2006 FIBA World Championship squads

The winning team from Spain

The 2006 FIBA World Championship squads were the squads of the 2006 FIBA World Championship. The list includes the 12-men rosters of the 24 participating countries, totaling 288 players.[1] Spain won the championship beating Greece.[2][3]

## Group A

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### Argentina

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Main article: Argentina men's national basketball team

Head coach: Sergio Hernández[4]

#  | Pos  | Name  | Year born  | Team

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4 | Center | Luis Scola | 1980 |  TAU Cerámica
5 | Guard | Manu Ginóbili | 1977 |  San Antonio Spurs
6 | Guard | Pepe Sánchez | 1977 |  Unicaja
7 | Center | Fabricio Oberto | 1975 |  San Antonio Spurs
8 | Forward | Wálter Herrmann | 1979 |  Charlotte Bobcats
9 | Forward | Gabriel Fernández | 1976 |  Whirlpool Varese
10 | Guard | Carlos Delfino | 1982 |  Detroit Pistons
11 | Guard | Pablo Prigioni | 1977 |  TAU Cerámica
12 | Forward | Leonardo Gutiérrez | 1978 |  Boca Juniors
13 | Forward | Andrés Nocioni | 1979 |  Chicago Bulls
14 | Guard | Daniel Farabello | 1976 |  Whirlpool Varese
15 | Center | Rubén Wolkowyski | 1973 |  Khimki

### France

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Main article: France men's national basketball team

Head coach: Claude Bergeaud

#  | Pos  | Name  | Year born  | Team

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4 | Guard | Joseph Gomis | 1978 |  Grupo Capitol Valladolid
5 | Forward | Mickaël Gelabale | 1983 |  Seattle SuperSonics
6 | Guard | Aymeric Jeanneau | 1978 |  Cholet
7 | Forward | Laurent Foirest | 1973 |  ASVEL Villeurbanne
8 | Guard | Mickaël Piétrus | 1982 |  Golden State Warriors
9 | Forward | Mamoutou Diarra | 1980 |  Chalon-sur-Saône
10 | Guard | Yannick Bokolo | 1985 |  Le Mans
11 | Forward | Florent Piétrus | 1981 |  Unicaja
12 | Center | Johan Petro | 1986 |  Seattle SuperSonics
13 | Forward | Boris Diaw | 1982 |  Phoenix Suns
14 | Forward | Ronny Turiaf | 1983 |  Los Angeles Lakers
15 | Center | Frédéric Weis | 1977 |  Lagun Aro Bilbao

NB: Diarra replaced Tony Parker, who suffered a broken finger, just before the 24-hour deadline for submitting final squads.

### Lebanon

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Main article: Lebanon men's national basketball team

Head coach: Paul Coughter

#  | Pos  | Name  | Year born  | Team

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4 | Guard | Jean Abdel-Nour | 1983 |  Blue Stars
5 | Center | Hussein Tawbe | 1982 |  Al-Riyadhi
6 | Guard | Ali Mahmoud | 1983 |  Al-Riyadhi
7 | Guard | Rony Fahed | 1981 |  Blue Stars
8 | Guard | Omar El Turk | 1981 |  Al-Riyadhi
9 | Forward | Brian Beshara | 1977 |  Blue Stars
10 | Forward | Bassem Balaa | 1981 |  Club Sagesse
11 | Center | Joe Vogel | 1973 |  Al-Riyadhi
12 | Forward | Ali Fakhreddine | 1983 |  Al-Riyadhi
13 | Forward | Sabah Khoury | 1982 |  Champville
14 | Center | Roy Samaha | 1984 |  Blue Stars
15 | Forward | Fadi El Khatib | 1979 |  Club Sagesse

### Nigeria

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Main article: Nigeria men's national basketball team

