How many times has the United States won the FIBA Basketball World Cup?

The Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia have joined forces, ready to slam-dunk their way into the history books by hosting the tournament together. A triple threat of hoops action that will have fans cheering, nations uniting, and referees sweating.

Manila is about to become the hottest spot for some serious sporting action! Okinawa and Jakarta are going to play host to some serious group action! They’ll be juggling not one but two preliminary-round groups each, and to top it off, they’ll also be in charge of one second-round group.

But how many times has the US been Fiba World Cup winners?

The most recent time that USA Basketball won a gold medal was in 2014 during the World Cup, which took place in Spain. The USA Basketball team has won the title of world champions five times. They achieved this feat in the years 1954, 1986, 1994, 2010, and 2014.

Brazil and the USA are like the cool kids who never miss a party, showing up to every World Cup since it started. Meanwhile, South Sudan, Cape Verde, Latvia, and Georgia are the newbies who are finally getting their chance to shine.