2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup

The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 18th tournament of the FIBA Basketball World Cup for men's national basketball teams, held from 31 August to 15 September 2019. The tournament was hosted in China and was rescheduled from 2018 to 2019, becoming the first since 1967 that did not occur in the same year as the FIFA World Cup (which was held the previous year). The tournament expanded from 24 to 32 teams.

2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup
2019年国际篮联篮球世界杯[1]
2019 Nián Guójì Lánlián Lánqiú Shìjièbēi
Tournament details
Host countryChina
Dates31 August – 15 September
Officially opened byXi Jinping
Teams32 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)8 (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Spain (2nd title)
Runners-up Argentina
Third place France
Fourth place Australia
Tournament statistics
Games played92
Attendance794,951 (8,641 per game)
MVPSpain Ricky Rubio
Top scorerSouth Korea Ra Gun-ah
(23.0 points per game)
Serbia Bogdan Bogdanović
(183 total points)
2014
2023

The tournament also served as qualification for the 2020 Summer Olympics, which took the top two teams from each of the Americas and Europe, and the top team from each of Africa, Asia and Oceania, alongside the tournament's host Japan. Montenegro and the Czech Republic each made their first appearance as independent nations after previously being part of Serbia and Montenegro and Czechoslovakia respectively, while Poland marked its return to the FIBA Basketball World Cup for the first time since 1967.

The defending champions, the United States, experienced their worst result at a World Cup, losing to France in the quarter-finals and Serbia in the subsequent classification game.[2] The United States' previous worst result was sixth place in 2002. This was the first World Cup at which all three of the historically most successful teams (United States, Serbia/Yugoslavia and Russia/Soviet Union) failed to reach the semi-finals. Asian powerhouse and hosts China failed to get out of the first round, losing in shocking upsets to Poland and Venezuela. China ultimately missed the Asian qualifying spot for Tokyo, the first time in the country's history they did not qualify directly for the Olympics.

Spain captured their second title after beating Argentina in the final 95–75.[3] It was the second time Spain had reached a World Cup final, and its second win, while for Argentina it would prove to be its second defeat in three attempts. France went on to win the bronze medal for the second consecutive time after defeating Australia 67–59.[4]

Hosts selection

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The whole bidding process started in April 2014. Bids from numerous nations were submitted. On 16 March 2015, it was confirmed that the World Cup would be staged in Asia, with China and Philippines as the final countries to be the basis for the selection of the host.[5][6] On 7 August 2015, it was announced that China won the bid against the Philippines and will host the upcoming World Cup.[7]

Voting results

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2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup bidding results
Nation Votes
  China 14
  Philippines 7

Venues

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Host venues in China
Beijing Nanjing
Wukesong Arena Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park Gymnasium
Capacity: 17,173 Capacity: 19,610
 
Shanghai Wuhan
Shanghai Oriental Sports Center Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium
Capacity: 18,000 Capacity: 11,700
   
Venues within Guangdong area
Dongguan Foshan
Dongguan Basketball Center Foshan International Sports & Cultural Arena
Capacity: 16,133 Capacity: 15,028
 
Guangzhou Shenzhen
Guangzhou Gymnasium Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre
Capacity: 11,468 Capacity: 12,381
   

Qualification

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China as the hosts automatically qualified for the tournament. The continental championships were no longer the qualification system for the World Cup. Instead, two rounds of continental qualifying tournaments were held over two years.[9]

The first round of the Americas, Asia/Oceania and Africa qualifiers featured 16 teams each, whereas Europe had 32 teams. Division A teams were split in groups of four, to be held in a home-and-away round-robin. The top three teams in each groups advanced to round two, and the last placed teams played the best Division B teams to qualify for the next season's Division A.

In round two of the World Cup qualifiers, teams were split in groups of six, totalling four groups in Europe and two in the other qualifiers. Teams carried over the points from round one, and faced other three teams again in a home-and-away round-robin. The best teams in each group qualified for the World Cup.

Starting 2019, no wild card selection was held, and the Olympic champions were not guaranteed a spot in the tournament.

The draw for the qualifiers was held on 7 May 2017 in Guangzhou.[10]

Montenegro and the Czech Republic debuted in the World Cup. Montenegro was formerly a part of Yugoslavia, and later, Serbia and Montenegro teams, while the Czech Republic was a part of the old Czechoslovakia. Poland was returning to the World Cup, after participating in 1967. Canada, China, Germany, Ivory Coast, Russia, and Tunisia were returning to the World Cup after missing out in 2014. Croatia, Egypt, Finland, Mexico, Slovenia, and Ukraine were the teams that participated in 2014 that did not qualify in 2019. Brazil and the United States qualified in 2019, continuing their streaks in participating in all World Cups.

Qualified teams

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Squads

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Each team had a final roster of 12 players; a team can opt to have one naturalized player as per FIBA eligibility rules from its roster.

