Black onyx, yellow citrine, green chyrsopase, red garnet and blue topaz represent all the regions in the world.

[5] Jones was particularly enamored with Egypt; the lotus design was inspired by the Temples of Karnak, and Dr. Naismith's name is engraved on all four sides, in Latin and Arabic scripts, Chinese characters, and Egyptian hieroglyphs.

[5] A new version of the Naismith Trophy was unveiled on 7 May 2017, during the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers Draw Ceremonies.

higher than the 1998 version), is made almost entirely out of gold, and features the names of the previous world cup champions at the base.

FIBA's original name (Federation Internationale de Basketball Amateur) is also engraved at the trophy's "hoop".