2006 FIBA World Championship squads

Last updated

The winning team from Spain Basketball WC 2006 Final 4.jpg
The winning team from Spain

The 2006 FIBA World Championship squads were the squads of the 2006 FIBA World Championship. The list includes the 12-men rosters of the 24 participating countries, totaling 288 players. [1] Spain won the championship beating Greece. [2] [3]

Contents

Group A

Argentina

Head coach: Sergio Hernández [4]

#PosNameYear bornTeam
4Center Luis Scola 1980 Flag of Spain.svg TAU Cerámica
5Guard Manu Ginóbili 1977 Flag of the United States.svg San Antonio Spurs
6Guard Pepe Sánchez 1977 Flag of Spain.svg Unicaja
7Center Fabricio Oberto 1975 Flag of the United States.svg San Antonio Spurs
8Forward Wálter Herrmann 1979 Flag of the United States.svg Charlotte Bobcats
9Forward Gabriel Fernández 1976 Flag of Italy.svg Whirlpool Varese
10Guard Carlos Delfino 1982 Flag of the United States.svg Detroit Pistons
11Guard Pablo Prigioni 1977 Flag of Spain.svg TAU Cerámica
12Forward Leonardo Gutiérrez 1978 Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors
13Forward Andrés Nocioni 1979 Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Bulls
14Guard Daniel Farabello 1976 Flag of Italy.svg Whirlpool Varese
15Center Rubén Wolkowyski 1973 Flag of Russia.svg Khimki

France

Head coach: Claude Bergeaud

#PosNameYear bornTeam
4Guard Joseph Gomis 1978 Flag of Spain.svg Grupo Capitol Valladolid
5Forward Mickaël Gelabale 1983 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle SuperSonics
6Guard Aymeric Jeanneau 1978 Flag of France.svg Cholet
7Forward Laurent Foirest 1973 Flag of France.svg ASVEL Villeurbanne
8Guard Mickaël Piétrus 1982 Flag of the United States.svg Golden State Warriors
9Forward Mamoutou Diarra 1980 Flag of France.svg Chalon-sur-Saône
10Guard Yannick Bokolo 1985 Flag of France.svg Le Mans
11Forward Florent Piétrus 1981 Flag of Spain.svg Unicaja
12Center Johan Petro 1986 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle SuperSonics
13Forward Boris Diaw 1982 Flag of the United States.svg Phoenix Suns
14Forward Ronny Turiaf 1983 Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles Lakers
15Center Frédéric Weis 1977 Flag of Spain.svg Lagun Aro Bilbao

NB: Diarra replaced Tony Parker, who suffered a broken finger, just before the 24-hour deadline for submitting final squads.

Lebanon

Head coach: Paul Coughter

#PosNameYear bornTeam
4Guard Jean Abdel-Nour 1983 Flag of Lebanon.svg Blue Stars
5Center Hussein Tawbe 1982 Flag of Lebanon.svg Al-Riyadhi
6Guard Ali Mahmoud 1983 Flag of Lebanon.svg Al-Riyadhi
7Guard Rony Fahed 1981 Flag of Lebanon.svg Blue Stars
8Guard Omar El Turk 1981 Flag of Lebanon.svg Al-Riyadhi
9Forward Brian Beshara 1977 Flag of Lebanon.svg Blue Stars
10Forward Bassem Balaa 1981 Flag of Lebanon.svg Club Sagesse
11Center Joe Vogel 1973 Flag of Lebanon.svg Al-Riyadhi
12Forward Ali Fakhreddine 1983 Flag of Lebanon.svg Al-Riyadhi
13Forward Sabah Khoury 1982 Flag of Lebanon.svg Champville
14Center Roy Samaha 1984 Flag of Lebanon.svg Blue Stars
15Forward Fadi El Khatib 1979 Flag of Lebanon.svg Club Sagesse

