FIBA Basketball World Cup records

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FIBA Basketball World Cup records are the records attained throughout the history of the FIBA Basketball World Cup .

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General performances

Performances of host countries

Map of countries' best results FIBA Basketball Championships countries.PNG
Map of countries' best results

From 1959 to 1982, the host qualified directly to the final round, thus bypassing the preliminary round (group stages). As a result, the host's final rank would no worse than the number of teams in the final round (between six and eight); however, from 1986 the host was made to compete in the preliminary round.

However, the success rate of hosts winning the tournament is rather low (14%, 3 of 18), as compared to the FIFA World Cup's success rate of 22% (6 of 21); furthermore, no host has won the championship since Yugoslavia won in 1970, and only one host since then has won any type of medal (Turkey with a silver medal in 2010).

YearHost countryWhen hostingBetter when hosting?When not hosting
PerformanceStagePerformanceStage
1950 Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina ChampionsFinal round (1st of 6)YesRunner-upFinal
1954 Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil Runner-upFinal round (2nd of 8)NoChampionsFinal round (1st of 7)
1959 Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Third placeFinal round (3rd of 7)NoThird placeFinal round (3rd of 6)
1963 Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg  Brazil ChampionsFinal round (1st of 7)NoChampionsFinal round (1st of 7)
1967 Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Seventh placeFinal round (7th of 7)NoThird placeFinal round (3rd of 7)
1970 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia ChampionsFinal round (1st of 7)NoChampionsFinal
1974 Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico Seventh placeFinal round (7th of 8)NoFourth placeSemifinals
1978 Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines Eighth placeFinal round (8th of 8)NoThird placeFinal round (3rd of 7)
1982 Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Seventh placeFinal round (7th of 7)Not applicable — only appearance is when they hosted
1986 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Fifth place5th-place playoffsNoChampionsFinal
1990 Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Eighth placeSecond round (4th of 4)NoRunner-upFinal
1994 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Seventh place5th-place playoffsNoThird placeFinal round (3rd of 8)
1998 Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Fourth placeSemifinalsNoRunner-upFinal
2002 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Sixth placeQuarterfinalsNoChampionsFinal
2006 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Seventeenth placePreliminary round (5th of 6)No11th placeClassification round (4th of 6)
2010 Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Runner-upFinalYesSixth placeQuarterfinals
2014 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Fifth placeQuarterfinalsNoChampionsFinal
2019 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Twenty-fourth placePreliminary round (3rd of 4)NoEighth place7th place classification game
2023 Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Twenty-fourth placePreliminary round (4th of 4)NoThird placeFinal round (3rd of 7)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Non-participating hostNever qualified
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Nineteenth placePreliminary round (3rd of 4)NoEleventh placeClassification round (4th of 6)
2027 Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar [ to be determined ][ to be determined ][ to be determined ]Twenty-first placePreliminary round (6th of 6)

By top four finishes

RankNationNumber of
appearances
Years in
semifinals
1.Flag of the United States.svg  United States 15(1950, 1954, 1959, 1963, 1967, 1974, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2023)
2.Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia / Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) 10(1963, 1967, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998, 2002)
3.Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 8(1950, 1954, 1959, 1963, 1967, 1970, 1978, 1986)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 8(1963, 1967, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990)
5.Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 4(1950, 2002, 2006, 2019)
6.Flag of France.svg  France 3(1954, 2014, 2019)
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 3(1994, 1998, 2006)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3(1982, 2006, 2019)
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 3(2010, 2014, 2023)
9.Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 2(1950, 1959)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2(1970, 1978)
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 2(2010, 2014)
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2(1994, 1998)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2(2002, 2023)
14.Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 1(1954)
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Formosa 1(1959)
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 1(1974)
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 1(1990)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1(1994)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1(2002)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1(2010)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1(2019)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1(2023)

Most Valuable Players

[1]