Referees

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The following referees were selected for the tournament.[11]

1 – Suspended after the match France vs. Lithuania.[12][13]

Preparation games

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Several teams participated in official tournaments or in exhibition ones, either ad hoc or already existing ones, to prepare for the World Cup.

Pan American Games

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An official and traditional tournament in the Americas. Out of the eight teams from the tournament, five already qualified to the World Cup. Of these five, all except the United States had players expected to be in the World Cup rosters, with the USA playing with collegiate players. Argentina defeated Puerto Rico to win the gold medal.

Acropolis International Basketball Tournament

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An exhibition tournament. All four participating teams used the Acropolis Tournament as a warm-up. Serbia topped the table to win the championship, ahead of Greece.

Austiger Cup

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An exhibition tournament. The four teams played in this tournament hosted by China as a warm-up to the World Cup. Serbia topped the table to win the championship, ahead of France.

Málaga Tournament

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An exhibition tournament. Four teams participated in a preparation tournament hosted in Málaga, Spain. It was contested by Spain, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, and the Philippines.[14]

Other games

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Exhibition games were held as warm-ups for the World Cup. The United States defeated Spain in the Honda Center in Anaheim, which was between the top two teams in the FIBA World Rankings.[15] Australia's defeat of the United States in Marvel Stadium, Melbourne in the 2019 Australian International Basketball series was the first USA team's loss with NBA players since its 2006 FIBA World Championship semifinals loss to Greece. The USA is the second-youngest team in the tournament and features only two players with international experience. Notably the US is missing over 30 of their best players, who opted out either due to injury, or to prepare for the NBA season.[16][17]

Format

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The tournament was played in three stages. During the first stage, the 32 qualified teams were sorted into eight groups of four (A-H) and each team in a group played the other three teams once. The top two teams from each group then advanced to the second group stage. In the second group stage, there were four groups of four (I-L) made up of the teams that advanced from the first round, with the teams that have not yet played each other facing off against one another once. The top two teams from groups I to L will qualify for the final knockout phase.[18]

Classification rounds were revived after they were not held in 2014.[19] They were traditionally held in every World Championship/World Cup and were last seen in action in 2010.[20]

In total, 92 games were played over a total of 16 days.

Draw

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The draw took place on 16 March 2019 at Shenzhen Cultural Center in Shenzhen.[21]

Hosts China and the three best qualified teams as per the February 2019 FIBA World Rankings were seeded in Pot 1, and China and USA were assigned to groups A and E, respectively. The remaining 28 teams were allocated Pots 2-8 based on the 2019 FIBA World Ranking. Teams in pots 1, 4, 5 and 8 were drawn into Groups A, C, E and G, and Teams in pots 2, 3, 6 and 7 were drawn into Groups B, D, F and H.[22]

Aside from Europe, two teams from the same qualification zone could not be drawn into the same group. Canada was moved from Pot 5 to Pot 6, switching places with Iran (the best ranked team from that pot) to avoid having two teams from the Americas in the same group.[22]

FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Global Ambassadors Kobe Bryant and Yao Ming, American singer and songwriter Jason Derulo, and Chinese idol singer Yang Chaoyue led the draw ceremony.

After the draw, Group H, which includes Australia, Canada, Lithuania, and Senegal, was described as the "group of death".[23]

Groups A, C, E, and G

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Pot 1 Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 8
  China (29) (host)(Group A)
  United States (1) (Group E)
  Spain (2)
  France (3)
  Puerto Rico (16)
  Turkey (17)
  Dominican Rep. (18)
  Venezuela (20)
  Germany (22)
  Czech Republic (24)
  Poland (25)
  Iran (27)
  Japan (48)
  Jordan (49)
  Tunisia (51)
  Ivory Coast (64)

Groups B, D, F, and H

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Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 6 Pot 7
  Serbia (4)
  Argentina (5)
  Lithuania (6)
  Greece (8)
  Russia (10)
  Australia (11)
  Brazil (12)
  Italy (13)
  Canada (23)
  Montenegro (28)
  Philippines (31)
  South Korea (32)
  Nigeria (33)
  Senegal (37)
  New Zealand (38)
  Angola (39)

Preliminary round

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2019 FIBA World Championship final rankings.

