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World Cup: games and stats

The men's basketball World Cup, edition by edition. Open an edition to see its games, its rosters and every player's numbers.

Editions

Philippines, Japan and Indonesia 2023 World Cup 32 teams · 92 games Gold Germany Silver Serbia Bronze Canada
China 2019 World Cup 32 teams · 92 games Gold Spain Silver Argentina Bronze France
Spain 2014 World Cup 24 teams · 76 games Gold United States Silver Serbia Bronze France
Turkey 2010 World Cup 24 teams · 80 games Gold United States Silver Turkey Bronze Lithuania
Japan 2006 World Cup 24 teams · 80 games Gold Spain Silver Greece Bronze United States
United States 2002 World Cup 16 teams · 62 games Gold Yugoslavia Silver Argentina Bronze Germany
Greece 1998 World Cup 16 teams · 62 games Gold Yugoslavia Silver Russia Bronze United States
Canada 1994 World Cup 16 teams · 64 games Gold United States Silver Russia Bronze Croatia
Argentina 1990 World Cup 16 teams · 64 games Gold Yugoslavia Silver Soviet Union Bronze United States
Spain 1986 World Cup 24 teams · 90 games Gold United States Silver Soviet Union Bronze Yugoslavia
Colombia 1982 World Cup 13 teams · 50 games Gold Soviet Union Silver United States Bronze Yugoslavia
Philippines 1978 World Cup 14 teams · 59 games Gold Yugoslavia Silver Soviet Union Bronze Brazil
Puerto Rico 1974 World Cup 14 teams · 55 games Gold Soviet Union Silver Yugoslavia Bronze United States
Yugoslavia 1970 World Cup 13 teams · 54 games Gold Yugoslavia Silver Brazil Bronze Soviet Union
Uruguay 1967 World Cup 13 teams · 54 games Gold Soviet Union Silver Yugoslavia Bronze Brazil
Brazil 1963 World Cup 13 teams · 54 games Gold Brazil Silver Yugoslavia Bronze Soviet Union
Chile 1959 World Cup 13 teams · 46 games Gold Brazil Silver United States Bronze Chile
Brazil 1954 World Cup 12 teams · 46 games Gold United States Silver Brazil Bronze Philippines
Argentina 1950 World Cup 10 teams · 30 games Gold Argentina Silver United States Bronze Chile

All-time leaders

Points

Oscar Schmidt Brazil · 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990
843 points
Luis Scola Argentina · 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2019
716 points
Andrew Gaze Australia · 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998
594 points
Drazen Dalipagic Yugoslavia · 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986
563 points
José Rafael Ortiz-Rijos Puerto Rico · 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002
511 points
Dragan Kicanovic Yugoslavia · 1974, 1978, 1982
491 points
Pau Gasol Spain · 2002, 2006, 2014
482 points
Panagiotis Giannakis Greece · 1986, 1990, 1994
469 points
Juan Carlos Navarro Spain · 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
462 points
Kirk Penney New Zealand · 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
447 points

Points per game (min. 10 games)

Nikolaos Galis Greece · 1986
33.7 per game
Antonello Riva Italy · 1986, 1990
24.1 per game
Oscar Schmidt Brazil · 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990
24.1 per game
Dirk Nowitzki Germany · 2002, 2006
23.6 per game
Ming Yao China · 2002, 2006
22.9 per game
Drazen Petrovic Yugoslavia · 1986, 1990
22.2 per game
Kamil Brabenec Czechoslovakia · 1974, 1978
21.8 per game
Rolando Frazer Panama · 1982, 1986
20.8 per game
Andrew Gaze Australia · 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998
20.5 per game
Arturo Guerrero Mexico · 1967, 1974
20.3 per game

Games played

Luis Scola Argentina · 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2019
41 games
Rudy Fernandez Spain · 2006, 2010, 2014, 2019, 2023
37 games
Drazen Dalipagic Yugoslavia · 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986
36 games
Jerome Alfred Mincy Puerto Rico · 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002
36 games
Aleksandar Belostenny Soviet Union · 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990
35 games
Oscar Schmidt Brazil · 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990
35 games
Sergei Belov Soviet Union · 1967, 1970, 1974, 1978
35 games
Andres Jimenez Spain · 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994
34 games
Joao Vianna Brazil · 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998
34 games
Marcelo Gustavo Milanesio Argentina · 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998
34 games

Editions played

Alex Garcia Brazil · 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2019
5 editions
Anderson Varejao Brazil · 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2019
5 editions
Daniel Santiago Puerto Rico · 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
5 editions
Jerome Alfred Mincy Puerto Rico · 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002
5 editions
Leandro Barbosa Brazil · 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2019
5 editions
Luis Scola Argentina · 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2019
5 editions
Rudy Fernandez Spain · 2006, 2010, 2014, 2019, 2023
5 editions
Aleksandar Belostenny Soviet Union · 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990
4 editions
Andres Jimenez Spain · 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994
4 editions
Andrew Gaze Australia · 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998
4 editions

Rebounds

Luis Scola Argentina · 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2019
280 rebounds
Fabricio Oberto Argentina · 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010
224 rebounds
José Rafael Ortiz-Rijos Puerto Rico · 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002
212 rebounds
Anderson Varejao Brazil · 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2019
195 rebounds
Jonas Valanciunas Lithuania · 2014, 2019, 2023
190 rebounds
Pau Gasol Spain · 2002, 2006, 2014
186 rebounds
Hamed Haddadi Iran · 2010, 2014, 2019, 2023
179 rebounds
Marc Gasol Spain · 2006, 2010, 2014, 2019
172 rebounds
Dirk Nowitzki Germany · 2002, 2006
157 rebounds
Rudy Gobert France · 2014, 2019, 2023
148 rebounds

