2006 FIBA World Championship squads
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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.
Group A
[edit]Argentina
[edit]Head coach: Sergio Hernández
# | Pos | Name | Year born | Team |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Center | Luis Scola | 1980 | ![]() |
5 | Guard | Manu Ginóbili | 1977 | ![]() |
6 | Guard | Pepe Sánchez | 1977 | ![]() |
7 | Center | Fabricio Oberto | 1975 | ![]() |
8 | Forward | Wálter Herrmann | 1979 | ![]() |
9 | Forward | Gabriel Fernández | 1976 | ![]() |
10 | Guard | Carlos Delfino | 1982 | ![]() |
11 | Guard | Pablo Prigioni | 1977 | ![]() |
12 | Forward | Leonardo Gutiérrez | 1978 | ![]() |
13 | Forward | Andrés Nocioni | 1979 | ![]() |
14 | Guard | Daniel Farabello | 1976 | ![]() |
15 | Center | Rubén Wolkowyski | 1973 | ![]() |
France
[edit]Head coach: Claude Bergeaud
# | Pos | Name | Year born | Team |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Guard | Joseph Gomis | 1978 | ![]() |
5 | Forward | Mickaël Gelabale | 1983 | ![]() |
6 | Guard | Aymeric Jeanneau | 1978 | ![]() |
7 | Forward | Laurent Foirest | 1973 | ![]() |
8 | Guard | Mickaël Piétrus | 1982 | ![]() |
9 | Forward | Mamoutou Diarra | 1980 | ![]() |
10 | Guard | Yannick Bokolo | 1985 | ![]() |
11 | Forward | Florent Piétrus | 1981 | ![]() |
12 | Center | Johan Petro | 1986 | ![]() |
13 | Forward | Boris Diaw | 1982 | ![]() |
14 | Forward | Ronny Turiaf | 1983 | ![]() |
15 | Center | Frédéric Weis | 1977 | ![]() |
NB: Diarra replaced Tony Parker, who suffered a broken finger, just before the 24-hour deadline for submitting final squads.
Lebanon
[edit]Head coach: Paul Coughter
# | Pos | Name | Year born | Team |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Guard | Jean Abdel-Nour | 1983 | ![]() |
5 | Center | Hussein Tawbe | 1982 | ![]() |
6 | Guard | Ali Mahmoud | 1983 | ![]() |
7 | Guard | Rony Fahed | 1981 | ![]() |
8 | Guard | Omar El Turk | 1981 | ![]() |
9 | Forward | Brian Beshara | 1977 | ![]() |
10 | Forward | Bassem Balaa | 1981 | ![]() |
11 | Center | Joe Vogel | 1973 | ![]() |
12 | Forward | Ali Fakhreddine | 1983 | ![]() |
13 | Forward | Sabah Khoury | 1982 | ![]() |
14 | Center | Roy Samaha | 1984 | ![]() |
15 | Forward | Fadi El Khatib | 1979 | ![]() |
Nigeria
[edit]Head Coach: Sanni Ahmed
# | Pos | Name | Year born | Team |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Guard | Josh Akognon | 1986 | ![]() |
5 | Forward | Ekene Ibekwe | 1985 | ![]() |
6 | Guard | Chamberlain Oguchi | 1986 | ![]() |
7 | Forward | Ime Udoka | 1977 | ![]() |
8 | Guard | Ebi Ere | 1981 | ![]() |
9 | Guard | Jeff Varem | 1983 | ![]() |
10 | Center | Julius Nwosu | 1971 | ![]() |
11 | Forward | Derrick Obasohan | 1981 | ![]() |
12 | Forward | Tunji Awojobi | 1973 | ![]() |
13 | Forward | Gabe Muoneke | 1978 | ![]() |
14 | Forward | Aloysius Anagonye | 1981 | ![]() |
15 | Center | Ikenne Nwankwo | 1973 | ![]() |
Serbia and Montenegro
[edit]Head Coach: Dragan Šakota
# | Pos | Name | Year born | Team |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Guard | Bojan Popović | 1983 | ![]() |
5 | Forward | Branko Jorović | 1981 | ![]() |
6 | Guard | Vule Avdalović | 1981 | ![]() |
7 | Center | Miroslav Raičević | 1981 | ![]() |
8 | Guard | Igor Rakočević | 1978 | ![]() |
9 | Center | Mile Ilić | 1984 | ![]() |
10 | Guard | Uroš Tripković | 1986 | ![]() |
11 | Center | Darko Miličić | 1985 | ![]() |
12 | Center | Goran Nikolić | 1976 | ![]() |
13 | Guard | Marko Marinović | 1983 | ![]() |
14 | Forward | Ognjen Aškrabić | 1979 | ![]() |
15 | Center | Kosta Perović | 1985 | ![]() |
