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2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup

{{Short description|2014 edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup}}

{{For|the women's tournament|2014 FIBA World Championship for Women}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}

{{Infobox international basketball competition

| tourney_name = FIBA Basketball World Cup

| year = 2014

| other_titles = Copa Mundial de la FIBA España 2014

| image = Spain 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup logo.jpg

| size = 175px

| alt =

| caption =

| city =

| country = Spain

| dates = 30 August – 14 September

| opened = Felipe VI

| num_teams = 24

| confederations = 5

| venues = 6

| cities = 6

| champion = United States

| count = 5

| second = Serbia

| third = France

| third-flagvar = 1974

| fourth = Lithuania

| games = 76

| attendance = 645135

| mvp = {{flagicon|USA}} Kyrie Irving

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|PUR}} J. J. Barea
(22.0 points per game)

| prevseason = 2010

| nextseason = 2019

| updated =

}}

The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the tournament previously known as the FIBA World Championship.{{cite web |url=http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/50470/arti.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128203258/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/50470/arti.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 January 2012 |title=PR N°1 – FIBA Basketball World Cup officially launched in Madrid |date=26 January 2012 |publisher=FIBA |access-date=26 January 2012}} The tournament was held from 30 August to 14 September 2014. Hosted by Spain, it was the last tournament to be held on the then-current four-year cycle. The next FIBA World Cup was held five years later, in 2019, to reset the four-year-cycle on a different year than the FIFA World Cup.{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2012/11/11/hoops-world-cup/1697399/|title=Hoops World Cup will be played on years opposite soccer|work=USA Today|access-date=2017-07-20}}

File:2014 FIBA World Cup countdown.JPG headquarters in Mies, Switzerland as of June 2013.]]

The United States won their fifth world championship, after beating silver medal-winning Serbia in the Final. France claimed the third place, while Lithuania finished fourth in the tournament.

Host selection

{{main|2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup bids}}

FIBA opened the bidding process on 10 January 2008 and all the letters of intent were submitted on 30 April 2008.{{cite news|url=http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/presRele/p/langid/1/newsid/23144/presReleArti.html |title=PR N°2 – Bidding process for the 2014 FIBA World Championship opened |publisher=FIBA.com |date=2008-01-10 |access-date=2008-05-27| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080430225833/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/presRele/p/langid/1/newsid/23144/presReleArti.html| archive-date= 30 April 2008 | url-status= dead}}

Nine countries showed interest in hosting the event, as in order, they were Spain,{{cite news|url=http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/23258/arti.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914073650/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/23258/arti.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 September 2008 |title=PR N°3 – Spain, 1st bidding candidate to host the 2014 FIBA World Champ |publisher=FIBA.com |date=2008-01-22 |access-date=2008-05-27}} France,{{cite news|url=http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/23426/arti.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619064016/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/23426/arti.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 June 2009 |title=PR N°10 – France, 2nd candidate interested in hosting the 2014 FIBA World Champ |publisher=FIBA.com |date=2008-02-08 |access-date=2008-05-27}} Denmark,{{cite news|url=http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/23509/arti.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619064023/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/23509/arti.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 June 2009 |title=PR N°11 – Denmark, 3rd candidate interested in hosting the 2014 FIBA World Champ |publisher=FIBA.com |date=2008-02-18 |access-date=2008-05-27}} Russia,{{cite news|url=http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/23623/arti.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619064039/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/23623/arti.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 June 2009 |title=PR N°15 – Russia, 4th candidate interested in hosting the 2014 FIBA World Champ |publisher=FIBA.com |date=2008-03-04 |access-date=2008-05-27}} Saudi Arabia,{{cite news|url=http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/24266/arti.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619204017/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/24266/arti.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 June 2009 |title=PR N°21 – Saudi Arabia, 5th candidate interested in hosting the 2014 FIBA World Champ |publisher=FIBA.com |date=2008-04-21 |access-date=2008-05-27}} Qatar,{{cite news|url=http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/24285/arti.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730022444/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/24285/arti.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 July 2012 |title=PR N°22 – Qatar, 6th candidate interested in hosting the 2014 FIBA World Champ |publisher=FIBA.com |date=2008-04-22 |access-date=2008-05-27}} Italy,{{cite news|url=http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/24329/arti.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619204021/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/24329/arti.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 June 2009 |title=PR N°24 – Italy, 7th candidate interested in hosting the 2014 FIBA World Champ |publisher=FIBA.com |date=2008-04-25 |access-date=2008-05-27}} Greece,{{cite news|url=http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/24393/arti.html |title=PR N°28 – Greece, 8th candidate interested in hosting the 2014 FIBA World Champ |publisher=FIBA.com |date=2008-04-29 |access-date=2008-05-27| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080601235937/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/24393/arti.html| archive-date= 1 June 2008 | url-status= dead}} and China.{{cite news|url=http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/24404/arti.html |title=PR N°30 – China, 9th candidate interested in hosting the 2014 FIBA World Champ |publisher=FIBA.com |date=2008-04-30 |access-date=2008-05-27| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080604091748/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/24404/arti.html| archive-date= 4 June 2008 | url-status= dead}}

Among the nine, only three were shortlisted by FIBA: China which would have hosted the 2009 FIBA Asia Championship later that year, Italy which last hosted a FIBA tournament in EuroBasket Women 2007, and FIBA EuroBasket 2007 host Spain.

On 23 May 2009, after voting by the FIBA Central Board in Geneva in which the Chinese and Spanish representatives abstained, China was the first to be eliminated in the first round of voting. In the final round, Arvydas Sabonis and Saša Djordjević announced that Spain won the hosting rights with eleven votes as opposed to Italy's eight.{{cite news|url=http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/30278/arti.html |title=ESP – Spain selected to host 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup |publisher=FIBA.com |date=2008-05-22 |access-date=2009-05-26| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090527082509/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/30278/arti.html| archive-date= 27 May 2009 | url-status= dead}}

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|+ 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup bidding results
(final round)

Nation

! Votes

|{{ESP}}

| align=center|11

|{{ITA}}

| align=center|8

|{{CHN}}

|{{no result|Eliminated}}

Venues

The Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid was the main venue, hosting the final and half of the matches in the final round. While no arenas from the 1986 FIBA World Championship were reused, the current Madrid arena was built on the site of the original venue that was destroyed by fire in 2001, which was a venue used in 1986. Amongst venues used in FIBA EuroBasket 2007, the arenas in Granada, Seville and Madrid were reused. One arena, the Gran Canaria Arena, was the only new venue, being built after the tournament was awarded to Spain. The other cities hosted a group.

On 17 April 2010, Barcelona was added to the list of cities to hold games, bringing the total venues to six.[https://web.archive.org/web/20121005230540/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/fibaEven/14/FWCM/p/newsid/39426/arti.html Barcelona and FIBA 2014] FIBA.com This was Barcelona's first time being part of a major international event in basketball since the 1997 EuroBasket, in which the Palau Sant Jordi hosted the final stages. Barcelona will host half of the games in the knockout stage, including a semifinal.

