2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup

2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup
The 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 19th tournament of the FIBA Basketball
World Cup for men's national basketball teams. The tournament was the second to feature
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32 teams and was hosted by multiple nations for the first time in its history—the World Cup
Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia—from 25 August to 10 September 2023.[3] FIBA バスケットボールワールドカ
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the Philippines and Japan, with both having first hosted the tournament in 1978 and 2006,
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respectively. The tournament was also the second of three-straight World Cups to be held
in Asia after China's hosting of the 2019 edition and Qatar's upcoming hosting of the 2027 Piala Dunia Bola Basket FIBA
tournament, and the first time in tournament history that a host nation has not qualified. It 2023[2]
also served as qualification for the 2024 Summer Olympics, in which the top two teams
from each of the Americas and Europe, and the top team from each of Africa, Asia and
Oceania, qualified alongside the tournament's host France.
Germany went undefeated at the tournament to win their first title by defeating Serbia 83–
77 in the final.[4] It was the first appearance at the World Cup final for Germany, while for
Serbia it would be its second in three tournaments, having appeared in the 2014 final.
Canada went on to win the bronze medal, its first medal in World Cup history, after
defeating the United States 127–118.[5]
The tournament also set a record for the most-attended World Cup game in history, with
38,115 spectators attending the Dominican Republic vs. Philippines game at the Philippine
Arena in Bocaue, breaking the previous one of 32,616 set during the 1994 final at the
SkyDome in Toronto.[6] Latvia, Georgia, Cape Verde and South Sudan all made their first
World Cup appearances, with Latvia placing in the top five. Co-hosts Japan qualified for
the Olympics by virtue of being the best-performing Asian team, while co-hosts
Philippines qualified for the 2024 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Both co-hosts
registered wins in the tournament. Tournament details
Host countries Philippines
The defending champions, Spain, lost to Latvia and Canada in the second round and Japan
finished only in ninth place. This was the first time Spain missed the quarter-finals since
Indonesia
1994.[7] Olympic champions United States, on the other hand, also failed to win a medal
for the second consecutive tournament. Dates 25 August – 10
September
Host selection Officially See below

opened by
On 7 June 2016, FIBA approved the bidding process for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Teams 32 (from 5
Cup.[8] confederations)
Venue(s) 5[a] (in 5 host
Joint bids by member federations were also approved by the FIBA Central Board starting
from the 2023 edition, and there is no restriction for a country from the confederation that cities)
hosted the previous edition to bid for the World Cup hosting rights.[9] Final positions
Champions Germany
On 1 June 2017, FIBA confirmed the list of candidates for the hosting of the World Cup.
(1st title)
Argentina / Uruguay Runners-up Serbia
Philippines / Japan / Indonesia Third place Canada
Russia (withdrawn)
Fourth place United
Turkey (withdrawn) States
Tournament statistics
Games played 92
Attendance 700,665 (7,616
per match)
Solo bidders Russia and Turkey ended their bids, leaving joint bids of the Philippines– MVP Dennis
Japan–Indonesia, and Argentina–Uruguay left in the race, automatically marking the 2023 Schröder
tournament as the first to be hosted by multiple nations.
Top scorer Luka Dončić
(27.0 ppg)
Voting results
On 9 December 2017, it was announced that the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia won the bid and will host the upcoming World
Cup,[10][11] after Argentina and Uruguay withdrew their joint-bid on the same day, leaving FIBA to award the hosting rights via a
unanimous vote.[12]
2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup bidding results
Nations Votes
Philippines / Japan / Indonesia Unanimous
Argentina / Uruguay Withdrew
Teams
Qualification
As co-hosts, the Philippines and Japan each got an automatic qualification for the
tournament when they were awarded joint hosting rights along with co-host Indonesia.
However, Indonesia's host qualification slot was conditional, as FIBA wanted the
Indonesian national team to be competitive by 2021 and thus required Indonesia to qualify
for and finish in the top-eight (advance to the quarter-finals) of the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup
(postponed from 2021). Indonesia officially qualified for the Asia Cup as host and
advanced from the preliminary round-robin round, but lost to China in the playoff round
(round of 16) and were therefore unable to secure qualification for their hoped-for FIBA
Basketball World Cup debut.[13][14][15][16][17] This is the first time in the history of the
FIBA Basketball World Cup that a host nation has not qualified. David Stockton (left) and Javier
Mojica during a February 2022
80 teams from four FIBA zones qualified for the World Cup qualifiers through qualification
qualifying game at Entertainment
for the FIBA Continental Cups (AfroBasket 2021, 2022 FIBA AmeriCup, 2022 FIBA Asia
and Sports Arena
Cup, and EuroBasket 2022). For Europe and the Americas, additional teams qualified
through the pre-qualifiers of the said regions. The participants of both the AfroBasket and
the Asia Cup comprised the teams that also took part in the qualifiers for their respective regions. The
first game of the qualifiers took place in Minsk on 25 November 2021 between Belarus and Turkey, as
part of the European Qualifiers. The draw for the World Cup qualifiers was held at the Patrick
Baumann House of Basketball in Mies, Switzerland, on 31 August 2021.[18]
The first round of the Americas, Asia/Oceania, and Africa qualifiers featured 16 teams each, whereas
Europe had 32 teams. Division A teams were split into groups of four, to be held in a home-and-away
round-robin. The top three teams in each group advanced to the second round. In round two of the
World Cup qualifiers, teams were split into six groups, totaling four groups in Europe and two in the
other qualifiers. Teams carried over the points from round one, and faced the other three teams again in
a home-and-away round-robin. The best teams in each group qualified for the World Cup. No wild
card selection was held, and the Olympic champions (United States) were not guaranteed a spot in the
tournament. The official Molten
basketball in 2023 World
The complete field of 32 teams that participated in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 was
Cup Qualifiers
determined on 27 February 2023 at the conclusion of the sixth window of qualifiers.
Qualified teams
On 28 August 2022, Finland[19] and the Ivory Coast[20] became the first teams to qualify from Europe and Africa, respectively.
The following day, New Zealand became the first Asian team outside of hosts Japan and the Philippines to qualify for the
tournament. Finland made their second World Cup appearance after their debut at the 2014 edition in Spain. On 10 November
2022, Canada became the first team from the Americas to qualify.[21]
Alongside Finland, Slovenia, Egypt, and Mexico returned to the World
Cup since the 2014 edition after notably missing the 2019 tournament in
China.[22][23]
Lebanon returned to the World Cup after participating in the 2010

edition,[24] while Latvia, South Sudan, and Georgia all made their FIBA
Basketball World Cup debut.[25][26][27] Cape Verde also qualified for
their first World Cup, becoming the smallest nation in tournament history
to qualify.[28]
Status of countries with respect to the 2023 FIBA World
Cup:
Brazil and the United States also secured qualification for the tournament,
Team qualified
continuing their streaks of participating in all World Cups since its
inception in 1950. Team failed to qualify
Team withdrew or disqualified
Days before the second window of the Asian Qualifiers, South Korea Did not enter qualifiers
withdrew from the tournament due to one of its players, scheduled to join
the team in its second window campaign, testing positive for COVID-
19.[29] The Korea Basketball Association made an appeal to FIBA to justify its non-appearance in the qualifiers but was
rejected.[30] As a result, South Korea failed to qualify for the World Cup after qualifying for two straight tournaments (2014 and
2019). Algeria withdrew from the tournament for similar reasons.[31] Russia, who also participated in the 2019 World Cup, were
banned from FIBA tournaments, including the World Cup and its qualifiers due to the country's invasion of Ukraine in February
2022.[32] Belarus was also banned from FIBA tournaments and the past results of the games they played in the European
Qualifiers were annulled.[33] Mali were disqualified during qualifying by forfeiting two games.
After winning the silver medal at the 2019 World Cup in China and nine consecutive appearances dating back to 1986 in Spain,
reigning FIBA AmeriCup champions Argentina failed to qualify for the tournament after their defeat to the Dominican Republic in
the final window of qualification.[34] Notable countries in Africa also failed to make the World Cup, including two-time reigning
AfroBasket champions Tunisia, which made the last three World Cups prior to 2023 (2010, 2014, and 2019), Senegal, which
qualified for the 2014 and 2019 editions, and Nigeria, who was the lone African nation to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics
in Tokyo.
The qualified teams, listed by region, with numbers in parentheses indicating final positions in the FIBA Men's World Ranking
before the tournament were:[35]
Africa (5) Americas (7) Asia and Oceania (8) Europe (12)
Angola (41) Brazil (13) Australia (3) Finland (24)