Assists

Ricky Rubio Spain · 2010, 2014, 2019
130 assists
Marcelinho Huertas Brazil · 2010, 2014, 2019, 2023
107 assists
Pablo Prigioni Argentina · 2006, 2010, 2014
106 assists
Stefan Jović Serbia · 2014, 2019, 2023
103 assists
Dennis Schröder Germany · 2019, 2023
96 assists
Bogdan Bogdanović Serbia · 2014, 2019, 2023
95 assists
Pepe Sanchez Argentina · 1998, 2002, 2006
95 assists
Joe Ingles Australia · 2010, 2014, 2019, 2023
90 assists
Facu Campazzo Argentina · 2014, 2019
88 assists
Marcelo Gustavo Milanesio Argentina · 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998
83 assists

Records

Most points in a game

Jae Hur South Korea · 1990 · vs Egypt
54 points
Nikolaos Galis Greece · 1986 · vs Panama
53 points
Oscar Schmidt Brazil · 1990 · vs Australia
52 points
Nikolaos Galis Greece · 1986 · vs China
49 points
Oscar Schmidt Brazil · 1986 · vs Cuba
49 points
Jordi Villacampa Amoros Spain · 1990 · vs Venezuela
48 points
Drazen Petrovic Yugoslavia · 1986 · vs Netherlands
47 points
Dirk Nowitzki Germany · 2006 · vs Angola
47 points
Choong-Hee Chung Hee South Korea · 1986 · vs Brazil
45 points
Kamil Brabenec Czechoslovakia · 1978 · vs Puerto Rico
44 points

Most rebounds in a game

Mirsad Turkcan Turkey · 2002 · vs Russia
20 rebounds
Omer Asik Turkey · 2014 · vs Ukraine
20 rebounds
Josh Hawkinson Japan · 2023 · vs Finland
19 rebounds
Daniel Santiago Puerto Rico · 2002 · vs United States
18 rebounds
Gregory Michael Newton Canada · 1998 · vs Australia
17 rebounds
Samir Mahmoud Ahmed Gouda Egypt · 1994 · vs South Korea
16 rebounds
Shaquille O'Neal United States · 1994 · vs Greece
16 rebounds
Gregory Michael Newton Canada · 1998 · vs Italy
16 rebounds
Richard Jose Lugo Venezuela · 2002 · vs Algeria
16 rebounds
Richard Jose Lugo Venezuela · 2002 · vs Russia
16 rebounds

Most assists in a game

Athanasios Galakteros Greece · 1994 · vs Egypt
22 assists
Artūrs Žagars Latvia · 2023 · vs Lithuania
17 assists
Toni Kukoc Croatia · 1994 · vs China
15 assists
Carlik Jones South Sudan · 2023 · vs Angola
15 assists
Xane D'Almeida Senegal · 2014 · vs Philippines
14 assists
Carlik Jones South Sudan · 2023 · vs Philippines
14 assists
Paul Stoll Mexico · 2023 · vs Egypt
14 assists
Scottie Wilbekin Turkey · 2019 · vs Montenegro
13 assists
Tomas Satoransky Czech Republic · 2019 · vs Australia
13 assists
Stefan Jović Serbia · 2023 · vs South Sudan
13 assists

Most points in an edition

Nikolaos Galis Greece · 1986
337 points
Oscar Schmidt Brazil · 1986
281 points
Oscar Schmidt Brazil · 1990
277 points
Pa Shin Dong South Korea · 1970
261 points
Drazen Petrovic Yugoslavia · 1986
252 points
Luis Scola Argentina · 2010
244 points
Antonello Riva Italy · 1990
242 points
Dirk Nowitzki Germany · 2002
216 points
Luka Dončić Slovenia · 2023
216 points
Dirk Nowitzki Germany · 2006
209 points

Best scoring average in an edition (min. 4 games)

Oscar Schmidt Brazil · 1990
34.6 per game
Nikolaos Galis Greece · 1986
33.7 per game
Pa Shin Dong South Korea · 1970
32.6 per game
Antonello Riva Italy · 1990
30.3 per game
Oscar Schmidt Brazil · 1986
28.1 per game
Choong-Hee Chung Hee South Korea · 1986
27.8 per game
Luis Scola Argentina · 2010
27.1 per game
Arturo Guerrero Mexico · 1974
27.0 per game
Luka Dončić Slovenia · 2023
27.0 per game
Kamil Brabenec Czechoslovakia · 1978
26.9 per game

Biggest winning margins

Soviet Union 140-48 Central African Republic 1974 · Group A · by 92
Canada 128-38 Malaysia 1986 · Group D · by 90
United States 146-67 South Korea 1990 · Group C · by 79
Yugoslavia 131-61 Malaysia 1986 · Group D · by 70
Colombia 76-143 Soviet Union 1982 · Final round · by 67
Soviet Union 121-56 Egypt 1970 · Group C · by 65
Brazil 128-65 Egypt 2014 · Group A · by 63
United States 114-55 Finland 2014 · Group C · by 59
Philippines 67-126 Serbia 2019 · Group D · by 59
Panama 52-110 Soviet Union 1970 · Group C · by 58

Most points by a team in a game

Brazil 154-97 China 1978 · Group B
United States 146-67 South Korea 1990 · Group C
Colombia 76-143 Soviet Union 1982 · Final round
Soviet Union 140-48 Central African Republic 1974 · Group A
Brazil 138-95 China 1990 · Group B
Colombia 84-137 Spain 1982 · Final round
United States 137-91 Russia 1994 · Final round
Philippines 85-135 United States 1974 · Group B
Puerto Rico 83-134 United States 1994 · Quarter-finals, group A
United States 132-77 China 1994 · Group A