Classification of teams

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  1. Highest number of points earned, with each game result having a corresponding point:
    • Win: 2 points
    • Loss: 1 point
    • Loss by default: 1 point, with a final score of 2–0 for the opponents of the defaulting team if the latter team is not trailing or if the score is tied, or the score at the time of stoppage if they are trailing.
    • Loss by forfeit: 0 points, with a final score of 20–0 for the opponents of the forfeiting team.
  2. Head-to-head record via points system above
  3. Point difference in games among tied teams
  4. Points for in games among tied teams
  5. Point difference in all group games
  6. Points for in all group games

Source: FIBA[24]

Group A

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Venue: Wukesong Arena, Beijing

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Poland 3 3 0 239 208 +31 6 Second round
2   Venezuela 3 2 1 228 210 +18 5
3   China (H) 3 1 2 205 206 −1 4 17th–32nd classification
4   Ivory Coast 3 0 3 189 237 −48 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
31 August 2019
Poland   80–69   Venezuela
Ivory Coast   55–70   China
2 September 2019
Venezuela   87–71   Ivory Coast
China   76–79 (OT)   Poland
4 September 2019
Ivory Coast   63–80   Poland
Venezuela   72–59   China

Group B

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Venue : Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Argentina 3 3 0 258 211 +47 6 Second round
2   Russia 3 2 1 230 219 +11 5
3   Nigeria 3 1 2 266 242 +24 4 17th–32nd classification
4   South Korea 3 0 3 208 290 −82 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
31 August 2019
Russia   82–77   Nigeria
Argentina   95–69   South Korea
2 September 2019
Nigeria   81–94   Argentina
South Korea   73–87   Russia
4 September 2019
South Korea   66–108   Nigeria
Russia   61–69   Argentina

Group C

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Venue: Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 3 3 0 247 190 +57 6 Second round
2   Puerto Rico 3 2 1 213 218 −5 5
3   Tunisia 3 1 2 205 235 −30 4 17th–32nd classification
4   Iran 3 0 3 213 235 −22 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
31 August 2019
Iran   81–83   Puerto Rico
Spain   101–62   Tunisia
2 September 2019
Tunisia   79–67   Iran
Puerto Rico   63–73   Spain
4 September 2019
Puerto Rico   67–64   Tunisia
Spain   73–65   Iran

Group D

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Venue: Foshan International Sports and Cultural Center, Foshan

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Serbia 3 3 0 323 203 +120 6 Second round
2   Italy 3 2 1 277 215 +62 5
3   Angola 3 1 2 204 278 −74 4 17th–32nd classification
4   Philippines 3 0 3 210 318 −108 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
31 August 2019
Angola   59–105   Serbia
Philippines   62–108   Italy
2 September 2019
Italy   92–61   Angola
Serbia   126–67   Philippines
4 September 2019
Angola   84–81 (OT)   Philippines
Italy   77–92   Serbia

Group E

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Venue: Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   United States 3 3 0 279 204 +75 6 Second round
2   Czech Republic 3 2 1 247 240 +7 5
3   Turkey 3 1 2 254 251 +3 4 17th–32nd classification
4   Japan 3 0 3 188 273 −85 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
1 September 2019
Turkey   86–67   Japan
Czech Republic   67–88   United States
3 September 2019
Japan   76–89   Czech Republic
United States   93–92 (OT)   Turkey
5 September 2019
Turkey   76–91   Czech Republic
United States   98–45   Japan

Group F

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Venue: Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park Gymnasium, Nanjing

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Brazil 3 3 0 265 245 +20 6 Second round
2   Greece 3 2 1 266 236 +30 5
3   New Zealand 3 1 2 284 288 −4 4 17th–32nd classification
4   Montenegro 3 0 3 216 262 −46 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
1 September 2019
New Zealand   94–102   Brazil
Greece   85–60   Montenegro
3 September 2019
Montenegro   83–93   New Zealand
Brazil   79–78   Greece
5 September 2019
Brazil   84–73   Montenegro
Greece   103–97   New Zealand

Group G

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Venue: Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre, Shenzhen

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   France 3 3 0 271 194 +77 6 Second round
2   Dominican Republic 3 2 1 206 234 −28 5
3   Germany 3 1 2 238 210 +28 4 17th–32nd classification
4   Jordan 3 0 3 202 279 −77 3
Updated to match(es) played on completed. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
1 September 2019
Dominican Republic   80–76   Jordan
France   78–74   Germany
3 September 2019
Germany   68–70   Dominican Republic
Jordan   64–103   France
5 September 2019
Germany   96–62   Jordan
Dominican Republic   56–90   France

Group H

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Venue: Dongfeng Nissan Cultural and Sports Centre, Dongguan

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 3 3 0 276 242 +34 6 Second round
2   Lithuania 3 2 1 275 203 +72 5
3   Canada 3 1 2 243 260 −17 4 17th–32nd classification
4   Senegal 3 0 3 175 264 −89 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
1 September 2019
Canada   92–108   Australia
Senegal   47–101   Lithuania
3 September 2019
Australia   81–68   Senegal
Lithuania   92–69   Canada
5 September 2019
Canada   82–60   Senegal
Lithuania   82–87   Australia

Second round

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Group I

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Venue: Foshan International Sports and Cultural Center, Foshan

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Argentina 5 5 0 436 343 +93 10 Quarter-finals
2   Poland 5 4 1 383 373 +10 9
3   Russia 5 3 2 373 358 +15 8
4   Venezuela 5 2 3 355 366 −11 7
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
6 September 2019
Poland   79–74   Russia
Argentina   87–67   Venezuela
8 September 2019
Venezuela   60–69   Russia
Poland   65–91   Argentina

