2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup
Copa Mundial de la FIBA España 2014
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
Dates30 August – 14 September
Officially opened byFelipe VI
Teams24 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions United States (5th title)
Runners-up Serbia
Third place France
Fourth place Lithuania
Tournament statistics
Games played76
Attendance645,135 (8,489 per match)
MVPUnited States Kyrie Irving
Top scorerPuerto Rico J. J. Barea
(22.0 points per game)

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.[1] 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.[2]

Countdown clock outside the FIBA 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

FIBA opened the bidding process on 10 January 2008 and all the letters of intent were submitted on 30 April 2008.[3] Nine countries showed interest in hosting the event, as in order, they were Spain,[4] France,[5] Denmark,[6] Russia,[7] Saudi Arabia,[8] Qatar,[9] Italy,[10] Greece,[11] and China.[12]

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.[13]

2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup bidding results
(final round)
Nation Votes
 Spain 11
 Italy 8
 China 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.[14] 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.[14] 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.[15][16]

Iberian peninsula Madrid Barcelona Granada
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
Bilbao Seville Las Palmas
Bizkaia Arena
Capacity: 16,200		 Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo
Capacity: 7,200		 Gran Canaria Arena
Capacity: 9,700
Canary Islands

Qualification

Status of teams with the intent of participating in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
  Qualified
  Eliminated
  Did not enter
  Disqualified and suspended by FIBA
  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.[17]

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.[18] 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.[19]

On 1 February 2014, FIBA announced that it had allocated the wild cards to Brazil, Finland, Greece and Turkey.[20]

Event Date Location Berths Qualified
Host nation 23 May 2009 Switzerland Geneva 1  Spain
2012 Olympics 29 July–12 August 2012 United Kingdom London 1  United States
2013 FIBA Africa Championship 20–31 August 2013 Ivory Coast Abidjan 3  Angola
 Egypt
 Senegal
2013 FIBA Americas Championship 30 August–11 September 2013 Venezuela Caracas 4  Mexico
 Puerto Rico
 Argentina
 Dominican Republic
2013 FIBA Asia Championship 1–11 August 2013 Philippines Manila 3  Iran
 Philippines
 South Korea
FIBA EuroBasket 2013 4–22 September 2013  Slovenia 6  France
 Lithuania
 Croatia
 Slovenia
 Ukraine
 Serbia
2013 FIBA Oceania Championship 14–18 August 2013 New Zealand Auckland
Australia Canberra		 2  Australia
 New Zealand
Wild cards 1 February 2014 Spain Barcelona 4  Brazil
 Finland
 Greece
 Turkey
TOTAL24

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."[21] 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.[22] 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.[20]

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

The draw was held on 3 February 2014 at 19:00 CET at the Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona.[23] 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.[24]

Group A, which included European champions France, hosts Spain, and traditional powerhouse Serbia has been labeled as the "group of death".[25] 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.[26]

Seeding

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6

United States (1)
 Spain (2)
 Argentina (3)
 Lithuania (4)

 Angola (15)
 Finland (39)
 Senegal (41)
 Egypt (46)

 New Zealand (19)
 Iran (20)
 South Korea (31)
 Philippines (34)

 Serbia (11)
 Slovenia (13)
 Croatia (16)
 Ukraine (45)

 Brazil (10)
 Puerto Rico (17)
 Mexico (24)
 Dominican Republic (26)

 Greece (5)
 Turkey (7)
 France (8)
 Australia (9)

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

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. Venezuela defeated World Cup participants Argentina (who played with its "B" team) to win the title; the other team in the World Cup, Brazil (who also played with its "B" team), finished in third place defeating 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

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

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. Mexico defeated Puerto Rico in the final, while Dominican Republic finished third place defeating 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

The 2014 William Jones Cup was a friendly tournament in New Taipei, Taiwan. 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

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

Preliminary round

2014 FIBA World Championship final rankings.

How teams are ranked:

  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. Goal average on games among tied teams
  4. Goal average on all group games
  5. Drawing of lots
Qualified to the final round

