FIBA World Cup: Complete list of previous winners
Discover all the past winners of the FIBA Basketball World Cup as well as who won the most valuable player at each of the previous 18 editions of the event.
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The 2023 FIBA World Cup, tipping off on 25 August, will be the 19th edition of basketball’s global showpiece event with 32 nations set to compete.
For the first time ever, this year’s tournament will have three host nations meaning matches being played across the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia. All roads will eventually lead to Manila which will stage the final on 10 September.
Since its inception in 1950, six countries have been crowned world champions with five-time winners United States leading the way for most tournament victories.
Find out below which countries have previously won the Naismith Trophy - the prize named in honour of the creator of basketball, James Naismith.