# 1998 FIBA World Championship squads

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
### Canada

Head coach: Steve Konchalski
| # | Pos | Name | Year Born | Team |
| 4 | Guard | Joey Vickery | 1967 | Poissy-Chatou Basket |
| 5 | Guard | Sherman Hamilton | 1972 | Espoon Honka |
| 6 | Guard | David Daniels | 1971 | |
| 7 | Guard | Greg Francis | 1974 | Worthing Bears |
| 8 | Forward | William Njoku | 1972 | Illianbum Taka |
| 9 | Guard | Rowan Barrett | 1972 | Lucentum Alicante |
| 10 | Forward | Kory Hallas | 1969 | Poissy-Chatou Basket |
| 11 | Center | Todd MacCulloch | 1976 | Washington Huskies |
| 12 | Center | Martin Keane | 1969 | Melilla Baloncesto |
| 13 | Forward | Peter Guarasci | 1974 | Scavolini Pesaro |
| 14 | Forward | Michael Meeks | 1972 | Brandt Hagen |
| 15 | Center | Greg Newton | 1974 | Siemens Gent |

### Greece

Head coach: Panagiotis Giannakis
| # | Pos | Name | Year Born | Team |
| 4 | Guard | Giorgos Kalaitzis | 1976 | Panathinaikos |
| 5 | Forward | Giorgos Balogiannis | 1971 | PAOK |
| 6 | Guard | Nikos Boudouris | 1971 | PAOK |
| 7 | Forward | Dimitrios Papanikolaou | 1977 | Olympiacos |
| 8 | Guard | Giorgos Sigalas | 1971 | Stefanel Milano |
| 9 | Guard | Angelos Koronios | 1969 | Peristeri |
| 10 | Forward | Fragiskos Alvertis | 1974 | Panathinaikos |
| 11 | Forward | Nikos Oikonomou | 1973 | Panathinaikos |
| 12 | Center | Iakovos Tsakalidis | 1979 | AEK Athens |
| 13 | Center | Panagiotis Fasoulas | 1963 | Olympiacos |
| 14 | Center | Efthimios Rentzias | 1976 | FC Barcelona |
| 15 | Forward | Giorgos Karagkoutis | 1976 | Panionios |

### Italy

Head coach: Bogdan Tanjević
| # | Pos | Name | Year Born | Team |
| 4 | Guard | Davide Bonora | 1973 | Benetton Treviso |
| 5 | Guard | Gianluca Basile | 1975 | CFM Reggio Emilia |
| 6 | Forward | Alessandro De Pol | 1972 | Pallacanestro Varese |
| 7 | Forward | Gregor Fučka | 1971 | Teamsystem Bologna |
| 8 | Guard | Gianmarco Pozzecco | 1972 | Pallacanestro Varese |
| 9 | Forward | Giacomo Galanda | 1975 | Teamsystem Bologna |
| 10 | Guard | Carlton Myers | 1971 | Teamsystem Bologna |
| 11 | Guard | Andrea Meneghin | 1974 | Pallacanestro Varese |
| 12 | Guard | Alessandro Abbio | 1971 | Kinder Bologna |
| 13 | Center | Alessandro Frosini | 1972 | Kinder Bologna |
| 14 | Center | Roberto Chiacig | 1974 | Teamsystem Bologna |
| 15 | Center | Marcelo Damiao | 1975 | CFM Reggio Emilia |

### Senegal

Head coach: Ousseynou Ndiaga Diop
| # | Pos | Name | Year Born | Team |
| 4 | Guard | Samba Aly Ngoné Niang | 1973 | ASFO Dakar |
| 5 | Center | Omar Ba | 1972 | Brêmes |
| 6 | Forward | Boubacar Aw | 1975 | Georgetown Hoyas |
| 7 | Center | Makhtar N'Diaye | 1973 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 8 | Guard | Kader Fall | 1975 | KSA |
| 9 | Guard | Vincent Da Sylva | 1973 | Wardie Rosaire Mansourieh |
| 10 | Guard/Forward | Mamadou Diouf | 1977 | University of Delaware |
| 11 | Guard | Raymond Carvalho | 1969 | JA Dakar |
| 12 | Guard | Mouhamadou Sow | 1968 | Asdouane Dakar |
| 13 | Center | Mamadou N'diaye | 1975 | Auburn Tigers |
| 14 | Forward | Cheikh Yaya Dia | 1974 | Regatas San Nicolás |
| 15 | Center | Assane Ndiaye | 1975 | Club Sagesse |

