FIBA Basketball World Cup Top Scorer

The FIBA Basketball World Cup Top Scorer, although not an official award given by FIBA, represents the player who led FIBA Basketball World Cup in points scored per game (regardless of number of games played in tournament).^[1][2][3] The tournament's leader in total points scored is also noted.

Álvaro Salvadores, of Spain, was the leading scorer by points per game, of the first FIBA World Cup (then called the FIBA World Championship), the 1950 FIBA World Championship, which was held in Argentina.^[4] Chile's Rufino Bernedo, led that same tournament in total points scored, with 86.^[5] At the 1954 event, it was Uruguay's Oscar Moglia, that led in scoring, with an average of 18.7 points per game.

He was followed in 1959 by James T. L. Chen, of the Republic of China (Taiwan), who led in points per game, at 20.1, and Team USA's Jerry Vayda, who was first in total points scored, with 162. In 1963, the lead scorer was Peru's Ricardo Duarte, who had an average of 23.1 points per game. Poland's Mieczysław Łopatka, led in scoring average in 1967, at 19.7 points per game, while his teammate, Bohdan Likszo, led in total points scored, at 180.

They were followed by South Korea's Shin Dong-pa, who averaged 32.6 points per game in 1970. Mexico's Arturo Guerrero, who averaged 27.0 points per game in 1974, was that competition's leader in scoring average, while Wayne Brabender of Spain, led in total points scored, with 207. At the next competition, in 1978, it was Kamil Brabenec of Czechoslovakia, that was the leader in scoring average, at 26.9 points per game, while Yugoslavia's Dražen Dalipagić led the same competition in total points scored, with 202.

Rolando Frazer of Panama, was first in scoring average at the 1982 FIBA World Championship, in which he averaged 24.4 points per game, while Yugoslavia's Dragan Kićanović, was first in total points scored, with 190 points. Nikos Galis of Greece, led the 1986 FIBA World Championship in scoring.^[6][7][8][9] After Galis, Oscar Schmidt of Brazil, led the 1990 FIBA World Championship in scoring.^[10][11][12]

Schmidt was followed by Australia's Andrew Gaze, who was the leading scorer of the 1994 FIBA World Championship.^[13][14][15] After Gaze, it was Spain's Alberto Herreros, who was the leading scorer of the 1998 FIBA World Championship.^{[16][17][18][19]} Herreros was followed by Germany's Dirk Nowitzki, who led the 2002 edition in scoring.^[20][21][22]

China's Yao Ming, led the 2006 edition in scoring average,^[23][24] as he averaged 25.3 points per game, while Dirk Nowitzki of Germany was first in total points scored, with 209 points. Argentina's Luis Scola, led the 2010 edition in scoring.^[25][26][27] J. J. Barea of Puerto Rico, led the 2014 FIBA World Cup in points per game,^{[28][29][30][31]} with a scoring average of 22.0 points per game. At the same event, Pau Gasol of Spain was the leader in total points scored, with 140 points.

To date, no player has been the World Basketball Cup's leading scorer by points per game in more than one competition. However, Dirk Nowitzki led the tournament in total points scored twice, in the 2002 and 2006 competitions.

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Year	Player	Scoring Average	Ref.
1950	Álvaro Salvadores	13.8	[35][36][37]
1954	Oscar Moglia**	18.7	[38][39][40]
1959	James T. L. Chen	20.1	[41][42][43]
1963	Ricardo Duarte	23.1	[44][45][46]
1967	Mieczysław Łopatka**	19.7	[47][48][49]
1970	Shin Dong-pa	32.6	[50][51][52]
1974	Arturo Guerrero	27.0	[53][54][55]
1978	Kamil Brabenec	26.9	[56][57][58]
1982	Rolando Frazer	24.4	[59][60][61]
1986	Nikos Galis***	33.7	[62][63][64]
1990	Oscar Schmidt***	34.6	[65][66][67]
1994	Andrew Gaze**	23.9	[68][69][70]
1998	Alberto Herreros	17.9	[71][72][73]
2002	Dirk Nowitzki*	24.0	[74][75][76]
2006	Yao Ming***	25.3	[77][78][79]
2010	Luis Scola	27.1	[80][81][82]
2014	J. J. Barea	22.0	[83][84][85]
2019	Ra Gun-ah	23.0	[86][87]
2023	Luka Dončić	27.0	[88]

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Year	Player	Total Points Scored	Ref.
1950	Rufino Bernedo	86	[91][92]
1954	Oscar Moglia**	168	[93]
1959	Jerry Vayda	162	[94]
1963	Ricardo Duarte	163	[95]
1967	Bohdan Likszo	180
1970	Shin Dong-pa	261
1974	Wayne Brabender	207
1978	Dražen Dalipagić***	202
1982	Dragan Kićanović**	190
1986	Nikos Galis***	337	[96]
1990	Oscar Schmidt***	277
1994	Andrew Gaze**	191
1998	Alberto Herreros	161
2002	Dirk Nowitzki*	216	[97]
2006	Dirk Nowitzki* (2)	209
2010	Luis Scola	244	[98]
2014	Pau Gasol*	140	[99]
2019	Bogdan Bogdanović	183
2023	Luka Dončić	216	[88]

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