YearMVPNational Team
1950 Flag of Argentina.svg Oscar Furlong Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
1954 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Kirby Minter Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1959 Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Amaury Pasos Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
1963 Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg Wlamir Marques Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
1967 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Ivo Daneu Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
1970 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Sergei Belov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1974 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Dragan Kićanović Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
1978 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Dražen Dalipagić Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
1982 Flag of Panama.svg Rolando Frazer Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
1986 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Dražen Petrović Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
1990 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Toni Kukoč Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
1994 Flag of the United States.svg Shaquille O'Neal Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1998 Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Dejan Bodiroga Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg FR Yugoslavia
2002 Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Nowitzki Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2006 Flag of Spain.svg Pau Gasol Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
2010 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Durant Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2014 Flag of the United States.svg Kyrie Irving Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2019 Flag of Spain.svg Ricky Rubio Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
2023 Flag of Germany.svg Dennis Schröder Flag of Germany.svg  Germany

Top scorer by tournament

Points per game

[2] [3]

YearPlayerScoring Average
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Álvaro Salvadores
13.8
Flag of Uruguay.svg Oscar Moglia
18.7
Flag of the Republic of China.svg James T. L. Chen
20.1
Flag of Peru.svg Ricardo Duarte
23.1
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Mieczysław Łopatka
19.7
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Shin Dong-pa
32.6
Flag of Mexico.svg Arturo Guerrero
27.0
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kamil Brabenec
26.9
Flag of Panama.svg Rolando Frazer
24.4
Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Galis
33.7
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Oscar Schmidt
34.6
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Gaze
23.9
Flag of Spain.svg Alberto Herreros
17.9
Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Nowitzki
24.0
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yao Ming
25.3
Flag of Argentina.svg Luis Scola
27.1
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg J. J. Barea
22.0
Flag of South Korea.svg Ra Gun-ah
23.0
Flag of Slovenia.svg Luka Dončić
27.0

Total points scored

FIBA Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team

All-time top cumulative points scorers

[4] [5]

#PlayerGames
Played
Points
Scored
Scoring
Average
1. Flag of Brazil.svg Oscar Schmidt 3490626.7
2. Flag of Argentina.svg Luis Scola 4171617.5
3. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Gaze 2959420.5
4. Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Dražen Dalipagić 3556316.1
5. Flag of Puerto Rico.svg José Rafael Ortiz 3351115.5
6. Flag of Brazil.svg Marcel De Souza 3749413.6
7. Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Dragan Kićanović 2549119.7
8. Flag of Spain.svg Pau Gasol 2448220.1
9. Flag of Brazil.svg Ubiratan Pereira Maciel 4147411.6
10. Flag of Greece.svg Panagiotis Giannakis 2646918.0
11. Flag of Spain.svg Juan Carlos Navarro 3346214.0
12. Flag of New Zealand.svg Kirk Penney 2744716.6
13. Flag of Serbia.svg Bogdan Bogdanović 2544417.8
14. Flag of Brazil.svg Wlamir Marques 3143710.7
15. Flag of Brazil.svg Amaury Pasos 3343413.2
Flag of Italy.svg Antonello Riva 1824.1

All time highest scoring averages

[6]

#PlayerGames
Played
Points
Scored
Scoring
Average
1. Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Galis 1033733.7
2. Flag of South Korea.svg Shin Dong-pa 826132.6
3. Flag of Slovenia.svg Luka Dončić 821627.0
4. Flag of Brazil.svg Oscar Schmidt 3490626.7
5. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Weiping 717725.3
6. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ed Palubinskas 17224.6
7. Flag of Italy.svg Antonello Riva 1843424.1
8. Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Nowitzki 42523.6
9. Flag of Uruguay.svg Wilfredo Ruiz Bruno 716423.4
10. Flag of South Korea.svg Ra Gun-ah 511523.0

Games with most overtimes

[7]

YearRoundRivalsExtra
Periods
Ref.
2006 Preliminary Round Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 103–108Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3 [8] [9]
2019 Semi-finals Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 95–88 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2 [10] [11]
1970 Preliminary Round Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 94–93 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy [12] [13]
2002 Eighth-Final Round Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 89–87 Flag of Angola.svg  Angola [14] [15]
2010 Preliminary Round Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 81–82Flag of Germany.svg  Germany [16] [17]
1967 Classification Round Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 79–86Flag of Japan.svg  Japan [18] [19]
1950 Classification Round Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 43–46Flag of Peru.svg  Peru [20] [21]

Age records

Oldest

[22] [23]

*describes age on first day of the tournament

Game score records

Biggest game score

[25]

