FIBA Basketball World Cup records
FIBA Basketball World Cup records are the records attained throughout the history of the FIBA Basketball World Cup .
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 ).
Year
Host country
When hosting
Better when hosting?
When not hosting
Performance
Stage
Performance
Stage
1950
Argentina
Champions
Final round (1st of 6)
Yes
Runner-up
Final
1954
Brazil
Runner-up
Final round (2nd of 8)
No
Champions
Final round (1st of 7)
1959
Chile
Third place
Final round (3rd of 7)
No
Third place
Final round (3rd of 6)
1963
Brazil
Champions
Final round (1st of 7)
No
Champions
Final round (1st of 7)
1967
Uruguay
Seventh place
Final round (7th of 7)
No
Third place
Final round (3rd of 7)
1970
Yugoslavia
Champions
Final round (1st of 7)
No
Champions
Final
1974
Puerto Rico
Seventh place
Final round (7th of 8)
No
Fourth place
Semifinals
1978
Philippines
Eighth place
Final round (8th of 8)
No
Third place
Final round (3rd of 7)
1982
Colombia
Seventh place
Final round (7th of 7)
Not applicable — only appearance is when they hosted
1986
Spain
Fifth place
5th-place playoffs
No
Champions
Final
1990
Argentina
Eighth place
Second round (4th of 4)
No
Runner-up
Final
1994
Canada
Seventh place
5th-place playoffs
No
Third place
Final round (3rd of 8)
1998
Greece
Fourth place
Semifinals
No
Runner-up
Final
2002
United States
Sixth place
Quarterfinals
No
Champions
Final
2006
Japan
Seventeenth place
Preliminary round (5th of 6)
No
11th place
Classification round (4th of 6)
2010
Turkey
Runner-up
Final
Yes
Sixth place
Quarterfinals
2014
Spain
Fifth place
Quarterfinals
No
Champions
Final
2019
China
Twenty-fourth place
Preliminary round (3rd of 4)
No
Eighth place
7th place classification game
2023
Philippines
Twenty-fourth place
Preliminary round (4th of 4)
No
Third place
Final round (3rd of 7)
Indonesia
Non-participating host
—
Never qualified
Japan
Nineteenth place
Preliminary round (3rd of 4)
No
Eleventh place
Classification round (4th of 6)
2027
Qatar
[to be determined ]
[to be determined ]
[to be determined ]
Twenty-first place
Preliminary round (6th of 6)
By top four finishes
Rank
Nation
Number of appearances
Years in semifinals
1.
United States
15
(1950 , 1954 , 1959 , 1963 , 1967 , 1974 , 1982 , 1986 , 1990 , 1994 , 1998 , 2006 , 2010 , 2014 , 2023 )
2.
Yugoslavia / FR Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)
10
(1963 , 1967 , 1970 , 1974 , 1978 , 1982 , 1986 , 1990 , 1998 , 2002 )
3.
Brazil
8
(1950 , 1954 , 1959 , 1963 , 1967 , 1970 , 1978 , 1986 )
Soviet Union
8
(1963 , 1967 , 1970 , 1974 , 1978 , 1982 , 1986 , 1990 )
5.
Argentina
4
(1950 , 2002 , 2006 , 2019 )
6.
France
3
(1954 , 2014 , 2019 )
Greece
3
(1994 , 1998 , 2006 )
Spain
3
(1982 , 2006 , 2019 )
Serbia
3
(2010 , 2014 , 2023 )
9.
Chile
2
(1950 , 1959 )
Italy
2
(1970 , 1978 )
Lithuania
2
(2010 , 2014 )
Russia
2
(1994 , 1998 )
Germany
2
(2002 , 2023 )
14.
Philippines
1
(1954 )
Formosa
1
(1959 )
Cuba
1
(1974 )
Puerto Rico
1
(1990 )
Croatia
1
(1994 )
New Zealand
1
(2002 )
Turkey
1
(2010 )
Australia
1
(2019 )
Canada
1
(2023 )
Most Valuable Players
[ 1]
Top scorer by tournament
Points per game
[ 2] [ 3]
Total points scored
FIBA Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team
All-time top cumulative points scorers
[ 4] [ 5]
All time highest scoring averages
[ 6]
Player must have played at least 5 games to appear in this statistic
Games with most overtimes
[ 7]
Age records
Oldest
[ 22] [ 23]
#
Player
Year
Birthdate
Age *
1.
Eduardo Mingas
2019
(1979-01-29 ) 29 January 1979 (age 45)
40 years, 214 days
2.
