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FIBA Basketball World Cup Most Valuable Player
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<h2 id="winners">Winners</h2> <table><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Denotes player whose team won that years tournament</td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td>Inducted into the <a href="/facts/List_of_players_in_the_Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame/nJkuCdfa">Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame</a></td></tr><tr><td>**</td><td>Inducted into the <a href="/facts/FIBA_Hall_of_Fame/g0uyrVNS">FIBA Hall of Fame</a></td></tr><tr><td>***</td><td>Inducted into both the Naismith and FIBA Halls of Fame</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Denotes player who is still active</td></tr><tr><td>Player (X)</td><td>Denotes the number of times the player had been named MVP at that time</td></tr><tr><td>Team (X)</td><td>Denotes the number of times a player from this team had won at that time</td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Year</th><th scope="col">Player</th><th scope="col">Position</th><th scope="col">Team</th><th>Ref.</th></tr><tr><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/1950_FIBA_World_Championship/omGxYnz5">1950</a></td><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/Oscar_Furlong/az1qfeGE">Oscar Furlong</a>**</td><td><a href="/facts/Center_(basketball)/5L3DreEl">Center</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Argentina_men%2527s_national_basketball_team/BKH54487">Argentina</a></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/1954_FIBA_World_Championship/SQs4dEpM">1954</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Kirby_Minter/AJ57MIDl">Kirby Minter</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Forward_(basketball)/eSkB2Dg1">Forward</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States_men%2527s_national_basketball_team/bb3RhAfX">United States</a></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/1959_FIBA_World_Championship/ly9EqleG">1959</a></td><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/Amaury_Pasos/76RamJPm">Amaury Pasos</a>**</td><td><a href="/facts/Power_forward_(basketball)/KAe9vHPr">Forward</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Brazil_men%2527s_national_basketball_team/QuXPMEs5">Brazil</a></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/1963_FIBA_World_Championship/CMYldXvl">1963</a></td><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/Wlamir_Marques/u06310Ps">Wlamir Marques</a>**</td><td><a href="/facts/Small_forward/L3LFKfk6">Forward</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Brazil_men%2527s_national_basketball_team/QuXPMEs5">Brazil</a> (2)</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1967_FIBA_World_Championship/NfQd7XCr">1967</a></td><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/Ivo_Daneu/yXP7rjdV">Ivo Daneu</a>**</td><td><a href="/facts/Shooting_guard/depVcahw">Guard</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Yugoslavia_men%2527s_national_basketball_team/PG0LzBV7">Yugoslavia</a></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1970_FIBA_World_Championship/LjISwUMo">1970</a></td><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/Sergei_Belov/lBvaJjUu">Sergei Belov</a>***</td><td><a href="/facts/Shooting_guard/depVcahw">Guard</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Soviet_Union_men%2527s_national_basketball_team/mkRHPs5K">Soviet Union</a></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1974_FIBA_World_Championship/QY6anC7k">1974</a></td><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/Dragan_Ki%25C4%2587anovi%25C4%2587/I6BcDYGC">Dragan Kićanović</a>**</td><td><a href="/facts/Shooting_guard/depVcahw">Guard</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Yugoslavia_men%2527s_national_basketball_team/PG0LzBV7">Yugoslavia</a> (2)</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/1978_FIBA_World_Championship/UG3kLmy6">1978</a></td><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/Dra%25C5%25BEen_Dalipagi%25C4%2587/GhLPexaK">Dražen Dalipagić</a>***</td><td><a href="/facts/Small_forward/L3LFKfk6">Forward</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Yugoslavia_men%2527s_national_basketball_team/PG0LzBV7">Yugoslavia</a> (3)</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1982_FIBA_World_Championship/Bl2zzcn1">1982</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Doc_Rivers/jwmGLeXP">Doc Rivers</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Point_guard_(basketball)/VH9IEqBD">Guard</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States_men%2527s_national_basketball_team/bb3RhAfX">United States</a> (2)</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1986_FIBA_World_Championship/N5Rqatmm">1986</a></td><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/Dra%25C5%25BEen_Petrovi%25C4%2587/98DPNkWI">Dražen Petrović</a>***</td><td><a href="/facts/Shooting_guard/depVcahw">Guard</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Yugoslavia_men%2527s_national_basketball_team/PG0LzBV7">Yugoslavia</a> (4)</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/1990_FIBA_World_Championship/k1SNklk3">1990</a></td><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/Toni_Kuko%25C4%258D/cLaFMTAk">Toni Kukoč</a>***</td><td><a href="/facts/Small_forward/L3LFKfk6">Forward</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Yugoslavia_men%2527s_national_basketball_team/PG0LzBV7">Yugoslavia</a> (5)</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/1994_FIBA_World_Championship/cBgXdQHm">1994</a></td><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/Shaquille_O%2527Neal/YFkJjg1J">Shaquille O'Neal</a>***</td><td><a href="/facts/Center_(basketball)/5L3DreEl">Center</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States_men%2527s_national_basketball_team/bb3RhAfX">United States</a> (3)</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/1998_FIBA_World_Championship/5b9pSpda">1998</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Dejan_Bodiroga/DUSfxnhX">Dejan