The FIBA Basketball World Cup was conceived at a meeting of the FIBA World Congress at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Long-time FIBA Secretary-General Renato William Jones urged FIBA to adopt a World … See more

Since 1967, the champion of each tournament has been awarded the Naismith Trophy, named in honor of basketball's inventor, James Naismith. A trophy had been … See more

A total of 65 national teams have made at least one appearance in the final tournament. See more

The Basketball World Cup has used various forms of qualification throughfive tournaments were held in South America and participation was dominated by teams from the Americas. … See more

The Basketball World Cup has existed in several different formats throughout the years, as it has expanded and contracted between 10 and 24 … See more

(OT): game decided after overtime.
Medal table
In the most current medal table released by FIBA as seen on the FIBA archive website, the 2014 … See more

Thirteen players – Ubiratan "Bira" Pereira Maciel, Marcel de Souza, Marcelinho Machado, Anderson Varejão, Leandro Barbosa, Alex Garcia and Marcelo Huertas See more