Group J

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Venue: Wuhan Sport Center Gymnasium, Wuhan

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 5 5 0 395 319 +76 10 Quarter-finals
2   Serbia 5 4 1 482 331 +151 9
3   Italy 5 3 2 431 371 +60 8
4   Puerto Rico 5 2 3 349 402 −53 7
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
6 September 2019
Serbia   90–47   Puerto Rico
Spain   67–60   Italy
8 September 2019
Puerto Rico   89–94 (OT)   Italy
Spain   81–69   Serbia

Group K

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Venue: Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre, Shenzhen

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   United States 5 5 0 437 330 +107 10 Quarter-finals
2   Czech Republic 5 3 2 417 395 +22 8[a]
3   Greece 5 3 2 403 382 +21 8[a]
4   Brazil 5 3 2 409 427 −18 8[a]
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Czech Republic 1–1, +15, Greece 1–1, +6, Brazil 1–1, –21
7 September 2019
Brazil   71–93   Czech Republic
United States   69–53   Greece
9 September 2019
Czech Republic   77–84   Greece
United States   89–73   Brazil

Group L

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Venue: Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park Gymnasium, Nanjing

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 5 5 0 458 416 +42 10 Quarter-finals
2   France 5 4 1 447 369 +78 9
3   Lithuania 5 3 2 424 336 +88 8
4   Dominican Republic 5 2 3 337 390 −53 7
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
7 September 2019
Australia   82–76   Dominican Republic
France   78–75   Lithuania
9 September 2019
Dominican Republic   55–74   Lithuania
France   98–100   Australia

17th–32nd Classification

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Bottom 2 teams from each group in Round 1 played in the Classification Round.[25]

Group M

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Venue: Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1   Nigeria 5 3 2 435 381 +54 8
2   China (H) 5 2 3 355 365 −10 7
3   South Korea 5 1 4 361 438 −77 6
4   Ivory Coast 5 0 5 326 400 −74 5
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
6 September 2019
Nigeria   83–66   Ivory Coast
China   77–73   South Korea
8 September 2019
Ivory Coast   71–80   South Korea
China   73–86   Nigeria

Group N

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Venue: Wukesong Arena, Beijing

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1   Tunisia 5 3 2 377 386 −9 8
2   Iran 5 2 3 379 372 +7 7
3   Angola 5 1 4 350 435 −85 6
4   Philippines 5 0 5 352 499 −147 5
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
6 September 2019
Angola   62–71   Iran
Tunisia   86–67   Philippines
8 September 2019
Tunisia   86–84   Angola
Iran   95–75   Philippines

Group O

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Venue: Dongfeng Nissan Cultural and Sports Centre, Dongguan

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1   New Zealand 5 3 2 497 470 +27 8
2   Turkey 5 2 3 434 427 +7 7
3   Montenegro 5 1 4 370 406 −36 6
4   Japan 5 0 5 334 464 −130 5
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
7 September 2019
New Zealand   111–81   Japan
Turkey   79–74   Montenegro
9 September 2019
Japan   65–80   Montenegro
Turkey   101–102   New Zealand

Group P

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Venue: Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1   Germany 5 3 2 409 364 +45 8
2   Canada 5 2 3 445 413 +32 7
3   Jordan 5 1 4 352 482 −130 6
4   Senegal 5 0 5 330 432 −102 5
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
7 September 2019
Canada   126–71   Jordan
Germany   89–78   Senegal
9 September 2019
Jordan   79–77   Senegal
Germany   82–76   Canada

Final round

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Fifth place5th–8th classificationQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
10 September – Dongguan
  Argentina97
12 September – Dongguan  Serbia8713 September – Beijing
  Serbia94  Argentina80
  United States8911 September – Dongguan  France66
  United States79
14 September – Beijing  France8915 September – Beijing
  Serbia90  Argentina75
  Czech Republic8110 September – Shanghai  Spain95
  Spain90
12 September – Shanghai  Poland7813 September – Beijing
Seventh place  Poland84  Spain (2OT)95Third place game
14 September – Beijing  Czech Republic9411 September – Shanghai  Australia8815 September – Beijing
  United States87  Australia82  France67
  Poland74  Czech Republic70  Australia59

Quarter-finals

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Argentina vs. Serbia

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10 September 2019
19:00
Argentina   97–87   Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 25–23, 29–26, 14–18, 29–20
Pts: Scola 20
Rebs: Deck 8
Asts: Campazzo 12
Pts: Bogdanović 21
Rebs: Jokić 10
Asts: Jokić 5
Dongfeng Nissan Cultural and Sports Centre, Dongguan
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Tolga Şahin (ITA), Michael Weiland (CAN)