Head Coach: Sanni Ahmed

#  | Pos  | Name  | Year born  | Team

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4 | Guard | Josh Akognon | 1986 |  Washington State Cougars
5 | Forward | Ekene Ibekwe | 1985 |  Maryland Terrapins
6 | Guard | Chamberlain Oguchi | 1986 |  Oregon Ducks
7 | Forward | Ime Udoka | 1977 |  New York Knicks
8 | Guard | Ebi Ere | 1981 |  Liège
9 | Guard | Jeff Varem | 1983 |  Pau Orthez
10 | Center | Julius Nwosu | 1971 |  CSU Asesoft Ploieşti
11 | Forward | Derrick Obasohan | 1981 |  Hyères-Toulon
12 | Forward | Tunji Awojobi | 1973 |  Hapoel Jerusalem
13 | Forward | Gabe Muoneke | 1978 |  Pınar Karşıyaka
14 | Forward | Aloysius Anagonye | 1981 |  DKV Joventut
15 | Center | Ikenne Nwankwo | 1973 |  Madeira

### Serbia and Montenegro

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Main article: Serbia and Montenegro men's national basketball team

Head Coach: Dragan Šakota

#  | Pos  | Name  | Year born  | Team

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4 | Guard | Bojan Popović | 1983 |  Dynamo Moscow
5 | Forward | Branko Jorović | 1981 |  Akasvayu Girona
6 | Guard | Vule Avdalović | 1981 |  Pamesa Valencia
7 | Center | Miroslav Raičević | 1981 |  Dynamo Moscow
8 | Guard | Igor Rakočević | 1978 |  TAU Cerámica
9 | Center | Mile Ilić | 1984 |  New Jersey Nets
10 | Guard | Uroš Tripković | 1986 |  Partizan
11 | Center | Darko Miličić | 1985 |  Orlando Magic
12 | Center | Goran Nikolić | 1976 |  MMT Estudiantes
13 | Guard | Marko Marinović | 1983 |  Akasvayu Girona
14 | Forward | Ognjen Aškrabić | 1979 |  Dynamo Saint Petersburg
15 | Center | Kosta Perović | 1985 |  Partizan

### Venezuela

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Main article: Venezuela men's national basketball team

Head Coach: Néstor Salazar

#  | Pos  | Name  | Year born  | Team

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4 | Forward | Víctor David Díaz | 1968 |  Cocodrilos de Caracas
5 | Center | Pablo Machado | 1977 |  Guaros de Lara
6 | Guard | Ernesto Mijares | 1976 |  Marinos de Anzoátegui
7 | Center | Richard Lugo | 1973 |  Trotamundos de Carabobo
8 | Forward | Tomás Aguilera | 1977 |  Trotamundos de Carabobo
9 | Forward | Óscar Torres | 1976 |  BC Khimki
10 | Guard | Carlos Cedeño | 1985 |  Guaiqueríes de Margarita
11 | Center | Miguel Ángel Marriaga | 1984 |  Gaiteros del Zulia
12 | Forward | Gregory Vallenilla | 1980 |  Guaiqueríes de Margarita
13 | Forward | Alejandro Barrios | 1979 |  Trotamundos de Carabobo
14 | Center | Heberth Bayona | 1978 |  Guaiqueríes de Margarita
15 | Forward | Carlos Morris | 1975 |  Gatos de Monagas

## Group B

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### Angola

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Main article: Angola men's national basketball team

Head coach: Alberto de Carvalho

#  | Pos  | Name  | Year born  | Team

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4 | Guard | Olímpio Cipriano | 1982 |  Primeiro de Agosto
5 | Guard | Armando Costa | 1983 |  Primeiro de Agosto
6 | Guard | Carlos Morais | 1985 |  Petro Atlético
7 | Guard | Milton Barros | 1984 |  Petro Atlético
8 | Guard | Luis Costa | 1978 |  Petro Atlético
9 | Forward | Victor de Carvalho | 1969 |  Petro Atlético
10 | Forward | Joaquim Gomes | 1980 |  EiffelTowers Den Bosch
11 | Forward | Emanuel Neto | 1984 |  ASA
12 | Center | Abdel Bouckar | 1980 |  Primeiro de Agosto
13 | Guard | Carlos Almeida | 1976 |  Primeiro de Agosto
14 | Guard | Miguel Lutonda | 1971 |  Primeiro de Agosto
15 | Center | Eduardo Mingas | 1979 |  Petro Atlético

