FIBA Basketball World Cup winning head coaches

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Mike Krzyzewski won the title two times in his career. Mike Krzyzewski in 2011 (cropped).jpg
Mike Krzyzewski won the title two times in his career.

The list of FIBA Basketball World Cup winning head coaches shows all of the head coaches that have won the FIBA Basketball World Cup, which is the main international competition for senior men's basketball national teams, and that is governed by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA).

Contents

Key

Elected into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach
*Elected into the FIBA Hall of Fame
*Member of both the FIBA Hall of Fame and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

List

Zeljko Obradovic won the title, both as a coach (1998) and a player (1990). Zeljko Obradovic Fenerbahce Basketball 20190923 (1).jpg
Željko Obradović won the title, both as a coach (1998) and a player (1990).
YearHead CoachNational team [1] Ref.
1950 Flag of Argentina.svg Jorge Canavesi*Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina [2]
1954 Flag of the United States.svg Warren Womble Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1959 Flag of Brazil.svg Togo Renan Soares*Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil [3]
1963 Flag of Brazil.svg Togo Renan Soares*Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil [3]
1967 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Alexander Gomelsky *Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union [4]
1970 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Ranko Žeravica*Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia [5]
1974 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vladimir Kondrashin*Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union [6]
1978 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Aleksandar Nikolić *Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia [7]
1982 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Alexander Gomelsky *Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union [4]
1986 Flag of the United States.svg Lute Olson Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1990 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Dušan Ivković*Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia [8]
1994 Flag of the United States.svg Don Nelson Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1998 Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Željko Obradović Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Yugoslavia
2002 Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Svetislav Pešić* Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Yugoslavia
2006 Flag of Spain.svg Pepu Hernández Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
2010 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Krzyzewski Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2014 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Krzyzewski Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2019 Flag of Italy.svg Sergio Scariolo Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
2023 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Flag of Finland.svg Gordon Herbert Flag of Germany.svg  Germany

Multiple winners

NumberHead CoachNational teamFirstLast
2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Alexander Gomelsky Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1967
1982
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Krzyzewski Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2010
2014
Flag of Brazil.svg Togo Renan Soares Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
1959
1963

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