Spain vs. Poland

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10 September 2019
21:00
Spain   90–78   Poland
Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 24–23, 21–17, 23–20
Pts: Rubio 19
Rebs: Rubio 5
Asts: Rubio 9
Pts: Slaughter 19
Rebs: Ponitka 11
Asts: Slaughter 6
Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Takaki Kato (JPN)

United States vs. France

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11 September 2019
19:00
United States   79–89   France
Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 21–27, 27–18, 13–26
Pts: Mitchell 29
Rebs: Mitchell 6
Asts: Barnes, Mitchell 4
Pts: Fournier 22
Rebs: Gobert 16
Asts: Fournier 4
Dongfeng Nissan Cultural and Sports Centre, Dongguan
Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI)

Australia vs. Czech Republic

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11 September 2019
21:00
Australia   82–70   Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 16–13, 30–18, 19–22
Pts: Mills 24
Rebs: Kay 7
Asts: Mills 6
Pts: Auda 21
Rebs: Satoranský 9
Asts: Satoranský 13
Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Matthew Kallio (CAN)

Classification semi-finals

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Serbia vs. United States

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12 September 2019
19:00
Serbia   94–89   United States
Scoring by quarter: 32–7, 12–33, 27–28, 23–21
Pts: Bogdanović 28
Rebs: Bjelica 5
Asts: Jokić 7
Pts: Barnes 22
Rebs: Middleton 6
Asts: Walker 8
Dongfeng Nissan Cultural and Sports Centre, Dongguan
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Yu Jung (TPE), Luis Castillo (ESP)

Poland vs. Czech Republic

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12 September 2019
21:00
Poland   84–94   Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 12–20, 28–21, 21–30
Pts: Waczyński 22
Rebs: Kulig 7
Asts: Slaughter 10
Pts: Hruban 24
Rebs: Hruban 12
Asts: Satoranský 12
Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Juan Fernández (ARG), Boris Krejić (SVN)

Semi-finals

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Spain vs. Australia

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13 September 2019
16:00
Spain   95–88 (2OT)   Australia
Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 10–16, 19–18, 20–16, Overtime: 9–9, 15–8
Pts: Gasol 33
Rebs: Fernández 7
Asts: Rubio 12
Pts: Mills 32
Rebs: Kay 11
Asts: Dellavedova 9
Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Tolga Şahin (ITA), Omar Bermúdez (MEX)

Argentina vs. France

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13 September 2019
20:00
Argentina   80–66   France
Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 18–14, 21–16, 20–18
Pts: Scola 28
Rebs: Scola 13
Asts: Campazzo 6
Pts: Fournier, Ntilikina 16
Rebs: Gobert 11
Asts: De Colo 4
Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Referees: Steve Anderson (USA), Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Jorge Vázquez (PUR)

Seventh place playoff

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14 September 2019
16:00
United States   87–74   Poland
Scoring by quarter: 28–14, 19–16, 16–25, 24–19
Pts: Mitchell 16
Rebs: Turner 8
Asts: Mitchell 10
Pts: Ponitka 18
Rebs: Ponitka 7
Asts: Slaughter 5
Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Yu Jung (TPE), Takaki Kato (JPN)

Fifth place playoff

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14 September 2019
20:00
Serbia   90–81   Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 21–30, 28–12, 21–19
Pts: Bogdanović 31
Rebs: Jokić 14
Asts: Jokić 7
Pts: Auda 16
Rebs: Balvín 10
Asts: Satoranský 6
Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Michael Weiland (CAN)

Third place playoff

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15 September 2019
16:00
France   67–59   Australia
Scoring by quarter: 11–16, 10–14, 21–16, 25–13
Pts: De Colo 19
Rebs: Poirier 7
Asts: Batum 6
Pts: Ingles 17
Rebs: Bogut 6
Asts: Dellavedova 5
Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI)

Final

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15 September 2019
20:00
Argentina   75–95   Spain
Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 17–20, 16–23, 28–29
Pts: Deck 24
Rebs: Scola 8
Asts: Campazzo 8
Pts: Rubio 20
Rebs: Fernández 10
Asts: Gasol 7
Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Steve Anderson (USA)

