Lithuania finished their campaign in the FIBA World Championship with a 77-62 win over Germany to clinch seventh place in the tournament.
Turkish fans are looking forward to hosting the world's most prestigious basketball event in 2010, after their country achieved the best ever international result in a FIBA World Championship.
Since 1997, players have come and gone on France's national team, but a constant has remained in the crowd in the form of super fan Jamil Rouissi.
Darius Lavrinovic and Linas Kleiza combined for 34 points to lead Lithuania to a 77-62 victory over Germany and seventh place at the FIBA World Championship.
After the FIBA World Championship 2006 in Japan, FIBA has announced its new world ranking for men's national teams.
Despite not playing in Spain's historic victory over Greece in the final of the FIBA World Championship, Pau Gasol was selected as the tournament's Most Valuable Player.
Sharp-shooting Spain blew away Greece 70-47 to capture an emotional first world basketball championship gold medal on Sunday.
The easy way to sum up the FIBA world championship is to list the medal winners, from gold to bronze _ Spain, Greece, and the United States.
Greek President Karolos Papoulias and Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis on Sunday sent their congratulations and thanks to the country's national basketball team.
Shaking off a disappointing semi-final loss, the US National Basketball Association stars have claimed third place at the World Basketball Championship by defeating Argentina 96-81.
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