Below is a list of the confirmed venues which were used to host games during the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. Connor Floor was the official supplier of the basketball courts for each of the six sites.{{Citation|url=http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/69277/arti.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130918180349/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/69277/arti.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 September 2013 |title=Connor Sport Court International to provide courts for 2014 FIBA World Cup}}{{Citation|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/Module/c9dad82f-01af-45e0-bb85-ee4cf50235b4/fad61471-bbe9-451c-bd6e-d11affc0ace4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227061836/http://www.fiba.basketball/en/Module/c9dad82f-01af-45e0-bb85-ee4cf50235b4/fad61471-bbe9-451c-bd6e-d11affc0ace4 |url-status=live |archive-date=27 February 2019 |title=2014 FIBA BASKETBALL WORLD CUP MEDIA GUIDE – GUÍA DE MEDIOS}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" align="center"
colspan=2|Iberian Peninsula

!width=150px|Madrid

!width=150px|Barcelona

!width=150px|Granada

colspan="2" rowspan="4"| {{Location map+ |Spain|width=300 |float=center |caption= |places=

{{Location map~ |Spain|lat=40.4 |long=-3.6833333 |label=Madrid |position=left |marksize=8 }}

{{Location map~ |Spain|lat=41.3833333 |long=2.1833333 |label=Barcelona |position=left |marksize=8}}

{{Location map~ |Spain|lat=43.25 |long=-2.9666667 |label=Bilbao |position=top |marksize=8}}

{{Location map~ |Spain|lat=37.3772222 |long=-5.9869444 |label=Seville |position=bottom |marksize=8 }}

{{Location map~ |Spain|lat=37.1833333 |long=-3.6 |label=Granada |position=right|marksize=8 }}

}}

|Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid
Capacity: 13,700

|Palau Sant Jordi
Capacity: 15,700

|Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada
Capacity: 9,507

150px

|150px

|150px

Bilbao

!Seville

!Las Palmas

Bizkaia Arena
Capacity: 16,200

|Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo
Capacity: 7,200

|Gran Canaria Arena
Capacity: 9,700

colspan=2|Canary Islands

|rowspan=2|150px

|rowspan=2|150px

|rowspan=2|150px

114px

|{{Location map+ |Spain Canary Islands|width=186 |float=center |caption= |places=

{{Location map~ |Spain Canary Islands|lat=28.15 |long=-15.416667 |label=Las Palmas |position=top|marksize=8}}

}}

Qualification

{{main|2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification}}

[[File:2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification status.png|thumb|400px|Status of teams with the intent of participating in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

{{legend|#3F48CC|Qualified}}

{{legend|#FFC90E|Eliminated}}

{{legend|#7F7F7F|Did not enter}}

{{legend|#000000|Disqualified and suspended by FIBA}}

{{legend|#C0C0C0|Not a member of FIBA}}]]

There were 24 teams taking part in the 2014 World Cup of Basketball. After the 2012 Olympics, the continental allocation for FIBA Americas was reduced by one when the United States won the Olympic tournament, automatically qualifying them for the 2014 World Cup.{{Cite web |url=http://www.fiba.com/downloads/Regulations/2012/FIBABook2AG.pdf |title=Internal Regulations 2010 – Book 2 |publisher=FIBA |access-date=8 August 2012 |archive-date=1 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140401131051/http://www.fiba.com/downloads/Regulations/2012/FIBABook2AG.pdf |url-status=dead }}

=Qualified teams=

As of 21 September 2013, twenty teams had already qualified for the final tournament in 2014. To complete the 24-team tournament, FIBA would announce the four wild cards after a meeting in Barcelona on 1–2 February 2014; they could have announced an initial list of teams that would be considered after a Buenos Aires meeting on 23–24 November 2013.{{cite web |url=http://fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/presRele/p/newsid/69874/presReleArti.html |title=PR N°22 – Qualification for Spain 2014 ends, attribution of four wild cards to come |work=FIBA |date=2013-09-26 |access-date=2013-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929012606/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/presRele/p/newsid/69874/presReleArti.html |archive-date=29 September 2013 |url-status=dead }} But later the FIBA Central Board decided not to trim the list of wild card applicants on their Buenos Aires meeting, making all 15 teams eligible to be selected on the February meeting at Barcelona.{{cite web|url=http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/presRele/p/newsid/70551/presReleArti.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131128192735/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/presRele/p/newsid/70551/presReleArti.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 November 2013 |title=PR N°25 – Addition of two NFs, new competition system for youth events headline Central Board |work=FIBA |date=2013-11-25 |access-date=2014-01-03}}

On 1 February 2014, FIBA announced that it had allocated the wild cards to {{nbt|Brazil}}, {{nbt|Finland}}, {{nbt|Greece}} and {{nbt|Turkey}}.{{cite news|url=http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/14/wcm/news/p/nid/71233/article.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202113129/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/14/wcm/news/p/nid/71233/article.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 February 2014 |title=PR N°4 – Brazil, Finland, Greece and Turkey awarded wild cards for Spain 2014 |work=FIBA.com |date=2014-02-01 |access-date=2014-02-01}}

class="wikitable"
Event

!Date

!Location

!Berths

!Qualified

Host nation

|23 May 2009

|{{flagicon|SUI}} Geneva

|align=center|1

|{{bk|ESP}}

2012 Olympics

|29 July–12 August 2012

|{{flagicon|GBR}} London

|align=center|1

|{{bk|USA}}

2013 FIBA Africa Championship

|20–31 August 2013

|{{flagicon|CIV}} Abidjan

|align=center|3

|{{bk|ANG}}
{{bk|EGY}}
{{bk|SEN}}

2013 FIBA Americas Championship

|30 August–11 September 2013

|{{flagicon|VEN}} Caracas

|align=center|4

|{{bk|MEX}}
{{bk|PUR}}
{{bk|ARG}}
{{bk|DOM}}

2013 FIBA Asia Championship

|1–11 August 2013

|{{flagicon|PHI}} Manila

|align=center|3

|{{bk|IRI}}
{{bk|PHI}}
{{bk|KOR}}

FIBA EuroBasket 2013

|4–22 September 2013

|{{flagcountry|SVN}}

|align=center|6

|{{Bk|FRA|1974}}
{{Bk|LTU}}
{{Bk|CRO}}
{{Bk|SVN}}
{{Bk|UKR}}
{{Bk|SER}}

2013 FIBA Oceania Championship

|14–18 August 2013

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Auckland
{{flagicon|AUS}} Canberra