Group A

Venue: Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada, Granada

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Spain (H) 5 5 0 440 314 +126 10 Round of 16
2  Brazil 5 4 1 416 333 +83 9
3  France 5 3 2 376 357 +19 8
4  Serbia 5 2 3 387 378 +9 7
5  Iran 5 1 4 344 406 −62 6
6  Egypt 5 0 5 311 486 −175 5
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
30 August 2014
Egypt 64–85 Serbia
France 63–65 Brazil
Iran 60–90 Spain
31 August 2014
Serbia 73–74 France
Brazil 79–50 Iran
Spain 91–54 Egypt
1 September 2014
Iran 70–83 Serbia
France 94–55 Egypt
Brazil 63–82 Spain
3 September 2014
Egypt 73–88 Iran
Serbia 73–81 Brazil
Spain 88–64 France
4 September 2014
Brazil 128–65 Egypt
Iran 76–81 France
Serbia 73–89 Spain

Group B

Croatia against Philippines

Venue: Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Greece 5 5 0 414 349 +65 10 Round of 16
2  Croatia 5 3 2 414 398 +16 8[lower-alpha 1]
3  Argentina 5 3 2 420 371 +49 8[lower-alpha 1]
4  Senegal 5 2 3 348 399 −51 7
5  Puerto Rico 5 1 4 388 446 −58 6[lower-alpha 2]
6  Philippines 5 1 4 383 404 −21 6[lower-alpha 2]
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Croatia 1–0 Argentina
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Puerto Rico 1–0 Philippines
30 August 2014
Croatia 81–78OT Philippines
Puerto Rico 75–98 Argentina
Greece 87–64 Senegal
31 August 2014
Argentina 85–90 Croatia
Senegal 82–75 Puerto Rico
Philippines 70–82 Greece
1 September 2014
Croatia 75–77 Senegal
Argentina 85–81 Philippines
Puerto Rico 79–90 Greece
3 September 2014
Philippines 73–77 Puerto Rico
Senegal 46–81 Argentina
Greece 76–65 Croatia
4 September 2014
Senegal 79–81OT Philippines
Croatia 103–82 Puerto Rico
Argentina 71–79 Greece

Group C

Venue: Bizkaia Arena, Barakaldo

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States 5 5 0 511 345 +166 10 Round of 16
2  Turkey 5 3 2 365 372 −7 8
3  Dominican Republic 5 2 3 347 386 −39 7[lower-alpha 1]
4  New Zealand 5 2 3 347 376 −29 7[lower-alpha 1]
5  Ukraine 5 2 3 344 369 −25 7[lower-alpha 1]
6  Finland 5 1 4 342 408 −66 6
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Head-to-head record: Dominican Republic 1–1 (1.022 GAvg), New Zealand 1–1 (0.993 GAvg), Ukraine 1–1 (0.985 GAvg),
30 August 2014
Ukraine 72–62 Dominican Republic
New Zealand 73–76 Turkey
United States 114–55 Finland
31 August 2014
Dominican Republic 76–63 New Zealand
Finland 81–76 Ukraine
Turkey 77–98 United States
2 September 2014
Ukraine 64–58 Turkey
United States 98–71 New Zealand
Finland 68–74 Dominican Republic
3 September 2014
New Zealand 73–61 Ukraine
Turkey 77–73OT Finland
Dominican Republic 71–106 United States
4 September 2014
Finland 65–67 New Zealand
Ukraine 71–95 United States
Turkey 77–64 Dominican Republic

Group D

Venue: Gran Canaria Arena, Las Palmas

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Lithuania 5 4 1 383 331 +52 9[lower-alpha 1] Round of 16
2  Slovenia 5 4 1 425 374 +51 9[lower-alpha 1]
3  Australia 5 3 2 404 373 +31 8
4  Mexico 5 2 3 370 372 −2 7[lower-alpha 2]
5  Angola 5 2 3 375 399 −24 7[lower-alpha 2]
6  South Korea 5 0 5 316 424 −108 5
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Lithuania 1–0 Slovenia
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Mexico 1–0 Angola
30 August 2014
Angola 80–69 South Korea
Australia 80–90 Slovenia
Mexico 74–87 Lithuania
31 August 2014
South Korea 55–89 Australia
Slovenia 89–68 Mexico
Lithuania 75–62 Angola
2 September 2014
Angola 55–79 Mexico
Australia 82–75 Lithuania
South Korea 72–89 Slovenia
3 September 2014
Mexico 62–70 Australia
Slovenia 93–87 Angola
Lithuania 79–49 South Korea
4 September 2014
Australia 83–91 Angola
South Korea 71–87 Mexico
Lithuania 67–64 Slovenia

