2006 FIBA World Championship
FIBA バスケットボール世界選手権 2006 FIBA Basukettobōru Sekai Senshuken 2006 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Japan |
Dates | August 19 – September 3 |
Officially opened by | Akihito |
Teams | 24 |
Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Spain (1st title) |
Runners-up | Greece |
Third place | United States |
Fourth place | Argentina |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 80 |
MVP | Pau Gasol |
Top scorer | Yao Ming (25.3 points per game) |
The 2006 FIBA World Championship was the 15th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's teams. The tournament was hosted by Japan and held from August 19 to September 3, 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), Japan Basketball Association (JABBA) and the 2006 Organizing Committee.
For the first time since 1986, the World Championship was contested by 24 nations, eight more than in 2002. As a result, group rounds were conducted in four cities, with the knockout rounds being hosted by Saitama City.
The tournament was won by Spain, who, in the championship final, beat Greece, 70–47, to finish the tournament having won all nine games played. For Spain, it was a record breaking performance at the FIBA World Championship and something the country had never seen before. It was the first time Spain had won Gold in the FIBA World Championship along with it being the first time Spain had won a medal at the FIBA world championship. Pau Gasol also became the first Spaniard to win the MVP award. It was the first time a country has won all nine of its games since 1994 when the United States won all nine games and took the gold medal home. The bronze medal was won by the United States, who defeated Argentina, 96–81, in the third place game, after a semi-finals loss to Greece. Up to 2019, including the 2014 tournament, it has been the only tournament where neither Yugoslavia or the USA have reached the final. The 2006 tournament marked the final appearance of Serbia and Montenegro as they broke up into the independent nations of Serbia and Montenegro after a successful independence referendum in Montenegro in May.
Seventeen years after the 2006 edition, Japan will once again host the FIBA World Championships, now called the World Cup in 2023 in Okinawa along with the Philippines and Indonesia.
Venues
Hamamatsu | Sapporo | |
Hamamatsu Arena Capacity: 5,100 |
Sapporo Arena Capacity: 6,400 | |
Hiroshima | Saitama | Sendai |
Hiroshima Green Arena Capacity: 6,900 |
Saitama Super Arena Capacity: 21,000 |
Sendai Gymnasium Capacity: 6,100 |
Qualification
Squads
At the start of tournament, all 24 participating countries had 12 players on their roster.
Competing nations
The following national teams competed:
Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
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Argentina |
Japan qualified as the host country, and Italy, Puerto Rico, Serbia and Montenegro, and Turkey gained FIBA wild-card invitations.[1] Argentina qualified as the champion of the 2004 Olympics. The remaining 18 countries qualified through their continents' qualifying tournaments (six from Europe, four from the Americas, three from each of Asia and Africa and two from Oceania).
The draw for the 2006 World Championship was held in Tokyo on 15 January 2006. In the preliminary rounds, Group A played at Sendai, Group B at Hiroshima, Group C at Hamamatsu and Group D at Sapporo. The Medal Rounds were played at Saitama.
