1994 FIBA World Championship

This article is about 1994 FIBA World Championship for Men. For the equivalent games for women players, see 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women.
1994 FIBA World Championship
12th FIBA World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Canada
Dates August 4 – August 14
Teams 16 (from 200 federations)
Venues 3 (in 2 host cities)
Champions  United States (3rd title)
MVP United States Shaquille O'Neal
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Australia Andrew Gaze (23.87)  United States (120)
Rebounds Croatia Stojko Vranković (9.3)  United States (43.25)
Assists Argentina Marcelo Milanesio (6.87)  United States (20.80)
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The 1994 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Canada from August 4 to August 14, 1994. The tournament was held at SkyDome[1] and Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto[2] as well as at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton.[2] The hosting duties were originally awarded to Belgrade, Yugoslavia, but after United Nations imposed a trade embargo on the Balkan country, Toronto stepped in as a replacement option in 1992.

The 1994 FIBA World Championship was the first time that the FIBA World Championship (now called FIBA World Cup) allowed current American NBA players that had already played in an official NBA regular season game to participate.

The tournament was won by the United States's Dream Team II, who beat Russia 137–91 in the Final. The United States finished with a perfect 8–0 record (8 wins and 0 losses). The bronze medal was won by Croatia who beat Greece 78–60 in the bronze-medal game.

Venues

Three stadia were used during the tournament:

Toronto Hamilton
SkyDome Maple Leaf Gardens Copps Coliseum
Capacity: 28,708 Capacity: 16,538 Capacity: 18,436

Competing nations

The following national teams competed:

FIBA Africa (2)
FIBA Asia (2)
FIBA Americas (4+2)
FIBA Oceania (1)
  •  Australia
FIBA Europe (5)

*  North Korea withdrew from the tournament,  South Korea replaced them.

Preliminary round

Qualified for the second round groups I and II
Qualified for the second round groups III and IV

The top two teams from each group remain in medal contention.

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 United States 3 3 0 352 259+93 6
 China 3 2 1 259 301−42 5
 Spain 3 1 2 249 260−11 4
 Brazil 3 0 3 242 275−33 3
4 August
China  97–93 (OT)  Brazil
4 August
United States  115–100  Spain
5 August
Brazil  67–73  Spain
5 August
United States  132–77  China
7 August
Spain  76–78  China
7 August
United States  105–82  Brazil

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Croatia 3 3 0 272 187+85 6
 Australia 3 2 1 249 255−6 5
 Cuba 3 1 2 244 257−13 4
 South Korea 3 0 3 217 283−66 3
4 August
Croatia  85–65  Cuba
4 August
Australia  87–85  South Korea
5 August
Cuba  87–93  Australia
6 August
Cuba  92–79  South Korea
6 August
Croatia  83–69  Australia

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Russia 3 3 0 251 187+64 6
 Canada 3 2 1 240 198+42 5
 Argentina 3 1 2 204 234−30 4
 Angola 3 0 3 168 244−76 3
4 August
Canada  83–52  Angola
4 August
Russia  84–64  Argentina
5 August
Canada  91–73  Argentina
5 August
Russia  94–57  Angola
6 August
Argentina  67–59  Angola
6 August
Russia  73–66  Canada

Group D

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
 Greece 3 2 1 201 183+18 5 1–1; 1.02
 Puerto Rico 3 2 1 248 219+29 5 1–1; 1.01
 Germany 3 2 1 217 198+19 5 1–1; 0.98
 Egypt 3 0 3 183 249−66 3
4 August
Puerto Rico  102–72  Egypt
4 August
Greece  68–58  Germany
5 August
Greece  69–53  Egypt
5 August
Puerto Rico  74–81  Germany
7 August
Germany  78–56  Egypt

Second round

Qualified for the final round
Qualified for the 5th–8th classification
Qualified for the 9th–12th classification
Qualified for the 13th–16th classification

The top two finishers from Groups I and II advance to the final round.

Group I

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 United States 3 3 0 375 251+124 6
 Russia 3 2 1 298 272+26 5
 Australia 3 1 2 244 314−70 4
 Puerto Rico 3 0 3 249 329−80 3
8 August
Australia  94–81  Puerto Rico
9 August
Russia  101–85  Puerto Rico
9 August
United States  130–74  Australia
10 August
Australia  76–103  Russia
10 August
Puerto Rico  83–134  United States
12 August
United States  111–94  Russia

Group II

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Croatia 3 3 0 278 189+89 6
 Greece 3 2 1 206 213−7 5
 Canada 3 1 2 222 224−2 4
 China 3 0 3 192 272−80 3
8 August
Croatia  105–73  China
8 August
Greece  74–71  Canada
10 August
Canada  61–92  Croatia
10 August
China  61–77  Greece
11 August
China  58–75  Canada
12 August
Croatia  81–55  Greece

