1994 FIBA World Championship
FIBA Championnat du monde de basket-ball masculin 1994
Tournament details
Host country Canada
Dates August 4–14
Officially opened by Ray Hnatyshyn Teams 16 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions United States (3rd title)Tournament statistics
Games played 64
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The 1994 FIBA World Championship was the 12th FIBA World Championship , the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was hosted by Canada from August 4 to 14, 1994. The tournament was held at SkyDome and Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto as well as at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton . The hosting duties were originally awarded to Belgrade , Yugoslavia , but after the United Nations limited participation in sporting events in Yugoslavia , 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 the FIBA Basketball World Cup ) allowed current American NBA players that had already played in an official NBA regular season game to participate. Prior to that only professionals from other leagues were allowed to compete, since players from other leagues were still considered amateurs.
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:
Qualification There were 16 teams taking part in the 1994 World Cup of Basketball. After the 1992 Olympics, the continental allocation for FIBA Americas was reduced by one when the United States won the Olympic tournament, automatically qualifying them for the 1994 World Cup.
Host nation : 1 berth1992 Summer Olympics :FIBA Oceania :FIBA Europe :FIBA Americas :FIBA Africa :FIBA Asia :Qualified teams * North Korea withdrew from the tournament, South Korea replaced them.
Draw Preliminary round The top two teams from each group remain in medal contention.
Group A Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1 United States 3 3 0 352 259 +93 6 Quarterfinal round 2 China 3 2 1 252 301 −49 5 3 Spain 3 1 2 249 260 −11 4 9th–16th classification round 4 Brazil 3 0 3 242 275 −33 3
China 97 –93 (OT)Brazil Scoring by half: 38-30, 39-47 Overtime: 20-16
United States 115 –100Spain Scoring by half: 59-51, 56-49
Brazil 67–73 Spain Scoring by half: 36-30, 31-43
United States 132 –77China Scoring by half: 71-38, 61-39
Spain 76–78 China Scoring by half: 46-31, 30-47
United States 105 –82Brazil Scoring by half: 48-36, 57-46
Group B Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1 Croatia 3 3 0 272 187 +85 6 Quarterfinal round 2 Australia 3 2 1 249 255 −6 5 3 Cuba 3 1 2 244 257 −13 4 9th–16th classification round 4 South Korea 3 0 3 217 283 −66 3
Croatia 85 –65Cuba Scoring by half: 45-27, 40-38
Australia 87 –85South Korea Scoring by half: 59-44, 28-41
Croatia 104 –53South Korea Scoring by half: 52-30, 52-23
Cuba 87–93 Australia Scoring by half: 42-42, 45-51
Cuba 92 –79South Korea Scoring by half: 46-44, 46-35
Croatia 83 –69Australia Scoring by half: 43-39, 40-30
Group C Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1 Russia 3 3 0 251 187 +64 6 Quarterfinal round 2 Canada (H)3 2 1 240 198 +42 5 3 Argentina 3 1 2 204 234 −30 4 9th–16th classification round 4 Angola 3 0 3 168 244 −76 3
Canada 83 –52Angola Scoring by half: 39-30, 44-22
Russia 84 –64Argentina Scoring by half: 38-31, 46-33
Canada 91 –73Argentina Scoring by half: 30-30, 61-43
Russia 94 –57Angola Scoring by half: 46-21, 48-36
Argentina 67 –59Angola Scoring by half: 36-34, 31-25
Russia 73 –66Canada Scoring by half: 36-41, 37-25
Group D Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1 Greece 3 2 1 201 183 +18 5 Quarterfinal round 2 Puerto Rico 3 2 1 248 219 +29 5 3 Germany 3 2 1 217 198 +19 5 9th–16th classification round 4 Egypt 3 0 3 183 249 −66 3
Puerto Rico 102 –74Egypt Scoring by half: 48-35, 54-39
Greece 68 –58Germany Scoring by half: 31-35, 37-23
Greece 69 –53Egypt Scoring by half: 37-28, 32-25
Puerto Rico 74–81 Germany Scoring by half: 42-41, 32-40
Puerto Rico 72 –64Greece Scoring by half: 35-39, 37-25
Germany 78 –56Egypt Scoring by half: 39-28, 39-28
Quarterfinal round The top two finishers from Groups I and II advance to the final round.
