Dates, teams, NBA players competing and more

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What to know about the FIBA World Cup: Dates, teams, NBA players competing and more originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

We are still a couple of months away from the start of the 2023-24 NBA season. But a ton of stars will be playing high-stakes games much earlier than that.

The FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 gets underway later this month. A total of 32 teams, many of which feature NBA players, will be vying for gold and the Naismith Trophy, with games being played across multiple countries for the first time in the quadrennial event’s history.

This will also be the first tournament since 2010 that Team USA doesn’t enter as the reigning champion. The Stars and Stripes were stunned by France in the 2019 quarterfinals. It was Spain that finished atop the 2019 podium, as Ricky Rubio and Co. beat Argentina in the gold medal game to claim the country’s second World Cup title.

So, will Team USA get revenge or will it again be a different country achieving glory? From the dates to the NBA players competing and much more, here’s what to know before the FIBA World Cup tips off.

When is the FIBA World Cup 2023?

The FIBA World Cup begins on Aug. 25 and runs through Sept. 10.

Where is the FIBA World Cup 2023 being played?

This is the first FIBA World Cup with multiple host countries. Games will be played in Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines. All games in the knockout rounds will be played in the Philippines.

Japan (2006) and the Philippines (1978) have each previously hosted the event once, while Indonesia is making its hosting debut.

What is the FIBA World Cup format and how does it work?

The FIBA World Cup begins with 32 teams split into eight groups of four. In the first round, each team plays each other once for a total of three games apiece. The top two teams in each group advance to the second round.

The remaining 16 teams are then split into four groups of four for the second round. In Round 2, each team plays the two teams it didn’t play in the first round for a total of two games apiece. The top two teams in each group, based on the combined Round 1 and Round 2 records, qualify for the quarterfinals.

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Publish date : 2023-08-03 13:06:15

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