Cape Verde Canada (15) China (27) France (5)
(64) (debut) Dominican Iran (22) Georgia (32)
Egypt (55) Republic (23) Japan (36) (co- (debut)
Ivory Coast Mexico (31) hosts) Germany (11)
(42) Puerto Rico Jordan (33) Greece (9)
South Sudan (20) Lebanon (43) Italy (10)
(62) (debut) United States New Zealand Latvia (29)
(2) (26) (debut)
Venezuela (17) Philippines Lithuania (8)
(40) (co-hosts) Montenegro
(18)
Serbia (6)
Slovenia (7)
Spain (1)
Draw
The draw took place on 29 April 2023[36] at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Philippines,[37] at 19:30 PHT.[38]
FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Global Ambassador Luis Scola (Argentina) and 2011 NBA champion Dirk Nowitzki
(Germany) led the draw ceremony, along with Local Ambassadors from the three host nations: 2014 Philippine World Cup team
member LA Tenorio and Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray (Philippines), former national team member and current president of
Levanga Hokkaido Takehiko Orimo (Japan), and actor Raffi Ahmad (Indonesia).[39]
American rapper and singer Saweetie and Filipino artists Billy Crawford and Sarah
Geronimo performed during the draw.[39]
For the draw, the 32 teams were allocated into eight pots based on the February 2023 FIBA
World Rankings. The Philippines were allocated to Pot 1 as the hosts of the final stage of
the tournament, alongside the three best-qualified teams: Spain, the United States, and
Australia.[40] The remaining 28 teams were allocated Pots 2 to 8 based on the February
Makeshift venue for the Manila Draw
2023 FIBA World Ranking, with co-host Japan placed in Pot 7.
Festival – 2023 FIBA Basketball
Furthermore, the three host countries were given the privilege to select a team each to host World Cup in 9th Avenue near the
in the group stage. The United States were selected to play in the Philippines, Slovenia in Uptown Mall at the Bonifacio Global
City in Taguig. The draw was held on
Japan, and Canada in Indonesia.[41] FIBA cites "commercial reasons" for the selection
April 29, 2023
which it says would not affect the draw process.[42]
The draw consisted of two clusters of pots. Teams in Pots 1, 3, 5, and 7 were drawn into
Groups A, C, E, and G, while teams in Pots 2, 4, 6, and 8 were placed into Groups B, D, F, and H.[40]
Teams from confederations of Africa, Americas, Asia and Oceania would not be allowed to be drawn against other members of
their confederation in the group stage.[40] Additionally, each group contains at least one team from Europe, but no more than
two.[40] As such, it's known that Montenegro and Mexico were drawn to the same group, so were Spain and Brazil since Greece,
Germany, and Italy from Pot 3 could not be drawn with Spain.[40]
Seeding
The seeding was confirmed on 21 April 2023.[40]
Groups A, C, E, and G
Pot 1 Pot 3 Pot 5 Pot 7

Philippines (40) (host) (Group A) Greece (9) Iran (22) Jordan (33)
Spain (1) Italy (10) Dominican Republic (23) Japan (36) (host) (Group E)
United States (2) (Group C) Germany (11) Finland (24) Angola (41)
Australia (3) Brazil (13) New Zealand (26) Ivory Coast (42)
Groups B, D, F, and H
Pot 2 Pot 4 Pot 6 Pot 8

France (5) Canada (15) (Group H) China (27) Lebanon (43)
Serbia (6) Venezuela (17) Latvia (29) Egypt (55)
Slovenia (7) (Group F) Montenegro (18) Mexico (31) South Sudan (62)
Lithuania (8) Puerto Rico (20) Georgia (32) Cape Verde (64)
Squads
Each team has a final roster of 12 players; a team can opt to have one naturalized player as per FIBA eligibility rules from its roster.
Venues
The tournament was hosted in five venues in five separate cities.[a] Three cities in the Greater Manila Area hosted four preliminary
round groups, two second round groups, and the final tournament phase from the quarter-finals onwards. Okinawa and Jakarta
each hosted two preliminary round groups and one second round group. The Philippines hosted 16 teams while Japan and
Indonesia hosted eight teams each.
In the Philippines, three venues were used for the World Cup: The Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City,
and the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan, all of which hosted various 2019 and 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian
qualifiers games of the Philippines. The Mall of Asia Arena hosted the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship, the 2016 FIBA World
Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Manila, and the 5v5 basketball events of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. The Araneta
Coliseum hosted the 1978 FIBA World Championship, while the Philippine Arena has a
55,000 seating capacity and was initially poised to host the tournament's final phase and
the World Cup final. The arena also hosted the 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup and the
opening ceremony of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games.
During FIBA's Central Board meeting on 28 April 2023, FIBA announced that the Mall of
Asia Arena replaced the Philippine Arena as hosts of the final phase and the final, citing
long distances, logistical and transport reasons. Ensuring the arena's usage in the
tournament and aligning with the initial bid, the Philippine Arena hosted the first two
World Cup games of Group A.[43][44]
One venue in both Japan and Indonesia each hosted World Cup matches. The Okinawa
Arena in Okinawa has a 10,000 seating capacity and is the new home arena of the Ryukyu
Golden Kings of the Japanese B.League. The arena also hosted exhibition games
involving the Japanese men's basketball team in preparation for the 2020 Summer
Olympics in Tokyo and various 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian qualifiers games
of Japan. Initially, the Istora Gelora Bung Karno in Jakarta was to be the venue to be used
for the tournament. However, FIBA Central Board member Erick Thohir was quoted that [Interactive fullscreen map + nearby articles]
the venue was only approved for the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup (postponed to 2022), which Host locales[a] of the FIBA
was also hosted by the city, but not for the World Cup. During the draw for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup
Basketball World Cup qualifiers on 31 August 2021, it was revealed that a new venue 1 Manila (Philippines)
located at the Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex would be used for the tournament.[45] 2 Okinawa (Japan)
Known as Indonesia Arena, it has a seating capacity of 16,500 spectators.[46][47] 3 Jakarta (Indonesia)
[Interactive fullscreen map + nearby articles]
Host venues of the FIBA Basketball

World Cup in the Greater Manila Area
7 Bocaue
8 Pasay
9 Quezon City
A contingency plan exists to move games from Okinawa City to Metro Manila in the case of weather disturbances such as a
typhoon.[48]
Indoor arenas
Philippines[a]
Philippine Arena Araneta Coliseum Mall of Asia Arena
(Bocaue, Bulacan) (Quezon City) (Pasay)
Capacity: 15,000[50] Capacity: 16,500[52]

Capacity: 55,000[49]
(renovated venue[51] ) (renovated venue[53] )
Indonesia Japan
Indonesia Arena Okinawa Arena
(Jakarta) (Okinawa City)
Capacity: 16,500[54] Capacity: 10,000[55]

(new venue) (new venue)
a. For marketing purposes, there are three host cities – Manila, Okinawa, and Jakarta. However, only two of the
three venues in the Philippines are within Metro Manila; the Philippine Arena is in the province of Bulacan, 6
kilometers north of Manila's northern boundary.
Training venues and hotels
In the Philippines, the designated training venues for participating teams are the Rizal Memorial Coliseum and the Ninoy Aquino
Stadium in Manila, the PhilSports Arena and the Meralco Gym in Pasig. The Conrad Manila in Pasay and Edsa Shangri-La,
Manila in Mandaluyong hosted the participating teams.[56]
Preparations
Turnover ceremony
During the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China, the three host countries for the 2023 World Cup sent representatives to
observe the tournament.[57] The delegations also observed the FIBA Congress and the opening ceremonies.[58]
A turnover ceremony was held at halftime of the final between Argentina and Spain at the Wukesong Arena in Beijing, to officially
hand over the hosting rights of the FIBA Basketball World Cup from China to the three co-hosting countries.[59] FIBA Central
Board members Manuel V. Pangilinan from the Philippines, Yuko Mitsuya from Japan, and Erick Thohir from Indonesia, received
the FIBA Flag from Chinese Basketball Association chairman Yao Ming.[60] Other dignitaries present at the turnover ceremony
were then-FIBA President Horacio Muratore and FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Global Ambassador Kobe Bryant.
FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Board