Nigeria

Head Coach: Sanni Ahmed

#PosNameYear bornTeam
4Guard Josh Akognon 1986 Flag of the United States.svg Washington State Cougars
5Forward Ekene Ibekwe 1985 Flag of the United States.svg Maryland Terrapins
6Guard Chamberlain Oguchi 1986 Flag of the United States.svg Oregon Ducks
7Forward Ime Udoka 1977 Flag of the United States.svg New York Knicks
8Guard Ebi Ere 1981 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Liège
9Guard Jeff Varem 1983 Flag of France.svg Pau Orthez
10Center Julius Nwosu 1971 Flag of Romania.svg CSU Asesoft Ploieşti
11Forward Derrick Obasohan 1981 Flag of France.svg Hyères-Toulon
12Forward Tunji Awojobi 1973 Flag of Israel.svg Hapoel Jerusalem
13Forward Gabe Muoneke 1978 Flag of Turkey.svg Pınar Karşıyaka
14Forward Aloysius Anagonye 1981 Flag of Spain.svg DKV Joventut
15Center Ikenne Nwankwo 1973 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Madeira

Serbia and Montenegro

Head Coach: Dragan Šakota

#PosNameYear bornTeam
4Guard Bojan Popović 1983 Flag of Russia.svg Dynamo Moscow
5Forward Branko Jorović 1981 Flag of Spain.svg Akasvayu Girona
6Guard Vule Avdalović 1981 Flag of Spain.svg Pamesa Valencia
7Center Miroslav Raičević 1981 Flag of Russia.svg Dynamo Moscow
8Guard Igor Rakočević 1978 Flag of Spain.svg TAU Cerámica
9Center Mile Ilić 1984 Flag of the United States.svg New Jersey Nets
10Guard Uroš Tripković 1986 Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Partizan
11Center Darko Miličić 1985 Flag of the United States.svg Orlando Magic
12Center Goran Nikolić 1976 Flag of Spain.svg MMT Estudiantes
13Guard Marko Marinović 1983 Flag of Spain.svg Akasvayu Girona
14Forward Ognjen Aškrabić 1979 Flag of Russia.svg Dynamo Saint Petersburg
15Center Kosta Perović 1985 Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Partizan

Venezuela

Head Coach: Néstor Salazar

#PosNameYear bornTeam
4Forward Víctor David Díaz 1968 Flag of Venezuela.svg Cocodrilos de Caracas
5Center Pablo Machado 1977 Flag of Venezuela.svg Guaros de Lara
6Guard Ernesto Mijares 1976 Flag of Venezuela.svg Marinos de Anzoátegui
7Center Richard Lugo 1973 Flag of Venezuela.svg Trotamundos de Carabobo
8Forward Tomás Aguilera 1977 Flag of Venezuela.svg Trotamundos de Carabobo
9Forward Óscar Torres 1976 Flag of Russia.svg BC Khimki
10Guard Carlos Cedeño 1985 Flag of Venezuela.svg Guaiqueríes de Margarita
11Center Miguel Ángel Marriaga 1984 Flag of Venezuela.svg Gaiteros del Zulia
12Forward Gregory Vallenilla 1980 Flag of Venezuela.svg Guaiqueríes de Margarita
13Forward Alejandro Barrios 1979 Flag of Venezuela.svg Trotamundos de Carabobo
14Center Heberth Bayona 1978 Flag of Venezuela.svg Guaiqueríes de Margarita
15Forward Carlos Morris 1975 Flag of Venezuela.svg Gatos de Monagas

