The process determined the twelve teams that would qualify for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
WADA prohibited the use of the Russian flag and anthem at major international sporting events.
[1] However, the Russia national team could still enter qualification, as the ban only applied to the final tournament to decide the world champions.
[3] Had Russia qualified, its players would have been able to use its name, flag and anthem at the World Cup, as a result of the nation's two-year ban expiring on 16 December 2022.
The qualification consisted of the following stages: Teams that did not advance to the EuroBasket 2022 qualifiers took part in the pre-qualifiers round.