### Germany

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Main article: Germany men's national basketball team

Head coach: Dirk Bauermann

Germany (in black) playing against Lithuania #  | Pos  | Name  | Year born  | Team

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4 | Guard | Mithat Demirel | 1978 |  Galatasaray
5 | Forward | Ademola Okulaja | 1975 |  Khimki
6 | Forward | Sven Schultze | 1978 |  Armani Jeans Milano
7 | Forward | Robert Garrett | 1977 |  GHP Bamberg
8 | Guard | Johannes Herber | 1983 |  Alba Berlin
9 | Guard | Steffen Hamann | 1977 |  Climamio Bologna
10 | Guard | Demond Greene | 1979 |  Alba Berlin
11 | Guard | Pascal Roller | 1976 |  Deutsche Bank Skyliners
12 | Forward | Guido Grünheid | 1982 |  RheinEnergie Köln
13 | Center | Patrick Femerling | 1975 |  Caja San Fernando
14 | Forward | Dirk Nowitzki | 1978 |  Dallas Mavericks
15 | Center | Jan-Hendrik Jagla | 1981 |  Turk Telekom Ankara

### Japan

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Main article: Japan men's national basketball team

Head coach: Željko Pavličević

#  | Pos  | Name  | Year born  | Team

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4 | Guard | Takuya Kawamura | 1986 |  OSG Phoenix
5 | Center | Daiji Yamada | 1981 |  Toyota Alvark
6 | Forward | Ryota Sakurai | 1983 |  Toyota Alvark
7 | Guard | Kei Igarashi | 1980 |  Hitachi Sunrockers
8 | Guard | Shinsuke Kashiwagi | 1981 |  Aisin Seahorses
9 | Guard | Takehiko Orimo | 1970 |  Toyota Alvark
10 | Forward | Kosuke Takeuchi | 1985 |  Keio University
11 | Forward | Tomoo Amino | 1980 |  Aisin Seahorses
12 | Guard | Takahiro Setsumasa | 1972 |  Toshiba Brave
13 | Forward | Satoru Furuta | 1971 |  Toyota Alvark
14 | Forward | Shunsuke Ito | 1979 |  Toshiba Brave
15 | Center | Joji Takeuchi | 1985 |  Tokai University

### New Zealand

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Main article: New Zealand men's national basketball team

Head coach: Tab Baldwin

#  | Pos  | Name  | Year born  | Team

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4 | Guard | Mark Dickel | 1976 |  Lokomotiv Rostov
5 | Guard | Aaron Olson | 1978 |  New Zealand Breakers
6 | Guard | Kirk Penney | 1980 |  Maccabi Tel Aviv
7 | Guard | Paul Henare | 1979 |  New Zealand Breakers
8 | Guard | Phill Jones | 1974 |  Vertical Vision Cantù
9 | Guard | Paora Winitana | 1976 |  Hawke's Bay Hawks
10 | Guard | Dillon Boucher | 1975 |  Brisbane Bullets
11 | Forward | Pero Cameron | 1974 |  Bandirma Banvitspor
12 | Forward | Mika Vukona | 1982 |  Nelson Giants
13 | Forward | Casey Frank | 1977 |  Auckland Stars
14 | Center | Craig Bradshaw | 1983 |  Winthrop Eagles
15 | Center | Tony Rampton | 1976 |  Wollongong Hawks

NB: Ben Hill was put on standby when Mark Dickel tested positive for cannabis after a July match against Australia. However his suspension did not rule him out from any Championship games.