Final standings

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Pos Zone Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
  Europe   Spain[a] 8 8 0 675 560 +115 Qualification to Summer Olympics
  Americas   Argentina[b] 8 7 1 688 591 +97
  Europe   France[a] 8 6 2 669 587 +82 Qualification to Summer Olympics
4 Oceania   Australia[c] 8 6 2 687 648 +39
5 Europe   Serbia 8 6 2 753 598 +155 Qualification to Olympic Qualifying Tournament[d]
6 Europe   Czech Republic 8 4 4 662 651 +11
7 Americas   United States[b] 8 6 2 692 587 +105 Qualification to Summer Olympics
8 Europe   Poland 8 4 4 619 644 −25 Qualification to Olympic Qualifying Tournament[d]
9 Europe   Lithuania 5 3 2 424 336 +88 Qualification to Olympic Qualifying Tournament[d]
10 Europe   Italy 5 3 2 431 371 +60
11 Europe   Greece 5 3 2 403 382 +21
12 Europe   Russia 5 3 2 373 358 +15
13 Americas   Brazil 5 3 2 409 427 −18 Qualification to Olympic Qualifying Tournament[d]
14 Americas   Venezuela 5 2 3 355 366 −11
15 Americas   Puerto Rico 5 2 3 349 402 −53
16 Americas   Dominican Republic 5 2 3 337 390 −53
17 Africa   Nigeria[e] 5 3 2 435 381 +54 Qualification to Summer Olympics
18 Europe   Germany 5 3 2 409 364 +45 Qualification to Olympic Qualifying Tournament[d]
19 Oceania   New Zealand[f] 5 3 2 497 470 +27
20 Africa   Tunisia 5 3 2 377 386 −9
21 Americas   Canada 5 2 3 445 413 +32 Qualification to Olympic Qualifying Tournament[d]
22 Europe   Turkey 5 2 3 434 427 +7
23 Asia   Iran[g] 5 2 3 379 372 +7 Qualification to Summer Olympics
24 Asia   China (H) 5 2 3 355 365 −10
25 Europe   Montenegro 5 1 4 370 406 −36
26 Asia   South Korea 5 1 4 361 438 −77
27 Africa   Angola 5 1 4 350 435 −85
28 Asia   Jordan 5 1 4 352 482 −130
29 Africa   Ivory Coast 5 0 5 326 400 −74
30 Africa   Senegal 5 0 5 330 432 −102
31 Asia   Japan[h] 5 0 5 334 464 −130 Already qualified to Summer Olympics
32 Asia   Philippines[i] 5 0 5 352 499 −147
Source: FIBA[26][27]
Rules for classification: 1) Positions in each group; 2) Win–loss ratio; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored; 5) Drawing of lots.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Spain and France qualified to the Summer Olympics as the top 2 teams from FIBA Europe.
  2. ^ a b Argentina and USA qualified to the Summer Olympics as the top 2 teams from FIBA Americas.
  3. ^ Australia qualified to the Summer Olympics as top team from FIBA Oceania.
  4. ^ a b c d e f The 16 best non-qualifying teams will proceed to an Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
  5. ^ Nigeria qualified to the Summer Olympics as top team from FIBA Africa.
  6. ^ In February 2021, New Zealand withdrew from the Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
  7. ^ Iran qualified to the Summer Olympics as top team from FIBA Asia.
  8. ^ Japan qualified to the Summer Olympics as host country.
  9. ^ New Zealand initially qualified for the Olympic Qualifying Tournament by virtue of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. On 26 February 2021, Basketball New Zealand announced that they would pull out of the tournament. On the same day, FIBA announced that they would be replaced by the Philippines as the next-best team from the Asia-Oceania region in FIBA World Rankings.

Awards

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The all-star team and MVP were announced on 15 September 2019.[28]


 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup champion 
 
Spain
2nd title

All-Tournament Team

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All-Star Team
Guards Forwards Center
  Ricky Rubio
  Bogdan Bogdanović
  Luis Scola
  Evan Fournier
  Marc Gasol
MVP:   Ricky Rubio

Statistical leaders

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Player tournament averages

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Points

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# Player Pld Pts PPG
1   Ra Gun-ah 5 115 23.0
2   Bogdan Bogdanović 8 183 22.9
3   Corey Webster 5 114 22.8
  Patty Mills 8 182 22.8
5   Dar Tucker 5 105 21.0
6   Cedi Osman 5 102 20.4
7   Evan Fournier 8 158 19.8
8   Dennis Schröder 5 98 19.6
9   Melih Mahmutoğlu 5 93 18.6
10   Isaac Fotu 5 92 18.4

Rebounds

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# Player Pld Rebs RPG
1   Ra Gun-ah 5 64 12.8
2   Hamed Haddadi 5 54 10.8
3   Salah Mejri 5 51 10.2
4   Rudy Gobert 8 73 9.1
5   Giannis Antetokounmpo 5 44 8.8
  Jonas Valančiūnas 5 44 8.8
7   Yanick Moreira 5 43 8.6
8   Andray Blatche 5 42 8.4
  Ondřej Balvín 8 67 8.4
10   Luis Scola 8 65 8.1

Assists

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# Player Pld Asts APG
1   Dennis Schröder 5 47 9.4
2   Tomáš Satoranský 8 68 8.5
3   Facundo Campazzo 8 62 7.8
4   Gelvis Solano 5 33 6.6
5   Scottie Wilbekin 4 26 6.5
6   Matthew Dellavedova 8 50 6.3
7   Heissler Guillent 5 31 6.2
8   Ricky Rubio 8 48 6.0
9   Joe Ingles 8 45 5.6
  Corey Webster 5 28 5.6