During FIBA Executive Committee's meeting on 31 January 2020, International Olympic Committee and FIBA Executive
Committee member Richard Carrión was appointed as the Chairman of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Board. FIBA
Oceania Executive Director David Crocker will also be the tournament's Executive Director.[61] The first meeting of the board
took place on the final week of May 2020.[62]
Governmental support
In February 2020, then-Indonesian Youth and Sports Minister Zainudin Amali revealed
plans for a new arena to be built in Jakarta for the tournament, with a capacity of between
15,000 and 20,000. Indonesian President Joko Widodo granted a permit for its
construction,[63] with the Indonesian government funding the construction of the new arena
for the country's hosting of the World Cup.[64] This would be the Indonesia Arena, located
within the Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex. Widodo led the topping-off ceremony of
the Indonesia Arena on 13 January 2023, with opening expected to be in June 2023, a few Philippine President Bongbong
months before the start of the tournament.[65] President Widodo and acting Governor of Marcos (center) in a courtesy call
Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono officially inaugurated the Indonesia Arena on 7 August with members of the FIBA Central
2023.[66] A budget of IDR 135 billion was granted by the Indonesian government, through Board in April 2023 ahead of the
the country's Ministry of Youth and Sports, to the Indonesian Basketball Association and FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023
the local organizing committee for the country's hosting of the tournament.[67] Draw.
On 25 August 2020, three years before the start of the tournament, Okinawa City officials
conducted a symposium on the construction of an acceptable system for the World Cup. The local organizing committee for the
city's hosting was also formed during the same event. In attendance were Okinawa City Mayor Sachio Kuwae, Okinawa Chamber
of Commerce President Toshiyuki Miyazato, and Ryukyu Golden Kings President Tatsuro Kimura.[68]
Philippine President Bongbong Marcos signed an administrative order on 27 March 2023, creating an inter-agency task force to
prepare for the country's hosting of the World Cup, involving several government agencies. The task force is to be led by
Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman Richard Bachmann.[69] The PSC approved the release of at least ₱800 million for
the Philippines' hosting.[70] Classes in public schools and government work in Metro Manila and Bulacan were suspended for the
tournament's opening ceremony on 25 August 2023.[71]
Test events
The Okinawa Arena hosted a "pre-opening event" from April to May 2021, which consisted of home games of the Ryukyu
Golden Kings. Full operations of the arena began in June 2021.[72]
On 28 June 2023, a test event organized by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas featuring eight collegiate teams from the
Philippine NCAA and UAAP was held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena and Araneta Coliseum as a simulation for the Philippines'
hosting of the World Cup.[73][74]
A test event at the Indonesia Arena,[75] the Indonesia International Basketball Invitation, took place from 2–5 August, that involved
the national teams of Indonesia, Syria, and the United Arab Emirates.[76]
Volunteers program
A Volunteers Program for the Philippines was also launched by the country's Local Organizing Committee on 30 November 2022,
opening applications for aspiring applicants to serve as volunteers during the World Cup.[77][78] The Japanese and Indonesian
equivalents were launched on 27 February and 11 March 2023, respectively.[79][80]
Preparation games
Acropolis International Basketball Tournament
The national teams of Serbia, Greece, and Italy participated in the tournament from 8 to 10 August in Athens.[81]
Basketball SuperCup
On 12 and 13 August 2023, Canada, China, Germany, and New Zealand participated in the 34th edition of the tournament in
Hamburg.[82]
China tournaments
From 2–6 August, the Heyuan WUS International Basketball Tournament was held in Heyuan in Guangdong province and
involved the national teams of Iran, the Philippines and Senegal.[83][84] Shenzhen hosted the FIBA Solidarity Cup from 20 to 21
August featuring Brazil, China, Italy, New Zealand, and Serbia.[85]
France Summer Tour
On 26 February 2023, the Fédération Française de Basketball announced that France played in various participation games from
July to August in the build-up to the World Cup – against the national teams of Tunisia, Argentina, Lithuania, Montenegro, and
Venezuela.[86][87]
Japan games
Japan played two games against Taiwan from 8–9 July in Hamamatsu and two games against New Zealand on 2 and 4 August in
Ōta City. A four-nation warm-up tournament featuring Angola, France, Japan, and Slovenia also took place in Tokyo from 15 to 19
August.[88]
Boomers vs World
Basketball Australia announced on 19 May 2023 that from 14 to 17 August, a four-nation tournament featuring Australia, Brazil,
South Sudan and Venezuela, took place in Melbourne.[89]
Spain tournaments
In celebration of the Spanish Basketball Federation's centennial anniversary, two tournaments were hosted in the Spanish cities of
Málaga and Granada. Spain played in both tournaments. The first tournament in Málaga from 11 to 13 August featured the United
States and Slovenia, while the second tournament in Granada from 17 to 19 August featured the Dominican Republic and
Canada.[90]
Tbilisi City Hall Cup
Georgia, Iran, Jordan, and Montenegro took part in the tournament from 12 to 13 August in Tbilisi.[91]
Trentino Cup
On 7 June 2023, the Italian Basketball Federation announced that warm-up games featuring Cape Verde, China, Italy, and Turkey
were played from 4 to 5 August in Trento.[92] It also served as warm-up games for Turkey in preparation for the FIBA Olympic
Pre-Qualifying Tournaments, which they would be hosting one of two European tournaments.
USA Basketball Showcase in Abu Dhabi
At a press conference in Berlin on 8 March 2023, USA Basketball announced a partnership with the Abu Dhabi's Department of
Culture and Tourism, in which the United States faced the national teams of Germany and Greece from 18 to 20 August in Abu
Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[93][94]
Other games
Exhibition games took place as warm-ups for the World Cup.
Slovenia and Greece played in two games on 2 and 4 August in Ljubljana and Athens, respectively.[95] Spain and Venezuela also
played a friendly game on 4 August in Madrid.[96] Germany and Canada played in Berlin on 9 August.[97]
Several teams also have set up training camps in various countries, including co-hosts Philippines, which held a training camp in
Estonia and Lithuania in June 2023,[98] where they played games against Finland, Estonia and Ukraine's junior teams, and a
Lithuanian pro selection.[99][100]
Format
Similar to the 2019 edition, the tournament will be played in three phases – the group stage, the second round, and the final phase.
In the group stage, the 32 qualified teams will be sorted into eight groups of four (A–H), where every team in a group will play
each other once. The top two teams from each group will then advance to the second round. The bottom two teams will then play
two classification games to determine the 17th to 32nd rankings. In the second round, there will be four groups (I–L) of four made
up of the teams that advanced from the first round, with these groups formed by joining pairs of first round groups together (A & B
to I, C & D to J, E & F to K, and G & H to L). Each team plays two games in the second round, one against each of the teams they
have not yet played. The top two teams from groups I to L will qualify for the final phase, with all five group stage games counting
towards their records. The teams that lost in the quarterfinals will then play classification games to determine the 5th to 8th
rankings.[101]
Officiating
On 16 August 2023, FIBA announced the list of 44 referees for the tournament.[102] Of the 44 referees, FIBA included three each
from Latvia, Puerto Rico, and the United States.
Female referees will officiate games for the first time in the tournament's history. American referees Amy Bonner, Blanca Burns
and Jenna Reneau became the first female referees to be appointed to a men's World Cup. Bonner previously officiated in the last
three editions of the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in 2014, 2018,[103] and 2022, respectively. Burns and Reneau recently
officiated several games in the Americas Qualifiers for the tournament. Burns eventually became the first ever female referee to
officiate a World Cup game when she worked the Finland vs. Australia game in Group E on 25 August in Okinawa.
French referee Yohan Rosso, who was one of the three officials in the 2019 final[104] was also selected.
Referees
Juan Fernández (ARG) Andris Aunkrogers (LAT)
Leandro Zalazar (ARG) Gatis Saliņš (LAT)
Scott Beker (AUS) Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT)
Ademir Zurapović (BIH) Rabah Noujaim (LBN)
Guilherme Locatelli (BRA) Gvidas Gedvilas (LTU)
Martin Horozov (BUL) Omar Bermúdez (MEX)
Matthew Kallio (CAN) Julio Anaya (PAN)
Waseem Husainy (CAN) Wojciech Liszka (POL)
Carlos Vélez (COL) Johnny Batista (PUR)
Martin Vulić (CRO) Jorge Vázquez (PUR)
Carlos Peralta (ECU) Roberto Vázquez (PUR)
Kristian Paez (ECU) Aleksandar Glišić (SRB)
Wael Mostafa (EGY) Boris Krejič (SLO)
Yohan Rosso (FRA) Luis Castillo (ESP)
Georgios Poursanidis (GRE) Antonio Conde (ESP)
Péter Praksch (HUN) Park Kyoung-jin (KOR)
Manuel Attard (ITA) Kerem Baki (TUR)
Manuel Mazzoni (ITA) Amy Bonner (USA)
Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ) Blanca Burns (USA)
Daigo Urushima (JPN) Jenna Reneau (USA)
Takaki Kato (JPN) Andrés Bartel (URU)
Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ) Daniel García (VEN)
Opening ceremonies
The main opening ceremony took place in the Philippines on Friday, 25 August 2023 at the
Philippine Arena in Bocaue, in between the first two games of Group A (Angola vs. Italy;
and Dominican Republic vs. Philippines).[105] It featured performances from artist Sarah
Geronimo with rapper Bernard Bernardo, and Filipino bands The Dawn and Ben&Ben,
and boy group Alamat.[106] The 1978 FIBA World Championship Philippine team
accepted an invitation to attend.[107][108] Philippine President Bongbong Marcos was
originally scheduled to make the ceremonial ball toss in Bocaue, but was unable to after Opening ceremony at the Indonesia
arriving late in the venue for an undisclosed reason.[109] Arena in Jakarta.
Another ceremony took place in one of the two co-hosts. It was held on the same day at a
later time at the Indonesia Arena in Jakarta, before the Group H game between Canada and France and featured a performance
from Indonesian singer and actress Agnez Mo.[110] Indonesian President Joko Widodo was to attend live but was not able to.
Instead, he delivered a short speech and opened the tournament in Indonesia via a pre-recorded video.[111]
Both ceremonies and another at the Okinawa Arena in Japan featured performances highlighting the cultures of the host countries.
The ceremony in Okinawa took place before the start of the Group E game between Germany and co-hosts Japan. Japanese Prime
Minister Fumio Kishida conducted the ceremonial ball toss.[112]
First round
Classification of teams
1. Highest number of points earned, with each game
result having a corresponding point:[113]
Win: 2 points
Loss: 1 point
Loss by default: 1 point, with a final score of 2–0
for the opponents of the defaulting team if the
latter team is not trailing or if the score is tied, or Result of countries participating in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World
the score at the time of stoppage if they are Cup:
trailing. First round
Loss by forfeit: 0 points, with a final score of 20– Second round
0 for the opponents of the forfeiting team. Quarter-finals
2. Head-to-head record via points system above Semi-finals