### Panama

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Main article: Panama men's national basketball team

Head coach: Guillermo Vecchio

#  | Pos  | Name  | Year born  | Team

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4 | Center | Rubén Garcés | 1973 |  Pamesa Valencia
5 | Guard | Jair Peralta | 1976 |  Panteras de Miranda
6 | Guard | Rubén Douglas | 1979 |  Pamesa Valencia
7 | Guard | Maximiliano Gómez | 1975 |  Los Toros del Chorrillo
8 | Center | Kevin Daley | 1976 |  Harlem Globetrotters
9 | Center | Jamaal Levy | 1983 |  Atlético Bigua
10 | Forward | Dionisio Gómez | 1980 |  Central Entrerriano
11 | Guard | Michael Hicks | 1976 |  Scavolini Pesaro
12 | Guard | Ed Cota | 1976 |  Hapoel Jerusalem
13 | Forward | Antonio García | 1976 |  Los Toros del Chorrillo
14 | Forward | Jaime Lloreda | 1980 |  Al-Ittihad
15 | Center | Eric Cárdenas | 1973 |  Defensor

### Spain

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Main article: Spain men's national basketball team

Head coach: Pepu Hernández[5]

#  | Pos  | Name  | Year born  | Team

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4 | Center | Pau Gasol | 1980 |  Memphis Grizzlies
5 | Forward | Rudy Fernández | 1985 |  DKV Joventut
6 | Guard | Carlos Cabezas | 1980 |  Unicaja
7 | Guard | Juan Carlos Navarro | 1980 |  FC Barcelona
8 | Guard | José Manuel Calderón | 1981 |  Toronto Raptors
9 | Center | Felipe Reyes | 1980 |  Real Madrid
10 | Forward | Carlos Jiménez | 1976 |  Estudiantes
11 | Guard | Sergio Rodríguez | 1986 |  Estudiantes
12 | Guard | Berni Rodríguez | 1980 |  Unicaja
13 | Center | Marc Gasol | 1985 |  Akasvayu Girona
14 | Forward | Álex Mumbrú | 1979 |  DKV Joventut
15 | Forward | Jorge Garbajosa | 1977 |  Unicaja

## Group C

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### Australia

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Main article: Australia men's national basketball team

Head coach: Brian Goorjian

#  | Pos  | Name  | Year born  | Team

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4 | Center | Andrew Bogut | 1984 |  Milwaukee Bucks
5 | Forward | David Barlow | 1983 |  Sydney Kings
6 | Forward | Sam Mackinnon | 1976 |  Brisbane Bullets
7 | Guard | Luke Kendall | 1978 |  Sydney Kings
8 | Forward | Brad Newley | 1982 |  Townsville Crocodiles
9 | Forward | C. J. Bruton | 1978 |  Brisbane Bullets
10 | Forward | Jason Smith | 1974 |  Sydney Kings
11 | Forward | Mark Worthington | 1983 |  Sydney Kings
12 | Forward | Daniel Kickert | 1983 |  Saint Mary's Gaels
13 | Center | Russell Hinder | 1975 |  Sydney Kings
14 | Guard | Aaron Bruce | 1984 |  Baylor Bears
15 | Center | Wade Helliwell | 1979 |  Lottomatica Roma

### Brazil

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Main article: Brazil men's national basketball team

Head coach: Lula Ferreira

#  | Pos  | Name  | Year born  | Team

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4 | Guard | Marcelo Machado | 1975 |  Žalgiris Kaunas
5 | Guard | Nezinho dos Santos | 1985 |  COC Ribeirão Preto
6 | Forward | Murilo Becker | 1983 |  Franca
7 | Center | Estevam Ferreira | 1978 |  Unitri/Uberlândia
8 | Guard | Leandro Barbosa | 1982 |  Phoenix Suns
9 | Guard | Marcelinho Huertas | 1983 |  DKV Joventut
10 | Guard | Alex Garcia | 1980 |  COC Ribeirão Preto
11 | Forward | Anderson Varejão | 1982 |  Cleveland Cavaliers
12 | Forward | Guilherme Giovannoni | 1980 |  Virtus Bologna
13 | Center | Caio Torres | 1987 |  MMT Estudiantes
14 | Center | André Bambu | 1979 |  Joinville
15 | Center | Tiago Splitter | 1985 |  TAU Cerámica

