FIBA World Cup 2019: All-time records at the FIBA World Cup
The 2019 FIBA World Cup in China marks the 18th edition of the World Championships. Take a look at the all-time records set throughout 18 World Cups
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By Sergio Rabinal
@S_Rabinal
FIBA
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The FIBA World Cup is the most important International event next to the Olympic Games. It brings together the best National Teams in one tournament to win the World Championship.
Since the United States began to send professional players the competitive level of the tournament has increased and has led to many great moments and memorable games.
From these great games, we've broken down some of the best individual and total records acheived throughout the 18 total World Championships.
Most points in a game Name Points Year Country Opponent Hur Jae 62 1990 North Korea Egypt Nikos Galis 53 1986 Greece Panama Oscar Schmidt 52 1990 Brazil Australia Jordi Villacampa 48 1990 Spain Venezuela Dirk Nowitzki 47 2006 Germany Angola
Most points per game Year Name PPG Country 1990 Oscar Schmidt 34.6 Brazil 1986 Nikos Galis 33.7 Greece 1970 Shin Dong-pa 32.6 South Korea 2010 Luis Scola 27.1 Argentina 1974 Arturo Guerrero 27.0 México
Most points in a World Cup Name Points Games played Country Oscar Schmidt 843 35 Brazil Andrew Gaze 594 29 Australia Luis Scola 573 33 Argentina Drazen Dalipagic 563 36 Yugoslavia José Rafael Ortiz 511 33 Puerto Rico
Most games played Name Country Games played No. of World Cups Jerome Alfred Mincy Puerto Rico 38 5 Drazen Dalipagic Yugoslavia 36 4 Fabricio Oberto Argentina 36 4 Aleksandar Belostenny Soviet Union 35 4 Sergei Belov Soviet Union 35 4
Top medalists Name Country Gold Silver Bronze Total Wlamir Marques Brazil 2 2 0 4 Kresimir Cosic Yugoslavia 2 2 0 4 Amaury Pasos Brazil 2 1 1 4 Sergei Belov Soviet Union 2 1 1 4 Carmo de Souza Brazil 2 1 0 3
Most All-World Cup team honours Name Country Total Years Oscar Schmidt Brazil 3 1978, 1986, 1990 Wlamir Marques Brazil 3 1954, 1959, 1963 Manu Ginóbili Argentina 2 2002, 2006 Pau Gasol Spain 2 2006, 2014 Milos Teodosic Serbia 2 2010, 2014
All-time team records Ranking Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 United States 5 3 4 12 2 Yugoslavia* 5 3 2 10 3 Soviet Union* 3 3 2 8 4 Brazil 2 2 2 6 5 Argentina 1 1 0 2 6 Spain 1 0 0 1 7 Russia 0 2 0 2 8 Greece 0 1 0 1 9 Turkey 0 1 0 1 10 Serbia 0 1 0 1
*Defunct country
Most Valuable Players Year Name Country 1950 Oscar Furlong Argentina 1954 Kirby Minter United States 1959 Amaury Pasos Brazil 1963 Walmir Marques Brazil 1967 Ivo Daneu Yugoslavia 1970 Sergei Belov Soviet Union 1974 Dragan Kicanovic Yugoslavia 1978 Drazen Delipagic Yugoslavia 1982 Rolando Frazer Panama 1986 Drazen Petrovic Yugoslavia 1990 Toni Kukoc Yugoslavia 1994 Shaquille O'Neal United States 1998 Dejan Boridoga Yugoslavia 2002 Dirk Nowitzki Germany 2006 Pau Gasol Spain 2010 Kevin Durant United States 2014 Kyrie Irving United States