Final round

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
6 September – Madrid
 
 
 Spain89
 
10 September – Madrid
 
 Senegal56
 
 Spain52
 
6 September – Madrid
 
 France65
 
 Croatia64
 
12 September – Madrid
 
 France69
 
 France85
 
7 September – Madrid
 
 Serbia90
 
 Greece72
 
10 September – Madrid
 
 Serbia90
 
 Serbia84
 
7 September – Madrid
 
 Brazil56
 
 Brazil85
 
14 September – Madrid
 
 Argentina65
 
 Serbia92
 
6 September – Barcelona
 
 United States129
 
 United States86
 
9 September – Barcelona
 
 Mexico63
 
 United States119
 
6 September – Barcelona
 
 Slovenia76
 
 Slovenia71
 
11 September – Barcelona
 
 Dominican Republic61
 
 United States96
 
7 September – Barcelona
 
 Lithuania68 Third place
 
 Lithuania76
 
9 September – Barcelona13 September – Madrid
 
 New Zealand71
 
 Lithuania73 France95
 
7 September – Barcelona
 
 Turkey61  Lithuania93
 
 Turkey65
 
 
 Australia64
 

Round of 16

6 September 2014
16:00
United States 86–63  Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 19–14, 24–11, 20–25
Pts: Curry 20
Rebs: Faried 8
Asts: Curry, Rose 4		 Pts: Ayón 25
Rebs: Ayón 8
Asts: Gutiérrez 3
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 14,200
Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Carlos Julio (ANG), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT)
6 September 2014
18:00
France  69–64  Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 7–15, 16–7, 23–12, 23–30
Pts: Batum 14
Rebs: Gelabale 6
Asts: Diaw 5		 Pts: Bogdanović 27
Rebs: Šarić 7
Asts: Lafayette 6
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
Attendance: 12,600
Referees: Anthony Jordan (USA), José Reyes (MEX), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR)
6 September 2014
20:00
Dominican Republic  61–71  Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 13–23, 20–16, 13–17
Pts: Feldeine 18
Rebs: Martínez 11
Asts: Feldeine 3		 Pts: Z. Dragić 18
Rebs: Slokar 6
Asts: G. Dragić 6
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 10,324
Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Alejandro Chiti (ARG), Juan González (ESP)
6 September 2014
22:00
Spain  89–56  Senegal
Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 18–11, 21–15, 27–13
Pts: P. Gasol 17
Rebs: M. Gasol, Ibaka 6
Asts: Rubio 6		 Pts: Faye, Badji 12
Rebs: three players 7
Asts: D'Almeida 4
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
Attendance: 13,400
Referees: Sreten Radović (CRO), Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Robert Lottermoser (GER)
7 September 2014
16:00
New Zealand  71–76  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 9–23, 17–13, 24–22, 21–18
Pts: C. Webster 26
Rebs: Vukona 10
Asts: Penney 3		 Pts: Valančiūnas 22
Rebs: Valančiūnas 13
Asts: Seibutis 5
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 7,783
Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Alejandro Chiti (ARG), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI)
7 September 2014
18:00
Serbia  90–72  Greece
Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 23–22, 18–13, 26–17
Pts: Bogdanović 21
Rebs: Bjelica 10
Asts: Teodosić 5		 Pts: Calathes 14
Rebs: Kaimakoglou 6
Asts: Printezis 5
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
Attendance: 13,100
Referees: Michael Aylen (AUS), Robert Lottermoser (GER), Stephen Seibel (CAN)
7 September 2014
20:00
Turkey  65–64  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 19–17, 12–15, 19–14
Pts: Güler, Preldžić 16
Rebs: Preldžić 7
Asts: Tunçeri 3		 Pts: Baynes 15
Rebs: Baynes 7
Asts: Dellavedova 5
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 6,339
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Steven Anderson (USA), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT)
7 September 2014
22:00
Brazil  85–65  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 13–21, 20–15, 24–13, 28–16
Pts: Neto 21
Rebs: Varejão 9
Asts: Varejão, Nenê 4		 Pts: Prigioni 18
Rebs: Scola 7
Asts: Scola, Prigioni 3
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
Attendance: 13,450
Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Sreten Radović (CRO), Jorge Vázquez (PUR)