### Greece

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Main article: Greece men's national basketball team

Head coach: Panagiotis Giannakis

The Greek team, winners of the Silver Medal #  | Pos  | Name  | Year born  | Team

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4 | Guard | Theodoros Papaloukas | 1977 |  CSKA Moscow
5 | Center | Sofoklis Schortsanitis | 1985 |  Olympiacos
6 | Guard | Nikos Zisis | 1983 |  Benetton Treviso
7 | Guard | Vassilis Spanoulis | 1982 |  Panathinaikos
8 | Forward | Panagiotis Vasilopoulos | 1984 |  Olympiacos
9 | Forward | Antonis Fotsis | 1981 |  Dynamo Moscow
10 | Guard | Nikos Chatzivrettas | 1977 |  Panathinaikos
11 | Forward | Dimos Dikoudis | 1977 |  Valencia
12 | Forward | Kostas Tsartsaris | 1979 |  Panathinaikos
13 | Guard | Dimitris Diamantidis | 1980 |  Panathinaikos
14 | Center | Lazaros Papadopoulos | 1980 |  Dynamo Moscow
15 | Forward | Michalis Kakiouzis | 1976 |  Barcelona

### Lithuania

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Main article: Lithuania men's national basketball team

Head coach: Antanas Sireika

#  | Pos  | Name  | Year born  | Team

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4 | Guard | Tomas Delininkaitis | 1982 |  Lietuvos Rytas
5 | Forward | Mindaugas Žukauskas | 1975 |  Scavolini Pesaro
6 | Guard | Arvydas Macijauskas | 1980 |  Olympiacos
7 | Forward | Darjuš Lavrinovič | 1979 |  UNICS Kazan
8 | Guard | Giedrius Gustas | 1980 |  Dynamo Moscow
9 | Forward | Darius Songaila | 1978 |  Washington Wizards
10 | Guard | Mantas Kalnietis | 1986 |  Žalgiris Kaunas
11 | Forward | Linas Kleiza | 1985 |  Denver Nuggets
12 | Center | Kšyštof Lavrinovič | 1979 |  UNICS Kazan
13 | Guard | Simas Jasaitis | 1982 |  Maccabi Tel Aviv
14 | Forward | Paulius Jankūnas | 1984 |  Žalgiris Kaunas
15 | Center | Robertas Javtokas | 1980 |  Panathinaikos

### Qatar

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Main article: Qatar men's national basketball team

Head Coach: Joseph Stiebing

#  | Pos  | Name  | Year born  | Team

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4 | Guard | Khalid Masoud Al Nasr | 1980 |  Al-Arabi
5 | Guard | Malek Saleem | 1985 |  Al-Rayyan
6 | Guard | Saad Abdulrahman | 1985 |  Al-Sadd
7 | Guard | Daoud Musa | 1982 |  Qatar Club
8 | Forward | Khalid Suliman | 1987 |  Al-Sadd
9 | Forward | Ali Turki | 1982 |  Al Jaysh
10 | Forward | Baker Ahmad | 1986 |  Al-Rayyan
11 | Forward | Erfan Ali Saeed | 1983 |  Al-Rayyan
12 | Center | Mohammed Saleem | 1982 |  Al-Rayyan
13 | Forward | Hammam Omer | 1983 |  Al-Wakrah
14 | Center | Hashim Zaidan | 1980 |  Al-Ahli
15 | Center | Omer Abdelqader | 1983 |  Al-Rayyan

### Turkey

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Main article: Turkey men's national basketball team