Venezuela
[edit]Head Coach: Néstor Salazar
# | Pos | Name | Year born | Team |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Forward | Víctor David Díaz | 1968 | ![]() |
5 | Center | Pablo Machado | 1977 | ![]() |
6 | Guard | Ernesto Mijares | 1976 | ![]() |
7 | Center | Richard Lugo | 1973 | ![]() |
8 | Forward | Tomás Aguilera | 1977 | ![]() |
9 | Forward | Óscar Torres | 1976 | ![]() |
10 | Guard | Carlos Cedeño | 1985 | ![]() |
11 | Center | Miguel Ángel Marriaga | 1984 | ![]() |
12 | Forward | Gregory Vallenilla | 1980 | ![]() |
13 | Forward | Alejandro Barrios | 1979 | ![]() |
14 | Center | Heberth Bayona | 1978 | ![]() |
15 | Forward | Carlos Morris | 1975 | ![]() |
Group B
[edit]Angola
[edit]Head coach: Alberto de Carvalho
# | Pos | Name | Year born | Team |
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4 | Guard | Olímpio Cipriano | 1982 | ![]() |
5 | Guard | Armando Costa | 1983 | ![]() |
6 | Guard | Carlos Morais | 1985 | ![]() |
7 | Guard | Milton Barros | 1984 | ![]() |
8 | Guard | Luis Costa | 1978 | ![]() |
9 | Forward | Victor de Carvalho | 1969 | ![]() |
10 | Forward | Joaquim Gomes | 1980 | ![]() |
11 | Forward | Emanuel Neto | 1984 | ![]() |
12 | Center | Abdel Bouckar | 1980 | ![]() |
13 | Guard | Carlos Almeida | 1976 | ![]() |
14 | Guard | Miguel Lutonda | 1971 | ![]() |
15 | Center | Eduardo Mingas | 1979 | ![]() |
Germany
[edit]Head coach: Dirk Bauermann
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# | Pos | Name | Year born | Team |
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4 | Guard | Mithat Demirel | 1978 | ![]() |
5 | Forward | Ademola Okulaja | 1975 | ![]() |
6 | Forward | Sven Schultze | 1978 | ![]() |
7 | Forward | Robert Garrett | 1977 | ![]() |
8 | Guard | Johannes Herber | 1983 | ![]() |
9 | Guard | Steffen Hamann | 1977 | ![]() |
10 | Guard | Demond Greene | 1979 | ![]() |
11 | Guard | Pascal Roller | 1976 | ![]() |
12 | Forward | Guido Grünheid | 1982 | ![]() |
13 | Center | Patrick Femerling | 1975 | ![]() |
14 | Forward | Dirk Nowitzki | 1978 | ![]() |
15 | Center | Jan-Hendrik Jagla | 1981 | ![]() |
Japan
[edit]Head coach: Željko Pavličević
# | Pos | Name | Year born | Team |
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4 | Guard | Takuya Kawamura | 1986 | ![]() |
5 | Center | Daiji Yamada | 1981 | ![]() |
6 | Forward | Ryota Sakurai | 1983 | ![]() |
7 | Guard | Kei Igarashi | 1980 | ![]() |
8 | Guard | Shinsuke Kashiwagi | 1981 | ![]() |
9 | Guard | Takehiko Orimo | 1970 | ![]() |
10 | Forward | Kosuke Takeuchi | 1985 | ![]() |
11 | Forward | Tomoo Amino | 1980 | ![]() |
12 | Guard | Takahiro Setsumasa | 1972 | ![]() |
13 | Forward | Satoru Furuta | 1971 | ![]() |
14 | Forward | Shunsuke Ito | 1979 | ![]() |
15 | Center | Joji Takeuchi | 1985 | ![]() |
New Zealand
[edit]Head coach: Tab Baldwin
# | Pos | Name | Year born | Team |
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4 | Guard | Mark Dickel | 1976 | ![]() |
5 | Guard | Aaron Olson | 1978 | ![]() |
6 | Guard | Kirk Penney | 1980 | ![]() |
7 | Guard | Paul Henare | 1979 | ![]() |
8 | Guard | Phill Jones | 1974 | ![]() |
9 | Guard | Paora Winitana | 1976 | ![]() |
10 | Guard | Dillon Boucher | 1975 | ![]() |
11 | Forward | Pero Cameron | 1974 | ![]() |
12 | Forward | Mika Vukona | 1982 | ![]() |
13 | Forward | Casey Frank | 1977 | ![]() |
14 | Center | Craig Bradshaw | 1983 | ![]() |
15 | Center | Tony Rampton | 1976 | ![]() |
NB: Ben Hill was put on standby when Mark Dickel tested positive for cannabis after a July match against Australia. However his suspension did not rule him out from any Championship games.