## Group B
### Japan

Head coach: Mototaka Kohama
| # | Pos | Name | Year Born | Team |
| 4 | Center | Akifumi Yamasaki | 1968 | Matsushita Electric |
| 5 | Forward | Takeshi Yuki | 1968 | Aisin Seahorses |
| 6 | Forward | Hiroshi Nagano | 1967 | Isuzu Motor |
| 7 | Guard | Kenichi Sako | 1970 | Isuzu Motor |
| 8 | Guard | Makoto Hasegawa | 1971 | Zexel |
| 9 | Guard | Takehiko Orimo | 1970 | Toyota Alvark |
| 10 | Guard | Takahiro Setsumasa | 1972 | Toshiba Brave Thunders |
| 11 | Guard | Makoto Minamiyama | 1973 | Isuzu Motor |
| 12 | Forward | Michael Takahashi | 1974 | Isuzu Motor |
| 13 | Forward | Satoru Furuta | 1971 | Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins |
| 14 | Guard | Satoshi Sakumoto | 1972 | Isuzu Motor |
| 15 | Center | Hiroyuki Tominaga | 1973 | Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins |

### Puerto Rico

Head coach: Carlos Morales
| # | Pos | Name | Year Born | Team |
| 4 | Center | José Ortiz | 1963 | Aris |
| 5 | Guard | Eddie Casiano | 1972 | Atléticos de San Germán |
| 6 | Guard | Carmelo Travieso | 1975 | Titanes de Morovis |
| 7 | Guard | Eddin "Guayacán" Santiago | 1975 | Cangrejeros de Santurce |
| 8 | Forward | Jerome Mincy | 1964 | Vaqueros de Bayamón |
| 9 | Guard | James Carter | 1964 | Brujos de Guayama |
| 10 | Guard | Javier Antonio Colón | 1969 | Leones de Ponce |
| 11 | Forward | Orlando Vega | 1968 | Piratas de Quebradillas |
| 12 | Forward | Rolando Hourruitiner | 1975 | Gallitos de Isabela |
| 13 | Forward | Edgar de León | 1971 | Leones de Ponce |
| 14 | Center | Daniel Santiago | 1976 | Vaqueros de Bayamón |
| 15 | Forward | Eugenio Soto | 1973 | Vaqueros de Bayamón |

### Russia

Head coach: Sergei Belov
| # | Pos | Name | Year Born | Team |
| 4 | Guard | Vasily Karasev | 1971 | ALBA Berlin |
| 5 | Guard | Igor Kudelin | 1972 | CSKA Moscow |
| 6 | Forward | Zakhar Pashutin | 1974 | Avtodor Saratov |
| 7 | Forward | Evgeni Kisurin | 1969 | Cibona |
| 8 | Guard | Dmitri Domani | 1974 | CSKA Moscow |
| 9 | Forward | Valeri Tikhonenko | 1964 | CSKA Moscow |
| 10 | Guard | Sergei Babkov | 1967 | Unicaja Málaga |
| 11 | Center | Mikhail Mikhailov | 1971 | Real Madrid |
| 12 | Forward | Nikita Morgunov | 1975 | Atletas Kaunas |
| 13 | Center | Igor Kurashov | 1972 | CSKA Moscow |
| 14 | Forward | Sergei Panov | 1970 | CSKA Moscow |
| 15 | Center | Vitaly Nosov | 1968 | Union Olimpija |

### FR Yugoslavia

Head coach: Željko Obradović
| # | Pos | Name | Year Born | Team |
| 4 | Forward | Dejan Bodiroga | 1973 | Real Madrid |
| 5 | Guard | Vlado Šćepanović | 1975 | Budućnost Podgorica |
| 6 | Guard | Saša Obradović | 1969 | Calze Pompea Roma |
| 7 | Forward | Nikola Lončar | 1972 | PSG Racing |
| 8 | Guard | Dragan Lukovski | 1975 | Partizan |
| 9 | Guard | Miroslav Berić | 1973 | TAU Cerámica |
| 10 | Guard | Aleksandar Đorđević | 1967 | FC Barcelona |
| 11 | Center | Željko Rebrača | 1972 | Benetton Treviso |
| 12 | Center | Predrag Drobnjak | 1975 | Partizan |
| 13 | Center | Nikola Bulatović | 1971 | FMP Železnik |
| 14 | Forward | Dejan Tomašević | 1973 | Partizan |
| 15 | Forward | Milenko Topić | 1969 | Crvena zvezda |