|align=center|2

|{{bk|AUS}}
{{bk|NZL}}

Wild cards

|1 February 2014

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona

|align=center|4

|{{bk|BRA}}
{{bk|FIN}}
{{bk|GRE}}
{{bk|TUR}}

TOTALcolspan="2"|24

=Suspension of Senegal=

On the FIBA Central Board meeting in Buenos Aires, FIBA suspended the basketball federations of Guatemala, Morocco and Senegal indefinitely "due to their inability to properly function as the governing body for basketball in their respective countries."{{cite news|url=http://fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/presRele/p/newsid/70551/presReleArti.html |title=PR N°25 – Addition of two NFs, new competition system for youth events headline Central Board |work=FIBA.com |date=2013-11-25 |access-date=2014-02-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140129213927/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/presRele/p/newsid/70551/presReleArti.html |archive-date=29 January 2014 }} The Senegalese federation was suspended reportedly due to age fabrication in the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Men and for Women; the Senegalese federation was dissolved as a result.{{cite news |url=http://www.africareview.com/Sports/Senegal-dissolves-basketball-association/-/979186/2100228/-/rgn7v6/-/index.html |title=Senegal dissolves basketball association after cheating scandal |first=Tamba-Jean |last=Matthew |work=Africa Review |date=2013-12-05 |access-date=2014-02-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219125918/http://www.africareview.com/Sports/Senegal-dissolves-basketball-association/-/979186/2100228/-/rgn7v6/-/index.html |archive-date=19 February 2014 |url-status=dead }} On 2 February, FIBA lifted the suspension on the Senegalese federation after they complied with all of the requirements imposed by the FIBA, clearing the way for the participation of its national team in the tournament.

Rule and format changes

This was the first time the NBA-style 4.90m rectangular free throw lane, the 1.25m restricted arc, and extended three point line (6.6 m [21' 8"] from the basket at the corners; 6.75 m [22' 1.75"] elsewhere) took effect in the tournament.

The final round was held in two arenas: in the Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid and Palau Sant Jordi, as opposed to a singular arena in 2010. Also, the arrangement of the round of 16 match-ups in the bracket were changed. In 2010, a team from Group A or B can meet a team from Group C or D as early in the quarterfinals, and cannot meet their groupmates until the semifinals. In 2014, teams from Groups A and B were in one half of the bracket played in Madrid, while teams from Groups C and D were in the other half and played in Barcelona; teams from Groups A and B could not meet teams from Group C or D until the final or third-place playoff, and could meet their groupmates as early as the quarterfinals.

In 2010, the round of 16 games were held in a span of four days, or two matches per day; in 2014, there would be four games per day, and the round of 16 will be done in two days. From the semifinals onward, unlike in 2010 where the semifinals were held in one day, and the third-place playoff and the final on the next day, the semifinals in 2014 were held on two days, followed by the third-place playoff the next day, and the final on the day after, or one game per day. Finally, the classification round for 5th place was also eliminated.

Draw

{{Main|2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup seeding}}

The draw was held on 3 February 2014 at 19:00 CET at the Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona.{{cite news|url=http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/14/wcm/news/p/nid/71139/article.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131080638/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/14/wcm/news/p/nid/71139/article.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 January 2014 |title=Official draw headlines exciting week on Road to Spain 2014 |work=FIBA.com |date=2014-01-28 |access-date=2014-01-31}} On 2 February, FIBA released the pots on how the teams would be drawn. "Pot 1" included the top 4 teams in the FIBA World Rankings, while the other pots were grouped on geographical and sporting criteria.

Former Spanish international Juan Antonio San Epifanio, Croatia's Dino Rađa, José Ortiz of Puerto Rico and Angolan Jean-Jacques Conceição assisted in the draw.{{cite web|title=FIBA Draw Video| date=3 February 2014 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZe2uTRgAeA|publisher=FIBA|via=YouTube|format=video|access-date=20 May 2023}}

Group A, which included European champions France, hosts Spain, and traditional powerhouse Serbia has been labeled as the "group of death".{{cite news|url=http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_VHACRq3SJT668RpnEPBL82.coid_jf3axOQHJrcVod8H3E4vx3.articleMode_on.html |title=2014 World Cup Groups Revealed |work=FIBA Europe |date=2014-02-04 |access-date=2014-03-29}} The Americans, meanwhile, avoided the "bracket of death" of Groups A and B by landing in Group C, setting up a rematch of the 2010 final against Turkey, which were selected as wild cards, and a possible late knockout match-up against European runners-up Lithuania.{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/marc-stein/post/_/id/1344/team-usas-2014-off-to-great-start |title=Team USA's 2014 off to great start |first=Marc |last=Stein |author-link=Marc Stein (reporter) |publisher=ESPN |date=2014-02-04 |access-date=2014-03-29}}

=Seeding=

class=wikitable
width=16.7%|Pot 1

!width=16.7%|Pot 2

!width=16.7%|Pot 3

!width=16.7%|Pot 4

!width=16.7%|Pot 5

!width=16.7%|Pot 6

{{flagdeco|USA}} United States (1)

{{bk|ESP}} (2)

{{bk|ARG}} (3)

{{bk|LTU}} (4)

|

{{bk|ANG}} (15)

{{bk|FIN}} (39)

{{bk|SEN}} (41)

{{bk|EGY}} (46)

|

{{bk|NZL}} (19)

{{bk|IRI}} (20)

{{bk|KOR}} (31)

{{bk|PHI}} (34)

|

{{bk|SRB}} (11)

{{bk|SLO}} (13)

{{bk|CRO}} (16)

{{bk|UKR}} (45)

|

{{bk|BRA}} (10)

{{bk|PUR}} (17)

{{bk|MEX}} (24)

{{bk|DOM}} (26)

|

{{bk|GRE}} (5)

{{bk|TUR}} (7)

{{bk|FRA|1974}} (8)

{{bk|AUS}} (9)

Squads

{{main|2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup squads}}

Each team had a roster of 12 players; a team could opt to have one naturalized player from its roster. The final rosters had to be finalized at the team managers' meeting at the night prior to the first game. The final roster of 12 players per team must have been taken from a list of at most 24 players submitted to FIBA two months before the beginning of the championship.

Preparation matches

=2014 South American Basketball Championship=

{{main|2014 South American Basketball Championship}}

The 2014 South American Basketball Championship in Isla Margarita, Venezuela was a qualifying tournament for the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship and for the 2015 Pan-American Games. {{nbt|Venezuela}} defeated World Cup participants {{nbt|Argentina}} (who played with its "B" team) to win the title; the other team in the World Cup, {{nbt|Brazil}} (who also played with its "B" team), finished in third place defeating {{nbt|Uruguay}}. All four teams qualified to the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship while only the top three teams qualified to the 2015 Pan-American Games.

=2014 FIBA Asia Cup=

{{main|2014 FIBA Asia Cup}}

The 2014 FIBA Asia Cup in Wuhan, China was a qualifying tournament for the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship in China. {{nbt|Iran}} defeated {{nbt|Chinese Taipei}} to win the title and qualify outright; the other team in the World Cup, the {{nbt|Philippines}}, defeated {{nbt|China}} in the third place playoff.