Head coach: Bogdan Tanjević

#  | Pos  | Name  | Year born  | Team

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4 | Guard | Cenk Akyol | 1987 |  Efes Pilsen
5 | Center | Ermal Kurtoğlu | 1980 |  Efes Pilsen
6 | Guard | Engin Atsür | 1984 |  North Carolina State Wolfpack
7 | Guard | Ender Arslan | 1983 |  Efes Pilsen
8 | Forward | Ersan İlyasova | 1987 |  Milwaukee Bucks
9 | Guard | Serkan Erdoğan | 1978 |  TAU Cerámica
10 | Forward | İbrahim Kutluay | 1974 |  Ülkerspor
11 | Center | Fatih Solak | 1980 |  Galatasaray
12 | Center | Kerem Gönlüm | 1977 |  Efes Pilsen
13 | Center | Semih Erden | 1986 |  Ülkerspor
14 | Center | Kaya Peker | 1980 |  TAU Cerámica
15 | Guard | Hakan Demirel | 1986 |  Ülkerspor

## Group D

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### China

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Main article: China men's national basketball team

Head coach: Jonas Kazlauskas

#  | Pos  | Name  | Year born  | Team

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4 | Guard | Chen Jianghua | 1989 |  Guangdong Southern Tigers
5 | Guard | Liu Wei | 1980 |  Shanghai Sharks
6 | Guard | Zhang Qingpeng | 1985 |  Liaoning Hunters
7 | Forward | Wang Shipeng | 1983 |  Guangdong Southern Tigers
8 | Forward | Zhu Fangyu | 1983 |  Guangdong Southern Tigers
9 | Guard | Sun Yue | 1985 |  Beijing Aoshen Olympian
10 | Center | Zhang Songtao | 1985 |  Beijing Aoshen Olympian
11 | Center | Yi Jianlian | 1987 |  Guangdong Southern Tigers
12 | Center | Mo Ke | 1982 |  Bayi Rockets
13 | Center | Yao Ming | 1980 |  Houston Rockets
14 | Center | Wang Zhizhi | 1979 |  Bayi Rockets
15 | Forward | Du Feng | 1981 |  Guangdong Southern Tigers

NB: Age discrepancies exist for at least two of these players. Yi's age is currently a subject of controversy, with several reports indicating that he was actually born in 1984. Wang Zhizhi's passport lists his year of birth as 1979, but the NBA, where he played for several years, lists him as having been born in 1977.

### Italy

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Main article: Italy men's national basketball team

Head coach: Carlo Recalcati

#  | Pos  | Name  | Year born  | Team

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4 | Guard | Fabio Di Bella | 1978 |  VidiVici Bologna
5 | Guard | Gianluca Basile | 1975 |  FC Barcelona
6 | Forward | Stefano Mancinelli | 1983 |  Climamio Bologna
7 | Guard | Matteo Soragna | 1975 |  Benetton Treviso
8 | Center | Denis Marconato | 1975 |  FC Barcelona
9 | Guard | Marco Belinelli | 1986 |  Climamio Bologna
10 | Guard | Andrea Pecile | 1980 |  Montepaschi Siena
11 | Forward | Andrea Michelori | 1978 |  VidiVici Bologna
12 | Forward | Mason Rocca | 1977 |  Carpisa Napoli
13 | Guard | Marco Mordente | 1979 |  Benetton Treviso
14 | Center | Luca Garri | 1982 |  Lottomatica Roma
15 | Forward | Angelo Gigli | 1983 |  Benetton Treviso

### Puerto Rico

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Main article: Puerto Rico men's national basketball team

Head coach: Julio Toro

#  | Pos  | Name  | Year born  | Team

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4 | Center | Peter John Ramos | 1985 |  Washington Wizards
5 | Forward | Angelo Reyes | 1982 |  Criollos de Caguas
6 | Guard | Roberto Hatton | 1977 |  Ponce Lions
7 | Guard | Carlos Arroyo | 1979 |  Orlando Magic
8 | Guard | Rick Apodaca | 1980 |  Polpak Świecie
9 | Guard | Christian Dalmau | 1975 |  Prokom Trefl Sopot
10 | Guard | Larry Ayuso | 1977 |  Arecibo Captains
11 | Forward | Antonio Latimer | 1978 |  San German Athletics
12 | Guard | Filiberto Rivera | 1982 |  Criollos de Caguas
13 | Center | Manuel Narvaez | 1981 |  Ponce Lions
14 | Forward | Carmelo Antrone Lee | 1977 |  Guaynabo Conquistadores
15 | Center | Daniel Santiago | 1976 |  Unicaja Málaga