Runners-up
3. Point difference in games among tied teams
Champions
4. Points for in games among tied teams
5. Point difference in all group games
6. Points for in all group games
Group A
Venue:
Philippine Arena, Bocaue, Bulacan

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Dominican Republic 3 3 0 249 230 +19 6

Second round
2 Italy 3 2 1 253 237 +16 5
3 Angola 3 1 2 214 226 −12 4

17th–32nd classification
4 Philippines (H) 3 0 3 234 257 −23 3
Source: FIBA (https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2023/groups#tab=round_FR)

Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
25 August 2023
Angola 67–81 Italy
Dominican Republic 87–81 Philippines
27 August 2023
Italy 82–87 Dominican Republic
Philippines 70–80 Angola
29 August 2023
Angola 67–75 Dominican Republic
Philippines 83–90 Italy
Group B
Venue: Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

1 Serbia 3 3 0 314 223 +91 6

Second round
2 Puerto Rico 3 2 1 285 279 +6 5
3 South Sudan 3 1 2 268 285 −17 4

4 China 3 0 3 221 301 −80 3

26 August 2023
96–
South Sudan 101 Puerto Rico
(OT)
Serbia 105– China
63
28 August 2023
China 69–89 South Sudan
Puerto Rico 77–94 Serbia
30 August 2023
83– Serbia
South Sudan
115
China 89– Puerto Rico
107
Group C
Venue: Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
1 United States 3 3 0 318 215 +103 6

Second round
2 Greece 3 2 1 256 254 +2 5
3 New Zealand 3 1 2 241 269 −28 4

4 Jordan 3 0 3 220 297 −77 3

26 August 2023
Jordan 71–92 Greece
United States 99–72 New Zealand
28 August 2023
95–87
New Zealand Jordan
(OT)
Greece 81–
United States
109
30 August 2023
110–
United States Jordan
62
Greece 83–74 New Zealand
Group D

1 Lithuania 3 3 0 280 204 +76 6

Second round
2 Montenegro 3 2 1 251 236 +15 5
3 Egypt 3 1 2 241 254 −13 4

4 Mexico 3 0 3 209 287 −78 3

25 August 2023
Mexico 71–91 Montenegro
Egypt 67–93 Lithuania
27 August 2023
Montenegro 89–74 Egypt
Lithuania 96–66 Mexico
29 August 2023
Egypt 100–
Mexico
72
Montenegro 71–91 Lithuania
Group E
Venue: Okinawa Arena, Okinawa City
1 Germany 3 3 0 267 220 +47 6

Second round
2 Australia 3 2 1 289 246 +43 5
3 Japan (H) 3 1 2 250 278 −28 4

4 Finland 3 0 3 235 297 −62 3

(H) Hosts
25 August 2023
Finland 72–98 Australia
Germany 81–63 Japan
27 August 2023
Australia 82–85 Germany
Japan 98–88 Finland
29 August 2023
101–
Germany Finland
75
109– Japan
Australia
89
Group F
1 Slovenia 3 3 0 280 229 +51 6

Second round
2 Georgia 3 2 1 222 207 +15 5
3 Cape Verde 3 1 2 218 252 −34 4

4 Venezuela 3 0 3 219 251 −32 3
26 August 2023
Cape Verde 60–85 Georgia
100– Venezuela
Slovenia
85
28 August 2023
Venezuela 75–81 Cape Verde
Georgia 67–88 Slovenia
30 August 2023
Georgia 70–59 Venezuela
Slovenia 92–77 Cape Verde
Group G
Venue: Indonesia Arena, Jakarta
1 Spain 3 3 0 275 207 +68 6

Second round
2 Brazil 3 2 1 267 232 +35 5
3 Ivory Coast 3 1 2 212 252 −40 4

4 Iran 3 0 3 193 256 −63 3

26 August 2023
Iran 59– Brazil
100
Spain 94–64 Ivory Coast
28 August 2023
Ivory Coast 71–69 Iran
Brazil 78–96 Spain
30 August 2023
Ivory Coast 77–89 Brazil
Iran 65–85 Spain
Group H

1 Canada 3 3 0 324 213 +111 6
Second round
2 Latvia 3 2 1 272 257 +15 5
3 France 3 1 2 236 262 −26 4

4 Lebanon 3 0 3 222 322 −100 3

25 August 2023
109– Lebanon
Latvia
70
Canada 95–65 France
27 August 2023
Lebanon 73–
Canada
128
France 86–88 Latvia
29 August 2023
Lebanon 79–85 France
101–
Canada Latvia
75
Second round
The results of the three preliminary round matches are carried over to the second round.[114]
Group I
1 Italy 5 4 1 404 370 +34 9[a]

Quarter-finals
2 Serbia 5 4 1 502 380 +122 9[a]
3 Puerto Rico 5 3 2 444 449 −5 8[b]
4 Dominican Republic 5 3 2 425 444 −19 8[b]
Source: FIBA (https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2023/groups#tab=round_SR)

Notes:
a. Serbia 76–78 Italy

b. Dominican Republic 97–102 Puerto Rico
1 September 2023
Serbia 76–78 Italy
Dominican Republic 97– Puerto Rico
102
3 September 2023
Italy 73–57 Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic 79– Serbia
112
Group J
1 Lithuania 5 5 0 482 375 +107 10

Quarter-finals
2 United States 5 4 1 507 398 +109 9
3 Montenegro 5 3 2 397 390 +7 8
4 Greece 5 2 3 392 419 −27 7

1 September 2023
United States 85–73 Montenegro
Lithuania 92–67 Greece
3 September 2023
Greece 69–73 Montenegro
104– Lithuania
United States
110
Group K
1 Germany 5 5 0 467 364 +103 10

Quarter-finals
2 Slovenia 5 4 1 442 409 +33 9
3 Australia 5 3 2 469 421 +48 8
4 Georgia 5 2 3 379 407 −28 7

1 September 2023
Germany 100– Georgia
73
Slovenia 91–80 Australia
3 September 2023
100– Georgia
Australia
84
100–
Germany Slovenia
71
Group L
1 Canada 5 4 1 477 367 +110 9[a]

Quarter-finals
2 Latvia 5 4 1 450 410 +40 9[a]
3 Spain 5 3 2 429 369 +60 8[b]
4 Brazil 5 3 2 420 401 +19 8[b]

Notes:
a. Canada 101–75 Latvia

b. Brazil 78–96 Spain
1 September 2023
Spain 69–74 Latvia
Canada 65–69 Brazil
3 September 2023
Brazil 84–
Latvia
104
Spain 85–88 Canada
17th–32nd classification round

The results of the three preliminary round matches are carried over to the 17th–32nd classification round.
Group M

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1 South Sudan 5 3 2 456 431 +25 8
2 Philippines (H) 5 1 4 398 419 −21 6[a]
3 Angola 5 1 4 368 410 −42 6[a]
4 China 5 1 4 379 473 −94 6[a]
Source: FIBA (https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2023/groups#tab=round_CL17-32)

(H) Hosts
Notes:
a. Philippines 3 Pts, +11 PD; Angola 3 Pts, +3 PD; China 3 Pts, −14 PD
31 August 2023
Angola 76–83 China
South Sudan 87–68 Philippines
2 September 2023
Angola 78–
South Sudan
101
Philippines 96–75 China
Group N
1 Egypt 5 2 3 412 411 +1 7[a]
2 New Zealand 5 2 3 429 463 −34 7[a]
3 Mexico 5 2 3 410 467 −57 7[a]

4 Jordan 5 0 5 369 475 −106 5

Notes:
a. Egypt 3 Pts, +26 PD; New Zealand 3 Pts, −6 PD; Mexico 3 Pts, −20 PD
31 August 2023
New Zealand 100– Mexico
108
Egypt 85–69 Jordan
2 September 2023
New Zealand 88–86 Egypt
Jordan 80–93 Mexico
Group O
1 Japan (H) 5 3 2 416 426 −10 8
2 Finland 5 2 3 425 449 −24 7
3 Cape Verde 5 1 4 366 432 −66 6
4 Venezuela 5 0 5 371 427 −56 5