=2014 Centrobasket=

{{main|2014 Centrobasket}}

The 2014 Centrobasket in Tepic, Mexico is a qualifying tournament for the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship and for the 2015 Pan-American Games. The three teams in the World Cup occupied the top three places. {{nbt|Mexico}} defeated {{nbt|Puerto Rico}} in the final, while {{nbt|Dominican Republic}} finished third place defeating {{nbt|Cuba}}. All four teams qualified to the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship while only the top three teams qualified to the 2015 Pan-American Games.

=2014 William Jones Cup=

{{main|2014 William Jones Cup}}

The 2014 William Jones Cup was a friendly tournament in New Taipei, Taiwan. {{nbt|Egypt}} is the only World Cup team participated; they finished third. Iran sent their "B-team", while South Korea sent in a Korean Basketball League team.

=2014 Antibes International Basketball tournament=

{{main|2014 Antibes International Basketball Tournament}}

{{nbt|Australia}} won this friendly tournament in Antibes, France organized by Fédération Française de Basket-Ball. The {{nbt|Philippines}}, {{nbt|France}}, and {{nbt|Ukraine}} were the other teams that participated.

Preliminary round

File:2014 FIBA World Championship final rankings.png

How teams are ranked:

  1. Highest number of points earned, with each game result having a corresponding point:
  2. *Win: 2 points
  3. *Loss: 1 point
  4. *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.
  5. *Loss by forfeit: 0 points, with a final score of 20–0 for the opponents of the forfeiting team.
  6. Head-to-head record via points system above
  7. Goal average on games among tied teams
  8. Goal average on all group games
  9. Drawing of lots

class="wikitable"
width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc|Qualified to the final round

=Group A=

{{main|2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group A}}

Venue: Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada, Granada

{{:2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group A}}

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|align=right| {{bk-rt|EGY}}

align=center|64–85{{bk|SRB}}
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|FRA|1974}}

align=center|63–65{{bk|BRA}}
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|IRN}}

align=center|60–90{{bk|ESP}}
31 August 2014
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|SRB}}

align=center|73–74{{bk|FRA|1974}}
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|BRA}}

align=center|79–50{{bk|IRN}}
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|ESP}}

align=center|91–54{{bk|EGY}}
1 September 2014
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|IRN}}

align=center|70–83{{bk|SRB}}
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|FRA|1974}}

align=center|94–55{{bk|EGY}}
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|BRA}}

align=center|63–82{{bk|ESP}}
3 September 2014
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|EGY}}

align=center|73–88{{bk|IRN}}
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|SRB}}

align=center|73–81{{bk|BRA}}
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|ESP}}

align=center|88–64{{bk|FRA|1974}}
4 September 2014
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|BRA}}

align=center|128–65{{bk|EGY}}
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|IRN}}

align=center|76–81{{bk|FRA|1974}}
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|SRB}}

align=center|73–89{{bk|ESP}}

=Group B=

File:2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Croatia vs Philippines (4).jpg

{{main|2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group B}}

Venue: Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville

{{:2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group B}}

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|align=right| {{bk-rt|CRO}}

align=center|81–78OT{{bk|PHI}}
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|PUR}}

align=center|75–98{{bk|ARG}}
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|GRE}}

align=center|87–64{{bk|SEN}}
31 August 2014
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|ARG}}

align=center|85–90{{bk|CRO}}
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|SEN}}

align=center|82–75{{bk|PUR}}
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|PHI}}

align=center|70–82{{bk|GRE}}
1 September 2014
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|CRO}}

align=center|75–77{{bk|SEN}}
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|ARG}}

align=center|85–81{{bk|PHI}}
style=font-size:90%

|align=right| {{bk-rt|PUR}}

align=center|79–90{{bk|GRE}}
3 September 2014
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|PHI}}

align=center|73–77{{bk|PUR}}
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|SEN}}

align=center|46–81{{bk|ARG}}
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|GRE}}

align=center|76–65{{bk|CRO}}
4 September 2014
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|SEN}}

align=center|79–81OT{{bk|PHI}}
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|CRO}}

align=center|103–82{{bk|PUR}}
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|ARG}}

align=center|71–79{{bk|GRE}}

=Group C=

{{main|2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group C}}

Venue: Bizkaia Arena, Barakaldo

{{:2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group C}}

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|align=right| {{bk-rt|UKR}}

align=center|72–62{{bk|DOM}}
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|NZL}}

align=center|73–76{{bk|TUR}}
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|align=right| United States {{flagdeco|USA}}

align=center|114–55{{bk|FIN}}
31 August 2014
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|DOM}}

align=center|76–63{{bk|NZL}}
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|FIN}}

align=center|81–76{{bk|UKR}}
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|TUR}}

align=center|77–98{{flagdeco|USA}} United States
2 September 2014
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|UKR}}

align=center|64–58{{bk|TUR}}
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|align=right| United States {{flagdeco|USA}}

align=center|98–71{{bk|NZL}}
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|FIN}}

align=center|68–74{{bk|DOM}}
3 September 2014
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|NZL}}

align=center|73–61{{bk|UKR}}
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|TUR}}

align=center|77–73OT{{bk|FIN}}
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|DOM}}

align=center|71–106{{flagdeco|USA}} United States
4 September 2014
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|FIN}}

align=center|65–67{{bk|NZL}}
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|UKR}}

align=center|71–95{{flagdeco|USA}} United States
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|TUR}}

align=center|77–64{{bk|DOM}}

=Group D=

{{main|2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group D}}

Venue: Gran Canaria Arena, Las Palmas

{{:2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group D}}

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|align=right| {{bk-rt|ANG}}

align=center|80–69{{bk|KOR}}
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|AUS}}

align=center|80–90{{bk|SVN}}
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|MEX}}

align=center|74–87{{bk|LTU}}
31 August 2014
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|KOR}}

align=center|55–89{{bk|AUS}}
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|SVN}}

align=center|89–68{{bk|MEX}}
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|LTU}}

align=center|75–62{{bk|ANG}}
2 September 2014
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|ANG}}

align=center|55–79{{bk|MEX}}
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|AUS}}

align=center|82–75{{bk|LTU}}
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|KOR}}

align=center|72–89{{bk|SVN}}
3 September 2014
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|MEX}}

align=center|62–70{{bk|AUS}}
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|SVN}}

align=center|93–87{{bk|ANG}}
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|LTU}}

align=center|79–49{{bk|KOR}}
4 September 2014
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|AUS}}

align=center|83–91{{bk|ANG}}
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|KOR}}

align=center|71–87{{bk|MEX}}
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|align=right| {{bk-rt|LTU}}

align=center|67–64{{bk|SVN}}

Final round

{{Main|2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup final round}}

{{:2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup final round}}

=Round of 16=

{{2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Final USA vs MEX|bgc=#eee}}