Preliminary rounds
Group A (Sendai)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Argentina | 5 | 5 | 0 | 464 | 339 | +125 | 10 | Round of 16 |
2 | France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 353 | 329 | +24 | 8 | |
3 | Nigeria | 5 | 2 | 3 | 371 | 393 | −22 | 7[a] | |
4 | Serbia and Montenegro | 5 | 2 | 3 | 409 | 352 | +57 | 7[a] | |
5 | Lebanon | 5 | 2 | 3 | 357 | 451 | −94 | 7[a] | |
6 | Venezuela | 5 | 1 | 4 | 336 | 426 | −90 | 6 |
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:
August 19, 2006
Venezuela | 72–82 | Lebanon |
Serbia and Montenegro | 75–82 | Nigeria |
Argentina | 80–70 | France |
August 20, 2006
Nigeria | 77–84 | Venezuela |
Lebanon | 72–107 | Argentina |
France | 65–61 | Serbia and Montenegro |
August 21, 2006
Argentina | 96–54 | Venezuela |
Serbia and Montenegro | 104–57 | Lebanon |
France | 64–53 | Nigeria |
August 23, 2006
Nigeria | 64–98 | Argentina |
Venezuela | 65–90 | Serbia and Montenegro |
Lebanon | 74–73 | France |
August 24, 2006
Serbia and Montenegro | 79–83 | Argentina |
Lebanon | 72–95 | Nigeria |
France | 81–61 | Venezuela |
Group B (Hiroshima)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Spain | 5 | 5 | 0 | 476 | 336 | +140 | 10 | Round of 16 |
2 | Germany | 5 | 4 | 1 | 421 | 384 | +37 | 9 | |
3 | Angola | 5 | 3 | 2 | 451 | 406 | +45 | 8 | |
4 | New Zealand | 5 | 2 | 3 | 345 | 393 | −48 | 7 | |
5 | Japan (H) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 322 | 393 | −71 | 6 | |
6 | Panama | 5 | 0 | 5 | 326 | 429 | −103 | 5 |
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
August 19, 2006
Germany | 81–70 | Japan |
Angola | 83–70 | Panama |
Spain | 86–70 | New Zealand |
August 20, 2006
Japan | 62–87 | Angola |
New Zealand | 56–80 | Germany |
Panama | 57–101 | Spain |
August 21, 2006
Angola | 95–73 | New Zealand |
Germany | 71–92 | Spain |
Japan | 78–61 | Panama |
August 23, 2006
Spain | 93–83 | Angola |
Panama | 63–81 | Germany |
New Zealand | 60–57 | Japan |
August 24, 2006
Angola | 103–108 (3OT) | Germany |
New Zealand | 86–75 | Panama |
Japan | 55–104 | Spain |
Group C (Hamamatsu)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Greece | 5 | 5 | 0 | 404 | 358 | +46 | 10 | Round of 16 |
2 | Turkey | 5 | 4 | 1 | 370 | 358 | +12 | 9 | |
3 | Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 2 | 413 | 353 | +60 | 8 | |
4 | Australia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 370 | 349 | +21 | 7 | |
5 | Brazil | 5 | 1 | 4 | 399 | 392 | +7 | 6 | |
6 | Qatar | 5 | 0 | 5 | 310 | 456 | −146 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
August 19, 2006
Brazil | 77–83 | Australia |
Greece | 84–64 | Qatar |
Turkey | 76–74 | Lithuania |
August 20, 2006
Qatar | 66–97 | Brazil |
Australia | 68–76 | Turkey |
Lithuania | 76–81(OT) | Greece |
August 22, 2006
Lithuania | 106–65 | Qatar |
Greece | 72–69 | Australia |
Turkey | 73–71 | Brazil |
August 23, 2006
Australia | 57–78 | Lithuania |
Qatar | 69–76 | Turkey |
Brazil | 80–91 | Greece |
August 24, 2006
Australia | 93–46 | Qatar |
Lithuania | 79–74 | Brazil |
Greece | 76–69 | Turkey |
Group D (Sapporo)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 543 | 428 | +115 | 10 | Round of 16 |
2 | Italy | 5 | 4 | 1 | 386 | 367 | +19 | 9 | |
3 | Slovenia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 434 | 433 | +1 | 7[a] | |
4 | China | 5 | 2 | 3 | 424 | 455 | −31 | 7[a] | |
5 | Puerto Rico | 5 | 2 | 3 | 432 | 440 | −8 | 7[a] | |
6 | Senegal | 5 | 0 | 5 | 355 | 451 | −96 | 5 |
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:
August 19, 2006
Puerto Rico | 100–111 | United States |
Slovenia | 96–79 | Senegal |
China | 69–84 | Italy |
August 20, 2006
Senegal | 79–88 | Puerto Rico |
Italy | 80–76 | Slovenia |
United States | 121–90 | China |
August 22, 2006
Puerto Rico | 90–87 (OT) | China |
Italy | 64–56 | Senegal |
Slovenia | 95–114 | United States |
August 23, 2006
Senegal | 83–100 | China |
Puerto Rico | 82–90 | Slovenia |
United States | 94–85 | Italy |
August 24, 2006
Slovenia | 77–78 | China |
Italy | 73–72 | Puerto Rico |
United States | 103–58 | Senegal |
Knockout stage
- All times are local (UTC +9).