Marcelo Huertas
/ / 2023
(1983-05-25 ) 25 May 1983 (age 41)
40 years, 92 days
3.
Zaid Abbas
/ / 2023
(1983-11-21 ) 21 November 1983 (age 41)
39 years, 277 days
4.
Alex Garcia
2019
(1980-03-04 ) 4 March 1980 (age 44)
39 years, 180 days
5.
Marcelinho Machado
2014
(1975-04-12 ) 12 April 1975 (age 49)
39 years, 140 days
6.
Luis Scola
2019
(1980-04-30 ) 30 April 1980 (age 44)
39 years, 123 days
7.
Fidel Mendonça
/ / 2023
(1984-07-07 ) 7 July 1984 (age 40)
39 years, 49 days
8.
José Rafael Ortiz
2002
(1963-10-25 ) 25 October 1963 (age 61)
38 years, 308 days
9.
Moon Tae-jong
2014
(1975-12-01 ) 1 December 1975 (age 48)
38 years, 272 days
10.
Miguel Lutonda
2010
(1971-12-24 ) 24 December 1971 (age 52)
38 years, 247 days
11.
João Gomes
/ / 2023
(1985-02-05 ) 5 February 1985 (age 39)
38 years, 201 days
12.
Víctor David Díaz
2006
(1968-02-04 ) 4 February 1968 (age 56)
38 years, 196 days
13.
Mohamed Koné
2019
(1981-03-24 ) 24 March 1981 (age 43)
38 years, 160 days
14.
Reggie Moore
2019
(1981-03-31 ) 31 March 1981 (age 43)
38 years, 153 days
15.
Rudy Fernández
/ / 2023
(1985-04-04 ) 4 April 1985 (age 39)
38 years, 143 days
16.
Hamed Haddadi
/ / 2023
(1985-05-19 ) 19 May 1985 (age 39)
38 years, 98 days
17.
Daniel Santiago
2014
(1976-06-24 ) 24 June 1976 (age 48)
38 years, 67 days
Youngest
[ 24]
#
Player
Year
Birthdate
Age *
1.
Georges Lath
1986
(1970-04-15 ) 15 April 1970 (age 54)
16 years, 81 days
2.
Guo Ailun
2010
(1993-11-14 ) 14 November 1993 (age 31)
16 years, 287 days
3.
Khaman Maluach
/ / 2023
(2006-09-14 ) 14 September 2006 (age 18)
16 years, 345 days
4.
David Dias
1986
(1969-04-21 ) 21 April 1969 (age 55)
17 years, 75 days
5.
Chen Jianghua
2006
(1989-03-12 ) 12 March 1989 (age 35)
17 years, 160 days
6.
Tiago Splitter
2002
(1985-01-01 ) 1 January 1985 (age 39)
17 years, 240 days
7.
Roy Samaha
2002
(1984-09-12 ) 12 September 1984 (age 40)
17 years, 351 days
*describes age on first day of the tournament
Game score records
Biggest game score
[ 25]
Lowest game score
[ 26]
Biggest margin
[ 27]
Top scorers in a single game
[ 28]
Players with the most tournaments and games played
[ 29]
Player
Number of World Cups
Games Played
Years played
Ref.