## Group C
### Brazil

Head coach: Hélio Rubens Garcia
| # | Pos | Name | Year Born | Team |
| 4 | Forward | Marcelo Machado | 1975 | Corinthians |
| 5 | Guard | André Fonseca | 1969 | Flamengo |
| 6 | Guard | Caio Cazziolato | 1974 | Flamengo |
| 7 | Forward | João Vianna | 1964 | Flamengo |
| 8 | Center | Sandro Varejão | 1972 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 9 | Guard | Demetrius Ferraciu | 1970 | Franca |
| 10 | Guard | Hélio Filho | 1975 | Franca |
| 11 | Guard | Marco dos Santos | 1963 | Franca |
| 12 | Center | Aristides dos Santos | 1970 | COC-Ribeirão Preto |
| 13 | Forward | Claudio Antonio Clemente | 1972 | São Paulo |
| 14 | Forward | Rogério Klafke | 1971 | Franca |
| 15 | Forward | Joelcio Joerke | 1972 | Flamengo |

### Lithuania

Head coach: Jonas Kazlauskas
| # | Pos | Name | Year Born | Team |
| 4 | Guard | Šarūnas Jasikevičius | 1976 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 5 | Center | Eurelijus Žukauskas | 1973 | Žalgiris |
| 6 | Forward | Tomas Masiulis | 1975 | Žalgiris |
| 7 | Guard | Saulius Štombergas | 1973 | Žalgiris |
| 8 | Forward | Mindaugas Žukauskas | 1975 | Žalgiris |
| 9 | Guard | Tomas Pačėsas | 1975 | Odesa |
| 10 | Guard | Darius Lukminas | 1968 | Avtodor |
| 11 | Forward | Dainius Adomaitis | 1974 | Žalgiris |
| 12 | Forward | Artūras Karnišovas | 1971 | Olympiacos |
| 13 | Guard | Darius Maskoliūnas | 1971 | Žalgiris |
| 14 | Center | Gintaras Einikis | 1969 | Avtodor |
| 15 | Center | Virginijus Praškevičius | 1979 | Atletas |

### South Korea

Head coach: Chung Kwang-suk
| # | Pos | Name | Year Born | Team |
| 4 | Forward | Choo Seung-gyun | 1974 | Daejeon Hyundai Dynat |
| 5 | Guard | Kang Dong-hee | 1966 | Busan Kia Enterprise |
| 6 | Guard | Kim Hee-sun | 1973 | Suwon Samsung Thunders |
| 7 | Guard | Kim Byong-chul | 1976 | Daegu Tongyang Orions |
| 8 | Guard/Forward | Cho Sang-hyun | 1976 | Yonsei University |
| 9 | Forward | Hyun Joo-yup | 1975 | Cheongju SK Knights |
| 10 | Guard | Lee Sang-min | 1972 | Daejeon Hyundai Dynat |
| 11 | Center | Seo Jang-hoon | 1974 | Cheongju SK Knights |
| 12 | Forward | Kim Sung-chul | 1976 | Kyung Hee University |
| 13 | Forward | Yang Kyung-min | 1973 | Sangmu |
| 14 | Forward | Moon Kyung-eun | 1971 | Suwon Samsung Thunders |
| 15 | Center | Kim Joo-sung | 1979 | Chung-Ang University |

### United States

Head coach: Rudy Tomjanovich
| # | Pos | Name | Year Born | Team |
| 4 | Guard | Trajan Langdon | 1976 | Duke Blue Devils |
| 5 | Guard | Michael Hawkins | 1972 | Olympiacos |
| 6 | Guard | Kiwane Garris | 1974 | Grand Rapids Hoops |
| 7 | Forward | Jason Sasser | 1974 | CSF Sevilla |
| 8 | Guard | Jimmy King | 1973 | Quad City Thunder |
| 9 | Forward | Bill Edwards | 1971 | Calze Pompea Roma |
| 10 | Guard | Jimmy Oliver | 1969 | CB Ciudad de Huelva |
| 11 | Forward | Wendell Alexis | 1964 | ALBA Berlin |
| 12 | Center | Gerard King | 1972 | Fontanafredda Siena |
| 13 | Forward | David Wood | 1964 | Unicaja Málaga |
| 14 | Center | Ashraf Amaya | 1971 | Idaho Stampede |
| 15 | Center | Brad Miller | 1976 | Purdue Boilermakers |

