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This article is about 1994 FIBA World Championship for Men. For the equivalent games for women players, see 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women.

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[1] and Maple Leaf GardensinToronto[2] as well as at Copps ColiseuminHamilton.[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
FIBA Championnat du monde de basket-ball masculin 1994
Tournament details
Host countryCanada
CityToronto
Hamilton
DatesAugust 4–14
Officially opened byRay Hnatyshyn
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)SkyDome
Maple Leaf Gardens
Copps Coliseum
Final positions
Champions United States (3rd title)
Runners-up Russia
Third place Croatia
Fourth place Greece
Tournament statistics
Games played64
MVPUnited States Shaquille O'Neal
Top scorerAustralia Andrew Gaze
(23.9 points per game)

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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.[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

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Three stadia were used during the tournament:

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

SkyDome

 

Maple Leaf Gardens

 

Copps Coliseum

Qualification

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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.

Qualified teams

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Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Teams qualified
Host – 1   Canada
1992 Olympic men's basketball tournament July 26–August 8, 1992   Barcelona 1   United States
1993 FIBA Oceania Championship June 7–10, 1993   Auckland 1   Australia
EuroBasket 1993 June 22–July 4, 1993   Berlin, Karlsruhe and Munich 5   Germany
  Russia
  Croatia
  Greece
  Spain
1993 Tournament of the Americas August 28–September 5, 1993   San Juan 4   Puerto Rico
  Argentina
  Brazil
  Cuba
FIBA Africa Championship 1993 September 18–28, 1993   Nairobi 2   Angola
  Egypt
1993 ABC Championship November 12–21, 1993   Jakarta 2   China
  North Korea
  South Korea *
Total 16

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

Draw

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Group A Group B Group C Group D

  Brazil
  China
  Spain
  United States

  Australia
  Croatia
  Cuba
  South Korea

  Angola
  Argentina
  Canada
  Russia

  Germany
  Greece
  Egypt
  Puerto Rico

Preliminary round

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

Group A

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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
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.

August 4

China   97–93 (OT)   Brazil
Scoring by half: 38-30, 39-47 Overtime: 20-16

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

August 4

United States   115–100   Spain
Scoring by half: 59-51, 56-49

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

August 5

Brazil   67–73   Spain
Scoring by half: 36-30, 31-43

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

August 5

United States   132–77   China
Scoring by half: 71-38, 61-39

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

August 7

Spain   76–78   China
Scoring by half: 46-31, 30-47

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

August 7

United States   105–82   Brazil
Scoring by half: 48-36, 57-46

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

Group B

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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
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.

August 4

Croatia   85–65   Cuba
Scoring by half: 45-27, 40-38

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

August 4

Australia   87–85   South Korea
Scoring by half: 59-44, 28-41

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

August 5

Croatia   104–53   South Korea
Scoring by half: 52-30, 52-23

Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto

August 5

Cuba   87–93   Australia
Scoring by half: 42-42, 45-51

Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto

August 6

Cuba   92–79   South Korea
Scoring by half: 46-44, 46-35

Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto

August 6

Croatia   83–69   Australia
Scoring by half: 43-39, 40-30

Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto

Group C

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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
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts

August 4

Canada   83–52   Angola
Scoring by half: 39-30, 44-22

Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto

August 4

Russia   84–64   Argentina
Scoring by half: 38-31, 46-33

Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto

August 5

Canada   91–73   Argentina
Scoring by half: 30-30, 61-43

Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto

August 5

Russia   94–57   Angola
Scoring by half: 46-21, 48-36

Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto

August 6

Argentina   67–59   Angola
Scoring by half: 36-34, 31-25

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

August 6

Russia   73–66   Canada
Scoring by half: 36-41, 37-25

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Greece 3 2 1 201 183 +18 5[a] Quarterfinal round
2   Puerto Rico 3 2 1 248 219 +29 5[a]
3   Germany 3 2 1 217 198 +19 5[a] 9th–16th classification round
4   Egypt 3 0 3 183 249 −66 3
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head record: Greece 1–1 (1.02 GAvg), Puerto Rico 1–1 (1.01 GAvg), Germany 1–1 (0.98 GAvg)

August 4

Puerto Rico   102–74   Egypt
Scoring by half: 48-35, 54-39

Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto

August 4

Greece   68–58   Germany
Scoring by half: 31-35, 37-23

Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto

August 5

Greece   69–53   Egypt
Scoring by half: 37-28, 32-25

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

August 5

Puerto Rico   74–81   Germany
Scoring by half: 42-41, 32-40

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

August 7

Puerto Rico   72–64   Greece
Scoring by half: 35-39, 37-25

Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto

August 7

Germany   78–56   Egypt
Scoring by half: 39-28, 39-28

Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto

Quarterfinal round

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

Group I

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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
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.