Ubiratan "Bira" Pereira Maciel
5
41
1963, 1967, 1970, 1974, 1978
[ 30] [ 31] [ 32]
Luis Scola
2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2019
[ 33] [ 34]
Marcel De Souza
37
1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990
[ 35] [ 36] [ 37] [ 38]
Rudy Fernández
2006, 2010, 2014, 2019, 2023
[ 39] [ 40] [ 41]
Phil Smyth
36
1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994
[ 42] [ 43]
Jerome Mincy
1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002
[ 44] [ 45]
Alex Garcia
32
2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2019
[ 46]
Daniel Santiago
30
1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
[ 47]
Anderson Varejão
29
2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2019
[ 48] [ 49]
Marcelo Huertas
28
2006, 2010, 2014, 2019, 2023
[ 50] [ 51] [ 52] [ 53]
Leandro Barbosa
27
2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2019
[ 48]
Marcelinho Machado
25
1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
[ 54]
Eduardo Mingas
23
2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2019
[ 55] [ 56]
Dražen Dalipagić
4
35
1974, 1978, 1982, 1986
[ 57]
Alexander Belostenny
1978, 1982, 1986, 1990
[ 58]
Oscar Schmidt
34
1978, 1982, 1986, 1990
[ 59]
Rubén Wolkowyski
1994, 1998, 2002, 2006
[ 60]
Amaury Pasos
33
1954, 1959, 1963, 1967
[ 61] [ 62]
Andrés Jiménez Fernández
1982, 1986, 1990, 1994
[ 63] [ 64] [ 65]
José Rafael Ortiz
1990, 1994, 1998, 2002
[ 66] [ 67]
Juan Carlos Navarro
2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
[ 68]
Marcelo Milanesio
32
1986, 1990, 1994, 1998
[ 69]
Fabricio Oberto
1998, 2002, 2006, 2010
[ 70] [ 71]
Marc Gasol
2006, 2010, 2014, 2019
[ 72] [ 73]
Wlamir Marques
31
1954, 1959, 1963, 1970
[ 74] [ 75]
Sergei Belov
1967, 1970, 1974, 1978
[ 76] [ 77]
Ray Borner
29
1982, 1986, 1990, 1994
[ 78]
Andrew Gaze
1986, 1990, 1994, 1998
[ 79]
João José Vianna
1986, 1990, 1994, 1998
[ 80]
Krešimir Ćosić
28
1967, 1970, 1974, 1978
[ 81] [ 82]
Kirk Penney
27
2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
[ 83] [ 84]
Tiago Splitter
26
2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
[ 85] [ 86]
Felipe Reyes
23
2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
[ 87]
Hamed Haddadi
19
2010, 2014, 2019, 2023
[ 88] [ 89]
Top medalists
[ 90]
Player
Gold Medals
Silver Medals
Bronze Medals
Total Medals
Krešimir Ćosić
2 (1970, 1978)
2 (1967, 1974)
0
4
Wlamir Marques
2 (1959, 1963)
2 (1954, 1970)
0
4
Amaury Pasos
2 (1959, 1963)
1 (1954)
1 (1967)
4
Sergei Belov
2 (1967, 1974)
1 (1978)
1 (1970)
4
Carmo de Souza
2 (1959, 1963)
1 (1970)
0
3
/ Vlade Divac
2 (1990, 2002)
0
1 (1986)
3
Jatyr Schall
2 (1959, 1963)
0
1 (1967)
3
Modestas Paulauskas
2 (1967, 1974)
0
1 (1970)
3
Priit Tomson
2 (1967, 1974)
0
1 (1970)
3
Dejan Bodiroga
2 (1998, 2002)
0
0
2
Stephen Curry
2 (2010, 2014)
0
0
2
Predrag Drobnjak
2 (1998, 2002)
0
0
2
Rudy Fernández
2 (2006, 2019)
0
0
2
Marc Gasol
2 (2006, 2019)
0
0
2
Rudy Gay
2 (2010, 2014)
0
0
2
Derrick Rose
2 (2010, 2014)
0
0
2
Dejan Tomašević
2 (1998, 2002)
0
0
2
Waldemar Blatskauskas
2 (1959, 1963)
0
0
2
Players with the most total medals won
Player
Gold Medals
Silver Medals
Bronze Medals
Total Medals
Krešimir Ćosić
2 (1970, 1978)
2 (1967, 1974)
0
4
Wlamir Marques
2 (1959, 1963)
2 (1954, 1970)
0
4
Amaury Pasos
2 (1959, 1963)
1 (1954)
1 (1967)
4
Sergei Belov
2 (1967, 1974)
1 (1978)
1 (1970)
4
Alexander Belostenny
1 (1982)
3 (1978, 1986, 1990)
0
4
Ubiratan "Bira" Pereira Maciel
1 (1963)
1 (1970)
2 (1967, 1978)
4
Dražen Dalipagić
1 (1978)
1 (1974)
2 (1982, 1986)
4
Highest attendance
All-time team records
FIBA Africa , FIBA Americas , FIBA Asia , FIBA Europe , FIBA Oceania
Team
Games played
Wins
Losses
Winning percentage
Points for
Points against
Point differential
Best finish
United States
166
134
32
.807