Blocks

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# Player Pld Blks BPG
1   Salah Mejri 5 16 3.2
2   Rudy Gobert 8 15 1.9
3   Maxi Kleber 5 9 1.8
  Myles Turner 8 14 1.8
5   Jonas Valančiūnas 5 8 1.6
6   Renaldo Balkman 5 7 1.4
  Khem Birch 5 7 1.4
  Youssou Ndoye 5 7 1.4
  Zhou Qi 5 7 1.4
10   Ondřej Balvín 8 10 1.3

Steals

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# Player Pld Stls SPG
1   Omar Abada 5 13 2.6
2   Giannis Antetokounmpo 5 12 2.4
  Andray Blatche 5 12 2.4
  Josh Okogie 5 12 2.4
5   Facundo Campazzo 8 16 2.0
  Khem Birch 5 10 2.0
  Melvin Ejim 5 10 2.0
  Maurice Ndour 5 9 1.8
9   Makram Ben Romdhane 5 9 1.8
  Behnam Yakhchali 5 9 1.8

Minutes

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# Player Pld Mins MPG
1   Ra Gun-ah 5 180 36.1
2   Behnam Yakhchali 5 176 35.4
3   Patty Mills 8 271 33.9
  Joe Ingles 8 271 33.9
5   Tomáš Satoranský 8 265 33.2
6   Dar Tucker 5 165 33.0
7   Andray Blatche 5 164 32.9
8   Dennis Schröder 5 164 32.8
  Michael Roll 5 163 32.8
10   Cedi Osman 5 153 32.7

Free throws

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# Player FTM FTA FT%
1   Adam Waczyński 28 30 93.3
  Paulius Jankūnas 14 15 93.3
  Lukas Lekavičius 14 15 93.3
4   Yuta Watanabe 26 28 92.9
5   Miroslav Raduljica 21 23 91.3
6   Josh Okogie 19 21 90.5
7   Tomáš Satoranský 27 30 90.0
8   Nando de Colo 35 39 89.7
9   Harrison Barnes 24 27 88.9
10   Vladimir Lučić 21 24 87.5

Field goal shooting

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# Player FGM FGA FG%
1   Isaac Fotu 34 51 66.7
2   Jonas Valančiūnas 27 42 64.3
3   Ahmad Al Dwairi 26 43 60.5
4   Melih Mahmutoğlu 37 64 57.8
5   Gabriel Deck 42 75 56.0
6   Bogdan Bogdanović 60 108 55.6
7   Nando de Colo 42 77 54.5
8   Salah Mejri 31 57 54.4
9   CJ Perez 25 46 54.3
10   Corey Webster 39 72 54.2
  Yanick Moreira 26 48 54.2

Double-doubles

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# Player Pld DblDbl DD%
1   Ra Gun-ah 5 5 100
2   Ondřej Balvín 8 3 37.5
  Andray Blatche 5 3 60.0
  Hamed Haddadi 5 3 60.0
  Dennis Schröder 5 3 60.0
6   Giannis Antetokounmpo 5 2 40.0
  Rudy Gobert 8 2 25.0
  Nikola Jokić 8 2 25.0
  Salah Mejri 5 2 40.0
  Youssou Ndoye 5 2 40.0
  Tomáš Satoranský 8 2 25.0
  Luis Scola 8 2 25.0
  Jonas Valančiūnas 5 2 40.0

Efficiency

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# Player Pld MPG PPG Eff EffPG
1   Ra Gun-ah 5 36.1 23.0 132 26.4
2   Corey Webster 5 29.8 22.8 128 25.6
3   Salah Mejri 5 30.9 16.2 126 25.2
4   Bogdan Bogdanović 8 28.0 22.9 197 24.6
5   Dennis Schröder 5 32.8 19.6 111 22.2
6   Tomáš Satoranský 8 33.2 15.5 172 21.5
7   Jonas Valančiūnas 5 22.6 14.0 106 21.2
8   Danilo Gallinari 5 29.8 17.2 101 20.2
9   Giannis Antetokounmpo 5 24.9 14.8 100 20.0
10   Isaac Fotu 5 24.6 18.4 98 19.6

Team tournament averages

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Points

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# Team Pld Pts PPG
1   New Zealand 5 497 99.4
2   Serbia 8 753 94.1
3   Canada 5 445 89.0
4   Nigeria 5 435 87.0
5   Turkey 5 434 86.8

Rebounds

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# Team Pld Rebs RPG
1   United States 8 344 43.0
2   Nigeria 5 210 42.0
3   New Zealand 5 202 40.4
  Venezuela 5 202 40.4
5   South Korea 5 200 40.0

Assists

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# Team Pld Asts APG
1   Serbia 8 203 25.4
2   Australia 8 182 22.8
  Spain 8 182 22.8
4   Canada 5 113 22.6
  New Zealand 5 113 22.6