#YearRoundRivalsTeam score
1. Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg 1978 Preliminary RoundFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 154 - 97 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 154
2. Flag of Argentina.svg 1990 Preliminary RoundFlag of the United States.svg  United States 146 - 67 Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea 146
3. Flag of Colombia.svg 1982 Final RoundFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 76 - 143Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 143
4. Flag of Puerto Rico.svg 1974 Preliminary RoundFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 140 - 48 Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 140
5. Flag of Argentina.svg 1990Preliminary RoundFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 138 - 95 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 138

Lowest game score

[26]

#YearRoundRivalsTeam score
1. Flag of Argentina.svg 1950 Final RoundFlag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 19 - 38Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 19
2. Flag of Argentina.svg 1950Repass Round IFlag of Chile.svg  Chile 40 - 24 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 24
3. Flag of Argentina.svg 1950Preliminary Round IFlag of Peru.svg  Peru 33 - 27 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 27
Flag of Argentina.svg 1950Final RoundFlag of France.svg  France 27 - 59Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
5. Flag of Argentina.svg 1950Final RoundFlag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 31 - 28 Flag of France.svg  France 28
Flag of Brazil.svg 1954 Final RoundFlag of the United States.svg  United States 72 - 28 Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Formosa

Biggest margin

[27]

#YearRoundRivalsMargin points
1. Flag of Puerto Rico.svg 1974 Preliminary RoundFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 140 - 48 Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 92
2. Flag of Spain.svg 1986 Preliminary RoundFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 128 - 38 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 90
3. Flag of Argentina.svg 1990 Preliminary RoundFlag of the United States.svg  United States 146 - 67 Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea 79
4. Flag of Spain.svg 1986Preliminary RoundFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 131 - 61 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 70
5. Flag of Colombia.svg 1982 Final RoundFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 76 - 143Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 67

Top scorers in a single game

[28]

PlayerPoints ScoredOpponentYear
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Hur Jae 54Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 1990
Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Galis 53Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 1986
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Oscar Schmidt 52Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1990
Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Villacampa 48Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 1990
Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Nowitzki 47Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 2006
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Dražen Petrović Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1986
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Lee Chung-Hee 45Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 1986
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kamil Brabenec 44Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 1978
Flag of Peru.svg Ricardo Duarte 42Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 1963
Flag of Mexico.svg Arturo Guerrero Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 1974

Players with the most tournaments and games played

[29]

PlayerNumber of
World Cups
Games
Played
Years playedRef.
Flag of Brazil.svg Ubiratan "Bira" Pereira Maciel 5411963, 1967, 1970, 1974, 1978 [30] [31] [32]
Flag of Argentina.svg Luis Scola 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2019 [33] [34]
Flag of Brazil.svg Marcel De Souza 371974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990 [35] [36] [37] [38]
Flag of Spain.svg Rudy Fernández 2006, 2010, 2014, 2019, 2023 [39] [40] [41]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phil Smyth 361978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994 [42] [43]
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Jerome Mincy 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 [44] [45]
Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Garcia 322002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2019 [46]
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Daniel Santiago 301998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 [47]
Flag of Brazil.svg Anderson Varejão 292002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2019 [48] [49]
Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Huertas 282006, 2010, 2014, 2019, 2023 [50] [51] [52] [53]
Flag of Brazil.svg Leandro Barbosa 272002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2019 [48]
Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelinho Machado 251998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 [54]
Flag of Angola.svg Eduardo Mingas 232002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2019 [55] [56]
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Dražen Dalipagić 4351974, 1978, 1982, 1986 [57]
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Alexander Belostenny 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990 [58]
Flag of Brazil.svg Oscar Schmidt 341978, 1982, 1986, 1990 [59]
Flag of Argentina.svg Rubén Wolkowyski 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 [60]
Flag of Brazil.svg Amaury Pasos 331954, 1959, 1963, 1967 [61] [62]
Flag of Spain.svg Andrés Jiménez Fernández 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994 [63] [64] [65]
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg José Rafael Ortiz 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 [66] [67]
Flag of Spain.svg Juan Carlos Navarro 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 [68]
Flag of Argentina.svg Marcelo Milanesio 321986, 1990, 1994, 1998 [69]
Flag of Argentina.svg Fabricio Oberto 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 [70] [71]
Flag of Spain.svg Marc Gasol 2006, 2010, 2014, 2019 [72] [73]
Flag of Brazil.svg Wlamir Marques 311954, 1959, 1963, 1970 [74] [75]
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Sergei Belov 1967, 1970, 1974, 1978 [76] [77]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ray Borner 291982, 1986, 1990, 1994 [78]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Gaze 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998 [79]
Flag of Brazil.svg João José Vianna 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998 [80]
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Krešimir Ćosić 281967, 1970, 1974, 1978 [81] [82]
Flag of New Zealand.svg Kirk Penney 272002, 2006, 2010, 2014 [83] [84]
Flag of Brazil.svg Tiago Splitter 262002, 2006, 2010, 2014 [85] [86]
Flag of Spain.svg Felipe Reyes 232002, 2006, 2010, 2014 [87]
Flag of Iran.svg Hamed Haddadi 192010, 2014, 2019, 2023 [88] [89]

