FIBA Basketball World Cup MVPs winners: Dennis Schroder joins full list including Kyrie Irving, Ricky Rubio
After more than two weeks of play, the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup has come to a close.
32 countries entered the tournament, and Germany emerged as the champion by winning its first-ever gold. Some of the best players in the world went head-to-head with a chance to win the Naismith Trophy.
While the tournament MVP award usually goes to a player from the team that wins it all, that hasn't always been the case at the FIBA World Cup.
After leading Germany to wins a Basketball World Cup title for the first-time, Dennis Schröder has been crowned MVP in 2023. Who were the players to win the award before him?
Who won the 2023 2023 FIBA World Cup MVP award
Toronto Raptors guard Dennis Schroder was named tournament MVP after leading Germany to its maiden FIBA World Cup crown Sunday.
Schroder dropped a game-high 28 points on 9-of-17 shooting in the gold-medal matchup versus Serbia.
The 29-year-old averaged 19.1 points and 6.1 assists across eight appearances, finishing in the top 15 of both categories. He shot 32.7% from beyond the arc and 43.5% from the field overall.
Schroder inked a two-year, $36-million contract with Toronto this summer after spending the previous campaign with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Full list of Every FIBA Basketball World Cup MVPs winner 1950-2023
You can find the complete list of FIBA World Cup MVPs below.
Year Player Country
2023 Dennis Schröder Germany
2019 Ricky Rubio Spain
2014 Kyrie Irving USA
2010 Kevin Durant USA
2006 Pau Gasol Spain
2002 Dirk Nowitzki Germany
1998 Dejan Bodiroga Yugoslavia
1994 Shaquille O'Neal USA
1990 Toni Kukoc Yugoslavia
1986 Drazen Petrovic Yugoslavia
1982 Doc Rivers USA
1978 Drazen Dalipagic Yugoslavia
1974 Dragan Kicanovic Yugoslavia
1970 Sergei Belov Soviet Union
1967 Ivo Daneu Yugoslavia
1963 Wlamir Marques Brazil
1959 Amaury Pasos Brazil
1954 Kirby Minter USA
1950 Oscar Furlong Argentina
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