Quarterfinals

9 September 2014
17:00
Lithuania  73–61  Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 13–18, 20–10, 14–16, 26–17
Pts: Seibutis 19
Rebs: Valančiūnas 13
Asts: Seibutis, Pocius 3		 Pts: Gönlüm 13
Rebs: Aşık 10
Asts: Preldžić 5
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 9,752
Referees: Juan González (ESP), Stephen Seibel (CAN), Eddie Viator (FRA)
9 September 2014
21:00
Slovenia  76–119 United States
Scoring by quarter: 22–29, 20–20, 22–37, 12–33
Pts: G. Dragić 13
Rebs: Balažič, Lorbek 6
Asts: G. Dragić 4		 Pts: Thompson 20
Rebs: Davis 11
Asts: Rose 5
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 13,674
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Robert Lottermoser (GER), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI)
10 September 2014
18:00
Serbia  84–56  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 16–15, 29–12, 18–12
Pts: Teodosić 23
Rebs: Bjelica 8
Asts: Bjelica 5		 Pts: Varejão 12
Rebs: Varejão 9
Asts: Huertas 9
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
Attendance: 12,550
Referees: Steven Anderson (USA), José Reyes (MEX), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR)
10 September 2014
22:00
France  65–52  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 20–13, 7–15, 23–9
Pts: Diaw 15
Rebs: Gobert 13
Asts: Heurtel, Diot 4		 Pts: P. Gasol 17
Rebs: P. Gasol 8
Asts: Fernández 3
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
Attendance: 13,673
Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Michael Aylen (AUS), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT)

Semifinals

11 September 2014
21:00
United States 96–68  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 22–19, 33–14, 20–19
Pts: Irving 18
Rebs: Gay 7
Asts: Irving 4		 Pts: Valančiūnas, Kuzminskas 15
Rebs: Kuzminskas 9
Asts: Juškevičius, Seibutis 2
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 15,070
Referees: José Reyes (MEX), Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Sreten Radović (CRO)
12 September 2014
22:00
France  85–90  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 17–25, 14–15, 39–29
Pts: Batum 35
Rebs: Diaw 10
Asts: Heurtel 6		 Pts: Teodosić 24
Rebs: Bjelica 7
Asts: Bjelica, Marković 5
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
Attendance: 13,470
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Alejandro Chiti (ARG), Christos Christodoulou (GRE)

Third place playoff

13 September 2014
18:00
Lithuania  93–95  France
Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 23–21, 29–21, 22–31
Pts: Valančiūnas 25
Rebs: Valančiūnas 9
Asts: Seibutis 4		 Pts: Batum 27
Rebs: Lauvergne 9
Asts: Diaw 4
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
Attendance: 11,800
Referees: Steven Anderson (USA), Ilija Belošević (SRB), Juan González (ESP)

Final

14 September 2014
21:00
United States 129–92 Serbia Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 35–21, 32–20, 38–26, 24–25
Pts: Irving 26
Rebs: Cousins 9
Asts: Rose 6		 Pts: Bjelica, Kalinić 18
Rebs: Marković 6
Asts: Teodosić 7
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
Attendance: 13,673
Referees: Stephen Seibel (CAN), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Eddie Viator (FRA)

Statistics

Player tournament averages

Team tournament averages

Tournament game highs

StatisticPlayerTotalOpponent (Date)TeamTotalOpponent (Date)
PointsAngola Yanick Moreira38 Australia (4 Sep) United States129 Serbia (14 Sep)
Offensive
Rebounds		Angola Yanick Moreira10 Australia (4 Sep) Angola
United States		24
24		 Mexico (2 Sep)
 Slovenia (9 Sep)
Defensive
Rebounds		Philippines Andray Blatche14 Greece (31 Aug) Brazil
 France		36
36		 Egypt (4 Sep)
 Egypt (1 Sep)
ReboundsTurkey Ömer Aşık20 Ukraine (2 Sep) United States54 Slovenia (9 Sep)
AssistsSenegal Xane D'Almeida
Brazil Raulzinho Neto
Argentina Pablo Prigioni
Greece Nikos Zisis		14 (OT)
10
10
10		 Philippines (4 Sep)
 Egypt (4 Sep)
 Puerto Rico (30 Aug)
 Croatia (3 Sep)		 Brazil35 Egypt (4 Sep)
StealsSpain Ricky Rubio7 Serbia (4 Sep) United States18 Finland (30 Aug)
BlocksUnited States Anthony Davis5 Dominican Republic (3 Sep) Spain13 Senegal (6 Sep)

Final standings

Final rankings of teams.