Top medalists

[90]

PlayerGold MedalsSilver MedalsBronze MedalsTotal Medals
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Krešimir Ćosić 2
(1970, 1978)
2
(1967, 1974)
04
Flag of Brazil.svg Wlamir Marques 2
(1959, 1963)
2
(1954, 1970)
04
Flag of Brazil.svg Amaury Pasos 2
(1959, 1963)
1
(1954)
1
(1967)
4
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Sergei Belov 2
(1967, 1974)
1
(1978)
1
(1970)
4
Flag of Brazil.svg Carmo de Souza 2
(1959, 1963)
1
(1970)
03
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg / Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Vlade Divac 2
(1990, 2002)
01
(1986)
3
Flag of Brazil.svg Jatyr Schall 2
(1959, 1963)
01
(1967)
3
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Modestas Paulauskas 2
(1967, 1974)
01
(1970)
3
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Priit Tomson 2
(1967, 1974)
01
(1970)
3
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Dejan Bodiroga 2
(1998, 2002)
002
Flag of the United States.svg Stephen Curry 2
(2010, 2014)
002
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Predrag Drobnjak 2
(1998, 2002)
002
Flag of Spain.svg Rudy Fernández 2
(2006, 2019)
002
Flag of Spain.svg Marc Gasol 2
(2006, 2019)
002
Flag of the United States.svg Rudy Gay 2
(2010, 2014)
002
Flag of the United States.svg Derrick Rose 2
(2010, 2014)
002
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Dejan Tomašević 2
(1998, 2002)
002
Flag of Brazil.svg Waldemar Blatskauskas 2
(1959, 1963)
002

Players with the most total medals won

PlayerGold MedalsSilver MedalsBronze MedalsTotal Medals
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Krešimir Ćosić 2
(1970, 1978)
2
(1967, 1974)
04
Flag of Brazil.svg Wlamir Marques 2
(1959, 1963)
2
(1954, 1970)
04
Flag of Brazil.svg Amaury Pasos 2
(1959, 1963)
1
(1954)
1
(1967)
4
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Sergei Belov 2
(1967, 1974)
1
(1978)
1
(1970)
4
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Alexander Belostenny 1
(1982)
3
(1978, 1986, 1990)
04
Flag of Brazil.svg Ubiratan "Bira" Pereira Maciel 1
(1963)
1
(1970)
2
(1967, 1978)
4
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Dražen Dalipagić 1
(1978)
1
(1974)
2
(1982, 1986)
4

Highest attendance

RankYearDateVenueRoundMatchAttendanceSource
1 Flag of the Philippines.svg / Flag of Japan.svg / Flag of Indonesia.svg 2023 25 August 2023 Philippine Arena, Bocaue Preliminary round Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines v Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg38,115 [91]
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1994 14 August 1994 SkyDome, Toronto FinalFlag of the United States.svg  United States v Russia  Flag of Russia.svg32,616 [91]

