Argentina–Uruguay bid for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Argentina–Uruguay bid for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup The joint Argentina–Uruguay bid for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the Argentine Basketball Federation and Uruguayan Basketball Federation's unsuccessful joint bid for the right to host the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. The campaign was led by Argentina, where most of the proposed venues were situated. The bid was one of the two finalist bids, along with the joint Philippines–Japan–Indonesia winning bid. On January 11, 2017, the joint bid was announced in Buenos Aires, by the Argentine Basketball Federation and the Uruguayan Basketball Federation. The bid was launched by
2006 FIBA World Championship squads his year of birth as 1979, but the NBA, where he played for several years, lists him as having been born in 1977. Head coach: Carlo Recalcati Head coach: Julio Toro Head coach: Moustapha Gaye Head coach: Aleš Pipan Head coach: Mike Krzyzewski 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. Head coach: Sergio Hernández Head coach: Claude Bergeaud NB: Diarra replaced Tony Parker, who suffered a broken finger, just before the 24-hour deadline