Blocks

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# Team Pld Blks BPG
1   Nigeria 5 31 6.2
2   Senegal 5 24 4.8
3   France 8 34 4.3
4   Tunisia 5 21 4.2
5   United States 8 32 4.0
  Germany 5 20 4.0

Steals

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# Team Pld Stls SPG
1   Nigeria 5 56 11.2
2   Argentina 8 80 10.0
3   Spain 8 72 9.0
4   China 5 44 8.8
5   Canada 5 43 8.6

Free throws

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# Team Pld FTM/A FT%
1   Brazil 5 72/87 82.8
2   Puerto Rico 5 64/78 82.1
3   Germany 5 75/92 81.5
4   Lithuania 5 91/112 81.3
5   Serbia 8 152/190 80.0

Field goal

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# Team Pld FGM/A FG%
1   Serbia 8 260/486 53.5
2   New Zealand 5 171/338 50.6
3   France 8 236/484 48.8
4   Lithuania 5 155/319 48.6
5   Australia 8 252/523 48.2

Player game highs

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Category Player Team Opponent Total
Points Ahmad Al Dwairi   Jordan   Dominican Republic 34
Dar Tucker   Jordan   Senegal
Yuta Watanabe   Japan   Montenegro
Patty Mills   Australia   Spain
Rebounds Hamed Haddadi   Iran   Puerto Rico 16
Ra Gun-ah   South Korea   Ivory Coast
Rudy Gobert   France   United States
Assists Scottie Wilbekin   Turkey   Montenegro 13
Tomáš Satoranský   Czech Republic   Australia
Steals Omar Abada   Tunisia   Puerto Rico 6
Blocks Salah Mejri   Tunisia   Angola 8

Team game highs

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Category Team Opponent Total
Points   Canada   Jordan 126
  Serbia   Philippines
Rebounds   United States   Japan 58
Assists   Canada   Jordan 37
  Serbia   Philippines
Steals   Argentina   Poland 16
Blocks   Nigeria   Argentina 10
  Montenegro   Japan
Difference   Serbia   Philippines 59

Marketing

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Opening ceremony of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
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The official logo of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup was officially unveiled on 21 March 2017 in a ceremony held in Shanghai. The logo's concept was inspired from the Beijing Opera where the actors symbolize concepts such as wisdom, persistence, power and perfection, which are prerequisite characteristics that the participating players of national team will need to exhibit "in order to succeed". The logo design was also inspired from the Chinese Dragon Dance, a cultural tradition depicting a story of two flying dragons battling over a shining pearl which is meant to parallel the competition of national teams for the Naismith Trophy. The logo was created by Shanghai-based agency Flagship.[29]

Sponsors

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Infront China became the exclusive marketing partner for the domestic commercial rights of FIBA Basketball World Cup China 2019, according to a strategic cooperation agreement officially announced between Infront China, a Wanda Sports company, the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the Organizing Committee for the competition.[30]

Mascot

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An international mascot design competition was organized with the winning mascot chosen by fans. Yan Xu's design, a Chinese Dragon-inspired mascot named Son of Dreams, was announced to be the winning mascot on 18 April 2018. Son of Dreams was born in China on 8 August 2015 one day after China was announced as the host according to the mascot's fictional biography. The magical horns of the mascot is described as having the ability to give the dragon "the power to see in the future, envisioning plays and moves before they actually happen". He wears a red and blue uniform with the tournament's logo and high tops by China's top player Yao Ming. The mascot was chosen over other finalists Speed Tiger who was inspired by a Siberian tiger and QiuQiu (a.k.a. Little Lightning) who was inspired by a Chinese lion. The official mascot made his first public appearance on 28 June 2018 in Shenzhen.[31]

Ball

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On 16 March 2019, FIBA revealed the official ball that would be used in the World Cup, Molten BG5000, designed by Molten.[32]

Official song

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The song "Champion" was released on 24 July 2019, and performed by American singer-songwriter Jason Derulo featuring Chinese singer Tia Ray. It was performed both in English and the host language Chinese.

Issues and concerns

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There were concerns from national federations that they would not be able to play the qualifiers with players from top professional leagues globally (the National Basketball Association and EuroLeague), which was possible with professional leagues operating in mid-year.[33]

Broadcasters

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The television rights holders by territory as follows:

Controversy

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Australian center and NBA champion Andrew Bogut voiced concerns on the officiating in the semi-final match against Spain. During the match after a call he disagreed with, Bogut was seen gesturing with his hands that the officials had been bribed. Post-match, he claimed that it was a "disgrace" and encouraged people to look into where the headquarters are based. 3-time NBA champion and Australian assistant coach was less accusative but also cited their run of luck with officiating when the two sides meet.[61][62][63]

Patrick Mills was also controversially snubbed from the All-Star Five. Even being told he had been in the five before being omitted. Many fans and journalists felt that Mills should have been part of the All-Star Five.[64][65][66]

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