Panama
[edit]Head coach: Guillermo Vecchio
# | Pos | Name | Year born | Team |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Center | Rubén Garcés | 1973 | ![]() |
5 | Guard | Jair Peralta | 1976 | ![]() |
6 | Guard | Rubén Douglas | 1979 | ![]() |
7 | Guard | Maximiliano Gómez | 1975 | ![]() |
8 | Center | Kevin Daley | 1976 | ![]() |
9 | Center | Jamaal Levy | 1983 | ![]() |
10 | Forward | Dionisio Gómez | 1980 | ![]() |
11 | Guard | Michael Hicks | 1976 | ![]() |
12 | Guard | Ed Cota | 1976 | ![]() |
13 | Forward | Antonio García | 1976 | ![]() |
14 | Forward | Jaime Lloreda | 1980 | ![]() |
15 | Center | Eric Cárdenas | 1973 | ![]() |
Spain
[edit]Head coach: Pepu Hernández
# | Pos | Name | Year born | Team |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Center | Pau Gasol | 1980 | ![]() |
5 | Forward | Rudy Fernández | 1985 | ![]() |
6 | Guard | Carlos Cabezas | 1980 | ![]() |
7 | Guard | Juan Carlos Navarro | 1980 | ![]() |
8 | Guard | José Manuel Calderón | 1981 | ![]() |
9 | Center | Felipe Reyes | 1980 | ![]() |
10 | Forward | Carlos Jiménez | 1976 | ![]() |
11 | Guard | Sergio Rodríguez | 1986 | ![]() |
12 | Guard | Berni Rodríguez | 1980 | ![]() |
13 | Center | Marc Gasol | 1985 | ![]() |
14 | Forward | Álex Mumbrú | 1979 | ![]() |
15 | Forward | Jorge Garbajosa | 1977 | ![]() |
Group C
[edit]Australia
[edit]Head coach: Brian Goorjian
# | Pos | Name | Year born | Team |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Center | Andrew Bogut | 1984 | ![]() |
5 | Forward | David Barlow | 1983 | ![]() |
6 | Forward | Sam Mackinnon | 1976 | ![]() |
7 | Guard | Luke Kendall | 1978 | ![]() |
8 | Forward | Brad Newley | 1982 | ![]() |
9 | Forward | C. J. Bruton | 1978 | ![]() |
10 | Forward | Jason Smith | 1974 | ![]() |
11 | Forward | Mark Worthington | 1983 | ![]() |
12 | Forward | Daniel Kickert | 1983 | ![]() |
13 | Center | Russell Hinder | 1975 | ![]() |
14 | Guard | Aaron Bruce | 1984 | ![]() |
15 | Center | Wade Helliwell | 1979 | ![]() |
Brazil
[edit]Head coach: Lula Ferreira
# | Pos | Name | Year born | Team |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Guard | Marcelo Machado | 1975 | ![]() |
5 | Guard | Nezinho dos Santos | 1985 | ![]() |
6 | Forward | Murilo Becker | 1983 | ![]() |
7 | Center | Estevam Ferreira | 1978 | ![]() |
8 | Guard | Leandro Barbosa | 1982 | ![]() |
9 | Guard | Marcelinho Huertas | 1983 | ![]() |
10 | Guard | Alex Garcia | 1980 | ![]() |
11 | Forward | Anderson Varejão | 1982 | ![]() |
12 | Forward | Guilherme Giovannoni | 1980 | ![]() |
13 | Center | Caio Torres | 1987 | ![]() |
14 | Center | André Bambu | 1979 | ![]() |
15 | Center | Tiago Splitter | 1985 | ![]() |
Greece
[edit]Head coach: Panagiotis Giannakis
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# | Pos | Name | Year born | Team |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Guard | Theodoros Papaloukas | 1977 | ![]() |
5 | Center | Sofoklis Schortsanitis | 1985 | ![]() |
6 | Guard | Nikos Zisis | 1983 | ![]() |
7 | Guard | Vassilis Spanoulis | 1982 | ![]() |
8 | Forward | Panagiotis Vasilopoulos | 1984 | ![]() |
9 | Forward | Antonis Fotsis | 1981 | ![]() |
10 | Guard | Nikos Chatzivrettas | 1977 | ![]() |
