2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup bids 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup bids The bidding process for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the procedure for the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) in choosing the hosts for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. Originally, national federations are allowed to bid for both the 2019 and 2023 editions, but on 16 March 2015, FIBA announced the 2019 edition will be held in Asia, which was then awarded to China on 7 August 2015. The 2023 Basketball World Cup will be held in three Asian countries; Philippines, Indonesia, and Japan. It will be the first Basketball World Cup to
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification Basketball World Cup 2019 European Pre-Qualifiers which were held in August 2017. In order to determine the last eight spots in Division A, 13 teams participated in four home-and-away round robin groups on 2 to 19 August 2017. The draw to determine the 4 groups was held in Prague, Czech Republic on 10 December 2016. There were concerns from national federations that they would not be able to play the qualifiers with players from top professional leagues globally (the National Basketball Association and EuroLeague), which is possible with professional leagues operating in mid-year. 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification The