World Championship Basketball
See a complete list of World Championship Basketball Champions. The 2018 World Basketball Champions is Spain.
Fast Facts:
- The FIBA World Championship is an international basketball competition contested by the men’s national teams.
- The championship has been held every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1950, except for two occasions.
- The current format of the tournament involves 24 teams competing for the title at venues within the host nation.
- The winning team receives the Naismith Trophy, first awarded in 1967.
World Championship Basketball title holders:
| Year | Host (final location) | Gold | Score | Silver |
| 2018 | China | Spain | 95–75 | Argentina |
| 2014 | Spain (Madrid) | USA | 129–92 | Serbia |
| 2010 | Turkey (Istanbul) | USA | 81–64 | Turkey |
| 2006 | Japan (Saitama) | Spain | 70–47 | Greece |
| 2002 | USA (Indianapolis) | Yugoslavia | 84–77 | Soviet Union |
| 1998 | Greece (Athens) | USA | 64–62 | USA |
| 1994 | Canada (Toronto and Hamilton) | USA | 137–91 | Russia |
| 1990 | Argentina (Buenos Aires) | Yugoslavia | 92–75 | Soviet Union |
| 1986 | Spain (Madrid) | USA | 87–85 | Soviet Union |
| 1982 | Colombia (Cali) | Soviet Union | 95–94 | USA |
| 1978 | Philippines (Manila) | Soviet Union | 82–81 | Yugoslavia |
| 1974 | Puerto Rico (San Juan) | Soviet Union | 82-79 | Yugoslavia |
| 1970 | Yugoslavia (Ljubljana) | Yugoslavia | 80-55 | Brazil |
| 1967 | Uruguay (Montevideo) | Soviet Union | 71-59 | Yugoslavia |
| 1963 | Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) | Brazil | 90-71 | Yugoslavia |
| 1959 | Chile (Santiago) | Brazil | 81-67 | USA |
| 1954 | Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) | USA | 62-41 | Brazil |
| 1950 | Argentina (Buenos Aires) | Argentina | 64-50 | USA |