2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup (2024)

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2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup

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Tournament details
Host countries	Philippines Japan Indonesia
Dates	25 August – 10 September
Officially opened by	See below
Teams	32(from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	5Template:Efn(in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Germany (1st title)
Runners-up	Serbia
Third place	Canada
Fourth place	USA
Tournament statistics
Gamesplayed	92
Attendance	700,665(7,616 per match)
MVP	Template:Bkicon Dennis Schröder
Top scorer	Template:Bkicon Luka Dončić (27.0ppg)
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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 32 teams and was hosted by multiple nations for the first time in its history—the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia—from 25 August to 10 September 2023.^[1]

It was the first World Cup to be hosted in Indonesia, and the second to be hosted in both the Philippines and Japan, with both having first hosted the tournament in 1978 and 2006, 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 tournament, and the first time in tournament history that a host nation has not qualified. It 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.^[2] 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.^[3]

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.^[4] 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.

The defending champions, Spain, lost to Latvia and Canada in the second round and finished only in ninth place. This was the first time Spain missed the quarter-finals since 1994.^[5] Olympic champions United States, on the other hand, also failed to win a medal for the second consecutive tournament.

Host selection[]

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Main article: 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup bids

On 7 June 2016, FIBA approved the bidding process for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.^[6]

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 hosted the previous edition to bid for the World Cup hosting rights.^[7]

On 1 June 2017, FIBA confirmed the list of candidates for the hosting of the World Cup.

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Solo bidders Russia and Turkey ended their bids, leaving joint bids of the Philippines–Japan–Indonesia, and Argentina–Uruguay left in the race, automatically marking the 2023 tournament as the first to be hosted by multiple nations.

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,^[8][9] after Argentina and Uruguay withdrew their joint-bid on the same day, leaving FIBA to award the hosting rights via a unanimous vote.^[10]

Broadcasting rights[]

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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.^[11] The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has also traffic scheme for the duration of the tournament.^[12][13]

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.^[14][15]

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.^[16]

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.^[17][18] 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.^[17]

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.^[19] 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.^[20] He also had to receive a blood transfusion.^[21]

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".^[22] Senator Francis Tolentino defended his colleagues insisting that there is nothing wrong to "express personal political beliefs" even in a FIBA game.^[23]

See also[]

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• 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup

Notes[]

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External links[]

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