14,764
12,055
+2,709
5
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winners
Brazil
145
87
58
.600
11,733
10,921
+812
2
× × -->
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winners
Yugoslavia *
78
58
20
.744
6,591
5,847
+744
5
× × -->
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winners
Argentina
112
65
47
.580
8,998
8,537
+461
1
× × -->
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winners
Soviet Union *
80
66
14
.825
7,141
5,652
+1,489
3
× × -->
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winners
Spain
105
74
31
.705
8,948
7,868
+1,080
2
× × -->
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winners
Canada
115
45
70
.391
9,130
9,220
−90
Third place
Puerto Rico
103
43
60
.417
8,112
8,382
−270
Final round
Germany
49
31
18
.633
4,047
3,821
+226
1
× × -->
{\displaystyle \times }
winners
Italy
82
47
35
.573
6,607
6,307
+300
Final round
Australia
93
44
49
.473
7,541
7,652
−111
Fourth place
Greece
66
38
28
.576
5,234
5,102
+132
Runners-up
China
70
18
52
.257
5,733
6,678
−945
Round of 16
Uruguay
50
17
33
.340
3,309
3,690
−381
Final round
France
68
37
31
.544
4,620
4,618
+2
Third place
Russia
39
25
14
.641
3,083
2,943
+140
Runners-up
Cuba
35
18
17
.514
2,772
2,751
+21
Final round
Angola
56
16
40
.286
4,166
4,680
−514
Round of 16
South Korea
51
10
41
.196
4,016
4,902
−886
Preliminary round
Czechoslovakia *
30
17
13
.567
2,713
2,618
+95
Final round
Lithuania
49
33
16
.673
3,975
3,637
+338
Third place
Philippines
45
14
31
.311
3,351
3,914
−563
Third place
Egypt
47
8
39
.170
3,103
3,867
−764
Final round
Serbia
58
40
18
.690
5,045
4,306
+739
Runners-up
Mexico
40
19
21
.475
2,988
3,085
−97
Final round
Turkey
38
24
14
.632
3,005
2,883
+122
Runners-up
New Zealand
42
17
25
.405
3,323
3,640
−317
Fourth place
Peru
27
10
17
.370
1,565
1,671
−106
Final round
Panama
25
9
16
.360
2,089
2,232
−143
Preliminary round
Japan
36
8
28
.222
2,440
2,914
−474
Preliminary round
Chile
19
9
10
.474
1,025
1,069
−44
Third place
Israel
19
7
12
.368
1,262
1,440
−178
Final round
Chinese Taipei
18
7
11
.389
982
1,077
−95
Fourth place
Croatia
20
12
8
.600
1,637
1,449
+188
Third place
Slovenia
30
17
13
.567
2,500
2,480
+20
Seventh place
Venezuela
28
8
20
.286
2,222
2,467
−245
Preliminary round
Senegal
28
4
24
.143
1,919
2,330
−411
Round of 16
Ivory Coast
27
2
25
.074
1,910
2,419
−509
Preliminary round
Lebanon
20
5
15
.250
1,460
1,869
−409
Preliminary round
Nigeria
16
7
9
.438
1,225
1,195
+30
Round of 16
Paraguay
13
3
10
.231
733
953
−220
Preliminary round
Bulgaria
9
5
4
.556
532
512
+20
Final round
Poland
17
8
9
.471
1,285
1,320
−35
Final round
Dominican Republic
23
9
14
.391
1,782
1,954
−172
Round of 16
Netherlands
5
2
3
.400
422
405
+17
Preliminary round
Ecuador
5
2
3
.400
222
232
−10
Preliminary round
West Germany *
5
2
3
.400
382
397
−15
Preliminary round
Iran
20
4
16
.200
1,345
1,564
−219
Preliminary round
Ukraine
5
2
3
.400
344
369
−25
Preliminary round
Finland
10
3
7
.300
767
857
−90
Preliminary round
Jordan
15
1
14
.067
1,082
1,403
−321
Preliminary round
Tunisia
10
3
7
.300
677
793
−116
Preliminary round
Georgia
5
2
3
.400
379
407
–28
Preliminary round
Latvia
8
6
2
.600
714
636
+78
Fifth place
South Sudan
5
3
2
.600
456
431
+25
Preliminary round
Czech Republic
8
4
4
.500
662
651
+11
Sixth place
Montenegro
10
4
6
.400
767
796
–29
Preliminary round
Algeria
5
1
4
.200
395
476
−81
Preliminary round
Cape Verde
5
1
4
.200
366
432
–66
Preliminary round
Qatar
5
0
5
.000
310
456
−146
Preliminary round
Malaysia
5
0
5
.000
313
539
−226
Preliminary round
Colombia
6
0
6
.000
473
656
−183
Preliminary round
Central African Republic
7
0
7
.000
477
757
−280
Preliminary round
Total
1,213 games
190,787 points
*Defunct country
Notes and references
External links
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