Group B

Angola

Head coach: Alberto de Carvalho

#PosNameYear bornTeam
4Guard Olímpio Cipriano 1982 Flag of Angola.svg Primeiro de Agosto
5Guard Armando Costa 1983 Flag of Angola.svg Primeiro de Agosto
6Guard Carlos Morais 1985 Flag of Angola.svg Petro Atlético
7Guard Milton Barros 1984 Flag of Angola.svg Petro Atlético
8Guard Luis Costa 1978 Flag of Angola.svg Petro Atlético
9Forward Victor de Carvalho 1969 Flag of Angola.svg Petro Atlético
10Forward Joaquim Gomes 1980 Flag of the Netherlands.svg EiffelTowers Den Bosch
11Forward Emanuel Neto 1984 Flag of Angola.svg ASA
12Center Abdel Bouckar 1980 Flag of Angola.svg Primeiro de Agosto
13Guard Carlos Almeida 1976 Flag of Angola.svg Primeiro de Agosto
14Guard Miguel Lutonda 1971 Flag of Angola.svg Primeiro de Agosto
15Center Eduardo Mingas 1979 Flag of Angola.svg Petro Atlético

Germany

Head coach: Dirk Bauermann

Germany (in black) playing against Lithuania Basketball WC 2006 Germany Lithuania.jpg
Germany (in black) playing against Lithuania
#PosNameYear bornTeam
4Guard Mithat Demirel 1978 Flag of Turkey.svg Galatasaray
5Forward Ademola Okulaja 1975 Flag of Russia.svg Khimki
6Forward Sven Schultze 1978 Flag of Italy.svg Armani Jeans Milano
7Forward Robert Garrett 1977 Flag of Germany.svg GHP Bamberg
8Guard Johannes Herber 1983 Flag of Germany.svg Alba Berlin
9Guard Steffen Hamann 1977 Flag of Italy.svg Climamio Bologna
10Guard Demond Greene 1979 Flag of Germany.svg Alba Berlin
11Guard Pascal Roller 1976 Flag of Germany.svg Deutsche Bank Skyliners
12Forward Guido Grünheid 1982 Flag of Germany.svg RheinEnergie Köln
13Center Patrick Femerling 1975 Flag of Spain.svg Caja San Fernando
14Forward Dirk Nowitzki 1978 Flag of the United States.svg Dallas Mavericks
15Center Jan-Hendrik Jagla 1981 Flag of Turkey.svg Turk Telekom Ankara

Japan

Head coach: Željko Pavličević

#PosNameYear bornTeam
4Guard Takuya Kawamura 1986 Flag of Japan.svg OSG Phoenix
5Center Daiji Yamada 1981 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Alvark
6Forward Ryota Sakurai 1983 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Alvark
7Guard Kei Igarashi 1980 Flag of Japan.svg Hitachi Sunrockers
8Guard Shinsuke Kashiwagi 1981 Flag of Japan.svg Aisin Seahorses
9Guard Takehiko Orimo 1970 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Alvark
10Forward Kosuke Takeuchi 1985 Flag of Japan.svg Keio University
11Forward Tomoo Amino 1980 Flag of Japan.svg Aisin Seahorses
12Guard Takahiro Setsumasa 1972 Flag of Japan.svg Toshiba Brave
13Forward Satoru Furuta 1971 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Alvark
14Forward Shunsuke Ito 1979 Flag of Japan.svg Toshiba Brave
15Center Joji Takeuchi 1985 Flag of Japan.svg Tokai University

New Zealand

Head coach: Tab Baldwin

#PosNameYear bornTeam
4Guard Mark Dickel 1976 Flag of Russia.svg Lokomotiv Rostov
5Guard Aaron Olson 1978 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Breakers
6Guard Kirk Penney 1980 Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Tel Aviv
7Guard Paul Henare 1979 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Breakers
8Guard Phill Jones 1974 Flag of Italy.svg Vertical Vision Cantù
9Guard Paora Winitana 1976 Flag of New Zealand.svg Hawke's Bay Hawks
10Guard Dillon Boucher 1975 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brisbane Bullets
11Forward Pero Cameron 1974 Flag of Turkey.svg Bandirma Banvitspor
12Forward Mika Vukona 1982 Flag of New Zealand.svg Nelson Giants
13Forward Casey Frank 1977 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland Stars
14Center Craig Bradshaw 1983 Flag of the United States.svg Winthrop Eagles
15Center Tony Rampton 1976 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wollongong Hawks

NB: Ben Hill was put on standby when Mark Dickel tested positive for cannabis after a July match against Australia. However his suspension did not rule him out from any Championship games.

