TEHRAN – Iran basketball team moved up three places in the FIBA World Ranking Boys.

The Iranian team rose to 20th with 528.8 points.

The U.S. defend their spot atop the Ranking, thanks to winning the FIBA U16 Americas Championship 2023 and reaching the Semi-Finals of the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2023.

They eased to their eighth consecutive undefeated U16 continental tournament in Merida, Mexico to qualify for the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2024. The Americans finished fourth at the FIBA U19 World Cup 2023, missing out on the podium for the first time since the FIBA U19 World Cup in 2011. The U.S. Basketball are still dominating the FIBA World Ranking Boys with a comfortable margin.

Spain once again are ranked second in the world, jumping from 722.6 points to 745.9. The Spanish ended a 24-year drought and claimed their second FIBA U19 World Cup title following 1999 while also winning the FIBA U16 European Championship 2023 and taking second place at the FIBA U18 European Championship 2023.

France are still No. 3 with 732.7 points after finishing second at the FIBA U19 World Cup 2023, third at the U16 European tournament and fourth at the U18 European level in the summer of 2023.

Following France at No. 4 once again are Australia (690.6) with Serbia jumping one spot to fifth with 690.1 points. The Serbians won the title at the U18 European Championship 2023 and were sixth at the FIBA U19 World Cup 2023.