Total points scored [ ]
FIBA Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team [ ]
All-time top cumulative points scorers [ ]
[4] [5]
#
Player
Games Played
Points Scored
Scoring Average
1.
Oscar Schmidt
34
906
26.7
2.
Luis Scola
41
716
17.5
3.
Andrew Gaze
29
594
20.5
4.
Dražen Dalipagić
35
563
16.1
5.
José Rafael Ortiz
33
511
15.5
6.
Marcel De Souza
37
494
13.4
7.
Dragan Kićanović
25
491
19.7
8.
Pau Gasol
24
482
20.1
9.
Ubiratan Pereira Maciel
41
474
11.6
10.
Panagiotis Giannakis
26
467
18.0
11.
Juan Carlos Navarro
33
462
14.0
12.
Kirk Penney
27
447
16.6
13.
Wlamir Marques
31
437
10.7
14.
Amaury Pasos
33
434
13.2
Antonello Riva
18
434
24.1
All time highest scoring averages [ ]
[6]
#
Player
Games Played
Points Scored
Scoring Average
1.
Nikos Galis
10
337
33.7
2.
Shin Dong-pa
8
261
32.6
3.
Oscar Schmidt
34
906
26.7
4.
7
177
25.3
5.
Ed Palubinskas
7
172
24.6
6.
Antonello Riva
18
434
24.1
7.
Dirk Nowitzki
18
425
23.6
8.
Dražen Petrović
17
399
23.5
9.
Wilfredo Ruiz Bruno
7
164
23.4
10.
Yao Ming
14
320
22.9
11.
Kevin Durant
9
205
22.8
Player must have played at least 5 games to appear in this statistic
Games with most overtimes [ ]
[7]
Age records [ ]
Oldest [ ]
[22]
#
Player
Year
Birthdate
Age *
1.
Eduardo Mingas
2019
(1979-01-29 ) 29 January 1979 (age 43)
40 years, 214 days
2.
Alex Garcia
2019
(1980-03-04 ) 4 March 1980 (age 41)
39 years, 180 days
3.
Marcelinho Machado
2014
(1975-04-12 ) 12 April 1975 (age 46)
39 years, 140 days
4.
Luis Scola
2019
(1980-04-30 ) 30 April 1980 (age 41)
39 years, 123 days
5.
José Rafael Ortiz
2002
(1963-10-25 ) 25 October 1963 (age 58)
38 years, 308 days
6.
Moon Tae-jong
2014
(1975-12-01 ) 1 December 1975 (age 46)
38 years, 272 days
7.
Miguel Lutonda
2010
(1971-12-24 ) 24 December 1971 (age 50)
38 years, 247 days
8.
Víctor David Díaz
2006
(1968-02-04 ) 4 February 1968 (age 54)
38 years, 196 days
9.
Mohamed Koné
2019
(1981-03-24 ) 24 March 1981 (age 40)
38 years, 160 days
10.
Reggie Moore
2019
(1981-03-31 ) 31 March 1981 (age 40)
38 years, 153 days
Youngest [ ]
[23]
#
Player
Year
Birthdate
Age *
1.
1986
(1970-04-15 ) 15 April 1970 (age 51)
16 years, 81 days
2.
Guo Ailun
2010
(1993-11-14 ) 14 November 1993 (age 28)
16 years, 287 days
3.
David Dias
1986
(1969-04-21 ) 21 April 1969 (age 52)
17 years, 75 days
4.
Chen Jianghua
2006
(1989-03-12 ) 12 March 1989 (age 32)
17 years, 160 days
5.
Tiago Splitter
2002
(1985-01-01 ) 1 January 1985 (age 37)
17 years, 240 days
6.
Roy Samaha
2002
(1984-09-12 ) 12 September 1984 (age 37)
17 years, 351 days
*describes age on first day of the tournament
Game score records [ ]
Biggest game score [ ]
[24]
Lowest game score [ ]
[25]
Biggest margin [ ]
[26]
Top scorers in a single game [ ]
[27]
Players with the most tournaments and games played [ ]
[28]
Player
Number of World Cups
Games Played
Years Played
Ref.
