2006 FIBA World Championship squads

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.

The winning team from Spain

Group A

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Argentina

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Head coach: Sergio Hernández

# Pos Name Year born Team
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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Head coach: Claude Bergeaud

# Pos Name Year born Team
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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Head coach: Paul Coughter

# Pos Name Year born Team
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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Head Coach: Sanni Ahmed

# Pos Name Year born Team
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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Head Coach: Dragan Šakota

# Pos Name Year born Team
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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Head Coach: Néstor Salazar

# Pos Name Year born Team
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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Head coach: Alberto de Carvalho

# Pos Name Year born Team
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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Head coach: Dirk Bauermann

 
Germany (in black) playing against Lithuania
# Pos Name Year born Team
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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Head coach: Željko Pavličević

# Pos Name Year born Team
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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Head coach: Tab Baldwin

# Pos Name Year born Team
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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Head coach: Guillermo Vecchio

# Pos Name Year born Team
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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Head coach: Pepu Hernández

# Pos Name Year born Team
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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Head coach: Brian Goorjian

# Pos Name Year born Team
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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Head coach: Lula Ferreira

# Pos Name Year born Team
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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Head coach: Panagiotis Giannakis

 
The Greek team, winners of the Silver Medal
# Pos Name Year born Team
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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Head coach: Antanas Sireika

# Pos Name Year born Team
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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Head Coach: Joseph Stiebing

# Pos Name Year born Team
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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Head coach: Bogdan Tanjević

# Pos Name Year born Team
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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Head coach: Jonas Kazlauskas

# Pos Name Year born Team
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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Head coach: Carlo Recalcati

# Pos Name Year born Team
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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Head coach: Julio Toro

# Pos Name Year born Team
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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Head coach: Moustapha Gaye

# Pos Name Year born Team
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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Head coach: Aleš Pipan

# Pos Name Year born Team
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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Head coach: Mike Krzyzewski

# Pos Name Year born Team
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

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