{{2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Final FRA vs CRO}}

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{{2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Final ESP vs SEN}}

{{2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Final NZL vs LTU|bgc=#eee}}

{{2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Final SRB vs GRE}}

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{{2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Final BRA vs ARG}}

=Quarterfinals=

{{2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Final LTU vs TUR|bgc=#eee}}

{{2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Final USA vs SLO}}

{{2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Final SRB vs BRA|bgc=#eee}}

{{2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Final ESP vs FRA}}

=Semifinals=

{{2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Semifinal Barcelona|bgc=#eee}}

{{2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Semifinal Madrid}}

=Third place playoff=

{{2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Bronze Medal|bgc=#eee}}

=Final=

{{main|2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Final}}

{{2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Gold Medal|bgc=#ffffd0}}

Statistics

=Player tournament averages=

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|+ Points

#PlayerPldPtsPPG
1{{flagicon|PUR}} J. J. Barea511022.0
rowspan=2|2{{flagicon|PHI}} Andray Blatche510621.2
{{flagicon|CRO}} Bojan Bogdanović612721.2
3{{flagicon|ESP}} Pau Gasol714020.0
4{{flagicon|ARG}} Luis Scola611719.5
5{{flagicon|IRI}} Hamed Haddadi59418.8
6{{flagicon|ANG}} Yanick Moreira58917.8
rowspan=2|7{{flagicon|MEX}} Gustavo Ayón58817.6
{{flagicon|DOM}} Francisco García58817.6
8{{flagicon|AUS}} Aron Baynes58416.8

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|+ Rebounds

#PlayerPldRebsRPG
1{{flagicon|PHI}} Andray Blatche56913.8
2{{flagicon|IRI}} Hamed Haddadi55711.4
3{{flagicon|SEN}} Gorgui Dieng66410.7
4{{flagicon|GRE}} Ioannis Bourousis6559.2
5{{flagicon|ARG}} Luis Scola6518.5
6{{flagicon|LTU}} Jonas Valančiūnas9768.4
7{{flagicon|TUR}} Ömer Aşık7598.4
8{{flagicon|ANG}} Yanick Moreira5418.2
9{{flagicon|BRA}} Anderson Varejão7568.0
10{{flagicon|USA}} Kenneth Faried9707.8

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|+ Assists

#PlayerPldAstsAPG
1{{flagicon|FIN}} Petteri Koponen5295.8
2{{flagicon|SEN}} Xane D'Almeida6325.3
3{{flagicon|ESP}} Ricky Rubio7365.1
4{{flagicon|UKR}} Eugene Jeter5255.0
5{{flagicon|SRB}} Miloš Teodosić9404.4
6{{flagicon|IRI}} Samad Nikkhah Bahrami5224.4
rowspan=2|7{{flagicon|ARG}} Facundo Campazzo6264.3
{{flagicon|GRE}} Nikos Zisis6264.3
9{{flagicon|SVN}} Goran Dragić7304.3
10{{flagicon|ARG}} Pablo Prigioni6254.2

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|+ Blocks

#PlayerPldBlksBPG
1{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Jong-hyun5132.6
2{{flagicon|ESP}} Pau Gasol7162.3
3{{flagicon|USA}} Anthony Davis9192.1
4{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Jong-kyu5102.0
5{{flagicon|SEN}} Hamady N'Diaye6111.8
6{{flagicon|TUR}} Ömer Aşık7111.6
rowspan=2|7{{flagicon|SEN}} Gorgui Dieng691.5
{{flagicon|DOM}} Eloy Vargas691.5
9{{flagicon|ESP}} Marc Gasol7101.4
10{{flagicon|ESP}} Serge Ibaka681.3

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|+ Steals

#PlayerPldStlsSPG
1{{flagicon|ESP}} Ricky Rubio7253.6
2{{flagicon|IRI}} Mehdi Kamrani5132.6
3{{flagicon|USA}} James Harden9192.1
4{{flagicon|PUR}} Renaldo Balkman5102.0
5{{flagicon|USA}} Kyrie Irving9171.9
rowspan=2|6{{flagicon|SEN}} Gorgui Dieng6111.8
{{flagicon|ARG}} Pablo Prigioni6111.8
8{{flagicon|AUS}} Joe Ingles591.8
rowspan=2|9{{flagicon|SEN}} Maleye N'Doye6101.7
{{flagicon|CRO}} Dario Šarić6101.7

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|+ Minutes

#PlayerPldMinsMPG
1{{flagicon|SEN}} Gorgui Dieng621836.3
2{{flagicon|PHI}} Andray Blatche516933.8
3{{flagicon|CRO}} Bojan Bogdanović620133.5
4{{flagicon|ARG}} Luis Scola619532.5
5{{flagicon|IRI}} Samad Nikkhah Bahrami516232.4
6{{flagicon|MEX}} Gustavo Ayón516132.2
7{{flagicon|PHI}} Gabe Norwood515931.8
rowspan=2|8{{flagicon|ANG}} Armando Costa515731.4
{{flagicon|FIN}} Petteri Koponen515731.4
10{{flagicon|UKR}} Eugene Jeter515631.2

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|+ Free throws

#PlayerFTAFTMFT%
1{{flagicon|PUR}} David Huertas151493.3
2{{flagicon|PUR}} J.J. Barea322887.5
3{{flagicon|PHI}} Jimmy Alapag151386.7
4{{flagicon|SLO}} Domen Lorbek211885.7
5{{flagicon|FIN}} Teemu Rannikko171482.4
6{{flagicon|ESP}} Marc Gasol221881.8
7{{flagicon|SRB}} Nemanja Bjelica383181.6
rowspan=2|8{{flagicon|USA}} James Harden423481.0
{{flagicon|LTU}} Jonas Valančiūnas423281.0
rowspan=2|10{{flagicon|PHI}} Andray Blatche302480.0
{{flagicon|UKR}} Eugene Jeter252080.0

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|+ Field goal shooting

#PlayerFGAFGMFG%
1{{flagicon|ESP}} Pau Gasol855463.5
2{{flagicon|USA}} Kenneth Faried795063.3
3{{flagicon|DOM}} Francisco García543361.1
4{{flagicon|MEX}} Gustavo Ayón593661.0
5{{flagicon|PUR}} Renaldo Balkman402460.0
6{{flagicon|ANG}} Yanick Moreira643859.4
7{{flagicon|USA}} Kyrie Irving804556.3
8{{flagicon|SVN}} Goran Dragić834655.4
9{{flagicon|SRB}} Miloš Teodosić754155.4
rowspan=2|10{{flagicon|USA}} Anthony Davis824554.9
{{flagicon|SRB}} Miroslav Raduljica824554.9

