Dennis Schroder was voted the tournament’s Most Valuable Player after leading Germany to the tournament’s championship at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023.
With 28 points (7/11 2Pt, 2/6 3Pt, 8/10 FT), 2 boards, 2 assists, 2 turnovers, 1 steаl, and 21 EFF, Schroder was the game’s most valuable player in the championship game versus Serbia.
Schroder has been averaging 19.1 points, 2.0 boards, 6.1 assists, and 17.6 EFF during the tournament.
Schroder scored 30 points (5/10 2Pt, 5/9 3Pt, 5/5 FT), dished out 8 assists, grabbed 1 board, and had 31 effective field goal percentage against Australia, his finest performance of the tournament.
Previous winners of the FIBA World Cup MVP title are Kevin Durant (2010), Kyrie Irving (2014), and Ricky Rubio (2019) before Schroder.
In 2002, when Dirk Nowitzki led Germany to third place, he was the last player who was not on the winning team to receive FIBA Basketball World Cup MVP.