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2010 FIBA World Championship final rankings. The top four finishers in each of the four preliminary round groups advanced to the sixteen team, single-elimination knockout stage, where Group A teams would meet Group B teams and Group C would meet Group D. European teams proved the most successful in the first round, as nine of the ten teams ...
The 2010 team relied heavily on a small lineup to win its first World Championship since 1994. [2] [3] They were led by 21-year-old Kevin Durant, who was the tournament's most valuable player. The U.S. automatically qualified for the 2012 Olympics in London, and overtook Argentina for the No. 1 world ranking. [4]
Pages in category "2010 FIBA World Championship players" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 288 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Greek League, 2009–10 season: Panathinaikos defeat Olympiacos 3–1 in the best-of-five final. Iranian Super League , 2009–10 season : Mahram defeat Zob Ahan 2–0 in the best-of-three final. Israeli Super League , 2009–10 season : Gilboa/Galil defeat Maccabi Tel Aviv 90–77 in the one-off final.
Before the tournament, their average FIBA World Ranking was 12.2; excluding Jordan, the lowest in the rankings at 38th, it was 7.2. Based on the rankings, it was the most competitive group. Other than Jordan, all five teams were ranked in the top twelve in the FIBA World Ranking; it was the only group to have more than three such teams.
The 2010 FIBA World Championship included 24 teams that competed in Turkey between August 28 and September 12, 2010. Each team selected a squad of 12 players for the tournament. Final squads for the tournament were due on August 26, two days before the start of competition. [1]
The 2010 FIBA World Championship final was a basketball game between the men's national teams of Turkey and the United States that took place on September 12, 2010, at Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, Turkey, to determine the winner of the 2010 FIBA World Championship. The US team won the world title after defeating Turkey 81–64.
The knockout stage of the 2010 FIBA World Championship commenced play on 4 September 2010. The teams that finished fourth or higher at their respective preliminary round groups qualify for the knockout stage; the knockout stage is a modified single-elimination tournament , with a third–place game for the losers of the semifinals.