Group C was one of eight groups of the preliminary round of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. It took place from 26 to 30 August 2023, and consisted of Greece, Jordan, New Zealand, and the United States. Each team played each other once, for a total of three games per team, with all games played at the Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Philippines. The top two teams advanced to the second round, while the bottom two teams qualified for the classification rounds.
Teams TeamQualificationAppearanceBest performanceWRAsDateLastTotalStreak Americas Group F top three 23 February 2023 2019 19 19 Champions (1954, 1986, 1994, 2010, 2014) 2 Asian Group E top three 24 February 2023 3 2 23rd place (2010) 33 European Group I top three 14 November 2022 9 5 Runners-up (2006) 9 Asian Group E top three 29 August 2022 7 6 4th place (2002) 26
Standings
Games All times are local (UTC+8).
Jordan vs. Greece This was the first game between Jordan and Greece in the World Cup. The Greeks won in the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.
United States vs. New Zealand This was the third game between the United States and New Zealand in the World Cup. The Americans won the first two meetings in 2002 and 2014.
New Zealand vs. Jordan This was the first game between New Zealand and Jordan in the World Cup. Both teams split their head-to-head matchups in the 2019 and 2023 World Cup Asian Qualifiers. New Zealand won in the third place game of the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup and in the quarter-finals of the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.
Greece vs. United States This was the fifth game between Greece and the United States in the World Cup. The Greeks won in the semi-final of the 2006 World Cup. The Americans won in 1994, 1998, and in their last meeting in 2019.
United States vs. Jordan This was the first competitive game between the United States and Jordan.
Greece vs. New Zealand This was the second game between Greece and New Zealand in the World Cup. The Greeks won the first meeting in 2019 and won in the 2008 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men.
Statistical leaders Player tournament average
Points # Player Pld Pts PPG1 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 3 83 27.72 Shea Ili 3 54 18.03 Anthony Edwards 3 49 16.3 Ioannis Papapetrou 3 49 16.35 Giannoulis Larentzakis 3 46 15.3
Rebounds # Player Pld Rebs RPG1 Josh Hart 3 27 9.02 Finn Delany 3 26 8.73 Ahmad Al-Dwairi 3 25 8.3 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 3 25 8.35 Anthony Edwards 3 17 5.7
Assists # Player Pld Asts APG1 Shea Ili 3 23 7.7 Thomas Walkup 3 23 7.73 Freddy Ibrahim 3 19 6.34 Austin Reaves 3 13 4.35 Tyrese Haliburton 3 12 4.0
Blocks # Player Pld Blks BPG1 Georgios Papagiannis 3 6 2.02 Jaren Jackson Jr. 3 5 1.7 Walker Kessler 3 5 1.74 Paolo Banchero 3 4 1.3 Ahmad Al-Dwairi 3 4 1.3 Tyrese Haliburton 3 4 1.3
Steals # Player Pld Stls SPG1 Izayah Le'afa 3 6 2.0 Austin Reaves 3 6 2.02 Thanasis Antetokounmpo 3 5 1.7 Tyrese Haliburton 3 5 1.7 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 3 5 1.7 Freddy Ibrahim 3 5 1.7 Bobby Portis 3 5 1.7
Minutes # Player Pld Mins MPG1 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 3 112 37.62 Freddy Ibrahim 3 102 34.03 Ahmad Al-Dwairi 3 97 32.64 Reuben Te Rangi 3 96 32.15 Finn Delany 3 95 32.0
Free throws # Player FTM FTA FT%1 Shea Ili 3 16/17 94.12 Giannoulis Larentzakis 3 10/12 83.33 Jaren Jackson Jr. 3 12/15 80.04 Anthony Edwards 3 11/14 78.65 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 3 31/40 77.5
Field goal shooting # Player FGM FGA FG%1 Georgios Papagiannis 15 26 57.72 Ahmad Al-Dwairi 18 32 56.33 Ioannis Papapetrou 17 31 54.84 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 25 51 49.05 Anthony Edwards 17 37 45.9
Efficiency # Player Pld MPG PPG Eff EffPG1 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 3 37.6 27.7 78.0 26.02 Shea Ili 3 28.9 18.0 58.0 19.33 Ahmad Al-Dwairi 3 32.6 14.0 51.0 17.0 Georgios Papagiannis 3 27.9 11.0 51.0 17.05 Anthony Edwards 3 20.9 16.3 50.0 16.7
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