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Mon. Feb 17th, 2025

German is 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup champion

German Basketball team (PHOTO.Net)

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German has, for the first time ever, won Basketball World Cup after holding off Serbia 83-77 for gold medal. The European nation’s success makes history at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

History has been made at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup as Germany was crowned champion for the first time ever.

A thrilling championship game saw the German squad hold off Serbia behind the play of Dennis Schröder, who scored a game-high 28 points, capping off an incredible tournament run in which his team went undefeated, reporters said.

List of FIBA Basketball World Cup champions

The first-ever FIBA Basketball World Cup, which was held in 1950, was won by host nation Argentina. The first seven World Cups did not feature a championship game, but rather a final group round-robin in which the team with the best record was crowned champion. 

Yugoslavia won the first-ever FIBA World Cup championship game, earning an overtime win over the Soviet Union in 1978.

YearChampionRunner-upThird place
2023GermanySerbiaCanada
2019SpainArgentinaFrance
2014USASerbiaFrance
2010USATurkeyLithuania
2006SpainGreeceUSA
2002FR YugoslaviaArgentinaGermany
1998FR YugoslaviaRussiaUSA
1994USARussiaCroatia
1990YugoslaviaSoviet UnionUSA
1986USASoviet UnionYugoslavia
1982Soviet UnionUSAYugoslavia
1978YugoslaviaSoviet UnionBrazil
1974Soviet UnionYugoslaviaUSA
1970YugoslaviaBrazilSoviet Union
1967Soviet UnionYugoslaviaBrazil
1963BrazilYugoslaviaSoviet Union
1959BrazilUSAChile
1954USABrailPhilippines
1950ArgentinaUSAChile

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