FIBA Basketball has announced the principles and seeding for the 2023 Basketball World Cup Draw, which will take place in Manila, Philippines, on Saturday, April 29.
The 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Draw Principles will be based on the FIBA World Ranking Men and on geographical principles. The Philippines and Japan, as host nations, will play at home in one of the groups hosted in their country.
The three hosts of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup have selected a preferred team based on commercial reasons. USA will play in the Philippines, Slovenia will travel to Japan and Canada will land in Indonesia.
What are the 2023 Basketball World Cup Draw Seedings?
The 32 teams have been placed into 8 pots, each containing four nations. Philippines, as host of the Group and Final Phase, is placed in pot 1. All other teams are placed in their respective pot based on their position in the FIBA World Ranking Men
Seed 1Â – Philippines, Spain, USA, Australia
Seed 2Â – France, Serbia, Slovenia, Lithuania
Seed 3Â – Greece, Italy, Germany, Brazil
Seed 4Â – Canada, Venezuela, Montenegro, Puerto Rico
Seed 5Â – Iran, Dominican Republic, Finland, New Zealand
Seed 6Â – China, Latvia, Mexico, Georgia
Seed 7Â – Jordan, Japan, Angola, Cote d’Ivoire
Seed 8Â – Lebanon, Egypt, South Sudan, Cape Verde
The 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup will take place in late summer in Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines (August 25 – September 10).