Group III

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Spain 3 3 0 264 179+85 6
 Argentina 3 2 1 266 221+45 5
 South Korea 3 1 2 229 284−55 4
 Egypt 3 0 3 199 274−75 3
8 August
Spain  98–57  South Korea
8 August
Argentina  91–66  Egypt
9 August
Egypt  52–94  Spain
9 August
South Korea  83–105  Argentina
11 August
Spain  72–70  Argentina
11 August
South Korea  89–81  Egypt

Group IV

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
 Germany 3 3 0 268 226+42 6
 Brazil 3 1 2 236 251−15 4 1–1; 1.03
 Cuba 3 1 2 225 239−14 4 1–1; 0.99
 Angola 3 1 2 226 239−13 4 1–1; 0.98
8 August
Cuba  76–82  Brazil
8 August
Germany  86–76  Angola
9 August
Angola  71–75  Cuba
9 August
Brazil  76–96  Germany
11 August
Cuba  74–86  Germany
11 August
Brazil  78–79  Angola

13th to 16th classification

Semifinals 13th place game
  South Korea  75  
  Angola  71  
 
      South Korea  76
    Egypt  69
15th place game
  Egypt  69   Angola  67
  Cuba  54     Cuba  75

Semifinals

12 August
South Korea  75–71  Angola
12 August
Cuba  54–69  Egypt

15th place playoff

13 August
Angola  67–75  Cuba

13th place playoff

13 August
South Korea  76–69  Egypt

9th to 12th classification

Semifinals 9th place game
  Spain  90  
  Brazil  85  
 
      Spain  65
    Argentina  74
11th place game
  Argentina  85   Brazil  93
  Germany  71     Germany  71

Semifinals

12 August
Spain  90–85  Brazil
12 August
Germany  71–85  Argentina

11th place playoff

13 August
Brazil  93–71  Germany

9th place playoff

13 August
Spain  65–74  Argentina

5th to 8th classification

Semifinals 5th place game
  Australia  95  
  China  57  
 
      Australia  96
    Puerto Rico  83
7th place game
  Puerto Rico  85   China  76
  Canada  72     Canada  104

Semifinals

13 August
Australia  95–57  China
13 August
Canada  82–85  Puerto Rico

7th place playoff

14 August
China  76–104  Canada

5th place playoff

14 August
Australia  96–83  Puerto Rico

Final round

Semifinals Final
  Russia  66  
  Croatia  64  
 
      Russia  91
    United States  137
Third place game
  Greece  58   Croatia  78
  United States  97     Greece  60

Semifinals

13 August
United States  97–58  Greece
13 August
Croatia  64–66  Russia

3rd place playoff

14 August
Greece  60–78  Croatia

Final

14 August
16:00
United States  137–91  Russia
Scoring by half: 73–40, 64–51
Pts: Dominique Wilkins 20
Rebs: Larry Johnson 11
Asts: Joe Dumars, Mark Price 5		 Pts: Sergei Babkov 22
Rebs: Evgeny Kisurin 7
Asts: Sergei Bazarevich 7
SkyDome, Toronto
Attendance: 32.616
Referees: Wiesław Zych (POL), Isaac Glass (URU)

Awards

 1994 FIBA World Championship Winner 

United States
Third title
MVP
United States Shaquille O'Neal

All-Tournament Team

Source:[3]

Top scorers (ppg)

  1. Australia Andrew Gaze 23.8
  2. Croatia Dino Rađa 22.3
  3. Brazil Oscar Schmidt 19.4
  4. Croatia Arijan Komazec 19.3
  5. South Korea Hur Jae 19.3
  6. South Korea Moon Kyung-Eun 19
  7. Cuba Richard Matienzo 18.8
  8. United States Shaquille O'Neal 18
  9. Argentina Marcelo Nicola 17.7
  10. United States Reggie Miller 17.1

Final rankings

1994 FIBA World Championship final rankings.
Rank Team Record
1  United States 8–0
2  Russia 6–2
3  Croatia 7–1
4  Greece 4–4
5  Australia 5–3
6  Puerto Rico 3–5
7  Canada 4–4
8  China 2–6
9  Argentina 5–3
10  Spain 5–3
11  Brazil 2–6
12  Germany 5–3
13  South Korea 3–5
14  Egypt 1–7
15  Cuba 3–5
16  Angola 1–7

References

  1. ↑ The New York Times, BASKETBALL; Dream Team Ends Its Sequel Predictably
  2. 1 2 The New York Times, Sports of The Times; Toronto, Dream Team, The World
  3. ↑ http://archive.usab.com/mens/national/10_mwc_feature_1994.html

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