1994 FIBA World Championship

The 1994 FIBA World Championship was the 12th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's teams. The tournament was 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 limited participation in sporting events in Yugoslavia, Toronto stepped in as a replacement option in 1992.

1994 FIBA World Championship
Championnat du monde de basket-ball masculin 1994
Tournament details
Host countryCanada
DatesAugust 4 – August 14
Teams16
Venue(s)3 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions United States (3rd title)
Runners-up Russia
Third place Croatia
Fourth place Greece
Tournament statistics
MVP Shaquille O'Neal
Top scorer Andrew Gaze
(23.9 points per game)

The 1994 FIBA World Championship was the first time that the FIBA World Championship (now called 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.[3]

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:

*  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 30142 5
 Spain 3 1 2 249 26011 4
 Brazil 3 0 3 242 27533 3
4 August
China  9793 (OT)  Brazil
4 August
United States  115100  Spain
5 August
Brazil  6773  Spain
5 August
United States  13277  China
7 August
Spain  7678  China
7 August
United States  10582  Brazil

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Croatia 3 3 0 272 187+85 6
 Australia 3 2 1 249 2556 5
 Cuba 3 1 2 244 25713 4
 South Korea 3 0 3 217 28366 3
4 August
Croatia  8565  Cuba
5 August
Cuba  8793  Australia
6 August
Cuba  9279  South Korea

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 23430 4
 Angola 3 0 3 168 24476 3
4 August
Canada  8352  Angola
4 August
Russia  8464  Argentina
5 August
Canada  9173  Argentina
5 August
Russia  9457  Angola
6 August
Argentina  6759  Angola
6 August
Russia  7366  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 24966 3
4 August
Puerto Rico  10272  Egypt
4 August
Greece  6858  Germany
5 August
Greece  6953  Egypt
5 August
Puerto Rico  7481  Germany
7 August
Germany  7856  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 31470 4
 Puerto Rico 3 0 3 249 32980 3
9 August
Russia  10185  Puerto Rico
10 August
Australia  76103  Russia

Group II

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Croatia 3 3 0 278 189+89 6
 Greece 3 2 1 206 2137 5
 Canada 3 1 2 222 2242 4
 China 3 0 3 192 27280 3
8 August
Croatia  10573  China
8 August
Greece  7471  Canada
10 August
Canada  6192  Croatia
10 August
China  6177  Greece
11 August
China  5875  Canada
12 August
Croatia  8155  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 28455 4
 Egypt 3 0 3 199 27475 3
8 August
Spain  9857  South Korea
8 August
Argentina  9166  Egypt
9 August
Egypt  5294  Spain
9 August
South Korea  83105  Argentina
11 August
Spain  7270  Argentina
11 August
South Korea  8981  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 25115 4 1–1; 1.03
 Cuba 3 1 2 225 23914 4 1–1; 0.99
 Angola 3 1 2 226 23913 4 1–1; 0.98
8 August
Cuba  7682  Brazil
8 August
Germany  8676  Angola
9 August
Angola  7175  Cuba
9 August
Brazil  7696  Germany
11 August
Cuba  7486  Germany
11 August
Brazil  7879  Angola

13th to 16th classification

 
Semifinals13th place game
 
      
 
 
 
 
 South Korea 75
 
 
 
 Angola71
 
 South Korea 76
 
 
 
 Egypt69
 
 Egypt 69
 
 
 Cuba54
 
15th place game
 
 
 
 
 
 Angola 67
 
 
 Cuba75

Semifinals

12 August
South Korea  7571  Angola
12 August
Cuba  5469  Egypt

15th place playoff

13 August
Angola  6775  Cuba

13th place playoff

13 August
South Korea  7669  Egypt

9th to 12th classification

 
Semifinals9th place game
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Spain 90
 
 
 
 Brazil85
 
 Spain 65
 
 
 
 Argentina74
 
 Argentina 85
 
 
 Germany71
 
11th place game
 
 
 
 
 
 Brazil 93
 
 
 Germany71

Semifinals

12 August
Spain  9085  Brazil
12 August
Germany  7185  Argentina

11th place playoff

13 August
Brazil  9371  Germany

9th place playoff

13 August
Spain  6574  Argentina

5th to 8th classification

 
Semifinals5th place game
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Australia 95
 
 
 
 China93
 
 Australia 96
 
 
 
 Puerto Rico83
 
 Puerto Rico 85
 
 
 Canada82
 
7th place game
 
 
 
 
 
 China 79
 
 
 Canada84

Semifinals

13 August
Australia  9593  China
13 August
Canada  8285  Puerto Rico

7th place playoff

14 August
China  7984  Canada

5th place playoff

14 August
Australia  9683  Puerto Rico

Final round

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Russia 66
 
 
 
 Croatia64
 
 Russia91
 
 
 
 United States137
 
 Greece58
 
 
 United States97
 
Third place game
 
 
 
 
 
 Croatia 78
 
 
 Greece60

Semifinals

13 August
United States  9758  Greece
13 August
Croatia  6466  Russia

3rd place playoff

14 August
Greece  6078  Croatia

Final

14 August
16:00
United States  13791  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
Shaquille O'Neal

All-Tournament Team

Source:[4]

Top scorers (ppg)

  1. Andrew Gaze 23.9
  2. Dino Rađa 22.4
  3. Arijan Komazec 19.4
  4. Hur Jae 19.4
  5. Paolo de Almeida 19.4
  6. Moon Kyung-Eun 19
  7. Richard Matienzo 18.8
  8. Shaquille O'Neal 18
  9. Marcelo Nicola 17.7
  10. 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

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