The draw for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup took place on 29 April 2023 at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Philippines.
As hosts of the final phase, the Philippines were placed in Pot 1, alongside the FIBA World Rankings' three highest-ranked teams.
[2] The draw was led by FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Global Ambassador Luis Scola (Argentina) and 2011 NBA champion Dirk Nowitzki (Germany), along with Local Ambassadors from the three host nations: 2014 Philippine World Cup team member LA Tenorio and Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray (Philippines), former national team member and current president of Levanga Hokkaido Takehiko Orimo (Japan), and actor Raffi Ahmad (Indonesia).
The highest-ranked team not to qualify for the World Cup, and also the only team from the top 10 in the rankings not to qualify, was fourth-ranked Argentina, who won the silver medal at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China.
[6] Philippines (40) (H) Spain (1) United States (2) Australia (3) France (5) Serbia (6) Slovenia (7) Lithuania (8) Greece (9) Italy (10) Germany (11) Brazil (13) Canada (15) Venezuela (17) Montenegro (18) Puerto Rico (20) Iran (22) Dominican Republic (23) Finland (24) New Zealand (26) China (27) Latvia (29) Mexico (31) Georgia (32) Jordan (33) Japan (36) (H) Angola (41) Ivory Coast (42) Lebanon (43) Egypt (55) South Sudan (62) Cape Verde (64) The eight groups were formed randomly, selecting one team from each of the eight pots, and allocating them to an assigned group depending on which pot the team is located.