Ubiratan Pereira Maciel ("Bira")
5
41
1963, 1967, 1970, 1974, 1978
[29] [30] [31]
Luis Scola
5
41
2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2019
[32] [33]
Marcel De Souza
5
37
1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990
[34] [35] [36] [37]
Phil Smyth
5
36
1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994
[38] [39]
Jerome Mincy
5
36
1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002
[40] [41]
Alex Garcia
5
32
2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2019
[42]
Daniel Santiago
5
30
1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
[43]
Anderson Varejao
5
29
2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2019
[44]
Leandro Barbosa
5
27
2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2019
[44]
Marcelinho Machado
5
25
1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
[45]
Eduardo Mingas
5
23
2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2019
[46] [47]
Dražen Dalipagić
4
35
1974, 1978, 1982, 1986
[48]
Alexander Belostenny
4
35
1978, 1982, 1986, 1990
[49]
Oscar Schmidt
4
34
1978, 1982, 1986, 1990
[50]
Rubén Wolkowyski
4
34
1994, 1998, 2002, 2006
[51]
Amaury Pasos
4
33
1954, 1959, 1963, 1967
[52] [53]
Andrés Jiménez Fernández
4
33
1982, 1986, 1990, 1994
[54] [55] [56]
José Rafael Ortiz
4
33
1990, 1994, 1998, 2002
[57] [58]
Juan Carlos Navarro
4
33
2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
[59]
Rudy Fernandez
4
33
2006, 2010, 2014, 2019
[60]
Marcelo Milanesio
4
32
1986, 1990, 1994, 1998
[61]
Fabricio Oberto
4
32
1998, 2002, 2006, 2010
[62] [63]
Marc Gasol
4
32
2006, 2010, 2014, 2019
[64] [65]
Wlamir Marques
4
31
1954, 1959, 1963, 1970
[66] [67]
Sergei Belov
4
31
1967, 1970, 1974, 1978
[68] [69]
Ray Borner
4
29
1982, 1986, 1990, 1994
[70]
Andrew Gaze
4
29
1986, 1990, 1994, 1998
[71]
João José Vianna
4
29
1986, 1990, 1994, 1998
[72]
Krešimir Ćosić
4
28
1967, 1970, 1974, 1978
[73] [74]
Kirk Penney
4
27
2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
[75] [76]
Tiago Splitter
4
26
2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
[77] [78]
Felipe Reyes
4
23
2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
[79]
Top medalists [ ]
[80]
Player
Gold Medals
Silver Medals
Bronze Medals
Total Medals
Wlamir Marques
2 (1959, 1963)
2 (1954, 1970)
0
4
Krešimir Ćosić
2 (1970, 1978)
2 (1967, 1974)
0
4
Amaury Pasos
2 (1959, 1963)
1 (1954)
1 (1967)
4
Sergei Belov
2 (1967, 1974)
1 (1978)
1 (1970)
4
Carmo De Souza
2 (1959, 1963)
1 (1970)
0
3
Jatyr Eduardo Schall
2 (1959, 1963)
0
1 (1967)
3
Modestas Paulauskas
2 (1967, 1974)
0
1 (1970)
3
Priit Tomson
2 (1967, 1974)
0
1 (1970)
3
/ Vlade Divac
2 (1990, 2002)
0
1 (1986)
3
Dejan Bodiroga
2 (1998, 2002)
0
0
2
Predrag Drobnjak
2 (1998, 2002)
0
0
2
Dejan Tomašević
2 (1998, 2002)
0
0
2
Rudy Fernández
2 (2006, 2019)
0
0
2
Marc Gasol
2 (2006, 2019)
0
0
2
Stephen Curry
2 (2010, 2014)
0
0
2
Rudy Gay
2 (2010, 2014)
0
0
2
Derrick Rose
2 (2010, 2014)
0
0
2
Players with the most total medals won [ ]
Player
Gold Medals
Silver Medals
Bronze Medals
Total Medals
Wlamir Marques
2 (1959, 1963)
2 (1954, 1970)
0
4
Krešimir Ćosić
2 (1970, 1978)
2 (1967, 1974)
0
4
Amaury Pasos
2 (1959, 1963)
1 (1954)
1 (1967)
4
Sergei Belov
2 (1967, 1974)
1 (1978)
1 (1970)
4
Alexander Belostenny
1 (1982)
3 (1978, 1986, 1990)
0
4
Ubiratan Pereira Maciel ("Bira")
1 (1963)
1 (1970)
2 (1967, 1978)
4
Dražen Dalipagić
1 (1978)
1 (1974)
2 (1982, 1986)
4
All-time team records [ ]
FIBA Africa , FIBA Americas , FIBA Asia , FIBA Europe , FIBA Oceania
Team
Games played
Wins
Losses
Winning percentage
Points for
Points against
Point differential
Goal average
Margin/game
Best finish
United States
158
129
29
.816
13,928
11,354
+2,574
1.227
+16.3
5
×
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winners
Brazil
140
84
56
.600
11.313
10,520
+793
1.075
+5.6
2
×
{\displaystyle \times }
winners
Yugoslavia *
78
58
20
.744
6,591
5,847