Venue: Saitama Super Arena
Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
August 26 | ||||||||||||||
Argentina | 79 | |||||||||||||
August 29 | ||||||||||||||
New Zealand | 62 | |||||||||||||
Argentina | 83 | |||||||||||||
August 26 | ||||||||||||||
Turkey | 58 | |||||||||||||
Turkey | 90 | |||||||||||||
September 1 | ||||||||||||||
Slovenia | 84 | |||||||||||||
Argentina | 74 | |||||||||||||
August 26 | ||||||||||||||
Spain | 75 | |||||||||||||
Spain | 87 | |||||||||||||
August 29 | ||||||||||||||
Serbia and Montenegro | 75 | |||||||||||||
Spain | 89 | |||||||||||||
August 26 | ||||||||||||||
Lithuania | 67 | |||||||||||||
Italy | 68 | |||||||||||||
September 3 | ||||||||||||||
Lithuania | 71 | |||||||||||||
Spain | 70 | |||||||||||||
August 27 | ||||||||||||||
Greece | 47 | |||||||||||||
Greece | 95 | |||||||||||||
August 30 | ||||||||||||||
China | 64 | |||||||||||||
Greece | 73 | |||||||||||||
August 27 | ||||||||||||||
France | 56 | |||||||||||||
France | 68 | |||||||||||||
September 1 | ||||||||||||||
Angola | 62 | |||||||||||||
Greece | 101 | |||||||||||||
August 27 | ||||||||||||||
United States | 95 | Third place | ||||||||||||
United States | 113 | |||||||||||||
August 30 | September 2 | |||||||||||||
Australia | 73 | |||||||||||||
United States | 85 | United States | 96 | |||||||||||
August 27 | ||||||||||||||
Germany | 65 | Argentina | 81 | |||||||||||
Germany | 78 | |||||||||||||
Nigeria | 77 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16
August 26
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Argentina | 79–62 | New Zealand |
Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 16–13, 22–15, 20–18 | ||
Pts: Oberto 23 Rebs: Oberto 10 Asts: Sánchez 5 |
Pts: Dickel 15 Rebs: Bradshaw 5 Asts: Dickel 4 |
August 26
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Italy | 68–71 | Lithuania |
Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 15–19, 14–14, 19–21 | ||
Pts: Rocca, Di Bella 15 Rebs: Di Bella 9 Asts: Soragna 5 |
Pts: Macijauskas 15 Rebs: Javtokas 8 Asts: Kalnietis 2 |
August 26
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Turkey | 90–84 | Slovenia |
Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 24–17, 16–24, 30–24 | ||
Pts: Erdoğan 24 Rebs: Gönlüm 8 Asts: Arslan 3 |
Pts: Nachbar 18 Rebs: Nachbar 8 Asts: Bečirovič 5 |
August 26
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Spain | 87–75 | Serbia and Montenegro |
Scoring by quarter: 20–10, 23–21, 23–21, 21–23 | ||
Pts: Gasol 19 Rebs: Gasol 15 Asts: Calderón 4 |
Pts: Miličić 18 Rebs: Miličić 15 Asts: Popović 4 |
August 27
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Germany | 78–77 | Nigeria |
Scoring by quarter: 25–22, 23–22, 14–14, 16–19 | ||
Pts: Nowitzki 23 Rebs: Nowitzki 9 Asts: Nowitzki 5 |
Pts: Ibekwe 22 Rebs: Ibekwe 10 Asts: Muoneke 4 |
August 27
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United States | 113–73 | Australia |
Scoring by quarter: 27–23, 32–6, 29–20, 25–24 | ||
Pts: Johnson 18 Rebs: Bosh 9 Asts: Hinrich 5 |
Pts: Bogut 20 Rebs: Mackinnon 7 Asts: Bruton 4 |
August 27
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France | 68–62 | Angola |
Scoring by quarter: 17–6, 17–18, 15–11, 19–27 | ||
Pts: Jeanneau 16 Rebs: Piétrus 7 Asts: Jeanneau 5 |
Pts: Almeida 13 Rebs: Gomes 7 Asts: Cipriano 7 |
August 27