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|+ Double-doubles

#PlayerPldDblDblDD%
1{{flagicon|PHI}} Andray Blatche55100
2{{flagicon|IRI}} Hamed Haddadi5360.0
rowspan=2|3{{flagicon|GRE}} Ioannis Bourousis6350.0
{{flagicon|SEN}} Gorgui Dieng6350.0
5{{flagicon|LTU}} Jonas Valančiūnas9333.3
6{{flagicon|ANG}} Yanick Moreira5240.0
7{{flagicon|TUR}} Ömer Aşık6233.3
rowspan=2|8{{flagicon|USA}} Kenneth Faried9222.2
{{flagicon|SRB}} Nemanja Bjelica9222.2
rowspan=2|10{{flagicon|MEX}} Gustavo Ayon5120.0
{{flagicon|AUS}} Aron Baynes5120.0

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|+ Efficiency

#PlayerPldMPGPPGRPGEffEffPG
1{{flagicon|PHI}} Andray Blatche533.824.213.811222.4
2{{flagicon|ESP}} Pau Gasol726.520.05.915221.7
rowspan=2|3{{flagicon|IRI}} Hamed Haddadi529.418.811.410120.2
{{flagicon|ANG}} Yanick Moreira520.417.88.210120.2
5{{flagicon|LTU}} Jonas Valančiūnas924.814.48.417819.8
6{{flagicon|SEN}} Gorgui Dieng636.316.010.711719.5
rowspan=2|7{{flagicon|MEX}} Gustavo Ayón532.217.67.69619.2
{{flagicon|ARG}} Luis Scola632.419.58.511519.2
9{{flagicon|GRE}} Ioannis Bourousis626.511.59.211419.0
10{{flagicon|DOM}} Francisco García528.217.63.29118.2

=Team tournament averages=

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|+ Offensive points

#TeamPldPtsPPG
1{{flagdeco|USA}} United States9941104.6
2{{bk|ESP}}758183.0
3{{bk|SER}}974382.6
4{{bk|SVN}}757281.7
5{{bk|GRE}}648681.0

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|+ Defensive points

#TeamPldPtsPPG
1{{bk|ESP}}743562.2
2{{bk|BRA}}748268.9
3{{flagdeco|USA}} United States964471.6
4{{bk|LTU}}965472.7
5{{bk|TUR}}750972.7

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|+ Rebounds

#TeamPldRebsRPG
1{{flagdeco|USA}} United States940344.8
2{{bk|ANG}}520240.4
rowspan=2|3{{bk|DOM}}623839.7
{{bk|NZL}}623839.7
5{{bk|PHI}}519539.0

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|+ Assists

#TeamPldAstsAPG
1{{flagdeco|USA}} United States918420.4
2{{bk|ESP}}712618.0
3{{bk|GRE}}610617.7
4{{bk|AUS}}610217.0
5{{bk|SRB}}915116.8

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|+ Blocks

#TeamPldBlksBPG
1{{bk|KOR}}5336.6
2{{bk|ESP}}7415.9
3{{flagdeco|USA}} United States9505.6
4{{bk|SEN}}6284.7
5{{bk|GRE}}6254.2

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|+ Steals

#TeamPldStlsSPG
1{{flagdeco|USA}} United States910912.1
2{{bk|IRI}}5489.6
3{{bk|SEN}}6538.8
4{{bk|ESP}}7608.6
5{{bk|ANG}}5408.0

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|+ Minutes

#TeamPldMinsMPG
1{{bk|PHI}}51051210.2
2{{bk|FIN}}51025205.0
3{{bk|SEN}}61226204.3
4{{bk|CRO}}61225204.2
5{{bk|TUR}}71428204.0

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|+ Free throws

#TeamPldFTM/AFT%
1{{bk|PHI}}574/9379.6
2{{bk|LTU}}9144/18777.0
3{{bk|ESP}}7115/15176.2
4{{bk|GRE}}687/11575.7
5{{bk|PUR}}584/11275.0

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|+ Field goal

#TeamPldFGM/AFG%
1{{flagdeco|USA}} United States9361/69052.3
2{{bk|SER}}9270/54249.8
3{{bk|BRA}}7216/43849.3
4{{bk|FRA|1974}}9254/51948.9
5{{bk|SLO}}7214/43848.9

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|+ Tournament game highs

StatisticPlayerTotalOpponent (Date)TeamTotalOpponent (Date)
Points{{flagicon|ANG}} Yanick Moreira38{{bk|AUS}} (4 Sep){{flagdeco|USA}} United States129{{bk|SRB}} (14 Sep)
Offensive
Rebounds		{{flagicon|ANG}} Yanick Moreira10{{bk|AUS}} (4 Sep){{bk|ANG}}
{{flagdeco|USA}} United States		24
24		{{bk|MEX}} (2 Sep)
{{bk|SVN}} (9 Sep)
Defensive
Rebounds		{{flagicon|PHI}} Andray Blatche14{{bk|GRE}} (31 Aug){{bk|BRA}}
{{bk|FRA|1974}}		36
36		{{bk|EGY}} (4 Sep)
{{bk|EGY}} (1 Sep)
Rebounds{{flagicon|TUR}} Ömer Aşık20{{bk|UKR}} (2 Sep){{flagdeco|USA}} United States54{{bk|SVN}} (9 Sep)
Assists{{flagicon|SEN}} Xane D'Almeida
{{flagicon|BRA}} Raulzinho Neto
{{flagicon|ARG}} Pablo Prigioni
{{flagicon|GRE}} Nikos Zisis		14 (OT)
10
10
10		{{bk|PHI}} (4 Sep)
{{bk|EGY}} (4 Sep)
{{bk|PUR}} (30 Aug)
{{bk|CRO}} (3 Sep)		{{bk|BRA}}35{{bk|EGY}} (4 Sep)
Steals{{flagicon|ESP}} Ricky Rubio7{{bk|SRB}} (4 Sep){{flagdeco|USA}} United States18{{bk|FIN}} (30 Aug)
Blocks{{flagicon|USA}} Anthony Davis5{{bk|DOM}} (3 Sep){{bk|ESP}}13{{bk|SEN}} (6 Sep)

Final standings

File:2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup final ranking.png

Method of breaking ties:{{cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/Module/c9dad82f-01af-45e0-bb85-ee4cf50235b4/fad61471-bbe9-451c-bd6e-d11affc0ace4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227061836/http://www.fiba.basketball/en/Module/c9dad82f-01af-45e0-bb85-ee4cf50235b4/fad61471-bbe9-451c-bd6e-d11affc0ace4|url-status=live|archive-date=27 February 2019|title=2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Media Guide|publisher=FIBA|pages=16|access-date=5 September 2014}}

  • Ranked 17th–24th:
  • #Place in preliminary round group (5th placed teams ranked 17th–20th; 6th placed teams ranked 21st–24th)
  • #Win–loss record in preliminary round group
  • #Goal average in preliminary round group
  • Ranked 5th–16th:
  • #Furthest round eliminated
  • #Win–loss record in preliminary round group
  • #Place in preliminary round group
  • #Goal average in preliminary round group
  • Ranked 1st–4th:
  • #Result of final and third-place playoff

