FIBA Basketball World Cup expanded from 24 to 32 teams. Also, for the first time since 1967, the competition would no longer overlap with the FIFA World Cup. To accommodate this change, the 2014 FIBA World Cup will be followed by a 2019 edition in China, then followed by a 2023 edition in the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia. The Basketball World Cup has used various forms of qualification throughout its history. The first five tournaments were held in South America and participation was dominated by teams from the Americas. At the first tournament, FIBA intended for the three Olympic medalists to compete, plus the
2019 United States FIBA Basketball World Cup team spots in the second round of the qualifying stage and finally for seven World Cup berths. To be eligible for the World Cup, the U.S. first had to participate in the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup. The United States had not played in the FIBA Americas tournament since 2007; they had been exempt from qualifying, having won every prior Olympics and world championships. Players for the qualifying squads are chosen by a USA Basketball qualification committee. Their teams are made up of players primarily from the NBA G League, since FIBA had changed the World Cup qualifiers from summer to year-round, most