(H) Hosts
31 August 2023
77–
Cape Verde Finland
100
Japan 86–77 Venezuela
2 September 2023
Finland 90–75 Venezuela
Japan 80–71 Cape Verde
Group P
1 France 5 3 2 405 394 +11 8
2 Lebanon 5 2 3 397 479 −82 7
3 Ivory Coast 5 1 4 373 433 −60 6
4 Iran 5 0 5 321 419 −98 5

31 August 2023
Ivory Coast 84–94 Lebanon
France 82–55 Iran
2 September 2023
Ivory Coast 77–87 France
Iran 73–81 Lebanon
Final round
Fifth place 5th–8th classification Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final

5 September
Italy 63
7 September United States 100 8 September
Italy 82 United States 111
Latvia 87 6 September Germany 113
Germany 81
9 September Latvia 79 10 September
Latvia 98 Germany 83
Lithuania 63 5 September Serbia 77
Lithuania 68
7 September Serbia 87 8 September
Seventh place Lithuania 100 Serbia 95 Third place game
9 September Slovenia 84 6 September Canada 86 10 September
Italy 85 Canada 100 United States 118
Slovenia 89 Slovenia 89 Canada (OT) 127
Quarter-finals
5 September Boxscore Lithuania 68–87 Serbia Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
2023 (http Attendance: 6,223
Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 13–25, 17–24, 13–14
s://ww Referees: Omar Bermúdez
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basket Pts: Sedekerskis 14 Pts: Bogdanović 21 (MEX), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis
ball/ba Rebs: Sedekerskis 9 Rebs: Petrušev 6 (LAT), Johnny Batista (PUR)
sketba Asts: Jokubaitis 9 Asts: Gudurić 6
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5 September Boxscore Italy 63–100 United States Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
s://ww Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN),
20:40 Pts: Fontecchio 18 Pts: Bridges 24
w.fiba. Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Juan
basket Rebs: Melli 9 Rebs: Bridges, Portis 7 Fernández (ARG)
ball/ba Asts: Tonut 5 Asts: Haliburton 5
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6 September Boxscore Germany 81–79 Latvia Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

s://ww Referees: Antonio Conde
16:45 Pts: F. Wagner 16 Pts: Žagars 24
w.fiba. (ESP), Yohan Rosso (FRA),
basket Rebs: Theis, F. Wagner 8 Rebs: R. Kurucs 10 Martin Vulić (CRO)
ball/ba Asts: Schröder 4 Asts: Žagars 8
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6 September Boxscore Canada 100–89 Slovenia Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

s://ww Referees: Roberto Vázquez
20:30 Pts: Gilgeous-Alexander Pts: Dončić 26
w.fiba. (PUR), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA),
basket 31 Rebs: Tobey 6 Gatis Saliņš (LAT)
ball/ba Rebs: Gilgeous-Alexander Asts: Dončić 5
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7 September Boxscore Italy 82–87 Latvia Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
s://ww Referees: Ademir Zurapović
16:45 Pts: Datome 20 Pts: Gražulis 28
w.fiba. (BIH), Takaki Kato (JPN),
basket Rebs: Melli 9 Rebs: Gražulis 6 Blanca Burns (USA)
ball/ba Asts: Spissu 7 Asts: Šķēle 9
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7 September Boxscore Lithuania 100–84 Slovenia Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
s://ww Referees: Matthew Kallio
20:30 Pts: Valančiūnas 24 Pts: Dončić 29
w.fiba. (CAN), Omar Bermúdez
basket Rebs: Valančiūnas 12 Rebs: Tobey 9 (MEX), Johnny Batista (PUR)
ball/ba Asts: Kariniauskas 10 Asts: Dragić 3
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8 September Boxscore Serbia 95–86 Canada Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
s://ww Referees: Yohan Rosso
16:45 Pts: Bogdanović 23 Pts: Barrett 23
w.fiba. (FRA), Julio Anaya (PAN),
basket Rebs: Milutinov 10 Rebs: five players 3 Manuel Mazzoni (ITA)
ball/ba Asts: S. Jović 5 Asts: Gilgeous-Alexander
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8 September Boxscore United States 111–113 Germany Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
20:40 Pts: Edwards 23 Pts: Obst 24
w.fiba. (ESP), Boris Krejič (SLO),
basket Rebs: Edwards 8 Rebs: Theis, Voigtmann 7 Gatis Saliņš (LAT)
ball/ba Asts: Haliburton 8 Asts: Schröder 9
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9 September Boxscore Italy 85–89 Slovenia Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
s://ww Referees: Ademir Zurapović
16:45 Pts: Spissu 22 Pts: Dončić 29
w.fiba. (BIH), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis
basket Rebs: Polonara 7 Rebs: Dončić 10 (LAT), Martin Vulić (CRO)
ball/ba Asts: Melli 5 Asts: Dončić 8
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9 September Boxscore Latvia 98–63 Lithuania Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
s://ww Referees: Manuel Mazzoni
20:30 Pts: A. Kurucs 20 Pts: Jokubaitis 16
w.fiba. (ITA), Blanca Burns (USA),
basket Rebs: four players 6 Rebs: Sedekerskis 10 Johnny Batista (PUR)
ball/ba Asts: Žagars 17 Asts: Brazdeikis 3
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10 September Boxscore United States 118– Canada Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
2023 (http 127 (OT) Attendance: 10,666
16:30
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basket Pts: Edwards 24 Pts: Brooks 39 Takaki Kato (JPN)
ball/ba Rebs: Bridges 9 Rebs: Barrett, Powell 7
sketba Asts: Haliburton 7 Asts: Gilgeous-Alexander
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Final
10 September Boxscore Germany 83–77 Serbia Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
s://ww Referees: Roberto Vázquez
20:40 Pts: Schröder 28 Pts: Avramović 21
w.fiba. (PUR), Omar Bermúdez
basket Rebs: Voigtmann 8 Rebs: N. Jović 8 (MEX), Gatis Saliņš (LAT)
ball/ba Asts: Voigtmann 3 Asts: Bogdanović 5
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Final standings
Pos Zone Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
Europe [a] 8 8 0 744 631 +113 16

Germany
Europe Serbia[a] 8 6 2 761 617 +144 14

Qualification to Summer
Olympics
Americas Canada[b] 8 6 2 790 669 +121 14
4 Americas [b] 8 5 3 836 701 +135 13

United States
5 Europe Latvia 8 6 2 714 636 +78 14
6 Europe Lithuania 8 6 2 713 644 +69 14 Qualification to Olympic

7 Europe Slovenia 8 5 3 704 694 +10 13 Qualifying Tournament[c]
8 Europe Italy 8 4 4 634 646 −12 12
Qualification to Olympic
9 Europe Spain 5 3 2 429 369 +60 8
Qualifying Tournament[c]
10 Oceania Australia[d] 5 3 2 469 421 +48 8
Olympics
11 Europe Montenegro 5 3 2 397 390 +7 8
12 Americas Puerto Rico [e]
5 3 2 444 449 −5 8 Qualifying Tournament[c]
13 Americas Brazil 5 3 2 420 401 +19 8
14 Americas Dominican Republic 5 3 2 425 444 −19 8 Qualification to Olympic

15 Europe Greece 5 2 3 392 419 −27 7 Qualifying Tournament[c]
16 Europe Georgia 5 2 3 379 407 −28 7
17 Africa South Sudan[f] 5 3 2 456 431 +25 8
Olympics
Already qualified to Summer

18 Europe France[g] 5 3 2 405 394 +11 8
Olympics
19 Asia Japan[h] (H) 5 3 2 416 426 −10 8
Olympics
20 Africa Egypt[i] 5 2 3 412 411 +1 7
21 Europe Finland 5 2 3 425 449 −24 7
22 Oceania New Zealand[j] 5 2 3 429 463 −34 7 Qualification to Olympic

Lebanon Qualifying Tournament[c]
23 Asia 5 2 3 397 479 −82 7
24 Asia Philippines (H) 5 1 4 398 419 −21 6
25 Americas Mexico 5 2 3 410 467 −57 7

26 Africa Angola 5 1 4 368 410 −42 6
27 Africa Ivory Coast 5 1 4 373 433 −60 6
28 Africa Cape Verde 5 1 4 366 432 −66 6
29 Asia China 5 1 4 379 473 −94 6
30 Americas Venezuela 5 0 5 371 427 −56 5
31 Asia Iran 5 0 5 321 419 −98 5
32 Asia Jordan 5 0 5 369 475 −106 5

Source: FIBA (https://reports.worldcup.basketball/FIBA%20Basketball%20World%20Cup%202023/2023-09-10/Standings_20230910.PDF)
Rules for classification: 1) Positions in each group; 2) Win / Loss ratio; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored; 5) Drawing of lots.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
a. Germany and Serbia qualified to the Summer Olympics as two top teams from FIBA Europe.
b. Canada and United States qualified to the Summer Olympics as two top teams from FIBA Americas.
c. Of the teams who do not qualify directly to the Summer Olympics, the following teams proceed to an Olympic
Qualifying Tournament: the highest-ranked team from Africa, the highest-ranked team from the Americas, the
highest-ranked team from Asia and Oceania and the best 16 of the remaining teams.
d. Australia qualified to the Summer Olympics as top team from FIBA Oceania.
e. Puerto Rico qualified to the Olympic Qualifying Tournament as the third-best team from FIBA Americas.
f. South Sudan qualified to the Summer Olympics as top team from FIBA Africa.
g. France qualified to the Summer Olympics as host country.
h. Japan qualified to the Summer Olympics as top team from FIBA Asia.
i. Egypt qualified to the Olympic Qualifying Tournament as the second-best team from FIBA Africa.
j. New Zealand qualified to the Olympic Qualifying Tournament as the better team between the second-best from
FIBA Asia and the second-best from FIBA Oceania.
Awards
The all-star teams, MVP and other awards were announced on 10 September 2023.[115][116][117]
2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup champion
Germany
1st title
All-Tournament Team
All-Star Team
Dennis Schröder
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Anthony Edwards
Bogdan Bogdanović
Luka Dončić
All-Second Team
Artūrs Žagars
Simone Fontecchio
Jonas Valančiūnas
Nikola Milutinov
Franz Wagner
MVP: Dennis Schröder
Rising star: Josh Giddey
Best defensive player: Dillon Brooks
Best coach: / Luca Banchi
Statistical leaders
Player tournament average

Points Rebounds
# Player Pld Pts PPG # Player Pld Rebs RPG
1 Luka Dončić 8 216 27.0 1 Edy Tavares 5 62 12.4
2 Jordan Clarkson 5 130 26.0 2 Josh Hawkinson 5 54 10.8

3 Lauri Markkanen 5 124 24.8 3 Bruno Caboclo 5 46 9.2
4 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 8 196 24.5 4 Ahmad Dwairi 5 45 9.0
5 Karl-Anthony Towns 5 122 24.4 5 Nikola Vučević 5 44 8.8
6 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 5 118 23.6 6 Jonas Valančiūnas 8 70 8.8
7 Josh Hawkinson 5 105 21.0 7 A. J. Edu 5 43 8.6
8 Carlik Jones 5 102 20.4 8 Fabián Jaimes 5 42 8.4

9 Tremont Waters 5 100 20.0 9 Nikola Milutinov 8 67 8.4
10 Nikola Vučević 5 99 19.8 10 Rudy Gobert 4 33 8.3
Assists Steals
# Player Pld Asts APG # Player Pld Stls SPG
1 Carlik Jones 5 52 10.4 Ehab Amin 5 13 2.6

1
2 Tremont Waters 5 46 9.2 Tremont Waters 5 13 2.6
Shea Ili 5 38 7.6 3 Luka Dončić 8 20 2.5
3
Yuki Kawamura 5 38 7.6 4 Paul Stoll 5 12 2.4
5 Artūrs Žagars 8 59 7.4 5 Izayah Le'afa 5 11 2.2
Yago dos Santos 5 36 7.2 6 Bogdan Bogdanović 8 17 2.1
6 Paul Stoll 5 36 7.2 Arsalan Kazemi 5 10 2.0
Thomas Walkup 5 36 7.2 7 Víctor Liz 5 10 2.0
9 Heissler Guillent 5 33 6.6 Freddy Ibrahim 4 8 2.0
10 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 8 51 6.4 10 Cédric Bah 5 9 1.8
Blocks Minutes
# Player Pld Blks BPG # Player Pld Mins MPG
1 Wenyen Gabriel 5 13 2.6 1 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 5 192 38.6
2 Anas Mahmoud 5 11 2.2 2 Jordan Clarkson 5 179 35.9
Georgios Papagiannis 5 9 1.8 3 Tremont Waters 5 175 35.1
3 Edy Tavares 5 9 1.8 4 Yuta Watanabe 5 175 35.0
Yuta Watanabe 5 9 1.8 5 Ehab Amin 5 175 35.0
6 Rudy Gobert 4 7 1.8 6 Josh Hawkinson 5 174 34.9
Nicolas Batum 5 8 1.6 7 Freddy Ibrahim 4 134 33.6
George Conditt IV 5 8 1.6 8 Ahmad Dwairi 5 166 33.4

7
Ahmad Dwairi 5 8 1.6 9 Wael Arakji 4 128 32.2
Nikola Vučević 5 8 1.6 10 Luka Dončić 8 257 32.1

Field Goal Shooting 3 Point Field Goals
# Player FGM FGA FG% # Player 3PM 3PA 3P%
1 Anas Mahmoud 31 43 72.1 1 Andrés Feliz 15 23 65.2
2 Andrés Feliz 28 41 68.3 2 Tim Soares 9 15 60.0
3 Andrejs Gražulis 48 76 63.5 Dillon Brooks 20 34 58.8

3
Jonas Valančiūnas 45 72 62.5 Mike Tobey 10 17 58.8
4 Mike Tobey 40 64 62.5 5 Peter Jok 14 24 58.3
Ismael Romero 25 40 62.5 6 Makoto Hiejima 8 14 57.1
7 Dillon Brooks 41 69 59.4 7 Karim Zeinoun 9 16 56.3
8 Daniel Theis 38 64 59.4 Mikal Bridges 15 27 55.6

8
9 Josh Hawkinson 30 51 58.8 Andrejs Gražulis 10 18 55.6
10 Willy Hernangómez 31 53 58.5 10 Rokas Jokubaitis 11 20 55.0
Free Throws Double-Doubles

# Player FTM FTA FT% # Player Pld DblDbl DD%
1 Bazoumana Koné 13 13 100.0 1 Nikola Milutinov 8 4 50.0
2 Austin Reaves 37 39 94.9 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 8 3 37.5
3 Nikola Vučević 17 18 94.4 Carlik Jones 5 3 60.0

2
4 Hamed Haddadi 16 17 94.1 Karl-Anthony Towns 5 3 60.0
5 Santi Aldama 15 16 93.8 Jonas Valančiūnas 8 3 37.5
6 Karl-Anthony Towns 39 42 92.9 Goga Bitadze 5 2 40.0
Shea Ili 25 27 92.6 Bruno Caboclo 5 2 40.0

7
Kelly Olynyk 25 27 92.6 Luka Dončić 8 2 25.0
9 Lauri Markkanen 34 38 89.5 Ahmad Dwairi 5 2 40.0
Josh Hawkinson 40 45 88.9 Wenyen Gabriel 5 2 40.0
10
Tremont Waters 16 18 88.9 Shea Ili 5 2 40.0
6
Fabián Jaimes 5 2 40.0
Assem Marei 5 2 40.0
Ismael Romero 5 2 40.0
Edy Tavares 5 2 40.0
Nikola Vučević 5 2 40.0

Tremont Waters 5 2 40.0
Efficiency
# Player Pld MPG PPG Eff EffPG
1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 8 32.1 24.5 243 30.4
2 Josh Hawkinson 5 34.9 21.0 143 28.6
Luka Dončić 8 32.1 27.0 208 26.0

3
Carlik Jones 5 30.3 20.4 130 26.0
Lauri Markkanen 5 26.7 24.8 120 24.0

5
Nikola Vučević 5 26.7 19.8 120 24.0
7 Karl-Anthony Towns 5 29.6 24.4 115 23.0
8 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 5 38.6 23.6 113 22.6

Bruno Caboclo 5 28.1 16.4 110 22.0
9
Andrés Feliz 5 27.3 16.0 110 22.0
Team tournament averages
Points Rebounds
# Team Pld Pts PPG # Team Pld Rebs RPG
1 United States 8 836 104.5 1 Angola 5 212 42.4

2 Canada 8 790 98.8 2 Philippines 5 207 41.4
3 Serbia 8 761 95.1 3 Brazil 5 202 40.4
4 Australia 5 469 93.8 4 Lithuania 8 318 39.8
5 Germany 8 744 93.0 5 United States 8 317 39.6
6 South Sudan 5 456 91.2 6 Egypt 5 196 39.2
7 Latvia 8 714 89.3 Montenegro 5 193 38.6
7
8 Lithuania 8 713 89.1 Spain 5 193 38.6
9 Puerto Rico 5 444 88.8 Georgia 5 192 38.4
9
10 Slovenia 8 704 88.0 Puerto Rico 5 192 38.4
Assists Steals
# Team Pld Asts APG # Team Pld Stls SPG
1 Spain 5 139 27.8 1 Ivory Coast 5 50 10.0
2 Finland 5 123 24.6 2 Serbia 8 73 9.1
3 Latvia 8 195 24.4 United States 8 72 9.0

3
4 United States 8 191 23.9 Montenegro 5 45 9.0
5 Serbia 8 189 23.6 5 Egypt 5 43 8.6
6 Australia 5 116 23.2 6 Jordan 5 42 8.4
7 South Sudan 5 113 22.6 7 Angola 5 41 8.2

