time of the competition. *excluding classification rounds. Performance by confederation This is a summary of the best performances of each confederation in each tournament. Note that most confederations did not exist until up to the 1960s, and that FIBA assigned teams to a specific continent when there were no confederations yet. Number of teams by confederation This is a summary of the total number of participating teams by confederation in each tournament. The number of teams in the confederation of a host federation is boldfaced. Notes and references External links FIBA official website FIBA Basketball World Cup