Panama

Head coach: Guillermo Vecchio

#PosNameYear bornTeam
4Center Rubén Garcés 1973 Flag of Spain.svg Pamesa Valencia
5Guard Jair Peralta 1976 Flag of Venezuela.svg Panteras de Miranda
6Guard Rubén Douglas 1979 Flag of Spain.svg Pamesa Valencia
7Guard Maximiliano Gómez 1975 Flag of Panama.svg Los Toros del Chorrillo
8Center Kevin Daley 1976 Flag of the United States.svg Harlem Globetrotters
9Center Jamaal Levy 1983 Flag of Uruguay.svg Atlético Bigua
10Forward Dionisio Gómez 1980 Flag of Argentina.svg Central Entrerriano
11Guard Michael Hicks 1976 Flag of Italy.svg Scavolini Pesaro
12Guard Ed Cota 1976 Flag of Israel.svg Hapoel Jerusalem
13Forward Antonio García 1976 Flag of Panama.svg Los Toros del Chorrillo
14Forward Jaime Lloreda 1980 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad
15Center Eric Cárdenas 1973 Flag of Uruguay.svg Defensor

Spain

Head coach: Pepu Hernández [5]

#PosNameYear bornTeam
4Center Pau Gasol 1980 Flag of the United States.svg Memphis Grizzlies
5Forward Rudy Fernández 1985 Flag of Spain.svg DKV Joventut
6Guard Carlos Cabezas 1980 Flag of Spain.svg Unicaja
7Guard Juan Carlos Navarro 1980 Flag of Spain.svg FC Barcelona
8Guard José Manuel Calderón 1981 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Raptors
9Center Felipe Reyes 1980 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
10Forward Carlos Jiménez 1976 Flag of Spain.svg Estudiantes
11Guard Sergio Rodríguez 1986 Flag of Spain.svg Estudiantes
12Guard Berni Rodríguez 1980 Flag of Spain.svg Unicaja
13Center Marc Gasol 1985 Flag of Spain.svg Akasvayu Girona
14Forward Álex Mumbrú 1979 Flag of Spain.svg DKV Joventut
15Forward Jorge Garbajosa 1977 Flag of Spain.svg Unicaja

Group C

Australia

Head coach: Brian Goorjian

#PosNameYear bornTeam
4Center Andrew Bogut 1984 Flag of the United States.svg Milwaukee Bucks
5Forward David Barlow 1983 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney Kings
6Forward Sam Mackinnon 1976 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brisbane Bullets
7Guard Luke Kendall 1978 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney Kings
8Forward Brad Newley 1982 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Townsville Crocodiles
9Forward C. J. Bruton 1978 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brisbane Bullets
10Forward Jason Smith 1974 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney Kings
11Forward Mark Worthington 1983 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney Kings
12Forward Daniel Kickert 1983 Flag of the United States.svg Saint Mary's Gaels
13Center Russell Hinder 1975 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney Kings
14Guard Aaron Bruce 1984 Flag of the United States.svg Baylor Bears
15Center Wade Helliwell 1979 Flag of Italy.svg Lottomatica Roma

Brazil

Head coach: Lula Ferreira

#PosNameYear bornTeam
4Guard Marcelo Machado 1975 Flag of Lithuania.svg Žalgiris Kaunas
5Guard Nezinho dos Santos 1985 Flag of Brazil.svg COC Ribeirão Preto
6Forward Murilo Becker 1983 Flag of Brazil.svg Franca
7Center Estevam Ferreira 1978 Flag of Brazil.svg Unitri/Uberlândia
8Guard Leandro Barbosa 1982 Flag of the United States.svg Phoenix Suns
9Guard Marcelinho Huertas 1983 Flag of Spain.svg DKV Joventut
10Guard Alex Garcia 1980 Flag of Brazil.svg COC Ribeirão Preto
11Forward Anderson Varejão 1982 Flag of the United States.svg Cleveland Cavaliers
12Forward Guilherme Giovannoni 1980 Flag of Italy.svg Virtus Bologna
13Center Caio Torres 1987 Flag of Spain.svg MMT Estudiantes
14Center André Bambu 1979 Flag of Brazil.svg Joinville
15Center Tiago Splitter 1985 Flag of Spain.svg TAU Cerámica