8 Germany 8 180 22.5 8 Germany 8 65 8.1
9 Canada 8 178 22.3 9 France 5 40 8.0
10 Mexico 5 111 22.2 10 Puerto Rico 5 39 7.8
Blocks Field Goal Shooting
# Team Pld Blks BPG # Team Pld FGM/A FG%
1 United States 8 43 5.4 1 Serbia 8 270/498 54.2
2 France 5 24 4.8 2 United States 8 294/549 53.6
3 South Sudan 5 22 4.4 3 Latvia 8 264/513 51.5
4 Philippines 5 21 4.2 4 Germany 8 268/524 51.1

Australia 5 19 3.8 5 Australia 5 175/344 50.9
5 Egypt 5 19 3.8 6 Lithuania 8 262/516 50.8
Spain 5 19 3.8 7 Canada 8 269/538 50.0
8 Lithuania 8 30 3.8 8 France 5 146/293 49.8
Finland 5 17 3.4 9 Spain 5 151/308 49.0

9
Japan 5 17 3.4 10 South Sudan 5 157/329 47.7
3 Point Field Goals Free Throws

# Team Pld 3PT/A 3PT% # Team Pld FTM/A FT%
1 Lithuania 8 86/204 42.2 1 Ivory Coast 5 72/83 86.7
2 Latvia 8 110/261 42.1 2 Brazil 5 85/102 83.3

3 South Sudan 5 59/145 40.7 3 Finland 5 64/77 83.1
4 Canada 8 102/253 40.3 4 Japan 5 79/98 80.6
5 United States 8 82/205 40.0 5 Georgia 5 80/100 80.0
6 New Zealand 5 57/144 39.6 Italy
6 8 103/129 79.8
7 Lebanon 5 46/118 39.0
7 United States 8 166/209 79.4
8 Puerto Rico 5 58/152 38.2 8 Germany 8 117/148 79.1
9 Germany 8 91/239 38.1 Serbia
9 8 141/180 78.3
10 Mexico 5 45/119 37.8 Australia
10 5 72/92 78.3
Player game highs
Category Player Team Opponent Total
Dillon Brooks Canada United States
Points Rondae Hollis-Jefferson Jordan New Zealand 39
Karl-Anthony Towns Dominican Republic Puerto Rico
Rebounds Josh Hawkinson Japan Finland 19
Assists Artūrs Žagars Latvia Lithuania 17
Nicolò Melli Italy Slovenia
Steals Stephen Thompson Jr. Puerto Rico South Sudan 5
Raul Neto Brazil Iran
Blocks Wenyen Gabriel South Sudan Angola 6
Efficiency Josh Hawkinson Japan Finland 44
Team game highs
Category Team Opponent Total

Points Canada Lebanon 128
Rebounds United States Jordan 56
Assists Canada Lebanon 44
Steals Montenegro Egypt 15
Blocks South Sudan Angola 9
Difference Canada Lebanon 55
Marketing
Logos
The official logo for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 was unveiled on 4 December 2020. The logo's concept consist of three
main elements. The heart symbolizes the passion for the game, the Naismith Trophy represents the prize given to the winner of the
World Cup, and the "23" represents the year of the World Cup.[118] The logo for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup has
already been agreed upon as early as July 2019 and only needed to be approved by FIBA as of that time.[119] On 28 November
2020, FIBA launched the Don't Miss A Beat campaign leading up to the logo launch.[120] As part of the campaign, VMLY&R
created three music beats for the logo launch, inspired from the local music of the hosting countries.[121]
There are also host city logos for Manila, Jakarta, and Okinawa. The Manila logo features a Jeepney, the most popular mean of
transportation in the Philippines. Logos for Jakarta and Okinawa feature several landmarks – the Shuri Castle in Shuri, Okinawa
and the Monas, the national monument of Indonesia, located in Jakarta.
Slogan
On 31 August 2021, during the qualifiers draw, FIBA released the slogan for the World Cup, "Win For All".[122][123]
Mascot
On 9 June 2022, FIBA unveiled the official mascot for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023.
According to its fictional biography, the mascot, initially unnamed, was created through the idea of
three fans from the three host countries (Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia), to create "something
amazing that could unite people and represent them all."[124] The mascot is a basketball robot with an
LED face which allows it to connect and interact with people through its various expressions. In
addition, the mascot also has a basketball hoop attached to its back as an advocacy for the importance
of recycling. The red, blue, and yellow colors of the mascot represent the three colors of the national
flags of the host nations. An online naming competition was held,[125] and on 28 July 2022, it was
announced the mascot's name is "JIP," which is the first letter of each of the three host countries – the
JIP at the FIBA World
Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia.[126] Cup Trophy Tour in
Jakarta.
Ball
The official ball used for the World Cup was unveiled on 29 April 2023 during the Draw Festival at the Bonifacio Global City in
Taguig.[39] Similar to 2019, the Molten BG5000 was used for the tournament but with a design inspired by wave and gold
elements and hearts. Nicknamed "The Passion Wave", it represents a heartbeat birthed out of passion for basketball that
reverberates throughout the world.[127] Another version of the ball, intended to be used in the final was also unveiled. This version
had the tournament logo, the Naismith Trophy image in gold, the date of the final, and a unique serial number.[128]
Trophy tour
Several months before the start of the tournament, the Naismith Trophy began a journey through the 30 participating countries and
the 3 host countries. The trophy tour was launched at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines during the
week of the World Cup draw.[129] Prior to the launch, the trophy made rounds across several media outlets before visiting the Fort
Bonifacio Tenement in Taguig a day after the draw. The following day, on 1 May 2023, it made its first international stop in
Beijing, China, with the tour set to conclude on 24 August 2023, a day before the start of the tournament.
The Naismith Trophy during a
tour of Jakarta in August 2023
Trophy tour stops and dates
Metro Manila, Philippines (26–30 April) Montenegro (6–7 June)[146] Caracas, Venezuela (3–5 July)[158]
China (1–4 May)[130] Mexico City, Mexico (7–8 July)[159]
Rijeka Crnojevića/Boka/
Sveti Stefan/Cetinje (6 June)[146] Santo Domingo,
Beijing (1 & 3–4 May)[130]
Dominican Republic (9 July)[160]
Shanghai/Suzhou (2 May)[130] Podgorica (7 June)[146]
Las Vegas, United States (10–11
Nanjing (3 May)[130] Serbia (9–10 June)[147] July)[161]
[131]
Lebanon (5–7 May) Belgrade (9 June)[147] Toronto, Canada (13–14 July)[162]
Stari Banovci (10 June)[147] Japan (15–27 July)[163]
Beirut (5 & 7 May)[131]
Helsinki, Finland (11 June)[148] Sapporo (15 July)[163]
Hazmieh (7 May)[131]
Italy (11–13 June)[149] Sendai (17 July)[163]
Batroun/Adma (5 May)[131]
Milan (11–12 June)[149] Niigata (18 July)[163]
Zahlé/Dbayeh (6 May)[131]
Bologna (13 June)[149] Toyama/Fukui (19 July)[163]
Sidon (7 May)[131]
Aichi (20 July)[163]
Auckland, New Zealand (9–10 May)[132] Jordan (15–16 June)[150]
Osaka (21 July)[163]
Māngere East (10 May) Jerash/Umm Qais/Amman (15
Tokyo (22–23 July)[163][164]
June)[150]
Iran (12–14 May)[133] Kagawa (24 July)[163]
Petra (16 June)[150]
Tehran (12–13 May)[133] Hiroshima (25 July)[163]
Berlin, Germany (17–18 June)[151]
Isfahan (14 May)[134] Fukuoka (26 July)[163]
Georgia (22–24 June)[152]
Nakagami, Okinawa (27 July)[163][165]
Ivory Coast (14–16 May)[135]
Tbilisi (22–24 June)[152] Indonesia (29 July – 6 August)
Yamoussoukro (14 May)[135] Mtskheta/Tsalka[a] (24 June)[152]
Surakarta (29–30 July)[166]
Abidjan (15–16 May)[136] Slovenia (25–27 June)[153]
Bali (31 July – 1 August)[167]
Cape Verde (17–19 May)[137] [153]
Ljubljana (25–27 June) Surabaya (2–3 August)[168]
[137]
Ribeira Bote, Mindelo (17 May) Bled (26 June) [153] Jakarta (4–6 August)
Praia (19 May)[137] Postojna (27 June)[153] Greece (9–10 August)
Egypt (20–21 May) [138]
Paris, France (28 June) [154] Málaga, Spain (10–11 August)[169]
Latvia (29–30 June)[155] Melbourne, Australia (13–14 August)[170]
Alexandria (20 May)[138][139]
Philippines
Giza/Gezira, Cairo (21 May)[138][139] Riga (29–30 June)[156]
[140] Cebu (15 August)
Luanda, Angola (22–24 May) Sigulda (30 June)[156]
Davao City (16–18 August)
São Paulo, Brazil (25–26 May)[141]
Turaida (30 June)[156] Greater Manila Area (19–20 August)
Juba, South Sudan (29–30 May)[142]
Saulkrasti (30 June)[156] Bocaue
Lithuania (2–3 June)[143]
Puerto Rico (30 June – 2 July)[157] Pasay
Vilnius/Trakai (2 June)[144] Quezon City
Guaynabo (30 June – 1 July)[157]
Kaunas (3 June)[145] Ilocos Norte (21–23 August)
San Juan (1–2 July)[157]
Burgos
Paoay
Ambassadors
Former Argentina national team player and two-time FIBA Basketball World Cup silver medalist Luis Scola was named a Global
Ambassador for the tournament on 14 December 2022.[171]
Two-time NBA champion and 2006 World Cup winner Pau Gasol joined Scola as one of the tournament's Global Ambassadors on
6 February 2023.[172] Gasol served as an Ambassador for the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in Australia months
prior.[173] Ten-time NBA All-Star and three-time Olympic Gold Medalist Carmelo Anthony was also named a Global Ambassador
on 24 February 2023.[174]
In August 2022, Indonesian actor Raffi Ahmad[175] and Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray[176] were announced as local
ambassadors for the tournament in Indonesia and the Philippines, respectively. Former Philippine national team members LA
Tenorio, Jeff Chan, Larry Fonacier, and Gary David were also named local ambassadors.[176] The Japanese B.League was named
a local ambassador for the tournament in Japan on 22 September 2022.[177] Former Japanese national team player and current
Levanga Hokkaido president Takehiko Orimo was announced as a local ambassador in the weeks leading up to the World Cup
draw. German-Indonesian actress Cinta Laura was also named a local ambassador for Indonesia on 11 July 2023.[178]
Ticketing
Pricing for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup game tickets were determined by the
local organizing committees and was reviewed by FIBA.[179]
Ticket packages or 'passes' covering multiple games were made available as early as March
2022.[180][181] Single tickets were made available for purchase in July 2023.[182][183]
In Okinawa specifically, the target ticket sales of ¥1 billion ($6.8 million) set by the
Japanese local organizing committee has been met.[184]
On the last day of the tournament, FIBA concluded that attendance was lower than
expected citing high ticket pricing, especially the middle tiers.[179][185] Ticket counter at the Araneta
Coliseum in Quezon City.
Countdown clocks
Three countdown clocks were unveiled from 25 to 28 August 2022 to mark one year
before the tournament. These clocks are situated at the Tenbusu Naha Plaza in Naha,
Okinawa; the Selamat Datang Monument in Jakarta; and the SM Mall of Asia in
Pasay.[186] The countdown clock in Indonesia was later moved to the front of Sarinah
Department Store after the unveiling ceremony.[187]
Sponsorship
Countdown clock for 2023 FIBA