All-time team records

   FIBA Africa ,    FIBA Americas ,    FIBA Asia ,    FIBA Europe ,    FIBA Oceania

TeamGames playedWinsLosses Winning percentage Points forPoints againstPoint differentialBest finish
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 16613432.80714,76412,055+2,7095winners
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1458758.60011,73310,921+8122winners
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia*785820.7446,5915,847+7445winners
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1126547.5808,9988,537+4611winners
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union*806614.8257,1415,652+1,4893winners
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1057431.7058,9487,868+1,0802winners
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1154570.3919,1309,220−90Third place
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 1034360.4178,1128,382−270Final round
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 493118.6334,0473,821+2261winners
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 824735.5736,6076,307+300Final round
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 934449.4737,5417,652−111Fourth place
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 663828.5765,2345,102+132Runners-up
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 701852.2575,7336,678−945Round of 16
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 501733.3403,3093,690−381Final round
Flag of France.svg  France 683731.5444,6204,618+2Third place
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 392514.6413,0832,943+140Runners-up
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 351817.5142,7722,751+21Final round
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 561640.2864,1664,680−514Round of 16
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 511041.1964,0164,902−886Preliminary round
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia*301713.5672,7132,618+95Final round
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 493316.6733,9753,637+338Third place
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 451431.3113,3513,914−563Third place
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 47839.1703,1033,867−764Final round
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 584018.6905,0454,306+739Runners-up
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 401921.4752,9883,085−97Final round
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 382414.6323,0052,883+122Runners-up
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 421725.4053,3233,640−317Fourth place
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 271017.3701,5651,671−106Final round
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 25916.3602,0892,232−143Preliminary round
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 36828.2222,4402,914−474Preliminary round
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 19910.4741,0251,069−44Third place
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 19712.3681,2621,440−178Final round
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 18711.3899821,077−95Fourth place
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 20128.6001,6371,449+188Third place
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 301713.5672,5002,480+20Seventh place
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 28820.2862,2222,467−245Preliminary round
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 28424.1431,9192,330−411Round of 16
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 27225.0741,9102,419−509Preliminary round
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 20515.2501,4601,869−409Preliminary round
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1679.4381,2251,195+30Round of 16
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 13310.231733953−220Preliminary round
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 954.556532512+20Final round
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1789.4711,2851,320−35Final round
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 23914.3911,7821,954−172Round of 16
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 523.400422405+17Preliminary round
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 523.400222232−10Preliminary round
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany*523.400382397−15Preliminary round
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 20416.2001,3451,564−219Preliminary round
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 523.400344369−25Preliminary round
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1037.300767857−90Preliminary round
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 15114.0671,0821,403−321Preliminary round
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1037.300677793−116Preliminary round
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 523.400379407–28Preliminary round
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 862.600714636+78Fifth place
Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 532.600456431+25Preliminary round
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 844.500662651+11Sixth place
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 1046.400767796–29Preliminary round
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 514.200395476−81Preliminary round
Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde 514.200366432–66Preliminary round
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 505.000310456−146Preliminary round
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 505.000313539−226Preliminary round
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 606.000473656−183Preliminary round
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 707.000477757−280Preliminary round
Total1,213 games190,787 points

*Defunct country

Notes and references

  1. FIBA Archive - Most Valuable Player.
  2. Top scorer of each FIBA Basketball World Cup.
  3. World Championship for Men.
  4. FIBA Archive - All time top scorers (Top 10).
  5. All time top scorers
  6. FIBA Archive - All time highest scoring average (Top 10).
  7. FIBA Archive - Games with most overtimes (Top 5).
  8. "Fiba archive Boxscore". fiba.com.
  9. "game ANG - GER". linguasport.com.
  10. "semi-finals 2019". fiba.com.
  11. "game SPA - AUS". linguasport.com.
  12. "boxscore 1970". fiba.com.
  13. "game BRA - ITA". linguasport.com.
  14. "boxscore 2002". fiba.com.
  15. "game PUR - ANG". linguasport.com.
  16. "boxscore 2010". fiba.com.
  17. "game SRB - GER". linguasport.com.
  18. "boxscore 1967". fiba.com.
  19. "game PUR - JPN". linguasport.com.
  20. "boxscore 1950". fiba.com.
  21. "game YUG - PER". linguasport.com.
  22. FIBA Archive - Oldest player (Top 5).
  23. Oldest and Youngest
  24. FIBA Archive - Youngest player (Top 10).
  25. FIBA Archive - Biggest game score (Top 5).
  26. FIBA Archive - Lowest game score (Top 5).
  27. FIBA Archive - Biggest margin (Top 5).
  28. FIBA Archive - Most points scored in a game (Top 10).
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