# The 33 Greatest FIBA World Cup Players of All Time

> Some of these players carried golden generations to world titles; others turned a single tournament into a personal scoring clinic. Every era since the first edition in 1950 gets a say.

*By YPB Team · Published October 31, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/the-33-greatest-fiba-world-cup-players-of-all-time*

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1. **Oscar Furlong** — score 1000/1000
   Argentine forward and MVP of the first World Cup in 1950, won by Argentina at home.
2. **Amaury Pasos** — score 898/1000
   Brazilian star named MVP of the 1959 World Cup and a two-time world champion.
3. **Pau Gasol** — score 898/1000
   MVP of the 2006 World Cup as Spain won its first world title.
4. **Theodoros Papaloukas** — score 857/1000
   Greek playmaker who orchestrated the famous 2006 semifinal win over Team USA.
5. **Bogdan Bogdanović** — score 800/1000
   Serbian guard who starred at the 2019 World Cup and led Serbia to the 2023 final.
6. **Dirk Nowitzki** — score 734/1000
   German forward named MVP and top scorer of the 2002 World Cup, where Germany took bronze.
7. **Luis Scola** — score 734/1000
   Argentine forward with the second-most World Cup points ever, still starring at the 2019 tournament.
8. **Kyrie Irving** — score 659/1000
   MVP of the 2014 World Cup after a 26-point final against Serbia.
9. **Miloš Teodosić** — score 659/1000
   Serbian passer who steered Serbia to the 2014 World Cup final.
10. **Peja Stojaković** — score 659/1000
   Sharpshooter who won World Cup gold with Yugoslavia in 2002 in Indianapolis.
11. **Dražen Petrović** — score 571/1000
   Yugoslav guard who starred in the 1986 bronze and 1990 gold-medal World Cup runs.
12. **Krešimir Ćosić** — score 571/1000
   Innovative Yugoslav centre who won World Cup gold in 1970 and 1978.
13. **Shaquille O'Neal** — score 571/1000
   Named MVP of the 1994 World Cup as 'Dream Team II' won gold in Toronto.
14. **Oscar Schmidt** — score 571/1000
   Brazilian scorer who holds the all-time World Cup points record with 843 across five tournaments.
15. **Kevin Durant** — score 571/1000
   MVP of the 2010 World Cup who set a US tournament scoring record on the way to gold.
16. **Ricky Rubio** — score 571/1000
   Spanish point guard named MVP of the 2019 World Cup won by Spain in Beijing.
17. **Sergei Belov** — score 571/1000
   Soviet guard who won World Cup gold in 1967 and 1974 and was the 1974 tournament's top star.
18. **Toni Kukoč** — score 467/1000
   Versatile forward named MVP as Yugoslavia won the 1990 World Cup in Argentina.
19. **Marc Gasol** — score 467/1000
   Spanish centre who won World Cup gold in 2006 and again as a leader in 2019.
20. **Ivo Daneu** — score 467/1000
   Slovenian guard named MVP as Yugoslavia won its first World Cup at home in 1970.
21. **Wlamir Marques** — score 467/1000
   Brazilian forward who won back-to-back World Cups in 1959 and 1963, MVP of the latter.
22. **Dino Rađa** — score 467/1000
   Croatian big man who took gold with Yugoslavia in 1990 and bronze with Croatia in 1994.
23. **Manu Ginóbili** — score 467/1000
   Leader of Argentina's golden generation, silver medallist at the 2002 World Cup.
24. **Luka Dončić** — score 467/1000
   Slovenian star among the top scorers of the 2023 World Cup.
25. **Arvydas Sabonis** — score 343/1000
   Soviet centre who won World Cup gold in 1982 and silver in 1986 as a teenager.
26. **Nikos Galis** — score 343/1000
   Greek scoring machine who led the 1986 World Cup in scoring with over 33 points per game.
27. **Yao Ming** — score 343/1000
   Chinese centre who dominated the paint at the 2002 and 2006 World Cups.
28. **Hedo Türkoğlu** — score 343/1000
   Leader of the Turkey side that reached the 2010 World Cup final on home soil.
29. **Andrés Nocioni** — score 343/1000
   Argentine forward from the 2002 silver-medal team and a fixture through the 2010 World Cup.
30. **Dejan Bodiroga** — score 343/1000
   Serbian forward who won gold in 1998 and was the leader of Yugoslavia's 2002 title team.
31. **Vlade Divac** — score 0/1000
   Centre who won World Cup gold with Yugoslavia in 1990 and again in 2002.
32. **Dennis Schröder** — score 0/1000
   MVP of the 2023 World Cup as Germany won its first world title.
33. **Juan Carlos Navarro** — score 0/1000
   Spanish guard and key scorer of the 2006 world champions.

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