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!{{Gold1}}

|align=left|{{bk|USA}}

990941644+297Ccolspan=3 rowspan=2 {{N/A}} 110
{{Silver2}}

|align=left|{{bk|SRB}} || 9 || 5 || 4 || 743 || 720 || +23 || A || 11 || 7 || +4

colspan=15|Eliminated at the semifinals
{{Bronze3}}

|align=left|{{bk|FRA|1974}} || 9 || 6 || 3 || 690 || 656 || +34 || A ||colspan=3 rowspan=2 {{N/A}} || 8 || 5 || +3

4th

|align=left|{{bk|LTU}} || 9 || 6 || 3 || 693 || 654 || +39 || D || 4 || 4 || 0

colspan=15|Eliminated at the quarterfinals
5th

|align=left|{{bk|SPA}} || 7 || 6 || 1 || 581 || 435 || +146 || A || 1st || 5–0 || 1.4013 || 2 || 2 || 0

6th

|align=left|{{bk|BRA}} || 7 || 5 || 2 || 557 || 482 || +75 || A ||rowspan=3|2nd || 4–1 || 1.2492 || 10 || 9 || +1

7th

|align=left|{{bk|SVN}} || 7 || 5 || 2 || 572 || 554 || +18 || D || 4–1 || 1.1364 || 13 || 13 || 0

8th

|align=left|{{bk|TUR}} || 7 || 4 || 3 || 491 || 509 || −18 || C || 3–2 || 0.9812 || 7 || 8 || −1

colspan=15|Eliminated at the round of 16
9th

|align=left|{{bk|GRE}} || 6 || 5 || 1 || 486 || 439 || +47 || B || 1st || 5–0 || 1.1862 || 5 || 10 || −5

10th

|align=left|{{bk|CRO}} || 6 || 3 || 3 || 478 || 467|| +11|| B || 2nd || 3–2 || 1.0402 || 16 || 12 || +4

11th

|align=left|{{bk|ARG}} || 6 || 3 || 3 || 485 || 456 || +29 || B ||rowspan=3|3rd || 3–2 || 1.1321 || 3 || 3 || 0

12th

|align=left|{{bk|AUS}} || 6 || 3 || 3 || 468 || 438 || +30 || D || 3–2 || 1.0831 || 9 || 11 || −2

13th

|align=left|{{bk|DOM}} || 6 || 2 || 4 || 408 || 457 || −49 || C || 2–3 || 0.8990 || 26 || 20 || +6

14th

|align=left|{{bk|MEX}} || 6 || 2 || 4 || 433 || 458 || −25 || D ||rowspan=3|4th || 2–3 || 0.9946 || 24 || 19 || +5

15th

|align=left|{{bk|NZL}} || 6 || 2 || 4 || 418 || 452 || −34 || C || 2–3 || 0.9229 || 19 || 21 || −2

16th

|align=left|{{bk|SEN}} || 6 || 2 || 4 || 404 || 488 || −84 || B || 2–3 || 0.8722 || 41 || 30 || +11

colspan=15|5th place in preliminary round groups
17th

|align=left|{{bk|ANG}} || 5 || 2 || 3 || 375 || 399 || −24 || D ||rowspan=4|5th || 2–3 || 0.9398 || 15 || 16 || −1

18th

|align=left|{{bk|UKR}} || 5 || 2 || 3 || 344 || 369 || −25 || C || 2–3 || 0.9322 || 45 || 40 || +5

19th

|align=left|{{bk|PUR}} || 5 || 1 || 4 || 388 || 446 || −58 || B || 1–4 || 0.8700 || 17 || 15 || +2

20th

|align=left|{{bk|IRI}} || 5 || 1 || 4 || 344 || 406 || −62 || A || 1–4 || 0.8473 || 20 || 17 || +3

colspan=15|6th place in preliminary round groups
21st

|align=left|{{flagdeco|PHI}} Philippines || 5 || 1 || 4 || 383 || 404 || −21 || B ||rowspan=4|6th || 1–4 || 0.9480 || 34 || 31 || +3

22nd

|align=left|{{bk|FIN}} || 5 || 1 || 4 || 342 || 408 || −66 || C || 1–4 || 0.8382 || 39 || 35 || +4

23rd

|align=left|{{bk|KOR}} || 5 || 0 || 5 || 316 || 424 || −108 || D || 0–5 || 0.7453 || 31 || 27 || +4

24th

|align=left|{{bk|EGY}} || 5 || 0 || 5 || 311 || 486 || −175 || A || 0–5 || 0.6399 || 46 || 41 || +5

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|Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics

Awards

File:20140814 World Basketball Festival Kyrie Irving.JPG was named MVP]]

{{winners|bk|2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup champion|USA|5th}}

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Most Valuable Player
{{flagicon|USA}} Kyrie Irving

=All-Tournament Team=

{{main|FIBA Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team}}

=Special Awards=

  • {{flagicon|PHI}} Philippines – MVF Best Country (on Fan support throughout the tournament){{Citation|last=FIBA|title=MVF Best Country Award: Philippines – 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup|date=2014-09-14|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_pcwRg1C4Q|access-date=2017-07-20}}

Controversies

= Australia's alleged tanking =

At their final group matches between Australia and Angola, Australia rested their key players towards the end of the game, allowing for Angola to win 91–83, after the Boomers led at the half by double digits. Australia fell to third place, thereby allowing them to face the United States at the semifinals instead of the quarterfinals if they finished second. This so-called "tanking" was blasted by Goran Dragić, whose Slovenian team were defeated by Lithuania in the final group match, dropping them to second place, causing them to face the Americans instead in the quarterfinals if they reach that far. Dragic implored on FIBA "to do something about" it.{{Cite magazine|url = https://www.si.com/nba/2014/09/04/australia-angola-tanking-goran-dragic-fiba-world-cup|title = Australia accused of 'fixing' in ugly loss to Angola at FIBA World Cup|date = 2014-09-04|access-date = 2014-09-17|magazine = Sports Illustrated|last = Golliver|first = Ben}}

Right after Australia's elimination by Turkey in the first round, FIBA announced that the Boomers were under investigation for tanking. Australia coach Andrej Lemanis rejected the accusation that they tanked, saying he rested his players for the next stage due to the heavy tournament schedule, adding that: "We always, as Australians, compete the right way".{{Cite web|url = https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/sep/09/australias-boomers-under-investigation-for-tanking|title = Australia's Boomers under investigation for 'tanking'|date = 2014-09-09|access-date = 2014-09-17|work = The Guardian|location=London}}

