2006 FIBA World Championship squads
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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.[1] Spain won the championship beating Greece.[2][3]
Group A
Argentina
Head coach: Sergio Hernández[4]
| # | 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
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
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
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
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
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
Angola
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
Head coach: Dirk Bauermann
| # | 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
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
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
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
Head coach: Pepu Hernández[5]
| # | 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
Australia
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
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
Head coach: Panagiotis Giannakis
| # | 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
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
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
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
China
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
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
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
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
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
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 |