+744
1.127
+9.5
5
×
{\displaystyle \times }
winners
Argentina
112
65
47
.580
8,998
8,537
+461
1.054
+4.12
1
×
{\displaystyle \times }
winners
Soviet Union *
80
66
14
.825
7,141
5,652
+1,489
1.263
+18.6
3
×
{\displaystyle \times }
winners
Spain
100
71
29
.710
8,519
7,499
+1,020
1.136
+10.2
2
×
{\displaystyle \times }
winners
Canada
107
39
68
.364
8,340
8,551
−211
0.975
−2.0
Final round
Puerto Rico
98
40
58
.444
7,668
7,933
−265
0.959
−2.9
Final round
Italy
74
43
31
.581
5,973
5,661
+312
1.055
+4.2
Final round
Australia
88
41
47
.466
7,072
7,231
−159
0.978
−1.8
Fourth place
Greece
61
36
25
.590
4,842
4,683
+159
1.034
+2.6
Runners-up
China
65
17
48
.261
5,354
6,205
−851
0.863
−13.1
Round of 16
Uruguay
50
17
33
.340
3,309
3,690
−381
0.897
−7.6
Final round
France
63
34
29
.540
4,215
4,224
−9
0.998
−0.1
Third place
Russia
39
25
14
.641
3,083
2,943
+140
1.048
+3.6
Runners-up
Cuba
35
18
17
.514
2,772
2,751
+21
1.007
+0.6
Final round
Angola
51
15
36
.294
3,798
4,270
−472
0.899
−9.2
Round of 16
South Korea
51
10
41
.196
4,016
4,902
−886
0.819
−17.4
Preliminary round
Germany
36
21
15
.583
2,921
2,793
+128
1.046
+3.6
Third place
Czechoslovakia *
30
17
13
.567
2,713
2,618
+95
1.036
+3.2
Final round
Lithuania
41
27
14
.658
3,262
2,993
+269
1.090
+6.6
Third place
Philippines
40
13
27
.325
2,953
3,495
−542
0.845
−13.5
Third place
Egypt
42
6
36
.143
2,691
3,456
−765
0.779
−18.2
Final round
Serbia
50
34
16
.680
4,284
3,689
+595
1.161
+11.9
Runners-up
Mexico
35
17
18
.486
2,578
2,618
−40
0.985
−1.1
Final round
Turkey
38
24
14
.632
3,005
2,883
+122
1.042
+3.2
Runners-up
New Zealand
37
15
22
.405
2,894
3,177
−283
0.908
−7.6
Fourth place
Peru
27
10
17
.370
1,585
1,671
−106
0.948
−3.9
Final round
Panama
25
9
16
.360
2,089
2,232
−143
0.896
−5.7
Preliminary round
Japan
31
5
26
.161
2,024
2,488
−464
0.813
−15.0
Preliminary round
Chile
19
9
10
.474
1,025
1,069
−44
0.959
−2.3
Third place
Israel
19
7
12
.368
1,262
1,440
−178
0.876
−9.4
Final round
Chinese Taipei
18
7
11
.389
982
1,077
−95
0.912
−5.3
Fourth place
Croatia
20
12
8
.600
1,637
1,449
+188
1.130
+9.4
Third place
Slovenia
22
12
10
.545
1,796
1,786
+10
1.006
+0.5
Quarter-finals
Venezuela
23
8
15
.348
1,851
2,040
−189
0.907
−8.2
Preliminary round
Senegal
28
4
24
.143
1,919
2,330
−411
0.824
−14.7
Round of 16
Ivory Coast
22
1
21
.045
1,537
1,986
−449
0.774
−20.4
Preliminary round
Lebanon
15
3
12
.200
1,063
1,390
−327
0.765
−21.8
Preliminary round
Nigeria
16
7
9
.438
1,225
1,195
+30
1.025
+1.9
Round of 16
Paraguay
13
3
10
.231
733
953
−220
0.769
−16.9
Preliminary round
Bulgaria
9
5
4
.556
532
512
+20
1.039
+2.2
Final round
Poland
17
8
9
.471
1,285
1,320
−35
0.973
−2.1
Final round
Dominican Republic
18
6
12
.300
1,357
1,510
−153
0.899
−8.5
Round of 16
Netherlands
5
2
3
.400
422
405
+17
1.042
+3.4
Preliminary round
Ecuador
5
2
3
.400
222
232
−10
0.957
−2.0
Preliminary round
West Germany *
5
2
3
.400
382
397
−15
0.962
−3.0
Preliminary round
Central African Republic
7
0
7
.000
477
757
−280
0.630
−40.0
Preliminary round
Iran
15
4
11
.267
1,024
1,145
−121
0.894
-8.07
Preliminary round
Ukraine
5
2
5
.400
344
369
−25
0.932
−5.0
Preliminary round
Finland
5
1
4
.200
342
408
−66
0.838
−13.2
Preliminary round
Jordan
10
1
9
.100
713
928
−215
0.768
−21.5
Preliminary round
Tunisia
10
3
7
.300
677
793
−116
0.854
−11.6
Preliminary round
Qatar
5
0
5
.000
310
456
−146
0.680
−29.2
Preliminary round
Colombia
5
0
5
.000
473
656
−183
0.721
−36.6
Preliminary round
Malaysia
5
0
5
.000
313
539
−226
0.581
−45.2
Preliminary round
Algeria
5
1
4
.200
395
476
−81
0.830
−16.2
Preliminary round
Indonesia
0
0
0
.000
0
0
0
0.0
0
TBD
Czech Republic
8
4
4
.500
662
651
+11
1.017
+1.4
Sixth place
Montenegro
5
1
4
.200
370
406
-36
0.911
+7.2
Preliminary round
Total
1,121 games
175,241 points
*Defunct country
Source[81]
update after 2019 World Cup
Notes and references [ ]
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