Greece

Head coach: Panagiotis Giannakis

The Greek team, winners of the Silver Medal Basketball WC 2006 Final 3.jpg
The Greek team, winners of the Silver Medal
#PosNameYear bornTeam
4Guard Theodoros Papaloukas 1977 Flag of Russia.svg CSKA Moscow
5Center Sofoklis Schortsanitis 1985 Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos
6Guard Nikos Zisis 1983 Flag of Italy.svg Benetton Treviso
7Guard Vassilis Spanoulis 1982 Flag of Greece.svg Panathinaikos
8Forward Panagiotis Vasilopoulos 1984 Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos
9Forward Antonis Fotsis 1981 Flag of Russia.svg Dynamo Moscow
10Guard Nikos Chatzivrettas 1977 Flag of Greece.svg Panathinaikos
11Forward Dimos Dikoudis 1977 Flag of Spain.svg Valencia
12Forward Kostas Tsartsaris 1979 Flag of Greece.svg Panathinaikos
13Guard Dimitris Diamantidis 1980 Flag of Greece.svg Panathinaikos
14Center Lazaros Papadopoulos 1980 Flag of Russia.svg Dynamo Moscow
15Forward Michalis Kakiouzis 1976 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona

Lithuania

Head coach: Antanas Sireika

#PosNameYear bornTeam
4Guard Tomas Delininkaitis 1982 Flag of Lithuania.svg Lietuvos Rytas
5Forward Mindaugas Žukauskas 1975 Flag of Italy.svg Scavolini Pesaro
6Guard Arvydas Macijauskas 1980 Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos
7Forward Darjuš Lavrinovič 1979 Flag of Russia.svg UNICS Kazan
8Guard Giedrius Gustas 1980 Flag of Russia.svg Dynamo Moscow
9Forward Darius Songaila 1978 Flag of the United States.svg Washington Wizards
10Guard Mantas Kalnietis 1986 Flag of Lithuania.svg Žalgiris Kaunas
11Forward Linas Kleiza 1985 Flag of the United States.svg Denver Nuggets
12Center Kšyštof Lavrinovič 1979 Flag of Russia.svg UNICS Kazan
13Guard Simas Jasaitis 1982 Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Tel Aviv
14Forward Paulius Jankūnas 1984 Flag of Lithuania.svg Žalgiris Kaunas
15Center Robertas Javtokas 1980 Flag of Greece.svg Panathinaikos

Qatar

Head Coach: Joseph Stiebing

#PosNameYear bornTeam
4Guard Khalid Masoud Al Nasr 1980 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Arabi
5Guard Malek Saleem 1985 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Rayyan
6Guard Saad Abdulrahman 1985 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Sadd
7Guard Daoud Musa 1982 Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar Club
8Forward Khalid Suliman 1987 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Sadd
9Forward Ali Turki 1982 Flag of Qatar.svg Al Jaysh
10Forward Baker Ahmad 1986 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Rayyan
11Forward Erfan Ali Saeed 1983 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Rayyan
12Center Mohammed Saleem 1982 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Rayyan
13Forward Hammam Omer 1983 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Wakrah
14Center Hashim Zaidan 1980 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Ahli
15Center Omer Abdelqader 1983 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Rayyan