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Greece | 95–64 | China |
Scoring by quarter: 11–18, 30–18, 26–6, 28–22 | ||
Pts: Papaloukas 19 Rebs: Kakiouzis 7 Asts: Papaloukas 6 |
Pts: Wang S 16 Rebs: Yao 8 Asts: Chen, Zhu, Sun 2 |
Quarterfinals
August 29
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Spain | 89–67 | Lithuania |
Scoring by quarter: 28–11, 19–19, 18–12, 24–25 | ||
Pts: Gasol 25 Rebs: Gasol 9 Asts: Navarro, Rodríguez 3 |
Pts: Lavrinovič 17 Rebs: Kleiza 14 Asts: Kleiza 5 |
August 29
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Argentina | 83–58 | Turkey |
Scoring by quarter: 25–16, 18–7, 32–17, 8–18 | ||
Pts: Nocioni 21 Rebs: Delfino 8 Asts: Sánchez 6 |
Pts: Akyol 11 Rebs: Peker 6 Asts: Demirel 4 |
August 30
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Greece | 73–56 | France |
Scoring by quarter: 12–8, 22–16, 19–19, 20–13 | ||
Pts: Papadopoulos, Fotsis 14 Rebs: Diamantidis 8 Asts: Diamantidis 5 |
Pts: Gelabale 12 Rebs: Piétrus, Diaw, Turiaf 6 Asts: Gomis, Jeanneau, Piétrus, Diaw 2 |
August 30
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United States | 85–65 | Germany |
Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 17–18, 27–13, 18–13 | ||
Pts: Anthony 19 Rebs: Wade, Bosh 7 Asts: Paul 5 |
Pts: Okulaja, Nowitzki 15 Rebs: Okulaja, Nowitzki 9 Asts: Femerling 2 |
5th–8th classification
Classification round | Fifth place | |||||
August 31 | ||||||
Turkey (OT) | 95 | |||||
September 2 | ||||||
Lithuania | 84 | |||||
Turkey | 56 | |||||
August 31 | ||||||
France | 64 | |||||
France | 75 | |||||
Germany | 73 | |||||
Seventh place | ||||||
September 3 | ||||||
Lithuania | 77 | |||||
Germany | 62 |
Semifinals
August 31
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Lithuania | 84–95 (OT) | Turkey |
Scoring by quarter: 10–19, 17–4, 21–17, 27–35, Overtime: 9–20 | ||
Pts: Songaila 17 Rebs: Lavrinovič 7 Asts: Lavrinovič 4 |
Pts: Kuqo 24 Rebs: Gönlüm 8 Asts: Arslan 5 |
August 31
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France | 75–73 | Germany |
Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 21–15, 15–26, 22–16 | ||
Pts: Gomis 17 Rebs: Gelabale, Diaw 8 Asts: Diaw 3 |
Pts: Nowitzki 29 Rebs: Okulaja 10 Asts: Okulaja 4 |
Seventh place playoff
September 3
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Lithuania | 77–62 | Germany |
Scoring by quarter: 30–17, 17–24, 11–13, 19–8 | ||
Pts: Lavrinovič 18 Rebs: Kieiza 7 Asts: Javtokas 3 |
Pts: Nowitzki 18 Rebs: Okulaja, Nowitzki 6 Asts: Roller 3 |
Fifth place playoff
September 2
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Turkey | 56–64 | France |
Scoring by quarter: 7–20, 13–15, 23–14, 13–15 | ||
Pts: Atsür 15 Rebs: Gönlüm 11 Asts: Atsür, Arslan, İlyasova, Gönlüm 1 |
Pts: Pietrus 12 Rebs: Pietrus 9 Asts: Diaw 3 |
Semifinals
September 1
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Greece | 101–95 | United States |
Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 31–21, 32–24, 24–30 | ||
Pts: Spanoulis 22 Rebs: Kakiouzis 6 Asts: Papaloukas 12 |
Pts: Anthony 27 Rebs: Howard 7 Asts: James 5 |
September 1
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Spain | 75–74 | Argentina |
Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 25–17, 20–18, 15–18 | ||
Pts: Garbajosa 19 Rebs: Gasol 11 Asts: Navarro 5 |
Pts: Ginóbili 21 Rebs: Scola 8 Asts: Ginóbili 4 |
