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 the United States, Jordan, Greece, and New Zealand.[1] [2] 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.[3]
| Team | Qualification | Appearance | Best performance | WR[4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As | Date | Last | Total | Streak | |||
| 23 February 2023 | 19 | 19 | Champions (1954, 1986, 1994, 2010, 2014) | 2 | |||
| 24 February 2023 | 3 | 2 | 23rd place (2010) | 33 | |||
| 14 November 2022 | 9 | 5 | Runners-up (2006) | 9 | |||
| Asian Group E top three | 29 August 2022 | 7 | 6 | 4th place (2002) | 26 | ||
All times are local (UTC+8).[5]
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.
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.
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.
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 on 1994 and on 1998 and in their last meeting in 2019.
This was the first competitive game between the United States and Jordan.
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.
Points
| Player | Pld | Pts | PPG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | 3 | 83 | 27.7 | |
| 2 | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | ||
| 3 | 49 | 16.3 | |||
| 5 | 3 | 46 | 15.3 |
Rebounds
| Player | Pld | Rebs | RPG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Hart | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | |
| 2 | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | ||
| 3 | 25 | 8.3 | |||
| 5 | 3 | 17 | 5.7 |
Assists
| Player | Pld | Asts | APG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shea Ili | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | |
| Thomas Walkup | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 |
Blocks
| Player | Pld | Blks | BPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgios Papagiannis | 3 | 6 | 2.0 |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | |
| 3 | 5 | 1.7 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | |
| 3 | 4 | 1.3 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 1.3 |
Steals
| Player | Pld | Stls | SPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Izayah Le'afa | 3 | 6 | 2.0 |
| Austin Reaves | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | |
| 3 | 5 | 1.7 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 1.7 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 1.7 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 1.7 |
Minutes
| Player | Pld | Mins | MPG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | 3 | 112 | 37.6 | |
| 2 | 3 | 102 | 34.0 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 97 | 32.6 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 96 | 32.1 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 95 | 32.0 |
Free throws
| Player | FTM | FTA | FT% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shea Ili | 3 | 16/17 | 94.1 | |
| 2 | 3 | 10/12 | 83.3 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 12/15 | 80.0 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 11/14 | 78.6 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 31/40 | 77.5 |
Field goal shooting
| Player | FGM | FGA | FG% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgios Papagiannis | 15 | 26 | 57.7 | |
| 2 | 18 | 32 | 56.3 | ||
| 3 | 17 | 31 | 54.8 | ||
| 4 | 25 | 51 | 49.0 | ||
| 5 | 17 | 37 | 45.9 |
Efficiency
| Player | Pld | MPG | PPG | Eff | EffPG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | 3 | 37.6 | 27.7 | 78.0 | 26.0 | |
| 2 | 3 | 28.9 | 18.0 | 58.0 | 19.3 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 32.6 | 14.0 | 51.0 | 17.0 | ||
| 3 | 27.9 | 11.0 | 51.0 | 17.0 | |||
| 5 | 3 | 20.9 | 16.3 | 50.0 | 16.7 |