Turkey

Head coach: Bogdan Tanjević

#PosNameYear bornTeam
4Guard Cenk Akyol 1987 Flag of Turkey.svg Efes Pilsen
5Center Ermal Kurtoğlu 1980 Flag of Turkey.svg Efes Pilsen
6Guard Engin Atsür 1984 Flag of the United States.svg North Carolina State Wolfpack
7Guard Ender Arslan 1983 Flag of Turkey.svg Efes Pilsen
8Forward Ersan İlyasova 1987 Flag of the United States.svg Milwaukee Bucks
9Guard Serkan Erdoğan 1978 Flag of Spain.svg TAU Cerámica
10Forward İbrahim Kutluay 1974 Flag of Turkey.svg Ülkerspor
11Center Fatih Solak 1980 Flag of Turkey.svg Galatasaray
12Center Kerem Gönlüm 1977 Flag of Turkey.svg Efes Pilsen
13Center Semih Erden 1986 Flag of Turkey.svg Ülkerspor
14Center Kaya Peker 1980 Flag of Spain.svg TAU Cerámica
15Guard Hakan Demirel 1986 Flag of Turkey.svg Ülkerspor

Group D

China

Head coach: Jonas Kazlauskas

#PosNameYear bornTeam
4Guard Chen Jianghua 1989 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangdong Southern Tigers
5Guard Liu Wei 1980 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai Sharks
6Guard Zhang Qingpeng 1985 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liaoning Hunters
7Forward Wang Shipeng 1983 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangdong Southern Tigers
8Forward Zhu Fangyu 1983 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangdong Southern Tigers
9Guard Sun Yue 1985 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Aoshen Olympian
10Center Zhang Songtao 1985 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Aoshen Olympian
11Center Yi Jianlian 1987 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangdong Southern Tigers
12Center Mo Ke 1982 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Bayi Rockets
13Center Yao Ming 1980 Flag of the United States.svg Houston Rockets
14Center Wang Zhizhi 1979 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Bayi Rockets
15Forward Du Feng 1981 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangdong Southern Tigers

NB: Age discrepancies exist for at least two of these players. Yi's age is currently a subject of controversy, with several reports indicating that he was actually born in 1984. Wang Zhizhi's passport lists his year of birth as 1979, but the NBA, where he played for several years, lists him as having been born in 1977.

Italy

Head coach: Carlo Recalcati

#PosNameYear bornTeam
4Guard Fabio Di Bella 1978 Flag of Italy.svg VidiVici Bologna
5Guard Gianluca Basile 1975 Flag of Spain.svg FC Barcelona
6Forward Stefano Mancinelli 1983 Flag of Italy.svg Climamio Bologna
7Guard Matteo Soragna 1975 Flag of Italy.svg Benetton Treviso
8Center Denis Marconato 1975 Flag of Spain.svg FC Barcelona
9Guard Marco Belinelli 1986 Flag of Italy.svg Climamio Bologna
10Guard Andrea Pecile 1980 Flag of Italy.svg Montepaschi Siena
11Forward Andrea Michelori 1978 Flag of Italy.svg VidiVici Bologna
12Forward Mason Rocca 1977 Flag of Italy.svg Carpisa Napoli
13Guard Marco Mordente 1979 Flag of Italy.svg Benetton Treviso
14Center Luca Garri 1982 Flag of Italy.svg Lottomatica Roma
15Forward Angelo Gigli 1983 Flag of Italy.svg Benetton Treviso

Puerto Rico

Head coach: Julio Toro

#PosNameYear bornTeam
4Center Peter John Ramos 1985 Flag of the United States.svg Washington Wizards
5Forward Angelo Reyes 1982 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Criollos de Caguas
6Guard Roberto Hatton 1977 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Ponce Lions
7Guard Carlos Arroyo 1979 Flag of the United States.svg Orlando Magic
8Guard Rick Apodaca 1980 Flag of Poland.svg Polpak Świecie
9Guard Christian Dalmau 1975 Flag of Poland.svg Prokom Trefl Sopot
10Guard Larry Ayuso 1977 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Arecibo Captains
11Forward Antonio Latimer 1978 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg San German Athletics
12Guard Filiberto Rivera 1982 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Criollos de Caguas
13Center Manuel Narvaez 1981 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Ponce Lions
14Forward Carmelo Antrone Lee 1977 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Guaynabo Conquistadores
15Center Daniel Santiago 1976 Flag of Spain.svg Unicaja Málaga