Third place playoff
September 2
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United States | 96–81 | Argentina |
Scoring by quarter: 21–27, 29–22, 19–13, 27–19 | ||
Pts: Wade 32 Rebs: James 9 Asts: James 7 |
Pts: Scola 19 Rebs: Sánchez, Nocioni 6 Asts: Sánchez 6 |
Final
September 3
7:30 p.m. |
Greece | 47–70 | Spain |
Scoring by quarter: 12–18, 11–25, 11–11, 13–16 | ||
Pts: Kakiouzis 17 Rebs: Kakiouzis 9 Asts: Papaloukas, Diamantidis 3 |
Pts: Garbajosa, Navarro 20 Rebs: Jiménez 11 Asts: Garbajosa, Rodríguez 4 |
Since the inaugural competition in 1950 the five competing countries for the title had always been two of Argentina, United States, Soviet Union, Brazil and Yugoslavia, one of which always being either United States or Yugoslavia. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Russia took its place in the finals of 1994 and 1998, and after the breakup of Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia took its place in the finals of 1998 and 2002. The 2006 final was the first in which none of these five teams competed.
The final was an unexpectedly one-sided affair, with Spain dominating from the beginning and limiting Greece to just 47 points, fewer than the Greeks had scored in any single game in the tournament, and less than half what Greece had scored against the US in the semifinals. Spain won despite having lost power forward Pau Gasol, who was ultimately named the tournament's most valuable player, to injury in a semifinal match against Argentina.
Final rankings
- Teams that were eliminated at the round of 16 are officially tied for 9th.
- Teams that were 5th at their preliminary rounds are officially tied for 17th.
- Teams that were 6th at their preliminary rounds are officially tied for 21st.
Rank | Team | Record |
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1 | Spain | 9–0 |
2 | Greece | 8–1 |
3 | United States | 8–1 |
4 | Argentina | 7–2 |
5 | France | 6–3 |
6 | Turkey | 6–3 |
7 | Lithuania | 5–4 |
8 | Germany | 5–4 |
9 | Angola | 3–3 |
Australia | 2–4 | |
China | 2–4 | |
Italy | 4–2 | |
New Zealand | 2–4 | |
Nigeria | 2–4 | |
Serbia and Montenegro | 2–4 | |
Slovenia | 2–4 | |
17 | Brazil | 1–4 |
Japan | 1–4 | |
Lebanon | 2–3 | |
Puerto Rico | 2–3 | |
21 | Panama | 0–5 |
Qatar | 0–5 | |
Senegal | 0–5 | |
Venezuela | 1–4 |
Awards
2006 World Championship Winner |
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Spain First title |
Most Valuable Player |
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Pau Gasol |
All-Tournament Team
Leading scorers
No. | Player | Team | PPG |
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1 |
Yao Ming | China | 25.3
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2 |
Dirk Nowitzki | Germany | 23.2
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3 |
Pau Gasol | Spain | 21.3
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4 |
Carlos Arroyo | Puerto Rico | 21.2
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5 |
Larry Ayuso | Puerto Rico | 21.2
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Referees
For the World Championship, FIBA selected 40 professional referees.
Group A | Group B
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Group C
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Group D |
Sponsorship
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