11 | Forward | Dimos Dikoudis | 1977 | ![]() |
12 | Forward | Kostas Tsartsaris | 1979 | ![]() |
13 | Guard | Dimitris Diamantidis | 1980 | ![]() |
14 | Center | Lazaros Papadopoulos | 1980 | ![]() |
15 | Forward | Michalis Kakiouzis | 1976 | ![]() |
Lithuania
[edit]Head coach: Antanas Sireika
# | Pos | Name | Year born | Team |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Guard | Tomas Delininkaitis | 1982 | ![]() |
5 | Forward | Mindaugas Žukauskas | 1975 | ![]() |
6 | Guard | Arvydas Macijauskas | 1980 | ![]() |
7 | Forward | Darjuš Lavrinovič | 1979 | ![]() |
8 | Guard | Giedrius Gustas | 1980 | ![]() |
9 | Forward | Darius Songaila | 1978 | ![]() |
10 | Guard | Mantas Kalnietis | 1986 | ![]() |
11 | Forward | Linas Kleiza | 1985 | ![]() |
12 | Center | Kšyštof Lavrinovič | 1979 | ![]() |
13 | Guard | Simas Jasaitis | 1982 | ![]() |
14 | Forward | Paulius Jankūnas | 1984 | ![]() |
15 | Center | Robertas Javtokas | 1980 | ![]() |
Qatar
[edit]Head Coach: Joseph Stiebing
# | Pos | Name | Year born | Team |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Guard | Khalid Masoud Al Nasr | 1980 | ![]() |
5 | Guard | Malek Saleem | 1985 | ![]() |
6 | Guard | Saad Abdulrahman | 1985 | ![]() |
7 | Guard | Daoud Musa | 1982 | ![]() |
8 | Forward | Khalid Suliman | 1987 | ![]() |
9 | Forward | Ali Turki | 1982 | ![]() |
10 | Forward | Baker Ahmad | 1986 | ![]() |
11 | Forward | Erfan Ali Saeed | 1983 | ![]() |
12 | Center | Mohammed Saleem | 1982 | ![]() |
13 | Forward | Hammam Omer | 1983 | ![]() |
14 | Center | Hashim Zaidan | 1980 | ![]() |
15 | Center | Omer Abdelqader | 1983 | ![]() |
Turkey
[edit]Head coach: Bogdan Tanjević
# | Pos | Name | Year born | Team |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Guard | Cenk Akyol | 1987 | ![]() |
5 | Center | Ermal Kurtoğlu | 1980 | ![]() |
6 | Guard | Engin Atsür | 1984 | ![]() |
7 | Guard | Ender Arslan | 1983 | ![]() |
8 | Forward | Ersan İlyasova | 1987 | ![]() |
9 | Guard | Serkan Erdoğan | 1978 | ![]() |
10 | Forward | İbrahim Kutluay | 1974 | ![]() |
11 | Center | Fatih Solak | 1980 | ![]() |
12 | Center | Kerem Gönlüm | 1977 | ![]() |
13 | Center | Semih Erden | 1986 | ![]() |
14 | Center | Kaya Peker | 1980 | ![]() |
15 | Guard | Hakan Demirel | 1986 | ![]() |
Group D
[edit]China
[edit]Head coach: Jonas Kazlauskas
# | Pos | Name | Year born | Team |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Guard | Chen Jianghua | 1989 | ![]() |
5 | Guard | Liu Wei | 1980 | ![]() |
6 | Guard | Zhang Qingpeng | 1985 | ![]() |
7 | Forward | Wang Shipeng | 1983 | ![]() |
8 | Forward | Zhu Fangyu | 1983 | ![]() |
9 | Guard | Sun Yue | 1985 | ![]() |
10 | Center | Zhang Songtao | 1985 | ![]() |
11 | Center | Yi Jianlian | 1987 | ![]() |
12 | Center | Mo Ke | 1982 | ![]() |
13 | Center | Yao Ming | 1980 | ![]() |
14 | Center | Wang Zhizhi | 1979 | ![]() |
15 | Forward | Du Feng | 1981 | ![]() |
NB: Age discrepancies exist for at least two of these players. Yi's age is currently a subject of controversy, with several reports indicating that he was actually born in 1984. Wang Zhizhi's passport lists his year of birth as 1979, but the NBA, where he played for several years, lists him as having been born in 1977.
