The Naismith Trophy was brought on stage by FIBA Basketball World Cup 2002 MVP, former Germany national team captain and basketball great Dirk Nowitzki, representing his country, the reigning world ...

brought on stage by FIBA Basketball World Cup 2002 MVP, former Germany national team captain and basketball great Dirk Nowitzki. Hosts Qatar were drawn in Group D of the Asia and Oceania region ...

2002 during the first half of their quarter finals game of the 2002 Men's FIBA World Basketball Championships at Conseco... Reggie Miller (R) of the US shoots over Predrag Stojakovic (L ...

He led Team Germany to a bronze medal at the 2002 FIBA World Cup in Indianapolis ... it meant a lot to me," Nowitzki added. "Basketball gave me so much, we played in the NBA, and with the time ...

Teams from all over the world come together every four years since 1950 to compete for the FIBA Basketball World Cup ... Spain defeated Greece, 70-47 2002: Yugoslavia defeated Argentina ...

At the age of 46, former German and international basketball legend Dirk Nowitzki was in the front ... Comfortably seated in a FIBA House armchair opposite the Accor Arena, one of the pioneers ...

In his own right, Nowitzki did a lot for the German National Team during his time as a player as he led Germany to a bronze medal in the 2002 FIBA World Championship and a silver medal in the 2005 ...

On Wednesday, USA Basketball ... FIBA championship, Reggie Miller rained down 3s like the all-world shooter that he was. The 30 treys he splashed were bested only by Paul Pierce’s 33 at the 2002 ...

Nowitzki led an underdog German team to a bronze medal in 2002 while winning tournament MVP. Kevin Durant’s all-around scoring ability is unparalleled in the NBA. Entering the 2010 FIBA World ...

MANILA, Philippines — For Germany coach Gordie Herbert, Dennis Schroder deserves to share the spotlight with German legend Dirk Nowitzki as two of the greatest basketball players to ever play ...

An unpredictable FIBA ... basketball showcase, which played out in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia over the past three weeks. Dirk Nowitzki would be proud: Germany raced through the World ...

"Basketball is a great sport and I ... "Dirk was the best player in the world," Patrick Femerling, one of Nowitzki's teammates at the 2002 FIBA World Championship in Indianapolis told DW.