Group I Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1 United States 3 3 0 375 251 +124 6 Semifinals 2 Russia 3 2 1 298 272 +26 5 3 Australia 3 1 2 244 314 −70 4 5th–8th classification round 4 Puerto Rico 3 0 3 249 329 −80 3
Russia 101 –85Puerto Rico Scoring by half: 51-47, 50-38
United States 130 –74Australia Scoring by half: 62-48, 68-26
Australia 76–103 Russia Scoring by half: 30-55, 46-48
Puerto Rico 83–134 United States Scoring by half: 25-62, 58-72
Australia 94 –81Puerto Rico Scoring by half: 51-41, 43-40
United States 111 –94Russia Scoring by half: 52-44, 59-50
Group II Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1 Croatia 3 3 0 278 189 +89 6 Semifinals 2 Greece 3 2 1 206 213 −7 5 3 Canada (H)3 1 2 222 224 −2 4 5th–8th classification round 4 China 3 0 3 192 272 −80 3
Croatia 105 –73China Scoring by half: 61-41, 44-32
Greece 74 –71Canada Scoring by half: 40-34, 34-37
Canada 61–92 Croatia Scoring by half: 30-45, 31-47
China 61–77 Greece Scoring by half: 30-35, 31-42
China 58–90 Canada Scoring by half: 37-43, 21-47
Croatia 81 –55Greece Scoring by half: 38-29, 43-26
9th–16th classification Quarterfinal round Group III Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1 Spain 3 3 0 264 179 +85 6 9th–12th classification round 2 Argentina 3 2 1 266 221 +45 5 3 South Korea 3 1 2 229 284 −55 4 13th–16th classification round 4 Egypt 3 0 3 199 274 −75 3
Spain 98 –57South Korea Scoring by half: 53-39, 45-18
Argentina 91 –66Egypt Scoring by half: 52-30, 39-36
Egypt 52–94 Spain Scoring by half: 18-40, 34-54
South Korea 83–105 Argentina Scoring by half: 45-50, 38-55
Spain 72 –70Argentina Scoring by half: 37-34, 35-36
South Korea 89 –81Egypt Scoring by half: 49-34, 40-47
Group IV Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1 Germany 3 3 0 268 226 +42 6 9th–12th classification round 2 Brazil 3 1 2 236 251 −15 4 3 Cuba 3 1 2 225 239 −14 4 13th–16th classification round 4 Angola 3 1 2 226 239 −13 4
Cuba 76–82 Brazil Scoring by half: 39-35, 37-47
Germany 86 –76Angola Scoring by half: 32-45, 54-31
Angola 71–75 Cuba Scoring by half: 39-38, 32-37
Brazil 76–96 Germany Scoring by half: 49-48, 27-48
Cuba 74–86 Germany Scoring by half: 34-47, 40-39
Brazil 78–79 Angola Scoring by half: 44-52, 34-27
13th–16th classification Semifinals 13th place game South Korea 75 Angola 71 South Korea 76 Egypt 69 Egypt 69 Cuba 54 15th place game Angola 67 Cuba 75
Semifinals South Korea 75 –71Angola Scoring by half: 47-46, 28-25
Cuba 54–69 Egypt Scoring by half: 28-34, 26-35
Fifteenth place playoff Angola 67–75 Cuba Scoring by half: 38-40, 29-35
Thirteenth place playoff South Korea 76 –69Egypt Scoring by half: 41-35, 35-34
9th–12th classification Semifinals 9th place game Spain 90 Brazil 85 Spain 65 Argentina 74 Argentina 85 Germany 71 11th place game Brazil 93 Germany 71
Semifinals Spain 90 –85Brazil Scoring by half: 43-34, 47-51
Germany 71–85 Argentina Scoring by half: 41-44, 30-41
Eleventh place playoff Brazil 93 –71Germany Scoring by half: 48-42, 45-29
Ninth place playoff Spain 65–74 Argentina Scoring by half: 25-39, 40-35
5th–8th classification Semifinals Australia 95 –57China Scoring by half: 44-27, 51-30
Canada 82–85 Puerto Rico Scoring by half: 47-48, 35-37
Seventh place playoff China 76–104 Canada Scoring by half: 41-51, 35-53
Fifth place playoff Australia 96 –83Puerto Rico Scoring by half: 57-47, 39-36
Final round Semifinals United States 97 –58Greece Scoring by half: 40-30, 57-28
Croatia 64–66 Russia Scoring by half: 22-31, 42-35
Third place playoff Greece 60–78 Croatia Scoring by half: 32-36, 28-42
Final United States 137 –91Russia Scoring by half: 73–40, 64–51Pts :Wilkins 20 Rebs :Johnson 11 Asts :Dumars , Price 5Pts: Babkov 22 Rebs: Kisurin 7 Asts: Bazarevich 7
SkyDome , Toronto Attendance: 32.616 Referees: Wiesław Zych (POL), Isaac Glass (URU)
Awards 1994 FIBA World Championship winner United States Third title
All-Tournament Team O'Neal, who had a sponsorship deal with Pepsi , declined to accept the MVP award and sent Shawn Kemp in his stead as the award, which was sponsored by Coca-Cola , was a bottle of Coke encased in glass atop a wooden base.
Top scorers (ppg) Source:
Australia Andrew Gaze 23.9Croatia Dino Rađa 22.4Croatia Arijan Komazec 19.4South Korea Hur Jae 19.4Brazil Paolo de Almeida 19.4South Korea Moon Kyung-Eun 19Cuba Richard Matienzo 18.8United States Shaquille O'Neal 18Argentina Marcelo Nicola 17.7United States Reggie Miller 17.1Final standings 1994 FIBA World Championship final rankings. External links 