FIBA Basketball World Cup Top Scorer

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The FIBA Basketball World Cup Top Scorer, although not an official award given by FIBA, represents the player who led FIBA Basketball World Cup in points scored per game (regardless of number of games played in tournament). The tournament's leader in total points scored is also noted.

History

Álvaro Salvadores, of Spain, was the leading scorer by points per game, of the first FIBA World Cup (then called the FIBA World Championship), the 1950 FIBA World Championship, which was held in Argentina. Chile's Rufino Bernedo, led that same tournament in total points scored, with 86. At the 1954 event, it was Uruguay's Oscar Moglia, that led in scoring, with an average of 18.7 points per game.

He was followed in 1959 by James T. L. Chen, of the Republic of China (Taiwan), who led in points per game, at 20.1, and Team USA's Jerry Vayda, who was first in total points scored, with 162. In 1963, the lead scorer was Peru's Ricardo Duarte, who had an average of 23.1 points per game. Poland's Mieczysław Łopatka, led in scoring average in 1967, at 19.7 points per game, while his teammate, Bohdan Likszo, led in total points scored, at 180.

They were followed by South Korea's Shin Dong-pa, who averaged 32.6 points per game in 1970. Mexico's Arturo Guerrero, who averaged 27.0 points per game in 1974, was that competition's leader in scoring average, while Wayne Brabender of Spain, led in total points scored, with 207. At the next competition, in 1978, it was Kamil Brabenec of Czechoslovakia, that was the leader in scoring average, at 26.9 points per game, while Yugoslavia's Dražen Dalipagić led the same competition in total points scored, with 202.

Rolando Frazer of Panama, was first in scoring average at the 1982 FIBA World Championship, in which he averaged 24.4 points per game, while Yugoslavia's Dragan Kićanović, was first in total points scored, with 190 points. Nikos Galis of Greece, led the 1986 FIBA World Championship in scoring. After Galis, Oscar Schmidt of Brazil, led the 1990 FIBA World Championship in scoring.

Schmidt was followed by Australia's Andrew Gaze, who was the leading scorer of the 1994 FIBA World Championship. After Gaze, it was Spain's Alberto Herreros, who was the leading scorer of the 1998 FIBA World Championship. Herreros was followed by Germany's Dirk Nowitzki, who led the 2002 edition in scoring.

China's Yao Ming, led the 2006 edition in scoring average, as he averaged 25.3 points per game, while Dirk Nowitzki of Germany was first in total points scored, with 209 points. Argentina's Luis Scola, led the 2010 edition in scoring. J. J. Barea of Puerto Rico, led the 2014 FIBA World Cup in points per game, with a scoring average of 22.0 points per game. At the same event, Pau Gasol of Spain was the leader in total points scored, with 140 points.

To date, no player has been the World Basketball Cup's leading scorer by points per game in more than one competition. However, Dirk Nowitzki led the tournament in total points scored twice, in the 2002 and 2006 competitions.

Top scorers by tournament

Key

	Denotes player whose team won that years tournament
*	Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
**	Inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame
***	Inducted into both the Naismith and FIBA Halls of Fame
	Denotes player who is still active
Player (X)	Denotes the number of times the player had been the top scorer at that time

Dirk Nowitzki was the top scorer in 2002.

Top scorers by points per game

Year	Player	Scoring Average
1950	Álvaro Salvadores	13.8
1954	Oscar Moglia**	18.7
1959	James T. L. Chen	20.1
1963	Ricardo Duarte	23.1
1967	Mieczysław Łopatka**	19.7
1970	Shin Dong-pa	32.6
1974	Arturo Guerrero	27.0
1978	Kamil Brabenec	26.9
1982	Rolando Frazer	24.4
1986	Nikos Galis***	33.7
1990	Oscar Schmidt***	34.6
1994	Andrew Gaze**	23.9
1998	Alberto Herreros	17.9
2002	Dirk Nowitzki*	24.0
2006	Yao Ming***	25.3
2010	Luis Scola	27.1
2014	J. J. Barea	22.0
2019	Ra Gun-ah	23.0
2023	Luka Dončić	27.0

By total points scored

Year	Player	Total Points Scored
1950	Rufino Bernedo	86
1954	Oscar Moglia**	168
1959	Jerry Vayda	162
1963	Ricardo Duarte	163
1967	Bohdan Likszo	180
1970	Shin Dong-pa	261
1974	Wayne Brabender	207
1978	Dražen Dalipagić***	202
1982	Dragan Kićanović**	190
1986	Nikos Galis***	337
1990	Oscar Schmidt***	277
1994	Andrew Gaze**	191
1998	Alberto Herreros	161
2002	Dirk Nowitzki*	216
2006	Dirk Nowitzki* (2)	209
2010	Luis Scola	244
2014	Pau Gasol*	140
2019	Bogdan Bogdanović	183
2023	Luka Dončić	216

References

Sources

Guia Basketme (August 29, 2014). "Guia Basketme Copa del Mundo - Actualización 2.0". Guia Basketme: 38–39.
Guia Basketme (April 2, 2016). "Guia Basketme Copa del Mundo - Actualización 2.0". Guia Basketme: 38–39.
Guia Basketme (August 28, 2010). "Guia Basketme Mundial 2010". Guia Basketme: 35.

External links

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1950: Salvadores 1954: Moglia 1959: Chen 1963: Duarte 1967: Łopatka 1970: Shin 1974: Guerrero 1978: Brabenec 1982: Frazer 1986: Galis 1990: Oscar 1994: Gaze 1998: Herreros 2002: Nowitzki 2006: Yao 2010: Scola 2014: Barea 2019: Ra 2023: Dončić

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Tournaments	Argentina 1950 Brazil 1954 Chile 1959 Brazil 1963 Uruguay 1967 Yugoslavia 1970 Puerto Rico 1974 Philippines 1978 Colombia 1982 Spain 1986 Argentina 1990 Canada 1994 Greece 1998 United States 2002 Japan 2006 Turkey 2010 Spain 2014 China 2019 Philippines / Indonesia / Japan 2023 Qatar 2027
Qualification	2010 2014 2019 2023 2027
Finals	2002 2006 2010 2014 2019 2023 2027
Squads	1954 1986 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2019 2023
Final draw	2014 2019 2023
Host bids	2019 China Philippines 2023 Philippines–Japan–Indonesia Argentina–Uruguay 2027 Qatar
Related topics	Team appearances Most Valuable Player Top Scorer All-Tournament Team Winning head coaches
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