World Cup (W) basketball (World Cup)

Standings for 2002-2003 season

Rk Team % Victory Gp Gw GL Pts+ Pts- Pts+ /g Pts- /g Diff Expected
Winning %
1 USA (W) USA (W) 100.0 9 9 0 797 492 88.6 54.7 33.9 99.9
2 Australia (W) Australia (W) 77.8 9 7 2 749 579 83.2 64.3 18.9 97.3
3 Russia (W) Russia (W) 75.0 8 6 2 626 500 78.3 62.5 15.8 95.8
4 Brazil (W) Brazil (W) 75.0 8 6 2 646 537 80.8 67.1 13.7 92.9
5 Spain (W) Spain (W) 66.7 9 6 3 676 635 75.1 70.6 4.5 70.5
6 China (W) China (W) 62.5 8 5 3 625 599 78.1 74.9 3.2 64.4
7 France (W) France (W) 44.4 9 4 5 687 635 76.3 70.6 5.7 74.9
8 Japan (W) Japan (W) 40.0 5 2 3 348 422 69.6 84.4 -14.8 6.4
9 Korea (W) Korea (W) 37.5 8 3 5 574 645 71.8 80.6 -8.8 16.5
10 Lithuania (W) Lithuania (W) 37.5 8 3 5 545 622 68.1 77.8 -9.7 13.7
11 Yugoslavia (W) Yugoslavia (W) 28.6 7 2 5 528 557 75.4 79.6 -4.2 32.2
12 Cuba (W) Cuba (W) 28.6 7 2 5 484 537 69.1 76.7 -7.6 19.1
13 Argentina (W) Argentina (W) 25.0 8 2 6 506 662 63.3 82.8 -19.5 2.3
14 Senegal (W) Senegal (W) 20.0 5 1 4 357 411 71.4 82.2 -10.8 12.4
15 Chinese Taipei (W) Chinese Taipei (W) 20.0 5 1 4 333 401 66.6 80.2 -13.6 7.0
16 Tunisia (W) Tunisia (W) 0.0 5 0 5 292 539 58.4 107.8 -49.4 0.0

Standings glossary

Stats abbreviations

  • Rk: rank
  • % Victory: number of win / number of games played
  • Gp: number of games played
  • Gw: number of games won
  • GL: number of games lost
  • Pts+: total number of points scored by the team
  • Pts-: total number of points scored by opposing teams
  • Pts+ /g: total number of points scored by the team per game
  • Pts- /g: total number of points scored by opposing teams per game
  • Diff: difference between points scored and received per game
  • Expected Winning %: through our basketball statistical database and the use of advanced stats, we are able to project a team’s win percentage which then allows us to project how many wins a team is expected to have. These projections are a unique way to understand whether a team has played better or worse than their record indicates.