Senegal

Head coach: Moustapha Gaye

#PosNameYear bornTeam
4Center Makthar N'Diaye 1972 Flag of France.svg Levallois
5Guard El Kabir Pene 1984 Flag of France.svg Clermont-Ferrand
6Guard Pape Ibrahim Faye 1980 Flag of Qatar.svg Al Rayyan
7Guard Babacar Cissé 1976 Flag of France.svg Le Havre
8Forward Sitapha Savané 1978 Flag of Spain.svg Gran Canaria Grupo Dunas
9Forward Maleye N'Doye 1980 Flag of France.svg Dijon
10Guard Mamadou Diouf 1983 Flag of Japan.svg Sendai 89ers
11Forward Souleymane Aw 1981 Flag of Senegal.svg ASCC BOPP
12Forward Moustapha Niang 1977 Flag of France.svg Chorale Roanne
13Center Mamadou N'Diaye 1975 Flag of Greece.svg PAOK
14Center Ndongo N'Diaye 1977 Flag of Angola.svg Primeiro de Agosto
15Forward Malick Badiane 1984 Flag of Germany.svg Deutsche Bank Skyliners

Slovenia

Head coach: Aleš Pipan

#PosNameYear bornTeam
4Forward Goran Jurak 1977 Flag of Italy.svg Vertical Vision Cantù
5Guard Jaka Lakovič 1978 Flag of Spain.svg FC Barcelona
6Guard Sašo Ožbolt 1981 Flag of Slovenia.svg Olimpija Ljubljana
7Guard Sani Bečirovič 1981 Flag of Greece.svg Panathinaikos
8Center Radoslav Nesterović 1976 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Raptors
9Guard Beno Udrih 1982 Flag of the United States.svg San Antonio Spurs
10Forward Boštjan Nachbar 1981 Flag of the United States.svg New Jersey Nets
11Forward Željko Zagorac 1981 Flag of Slovenia.svg Domžale
12Guard Marko Milič 1977 Flag of Slovenia.svg Olimpija Ljubljana
13Guard Goran Dragić 1986 Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovan Ljubljana
14Center Uroš Slokar 1983 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Raptors
15Center Primož Brezec 1979 Flag of the United States.svg Charlotte Bobcats

United States

Head coach: Mike Krzyzewski

#PosNameYear bornTeam
4Guard Joe Johnson 1981 Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta Hawks
5Guard Kirk Hinrich 1981 Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Bulls
6Forward LeBron James 1984 Flag of the United States.svg Cleveland Cavaliers
7Forward Antawn Jamison 1976 Flag of the United States.svg Washington Wizards
8Forward Shane Battier 1978 Flag of the United States.svg Houston Rockets
9Guard Dwyane Wade 1982 Flag of the United States.svg Miami Heat
10Guard Chris Paul 1985 Flag of the United States.svg New Orleans Hornets
11Center Chris Bosh 1984 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Raptors
12Center Dwight Howard 1985 Flag of the United States.svg Orlando Magic
13Center Brad Miller 1976 Flag of the United States.svg Sacramento Kings
14Forward Elton Brand 1979 Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles Clippers
15Forward Carmelo Anthony 1984 Flag of the United States.svg Denver Nuggets

References

  1. ↑ "FIBA.com - Latest basketball news". www.fiba.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  2. ↑ "Players Leaders - World Championship for Men | FIBA Basketball Events". www.fiba.basketball. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  3. ↑ "Basketball World Championship 2006 Summary". www.thebasketballworld.com. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  4. ↑ "Spain captures first FIBA World Cup title since 2006". www.pna.gov.ph. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  5. ↑ "2006 FIBA World Championship - powered by www.fiba.com". www.fiba.com. Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.