Method of breaking ties:[27]

  • Ranked 17th–24th:
    1. Place in preliminary round group (5th placed teams ranked 17th–20th; 6th placed teams ranked 21st–24th)
    2. Win–loss record in preliminary round group
    3. Goal average in preliminary round group
  • Ranked 5th–16th:
    1. Furthest round eliminated
    2. Win–loss record in preliminary round group
    3. Place in preliminary round group
    4. Goal average in preliminary round group
  • Ranked 1st–4th:
    1. Result of final and third-place playoff
#TeamPldWLPFPAPDPreliminary roundFIBA World Ranking
GrpRankW–LGAOldNew+/−
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States990941644+297C—110
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Serbia954743720+23A117+4
Eliminated at the semifinals
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  France963690656+34A—85+3
4th  Lithuania963693654+39D440
Eliminated at the quarterfinals
5th  Spain761581435+146A1st5–01.4013220
6th  Brazil752557482+75A2nd4–11.2492109+1
7th  Slovenia752572554+18D4–11.136413130
8th  Turkey743491509−18C3–20.981278−1
Eliminated at the round of 16
9th  Greece651486439+47B1st5–01.1862510−5
10th  Croatia633478467+11B2nd3–21.04021612+4
11th  Argentina633485456+29B3rd3–21.1321330
12th  Australia633468438+30D3–21.0831911−2
13th  Dominican Republic624408457−49C2–30.89902620+6
14th  Mexico624433458−25D4th2–30.99462419+5
15th  New Zealand624418452−34C2–30.92291921−2
16th  Senegal624404488−84B2–30.87224130+11
5th place in preliminary round groups
17th  Angola523375399−24D5th2–30.93981516−1
18th  Ukraine523344369−25C2–30.93224540+5
19th  Puerto Rico514388446−58B1–40.87001715+2
20th  Iran514344406−62A1–40.84732017+3
6th place in preliminary round groups
21st Philippines514383404−21B6th1–40.94803431+3
22nd  Finland514342408−66C1–40.83823935+4
23rd  South Korea505316424−108D0–50.74533127+4
24th  Egypt505311486−175A0–50.63994641+5
Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics

Awards

Kyrie Irving was named MVP
 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup champion 

United States
5th title
Most Valuable Player
United States Kyrie Irving

All-Tournament Team

Special Awards

  • Philippines Philippines – MVF Best Country (on Fan support throughout the tournament)[28]

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.[29]

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".[30]

On 26 November 2014, Australia was cleared of tanking by FIBA.[31][32][33][34]

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.[35] It also visited South Africa during the finals of the South African Premier Basketball League in August.[36]

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.[37]

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".[38]

Mascots

Olé and Hop (official mascots)

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.[39]

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.[40]

Referees

The following referees were selected for the tournament.[41]

  • Angola Carlos Julio
  • Argentina Alejandro Chiti
  • Australia Michael Aylen
  • Australia Vaughan Mayberry
  • Brazil Marcos Benito
  • Brazil Cristiano Maranho
  • Cameroon Arnaud Kom Njilo
  • Canada Stephen Seibel
  • Canada Michael Weiland
  • Croatia Sreten Radović
  • Dominican Republic Reynaldo Mercedes
  • France Joseph Bissang
  • France Eddie Viator
  • Germany Robert Lottermoser
  • Greece Christos Christodoulou
  • Greece Elias Koromilas
  • Italy Guerrino Cerebuch
  • Italy Luigi Lamonica
  • Japan Yuji Hirahara
  • Kazakhstan Yevgeniy Mikheyev
  • Kuwait Mohammad Al-Amiri
  • Latvia Oļegs Latiševs
  • Mexico José Reyes
  • Nigeria Kingsley Ojeaburu
  • Philippines Ferdinand Pascual
  • Portugal Fernando Rocha
  • Puerto Rico Jorge Vázquez
  • Puerto Rico Luis Vázquez
  • Serbia Ilija Belošević
  • Serbia Milivoje Jovčić
  • Slovenia Matej Boltauzer
  • Spain Juan Arteaga
  • Spain Juan González
  • Spain Benjamin Jiménez
  • Spain Miguel Pérez
  • Turkey Rüştü Nuran
  • Ukraine Borys Ryzhyk
  • United States Steven Anderson
  • United States Anthony Jordan
  • Uruguay Alejandro Sánchez

See also

References

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