2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group A

Group A was one of eight groups of the preliminary round of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. It took place from 25 to 29 August 2023, and consisted of Angola, the Dominican Republic, Italy, and the Philippines. Each team played each other once, for a total of three games per team, with all but two games to be played at the Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines. The top two teams advanced to the second round and the bottom two teams qualified for the classification rounds.
Following the venue change for the final phase to the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, FIBA announced that the first two games of Group A would take place at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, the original venue for the final phase.

Standings

Games

''All times are local.''

Angola vs. Italy

This was the third game between Angola and Italy in the World Cup and their second consecutive matchup. The Italians won the first two meetings in 1990 and 2019.

Dominican Republic vs. Philippines

This was the first game between the Dominican Republic and the Philippines in the World Cup. The Dominicans won in the 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.
The match broke the record for the most attended FIBA World Cup match with 38,115 coming to the venue. This surpassed the 1994 FIBA World Championship final in Toronto between the United States and Russia which was witnessed by an audience of 32,616 people.

Italy vs. Dominican Republic

This was the first game between Italy and the Dominican Republic in the World Cup. The Italians won in the semi-finals of the 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.

Philippines vs. Angola

This was the second game between the Philippines and Angola in the World Cup. The Angolans won the first meeting in 2019, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.

Angola vs. Dominican Republic

This was the first competitive game between Angola and the Dominican Republic.

Philippines vs. Italy

This was the third game between the Philippines and Italy in the World Cup and their second consecutive matchup. The Italians won the first two meetings in 1978 and 2019.

Statistical leaders

Player tournament average

Points

#	Player	Pld	Pts	PPG
1	Jordan Clarkson	3	72	24.0
2	Karl-Anthony Towns	3	58	19.3
3	Andrés Feliz	3	53	17.7
4	Simone Fontecchio	3	50	16.7
5	Bruno Fernando	3	40	13.3

Rebounds

#	Player	Pld	Rebs	RPG
1	Karl-Anthony Towns	3	23	24.0
2	Silvio De Sousa	3	19	6.3
2	A. J. Edu	3	19	6.3
2	Nicolò Melli	3	19	6.3
5	June Mar Fajardo	3	18	6.0

Assists

#	Player	Pld	Asts	APG
1	Jordan Clarkson	3	20	6.7
1	Marco Spissu	3	20	6.7
3	Andrés Feliz	3	15	5.0
3	Jean Montero	3	15	5.0
5	Gerson Domingos	3	14	4.7
5	Childe Dundão	3	14	4.7

Blocks

#	Player	Pld	Blks	BPG
1	Nicolò Melli	3	5	1.7
2	A. J. Edu	3	4	1.3
2	Bruno Fernando	3	4	1.3
4	Gerson Gonçalves	3	3	1.0
4	Jean Montero	3	3	1.0

Steals

#	Player	Pld	Stls	SPG
1	Víctor Liz	3	9	3.0
2	Childe Dundão	3	6	2.0
3	Bruno Fernando	3	5	1.7
3	Gerson Gonçalves	3	5	1.7
3	Jean Montero	3	5	1.7

Minutes

#	Player	Pld	Mins	MPG
1	Jordan Clarkson	3	112	37.6
2	Dwight Ramos	3	89	29.9
3	A. J. Edu	3	89	29.7
4	Andrés Feliz	3	88	29.6
5	Simone Fontecchio	3	88	29.3

Free throws

#	Player	FTM	FTA	FT%
1	Achille Polonara	3	13/14	92.9
2	Jordan Clarkson	3	21/23	91.3
3	Karl-Anthony Towns	3	24/27	88.9
4	Simone Fontecchio	3	11/13	84.6
5	Víctor Liz	3	7/9	77.8

Field goal shooting

#	Player	FGM	FGA	FG%
1	Andrés Feliz	19	30	63.3
2	Bruno Fernando	15	31	48.4
3	Víctor Liz	14	29	48.3
4	Karl-Anthony Towns	14	35	40.0
5	Dwight Ramos	11	28	39.3

Efficiency

#	Player	Pld	MPG	PPG	Eff	EffPG
1	Víctor Liz	3	29.6	17.7	71.0	23.7
2	Karl-Anthony Towns	3	27.2	19.3	56.0	18.7
3	Jordan Clarkson	3	36.8	24.0	55.0	18.3
4	Marco Spissu	3	27.4	11.7	50.0	16.7
5	Nicolò Melli	3	27.3	7.7	48.0	16.0