### Senegal

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Main article: Senegal men's national basketball team

Head coach: Moustapha Gaye

#  | Pos  | Name  | Year born  | Team

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4 | Center | Makthar N'Diaye | 1972 |  Levallois
5 | Guard | El Kabir Pene | 1984 |  Clermont-Ferrand
6 | Guard | Pape Ibrahim Faye | 1980 |  Al Rayyan
7 | Guard | Babacar Cissé | 1976 |  Le Havre
8 | Forward | Sitapha Savané | 1978 |  Gran Canaria Grupo Dunas
9 | Forward | Maleye N'Doye | 1980 |  Dijon
10 | Guard | Mamadou Diouf | 1983 |  Sendai 89ers
11 | Forward | Souleymane Aw | 1981 |  ASCC BOPP
12 | Forward | Moustapha Niang | 1977 |  Chorale Roanne
13 | Center | Mamadou N'Diaye | 1975 |  PAOK
14 | Center | Ndongo N'Diaye | 1977 |  Primeiro de Agosto
15 | Forward | Malick Badiane | 1984 |  Deutsche Bank Skyliners

### Slovenia

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Main article: Slovenia men's national basketball team

Head coach: Aleš Pipan

#  | Pos  | Name  | Year born  | Team

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4 | Forward | Goran Jurak | 1977 |  Vertical Vision Cantù
5 | Guard | Jaka Lakovič | 1978 |  FC Barcelona
6 | Guard | Sašo Ožbolt | 1981 |  Olimpija Ljubljana
7 | Guard | Sani Bečirovič | 1981 |  Panathinaikos
8 | Center | Radoslav Nesterović | 1976 |  Toronto Raptors
9 | Guard | Beno Udrih | 1982 |  San Antonio Spurs
10 | Forward | Boštjan Nachbar | 1981 |  New Jersey Nets
11 | Forward | Željko Zagorac | 1981 |  Domžale
12 | Guard | Marko Milič | 1977 |  Olimpija Ljubljana
13 | Guard | Goran Dragić | 1986 |  Slovan Ljubljana
14 | Center | Uroš Slokar | 1983 |  Toronto Raptors
15 | Center | Primož Brezec | 1979 |  Charlotte Bobcats

### United States

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Main article: United States men's national basketball team

Head coach: Mike Krzyzewski

#  | Pos  | Name  | Year born  | Team

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4 | Guard | Joe Johnson | 1981 |  Atlanta Hawks
5 | Guard | Kirk Hinrich | 1981 |  Chicago Bulls
6 | Forward | LeBron James | 1984 |  Cleveland Cavaliers
7 | Forward | Antawn Jamison | 1976 |  Washington Wizards
8 | Forward | Shane Battier | 1978 |  Houston Rockets
9 | Guard | Dwyane Wade | 1982 |  Miami Heat
10 | Guard | Chris Paul | 1985 |  New Orleans Hornets
11 | Center | Chris Bosh | 1984 |  Toronto Raptors
12 | Center | Dwight Howard | 1985 |  Orlando Magic
13 | Center | Brad Miller | 1976 |  Sacramento Kings
14 | Forward | Elton Brand | 1979 |  Los Angeles Clippers
15 | Forward | Carmelo Anthony | 1984 |  Denver Nuggets

## References

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1. ^ "FIBA.com - Latest basketball news". www.fiba.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
2. ^ "Players Leaders - World Championship for Men | FIBA Basketball Events". www.fiba.basketball. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
3. ^ "Basketball World Championship 2006 Summary". www.thebasketballworld.com. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
4. ^ "Spain captures first FIBA World Cup title since 2006". www.pna.gov.ph. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
5. ^ "2006 FIBA World Championship - powered by www.fiba.com". www.fiba.com. Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2025-06-18.

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