Bodiroga</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Small_forward/L3LFKfk6">Forward</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Serbia_and_Montenegro/FR15c0Jn"></a> <a href="/facts/Serbia_and_Montenegro_national_basketball_team/FV3vQArk">FR Yugoslavia</a> </td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2002_FIBA_World_Championship/LU7lRJpn">2002</a></td><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/Dirk_Nowitzki/Ag20HYC8">Dirk Nowitzki</a>*</td><td><a href="/facts/Power_forward_(basketball)/KAe9vHPr">Forward</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Germany_men%2527s_national_basketball_team/WzsfK7fQ">Germany</a></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/2006_FIBA_World_Championship/BlWb0LXU">2006</a></td><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/Pau_Gasol/lagISTD0">Pau Gasol</a>*</td><td><a href="/facts/Center_(basketball)/5L3DreEl">Center</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Spain_men%2527s_national_basketball_team/dBtflBtK">Spain</a></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/2010_FIBA_World_Championship/8RGtKID2">2010</a></td><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/Kevin_Durant/vnldtaJp">Kevin Durant</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Power_forward_(basketball)/KAe9vHPr">Forward</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States_men%2527s_national_basketball_team/bb3RhAfX">United States</a> (4)</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/2014_FIBA_Basketball_World_Cup/Uo0YqN6j">2014</a></td><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/Kyrie_Irving/I3hECx3n">Kyrie Irving</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Point_guard/VH9IEqBD">Guard</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States_men%2527s_national_basketball_team/bb3RhAfX">United States</a> (5)</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/2019_FIBA_Basketball_World_Cup/dS129JFf">2019</a></td><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/Ricky_Rubio/Q5Jl2QGb">Ricky Rubio</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Point_guard/VH9IEqBD">Guard</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Spain_men%2527s_national_basketball_team/dBtflBtK">Spain</a> (2)</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/2023_FIBA_Basketball_World_Cup/SgCw0ebF">2023</a></td><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/Dennis_Schr%25C3%25B6der/L2xetUau">Dennis Schröder</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Point_guard/VH9IEqBD">Guard</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Germany_men%2527s_national_basketball_team/WzsfK7fQ">Germany</a> (2)</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/FIBA_World_Cup/hJJGn7HP">FIBA World Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/FIBA_World_Cup_Top_Scorer/9uEcnEjD">FIBA World Cup Top Scorer</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/FIBA_World_Cup_All-Tournament_Team/wlT6nchU">FIBA World Cup All-Tournament Team</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/FIBA_World_Cup_Records/fbnyfxAe">FIBA World Cup Records</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/FIBA_EuroBasket/nYmayGPN">FIBA EuroBasket</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/FIBA_EuroBasket_MVP/TDCaqlsP">FIBA EuroBasket MVP</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/FIBA_EuroBasket_Top_Scorer/HB5A9rSS">FIBA EuroBasket Top Scorer</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/FIBA_EuroBasket_All-Tournament_Team/quCEQMNU">FIBA EuroBasket All-Tournament Team</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/FIBA_EuroBasket_Records/zTRITUqA">FIBA EuroBasket Records</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/FIBA_Hall_of_Fame/g0uyrVNS">FIBA Hall of Fame</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/FIBA_Order_of_Merit/Ezmvdp4q">FIBA Order of Merit</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/FIBA%2527s_50_Greatest_Players_(1991)/KNpX1jqJ">FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.fiba.basketball">FIBA official website</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.eurobasket.com/world-cup/basketball.aspx">EuroBasket.com FIBA Basketball World Cup Page</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"History, All time Medallists". fiba.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. <a href="https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/alltimemedalists" target="_blank">https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/alltimemedalists</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"History, All time Medallists". fiba.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. <a href="https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/alltimemedalists" target="_blank">https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/alltimemedalists</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"History, All time Medallists". fiba.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. <a href="https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/alltimemedalists" target="_blank">https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/alltimemedalists</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"History, All time Medallists". fiba.com. 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Retrieved 12 September 2010. <a href="https://www.fiba.basketball/en/news/usa-durant-named-tournament-mvp" target="_blank">https://www.fiba.basketball/en/news/usa-durant-named-tournament-mvp</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:17"><p>"Irving joins select company of MVPs". FIBA. Retrieved 19 September 2014. <a href="https://www.fiba.basketball/en/news/irving-joins-select-company-of-mvps" target="_blank">https://www.fiba.basketball/en/news/irving-joins-select-company-of-mvps</a> <a href="#fnref:17" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:18"><p>"TISSOT Most Valuable Player Rubio headlines the All-Star Five". FIBA. 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