Italy
[edit]Head coach: Carlo Recalcati
# | Pos | Name | Year born | Team |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Guard | Fabio Di Bella | 1978 | ![]() |
5 | Guard | Gianluca Basile | 1975 | ![]() |
6 | Forward | Stefano Mancinelli | 1983 | ![]() |
7 | Guard | Matteo Soragna | 1975 | ![]() |
8 | Center | Denis Marconato | 1975 | ![]() |
9 | Guard | Marco Belinelli | 1986 | ![]() |
10 | Guard | Andrea Pecile | 1980 | ![]() |
11 | Forward | Andrea Michelori | 1978 | ![]() |
12 | Forward | Mason Rocca | 1977 | ![]() |
13 | Guard | Marco Mordente | 1979 | ![]() |
14 | Center | Luca Garri | 1982 | ![]() |
15 | Forward | Angelo Gigli | 1983 | ![]() |
Puerto Rico
[edit]Head coach: Julio Toro
# | Pos | Name | Year born | Team |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Center | Peter John Ramos | 1985 | ![]() |
5 | Forward | Angelo Reyes | 1982 | ![]() |
6 | Guard | Roberto Hatton | 1977 | ![]() |
7 | Guard | Carlos Arroyo | 1979 | ![]() |
8 | Guard | Rick Apodaca | 1980 | ![]() |
9 | Guard | Christian Dalmau | 1975 | ![]() |
10 | Guard | Larry Ayuso | 1977 | ![]() |
11 | Forward | Antonio Latimer | 1978 | ![]() |
12 | Guard | Filiberto Rivera | 1982 | ![]() |
13 | Center | Manuel Narvaez | 1981 | ![]() |
14 | Forward | Carmelo Antrone Lee | 1977 | ![]() |
15 | Center | Daniel Santiago | 1976 | ![]() |
Senegal
[edit]Head coach: Moustapha Gaye
# | Pos | Name | Year born | Team |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Center | Makthar N'Diaye | 1972 | ![]() |
5 | Guard | El Kabir Pene | 1984 | ![]() |
6 | Guard | Pape Ibrahim Faye | 1980 | ![]() |
7 | Guard | Babacar Cissé | 1976 | ![]() |
8 | Forward | Sitapha Savané | 1978 | ![]() |
9 | Forward | Maleye N'Doye | 1980 | ![]() |
10 | Guard | Mamadou Diouf | 1983 | ![]() |
11 | Forward | Souleymane Aw | 1981 | ![]() |
12 | Forward | Moustapha Niang | 1977 | ![]() |
13 | Center | Mamadou N'Diaye | 1975 | ![]() |
14 | Center | Ndongo N'Diaye | 1977 | ![]() |
15 | Forward | Malick Badiane | 1984 | ![]() |
Slovenia
[edit]Head coach: Aleš Pipan
# | Pos | Name | Year born | Team |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Forward | Goran Jurak | 1977 | ![]() |
5 | Guard | Jaka Lakovič | 1978 | ![]() |
6 | Guard | Sašo Ožbolt | 1981 | ![]() |
7 | Guard | Sani Bečirovič | 1981 | ![]() |
8 | Center | Radoslav Nesterović | 1976 | ![]() |
9 | Guard | Beno Udrih | 1982 | ![]() |
10 | Forward | Boštjan Nachbar | 1981 | ![]() |
11 | Forward | Željko Zagorac | 1981 | ![]() |
12 | Guard | Marko Milič | 1977 | ![]() |
13 | Guard | Goran Dragić | 1986 | ![]() |
14 | Center | Uroš Slokar | 1983 | ![]() |
15 | Center | Primož Brezec | 1979 | ![]() |
United States
[edit]Head coach: Mike Krzyzewski
# | Pos | Name | Year born | Team |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Guard | Joe Johnson | 1981 | ![]() |
5 | Guard | Kirk Hinrich | 1981 | ![]() |
6 | Forward | LeBron James | 1984 | ![]() |
7 | Forward | Antawn Jamison | 1976 | ![]() |
8 | Forward | Shane Battier | 1978 | ![]() |
9 | Guard | Dwyane Wade | 1982 | ![]() |
10 | Guard | Chris Paul | 1985 | ![]() |
11 | Center | Chris Bosh | 1984 | ![]() |
12 | Center | Dwight Howard | 1985 | ![]() |
13 | Center | Brad Miller | 1976 | ![]() |
14 | Forward | Elton Brand | 1979 | ![]() |
15 | Forward | Carmelo Anthony | 1984 | ![]() |