On 26 November 2014, Australia was cleared of tanking by FIBA.{{Cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-27/boomers-cleared-of-tanking/5920938|title=Boomers cleared of tanking by FIBA|date=2014-11-27|publisher=ABC News|location=Australia|access-date=2017-07-20}}{{cite web|url=https://au.sports.yahoo.com/basketball/news/article/-/25626101/australia-cleared-of-tanking-angola-match/ |title = Australia cleared of tanking Angola match – Yahoo!7 Sport |access-date=2014-12-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206060033/https://au.sports.yahoo.com/basketball/news/article/-/25626101/australia-cleared-of-tanking-angola-match/ |archive-date=6 December 2014 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.sportal.com.au/basketball/news/australia-cleared-of-tanking-at-fiba-basketball-world-cup/1qnp1qz5qztoz15ofkg4mm518i |title = Basketball {{!}} Australia cleared of tanking at FIBA Basketball World Cup {{!}} SPORTAL |access-date=2014-12-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204170144/http://www.sportal.com.au/basketball/news/australia-cleared-of-tanking-at-fiba-basketball-world-cup/1qnp1qz5qztoz15ofkg4mm518i |archive-date=4 December 2014 }}{{Cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/basketball/story/_/id/11941823/fiba-clears-australia-tanking-world-cup|title=FIBA clears Aussies of tanking at World Cup|publisher=ESPN|access-date=2017-07-20}}

Marketing

=Road show and trophy tour=

A tour of the Naismith Trophy was held to promote the event. The trophy was on display at the 2014 NBA All-Star Game in New Orleans in February 2014, then the tour visited several countries in Latin America, Europe and the Philippines from April to mid-July.{{cite news|url=http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/14/wcm/news/p/nid/72503/article.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413125057/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/14/wcm/news/p/nid/72503/article.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 April 2014 |title=Trophy Tour hits the road to promote 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup |work=FIBA.com |date=2014-04-09 |access-date=2014-04-13}} It also visited South Africa during the finals of the South African Premier Basketball League in August.{{cite news|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2014/news/FIBA-Naismith-Trophy-on-first-ever-visit-of-African |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907164830/http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2014/news/FIBA-Naismith-Trophy-on-first-ever-visit-of-African |url-status=live |archive-date=7 September 2020 |title=FIBA – Naismith Trophy on first-ever visit of African continent |work=FIBA.com |date=2014-08-07 |access-date=2014-08-10}}

Prior to this, FIBA and the Spanish Basketball Federation held a road show that ran from 2012 to 2014 visiting key Spanish cities, with some of the final stops being the host cities, and at Ljubljana, Slovenia during FIBA EuroBasket 2013.{{cite news|url=http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/14/wcm/event-guide/p/road-show.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130707090542/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/14/wcm/event-guide/p/road-show.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 July 2013 |title=Road Show 2014 |work=FIBA.com |access-date=2014-04-13}}

=Ball=

On 30 January, FIBA revealed the official ball that would be used in the World Cup. Designed by Molten, it "will be the first time ever a custom designed basketball has been developed exclusively for an individual event".{{cite news|url=http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/14/wcm/news/p/nid/70112/article.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202101441/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/14/wcm/news/p/nid/70112/article.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 February 2014 |title=PR N°2 – Official Ball of 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup unveiled |work=FIBA.com |date=2014-01-30 |access-date=2014-01-31}}

=Mascots=

File:Ole and Hop (official FIBA World Cup 2014 mascots).jpg

On 31 January, FIBA revealed the mascots of the World Cup: Olé and Hop. Olé and Hop's name came from the word "alley-oop"; they are directly inspired from the 2014 World Cup logo, and will have a tour of host cities leading up to the championship.{{cite news|url=http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/14/wcm/news/p/nid/71223/article.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202101730/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/14/wcm/news/p/nid/71223/article.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 February 2014 |title=PR N°2 – Olé and Hop – two hands as Official Mascots of Spain 2014, presented by Beko |work=FIBA.com |date=2014-01-31 |access-date=2014-01-31}}

=Theme song=

"Sube la Copa" by Huecco was named the official theme song of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. The song, starting from 27 August, can be downloaded on iTunes, Spotify and Deezer, with all of the proceeds going to the FEB's Casa Espana, Huecco's Fundacion Dame Vida, and FIBA's International Basketball Foundation.{{cite news|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2014/news/PR-N-39--Sube-la-Copa--official-song-of-the-2014-FI |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617075311/http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2014/news/PR-N-39--Sube-la-Copa--official-song-of-the-2014-FI |url-status=live |archive-date=17 June 2019 |title=PR N°39 – 'Sube la Copa', official song of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, released |work=FIBA.com |date=2014-08-12 |access-date=2014-08-31}}

Referees

The following referees were selected for the tournament.[https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2014/referees Referees]

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  • {{flagicon|ANG}} Carlos Julio
  • {{flagicon|ARG}} Alejandro Chiti
  • {{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Aylen
  • {{flagicon|AUS}} Vaughan Mayberry
  • {{flagicon|BRA}} Marcos Benito
  • {{flagicon|BRA}} Cristiano Maranho
  • {{flagicon|CMR}} Arnaud Kom Njilo
  • {{flagicon|CAN}} Stephen Seibel
  • {{flagicon|CAN}} Michael Weiland
  • {{flagicon|CRO}} Sreten Radović
  • {{flagicon|DOM}} Reynaldo Mercedes
  • {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Joseph Bissang
  • {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Eddie Viator
  • {{flagicon|GER}} Robert Lottermoser
  • {{flagicon|GRE}} Christos Christodoulou
  • {{flagicon|GRE}} Elias Koromilas
  • {{flagicon|ITA}} Guerrino Cerebuch
  • {{flagicon|ITA}} Luigi Lamonica
  • {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuji Hirahara
  • {{flagicon|KAZ}} Yevgeniy Mikheyev
  • {{flagicon|KUW}} Mohammad Al-Amiri
  • {{flagicon|LAT}} Oļegs Latiševs
  • {{flagicon|MEX}} José Reyes
  • {{flagicon|NGA}} Kingsley Ojeaburu
  • {{flagicon|PHI}} Ferdinand Pascual
  • {{flagicon|POR}} Fernando Rocha
  • {{flagicon|PUR}} Jorge Vázquez
  • {{flagicon|PUR}} Luis Vázquez
  • {{flagicon|SRB}} Ilija Belošević
  • {{flagicon|SRB}} Milivoje Jovčić
  • {{flagicon|SVN}} Matej Boltauzer
  • {{flagicon|ESP}} Juan Arteaga
  • {{flagicon|ESP}} Juan González
  • {{flagicon|ESP}} Benjamin Jiménez
  • {{flagicon|ESP}} Miguel Pérez
  • {{flagicon|TUR}} Rüştü Nuran
  • {{flagicon|UKR}} Borys Ryzhyk
  • {{flagicon|USA}} Steven Anderson
  • {{flagicon|USA}} Anthony Jordan
  • {{flagicon|URU}} Alejandro Sánchez

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See also

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