## Group D
### Argentina

Head coach: Julio Lamas
| # | Pos | Name | Year Born | Team |
| 4 | Forward | Marcelo Nicola | 1971 | FC Barcelona |
| 5 | Forward | Hugo Sconochini | 1971 | Kinder Bologna |
| 6 | Guard | Alejandro Montecchia | 1972 | Olimpia de Venado Tuerto |
| 7 | Forward | Esteban de la Fuente | 1968 | Boca Juniors |
| 8 | Guard | Juan Ignacio Sánchez | 1977 | Temple Owls |
| 9 | Guard | Marcelo Milanesio | 1965 | Atenas de Córdoba |
| 10 | Guard | Juan Espil | 1968 | TAU Cerámica |
| 11 | Forward | Diego Osella | 1969 | Atenas de Córdoba |
| 12 | Center | Fabricio Oberto | 1975 | Atenas de Córdoba |
| 13 | Guard | Emanuel Ginóbili | 1977 | Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca |
| 14 | Forward | Carlos Simoni | 1971 | Andino de La Rioja |
| 15 | Center | Rubén Wolkowyski | 1973 | Boca Juniors |

### Australia

Head coach:
| # | Pos | Name | Year Born | Team |
| 4 | Forward | Tony Ronaldson | 1972 | South East Melbourne Magic |
| 5 | Guard | Brett Maher | 1973 | Adelaide 36ers |
| 6 | Forward | Scott Fisher | 1963 | Perth Wildcats |
| 7 | Guard | Frank Drmic | 1978 | South East Melbourne Magic |
| 8 | Forward | Sam Mackinnon | 1976 | South East Melbourne Magic |
| 9 | Forward | Simon Dwight | 1976 | Canberra Cannons |
| 10 | Guard | Andrew Gaze | 1965 | Melbourne Tigers |
| 11 | Guard | Shane Heal | 1970 | Sydney Kings |
| 12 | Center | Ben Melmeth | 1975 | Newcastle Falcons |
| 13 | Center | Chris Anstey | 1975 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 14 | Forward | Andrew Vlahov | 1969 | Perth Wildcats |
| 15 | Center | Paul Rogers | 1973 | Real Madrid |

### Nigeria

Head coach:
| # | Pos | Name | Year Born | Team |
| 4 | Guard | Kingsley Ogwudire | 1972 | Montana State University – Northern |
| 5 | Guard | Dominic Okon | 1976 | Loyola Ramblers |
| 6 | Guard/Forward | Olapido Ayinla | 1964 | ALM Évreux Basket |
| 7 | Guard | Daniel Okonkwo | 1975 | Plymouth Raiders |
| 8 | Forward | Mohammed Acha | 1973 | Club Sagesse |
| 9 | Forward/Center | Godwin Owinje | 1973 | Dakota Wizards |
| 10 | Forward | Julius Nwosu | 1971 | Galatasaray |
| 11 | Center | Yinka Dare | 1972 | New Jersey Nets/Orlando Magic |
| 12 | Forward | Tunji Awojobi | 1973 | Kayseri Meysuspor, PAO Limassol |
| 13 | Forward | Obinna Ekezie | 1975 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 14 | Forward | Peter Aluma | 1973 | Toros de Aragua |
| 15 | Forward | Emeka Okenwa | 1970 | Belgrano de San Nicolás |

### Spain

Head coach: Lolo Sainz
| # | Pos | Name | Year Born | Team |
| 4 | Guard | Alberto Angulo | 1970 | Real Madrid |
| 5 | Guard | Nacho Rodilla | 1974 | Pamesa Valencia |
| 6 | Guard | Ignacio Azofra | 1969 | Adecco Estudiantes |
| 7 | Center | Juan Antonio Orenga | 1966 | Real Madrid |
| 8 | Guard | Ignacio Rodríguez | 1970 | Unicaja Málaga |
| 9 | Forward | Carlos Jiménez | 1976 | Adecco Estudiantes |
| 10 | Forward | Rodrigo De la Fuente | 1976 | FC Barcelona |
| 11 | Guard | Alberto Herreros | 1969 | Real Madrid |
| 12 | Forward | José Antonio Paraíso | 1971 | Cáceres CB |
| 13 | Forward | Ignacio de Miguel | 1973 | Adecco Estudiantes |
| 14 | Forward | Alfonso Reyes | 1971 | Paris Basket Racing |
| 15 | Center | Roberto Dueñas | 1975 | FC Barcelona |