Mboricka Fall | 1970 |
| 9 | C | Khardiata Diop | 1971 |
| 10 | C | Ndeye Ndiaye | 1979 |
| 11 | C | Bineta Diouf | 1978 |
| 12 | – | Fama Fall | 1974 |
| 13 | – | Bandegne Diop | 1979 |
| 14 | C | Astou Ndiaye | 1973 |
| 15 | – | Fatou Kiné Ndiaye | 1977 |
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Miodrag Vesković
| No. | Pos. | Name | Year Born |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | G | Gordana Bogojević | 1974 |
| 5 | F | Ana Joković | 1979 |
| 6 | PG | Jelena Škerović | 1980 |
| 7 | F | Lara Mandić | 1974 |
| 8 | – | Monika Veselovski | 1977 |
| 9 | G | Biljana Stanković | 1974 |
| 10 | C | Hajdana Radunović | 1978 |
| 11 | C | Milka Bjelica | 1981 |
| 12 | F | Ljubica Drljača | 1978 |
| 13 | C | Daliborka Vilipić | 1975 |
| 14 | G | Nataša Anđelić | 1977 |
| 15 | – | Ivanka Matić | 1979 |
Group C
| No. | Pos. | Name | Year Born |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | F | Yung-Hsu Chu | 1981 |
| 5 | – | Wei-Chuan Chien | 1971 |
| 6 | – | Feng-Chung Chiang | 1981 |
| 7 | – | Ya-Hui Mai | 1977 |
| 8 | – | Pi-Feng Chao | 1977 |
| 9 | – | Shiau-Jie Huang | 1977 |
| 10 | F | Hui-Yin Chang | 1974 |
| 11 | C | Hui-Yun Cheng | 1977 |
| 12 | – | Pei-Ying Tsai | 1976 |
| 14 | – | Yi-Ju Chen | 1978 |
| 15 | – | Chun-Yi Liu | 1981 |
| 16 | – | Chi-Wen Lin | 1983 |
Head coach: 
Vydas Gedvilas
| No. | Pos. | Name | Year Born |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | PG | Rasa Žemantauskaitė | 1981 |
| 5 | G | Lina Brazdeikyte | 1974 |
| 6 | C | Eglė Šulčiūtė | 1985 |
| 7 | PG | Sandra Linkevičienė | 1982 |
| 8 | F | Agne Abromaite | 1979 |
| 9 | – | Rasa Kreivyte | 1967 |
| 10 | G | Ilona Nikonovaite | 1975 |
| 11 | C | Irena Vizbariene | 1977 |
| 12 | F | Vita Kuktienė | 1980 |
| 13 | F | Lina Dambrauskaite | 1968 |
| 14 | – | Ausra Naideniene | 1973 |
| 15 | C | Iveta Salkauske | 1982 |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Year Born |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | – | Vera Shnyukova | 1979 |
| 5 | G | Oxana Rakhmatulina | 1976 |
| 6 | F | Olga Arteshina | 1982 |
| 7 | G | Anna Arkhipova | 1973 |
| 8 | F | Elena Baranova | 1972 |
| 9 | F | Ioulia Skopa | 1978 |
| 10 | G | Ilona Korstin | 1980 |
| 11 | F | Irina Osipova | 1981 |
| 12 | C | Maria Kalmykova | 1978 |
| 13 | C | Oxana Zakalyuzhnaya | 1977 |
| 14 | C | Tatiana Shchegoleva | 1982 |
| 15 | G | Diana Goustilina | 1974 |
Head coach: 
Van Chancellor[2]
| No. | Pos. | Name | Year Born |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | G | Shannon Johnson | 1974 |
| 5 | G | Dawn Staley | 1970 |
| 6 | G | Sue Bird | 1980 |
| 7 | F | Sheryl Swoopes | 1971 |
| 8 | C | DeLisha Milton-Jones | 1974 |
| 9 | C | Lisa Leslie | 1972 |
| 10 | F | Tamika Catchings | 1979 |
| 11 | – | Tamecka Dixon | 1975 |
| 12 | F | Natalie Williams | 1970 |
| 13 | – | Jennifer Gillom | 1964 |
| 14 | G | Katie Smith | 1974 |
| 15 | – | Tari Phillips | 1969 |
Group D
| No. | Pos. | Name | Year Born |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | C | Lisdeivi Victores Pompa | 1974 |
| 5 | F | Taimara Suero Coronado | 1979 |
| 6 | C | Yakelyn Plutín Tizon | 1979 |
| 7 | F | Zuleira Aties Isaac | 1980 |
| 8 | F | Yulizeny Soria Baró | 1979 |
| 9 | C | Judith Aguila Hernández | 1972 |
| 10 | G | María Elena León Molinet | 1967 |
| 11 | C | Yamile Martinez Calderón | 1970 |
| 12 | F | Milaisy Duanys Céspedes | 1979 |
| 13 | G | Licet Castillo Iglesias | 1973 |
| 14 | G | Cariola Hechavarría García | 1976 |
| 15 | C | Milaida Enriquez Parrado | 1969 |
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| No. | Pos. | Name | Year Born |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | G | Laure Savasta | 1974 |
| 5 | F | Sandra Le Dréan | 1977 |
| 6 | F | Catherine Melain | 1974 |
| 7 | G | Edwige Lawson-Wade | 1979 |
| 8 | G | Yannick Souvré | 1969 |
| 9 | F | Audrey Sauret Gillespie | 1976 |
| 10 | C | Nathalie Roselyne Lesdema | 1973 |
| 11 | – | Lucienne Berthieu | 1978 |
| 12 | C | Dominique Tonnerre | 1974 |
| 13 | C | Sandra Marcelle Dijon | 1976 |
| 14 | C | Laétitia Moussard | 1971 |
| 15 | C | Nicole Antibe | 1974 |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Year Born |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | G | Yeong-Ok Kim | 1974 |
| 5 | G | Joo Weon Chun | 1972 |
| 6 | G | Ji Yoon Kim | 1976 |
| 7 | G | Eun-Ju Lee | 1977 |
| 8 | F | Sun-Hyoung Jang | 1975 |
| 9 | G | Mi Sun Lee | 1979 |
| 10 | F | Yeon Ha Beon | 1980 |
| 11 | F | Jung Eun Park | 1977 |
| 12 | C | Hyun-Hee Hong | 1982 |
| 13 | C | Jong Ae Lee | 1975 |
| 14 | C | Sunmin Jung | 1974 |
| 15 | C | Kwe Ryong Kim | 1979 |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Year Born |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | – | Mariem Zbidi | 1980 |
| 5 | – | Maherzia Ksouri Sbeii | 1983 |
| 6 | – | Fatma Zagrouba | 1982 |
| 7 | – | Kaouther Abid | 1968 |
| 8 | – | Maha Chelly | 1982 |
| 9 | – | Aida Soltani | 1983 |
| 10 | – | Karima Oueslati | 1977 |
| 11 | – | Fatma Barkallah | 1974 |
| 12 | – | Faiza Soudani | 1978 |
| 13 | – | Mouna Khriji | 1976 |
| 14 | – | Henda Chebli | 1981 |
| 15 | – | Imen Ben Othmane | 1977 |
References
- ^ "Basketball Teams - World Championship for Women | FIBA Basketball Events". www.fiba.basketball. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ "ESPN.com: NCW - Goestenkors, Freeman named Team USA assistants". ESPN. 28 August 2002. Archived from the original on 19 July 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ ".: Las Gigantes - Sitio de las Jugadores de las Selecciones Basquet Femenino de la Argentina". Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2009.