 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna 2002, dzimwe nyika pakupedzisira dzakasvika kunyika ina dzesimba guru nenyika dzaidzitevera. FR Yugoslavia, inotungamirwa naPeja Stojaković weSacramento Kings naDejan Bodiroga weFC Barcelona vakakunda mutambo wekupedzisira neArgentina, nepo Dirk Nowitzki, aive MVP yemutambo uyu, akatungamira Germany kuhwina menduru yebronze, menduru yayo yekutanga yeWorld Championship. Munguvayo, chikwata cheUnited States, panguva ino chakaumbwa nevatambi veNBA, chakanga chichitambura kuti chipedze chiri panzvimbo yechitanhatu. Iyi nguva itsva yekuenzana yakanyengetedza FIBA kuti iwedzere mutambo uyu kusvika kumapoka makumi maviri nemana emakwikwi e2006, 2010, uye 2014. 