World Cup in front of Sarinah,
Jakarta.
Indonesian Global Master

FIBA Global Partners Japanese Sponsors Philippine Sponsors Global Suppliers
Sponsors Licensee
Ganten[188] Bank SoftBank Toyota Motor Hyperice[214] IMG[219][220]

J9.com [189] Mandiri[196] Group[199][200] Philippines[206][207] Junckers [215]
Molten Gojek[197] Nippon Life[201] San Miguel Schelde

Pertamina[198] Orion Corporation[208][209] Sports[216]
Nike[190]
Perusahaan Breweries[202][203] Unilab/Alaxan[210] TicketSocket[217]
Smart
Listrik TOKIO PepsiCo (Lay's,
Communications[191] Unilumin
Negara[198] Inkarami[204] Gatorade)[211] Sports[218]
TCL Corporation[192]
Bukit Asam Ena[205] ArenaPlus[212][213]
Tencent[193] Enterprises[198] [198]
Oriental Bio Cignal[198]
Tissot Kahf [198]
Timee[198] Banco de Oro[198]
Wanda Group[194]
[198] Dunkin'
PCA
Yili Group[195]
Philippines[198]
Jollibee[198]
Unilever
(Rexona)[198]
Broadcasting rights
Issues
Traffic in Manila
It was anticipated that heavy traffic in Metro Manila would impact the conduct of games in the Philippines. As part of the
preparations, the Philippine local organizing committee has conducted simulations on transporting players from their hotels to the
playing venues.[221] The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has also traffic scheme for the duration of the
tournament.[222][223]
The Philippine Arena would be stripped off of its role as the final round venue due to "serious traffic and transport concerns". In
addition the accessibility of the venue in Bulacan adjacent to Metro Manila, has been a longtime issue. Unlike the two other venues
in Greater Manila, the Philippine Arena is not accessible by public transport.[224][225]
Attendance in Okinawa
Blocks of seat were left vacant for the opening game of the Japanese national team against Germany at the 8,500-seater Okinawa
Arena. Players from Japan made a complaint which prompted intervention by FIBA. FIBA resold unused corporate tickets for
Okinawa games to the general public for subsequent games which boosted attendance, including games not involving Japan.[184]
New Zealand game court storming
The New Zealand vs United States game at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay on 26 August 2023 had a court storming
incident.[226][227] Prior to the start of the game, a ticket-paying fan wearing full New Zealand jersey stormed the court. He was
stopped after the New Zealand bench informed the organizers that the fan is not part of their squad.[226]
Serbian player kidney operation
Serbian player Boriša Simanić was rendered injured after he was elbowed by Nuni Omot of South Sudan with two minutes left in
the game.[228] Simanić underwent a surgery at the Makati Medical Center. However, due to complications, he had to undergo a
second operation to remove one of his kidneys.[229] He also had to receive a blood transfusion.[230]
Filipino senators' shirt statement
Senators Joel Villanueva, Migz Zubiri, Bato dela Rosa, and Bong Go attended live the Philippines' final classification match
against China with shirts with the "West PH Sea" and the Philippine flag as a show of support to the Philippine claim in the South
China Sea disputes. Online critics described the stunt as "perfomative".[231] Senator Francis Tolentino defended his colleagues
insisting that there is nothing wrong to "express personal political beliefs" even in a FIBA game.[232]
See also
Sports portal
Basketball portal
Indonesia portal
Japan portal
Philippines portal
2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup
Notes
a. The trophy went to the Dashbashi Canyon, which is near the city of Tsalka.
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Host selection Officially See below

2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup bidding results

Argentina / Uruguay Withdrew

Lebanon returned to the World Cup after participating in the 2010

Angola (41) Brazil (13) Australia (3) Finland (24)

The seeding was confirmed on 21 April 2023.[40]

Pot 1 Pot 3 Pot 5 Pot 7

Pot 2 Pot 4 Pot 6 Pot 8

[Interactive fullscreen map + nearby articles]

Host venues of the FIBA Basketball

Capacity: 15,000[50] Capacity: 16,500[52]

Capacity: 16,500[54] Capacity: 10,000[55]

Training venues and hotels

FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Board

France Summer Tour

Tbilisi City Hall Cup

USA Basketball Showcase in Abu Dhabi

Exhibition games took place as warm-ups for the World Cup.

2. Head-to-head record via points system above Semi-finals

Philippine Arena, Bocaue, Bulacan

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification

1 Dominican Republic 3 3 0 249 230 +19 6

3 Angola 3 1 2 214 226 −12 4

Source: FIBA (https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2023/groups#tab=round_FR)

Venue: Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

1 Serbia 3 3 0 314 223 +91 6

3 South Sudan 3 1 2 268 285 −17 4

Source: FIBA (https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2023/groups#tab=round_FR)

Venue: Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification

1 United States 3 3 0 318 215 +103 6

3 New Zealand 3 1 2 241 269 −28 4

Source: FIBA (https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2023/groups#tab=round_FR)

Venue: Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

1 Lithuania 3 3 0 280 204 +76 6

3 Egypt 3 1 2 241 254 −13 4

Source: FIBA (https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2023/groups#tab=round_FR)

Venue: Okinawa Arena, Okinawa City

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification

1 Germany 3 3 0 267 220 +47 6

3 Japan (H) 3 1 2 250 278 −28 4

Source: FIBA (https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2023/groups#tab=round_FR)

Venue: Okinawa Arena, Okinawa City

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification

1 Slovenia 3 3 0 280 229 +51 6

3 Cape Verde 3 1 2 218 252 −34 4

Venue: Indonesia Arena, Jakarta

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification

1 Spain 3 3 0 275 207 +68 6

3 Ivory Coast 3 1 2 212 252 −40 4

Source: FIBA (https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2023/groups#tab=round_FR)

Venue: Indonesia Arena, Jakarta

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification

3 France 3 1 2 236 262 −26 4

Source: FIBA (https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2023/groups#tab=round_FR)

Venue: Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification

1 Italy 5 4 1 404 370 +34 9[a]

3 Puerto Rico 5 3 2 444 449 −5 8[b]

4 Dominican Republic 5 3 2 425 444 −19 8[b]

Source: FIBA (https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2023/groups#tab=round_SR)

a. Serbia 76–78 Italy