August 9

Russia   101–85   Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 51-47, 50-38

Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto

August 9

United States   130–74   Australia
Scoring by half: 62-48, 68-26

Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto

August 10

Australia   76–103   Russia
Scoring by half: 30-55, 46-48

Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto

August 10

Puerto Rico   83–134   United States
Scoring by half: 25-62, 58-72

Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto

August 11

Australia   94–81   Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 51-41, 43-40

Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto

August 12

United States   111–94   Russia
Scoring by half: 52-44, 59-50

Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto

Group II

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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
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts

August 8

Croatia   105–73   China
Scoring by half: 61-41, 44-32

SkyDome, Toronto

August 8

Greece   74–71   Canada
Scoring by half: 40-34, 34-37

Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto

August 10

Canada   61–92   Croatia
Scoring by half: 30-45, 31-47

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

August 10

China   61–77   Greece
Scoring by half: 30-35, 31-42

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

August 11

China   58–90   Canada
Scoring by half: 37-43, 21-47

Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto

August 12

Croatia   81–55   Greece
Scoring by half: 38-29, 43-26

SkyDome, Toronto

9th–16th classification

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Quarterfinal round

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Group III

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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
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.

August 8

Spain   98–57   South Korea
Scoring by half: 53-39, 45-18

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

August 8

Argentina   91–66   Egypt
Scoring by half: 52-30, 39-36

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

August 9

Egypt   52–94   Spain
Scoring by half: 18-40, 34-54

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

August 9

South Korea   83–105   Argentina
Scoring by half: 45-50, 38-55

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

August 11

Spain   72–70   Argentina
Scoring by half: 37-34, 35-36

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

August 11

South Korea   89–81   Egypt
Scoring by half: 49-34, 40-47

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

Group IV

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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[a]
3   Cuba 3 1 2 225 239 −14 4[a] 13th–16th classification round
4   Angola 3 1 2 226 239 −13 4[a]
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head record: Brazil 1–1 (1.03 GAvg), Cuba 1–1 (0.99 GAvg), Angola 1–1 (0.98 GAvg)

August 8

Cuba   76–82   Brazil
Scoring by half: 39-35, 37-47

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

August 8

Germany   86–76   Angola
Scoring by half: 32-45, 54-31

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

August 9

Angola   71–75   Cuba
Scoring by half: 39-38, 32-37

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

August 9

Brazil   76–96   Germany
Scoring by half: 49-48, 27-48

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

August 11

Cuba   74–86   Germany
Scoring by half: 34-47, 40-39

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

August 11

Brazil   78–79   Angola
Scoring by half: 44-52, 34-27

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

13th–16th classification

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Semifinals13th place game

 

      

 

 

 

 

  South Korea 75

 

 

 

  Angola71

 

  South Korea 76

 

 

 

  Egypt69

 

  Egypt 69

 

 

  Cuba54

 

15th place game

 

 

 

 

 

  Angola 67

 

 

  Cuba75

Semifinals

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August 12

South Korea   75–71   Angola
Scoring by half: 47-46, 28-25

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

August 12

Cuba   54–69   Egypt
Scoring by half: 28-34, 26-35

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

Fifteenth place playoff

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August 13

Angola   67–75   Cuba
Scoring by half: 38-40, 29-35

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

Thirteenth place playoff

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August 13

South Korea   76–69   Egypt
Scoring by half: 41-35, 35-34

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

9th–12th classification

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Semifinals9th place game

 

      

 

 

 

 

  Spain 90

 

 

 

  Brazil85

 

  Spain 65

 

 

 

  Argentina74

 

  Argentina 85

 

 

  Germany71

 

11th place game

 

 

 

 

 

  Brazil 93

 

 

  Germany71

Semifinals

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August 12

Spain   90–85   Brazil
Scoring by half: 43-34, 47-51

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

August 12

Germany   71–85   Argentina
Scoring by half: 41-44, 30-41

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

Eleventh place playoff

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August 13

Brazil   93–71   Germany
Scoring by half: 48-42, 45-29

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

Ninth place playoff

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August 13

Spain   65–74   Argentina
Scoring by half: 25-39, 40-35

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

5th–8th classification

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Semifinals5th place game

 

      

 

 

 

 

  Australia 95

 

 

 

  China57

 

  Australia 96

 

 

 

  Puerto Rico83

 

  Puerto Rico 85

 

 

  Canada82

 

7th place game

 

 

 

 

 

  China 76

 

 

  Canada104

Semifinals

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August 13

Australia   95–57   China
Scoring by half: 44-27, 51-30

SkyDome, Toronto

August 13

Canada   82–85   Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 47-48, 35-37

SkyDome, Toronto

Seventh place playoff

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August 14

China   76–104   Canada
Scoring by half: 41-51, 35-53

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

Fifth place playoff

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August 14

Australia   96–83   Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 57-47, 39-36

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

Final round

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SemifinalsFinal

 

      

 

 

 

 

  Russia 66

 

 

 

  Croatia64

 

  Russia91

 

 

 

  United States137

 

  Greece58

 

 

  United States97

 

Third place game

 

 

 

 

 

  Croatia 78

 

 

  Greece60

Semifinals

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August 13

United States   97–58   Greece
Scoring by half: 40-30, 57-28

SkyDome, Toronto

August 13

Croatia   64–66   Russia
Scoring by half: 22-31, 42-35

SkyDome, Toronto

Third place playoff

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August 14

Greece   60–78   Croatia
Scoring by half: 32-36, 28-42

SkyDome, Toronto

Final

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August 14
16:00

Box

United States   137–91   Russia
Scoring by half: 73–40, 64–51
Pts: Wilkins20
Rebs: Johnson11
Asts: Dumars, Price5		 Pts: Babkov22
Rebs: Kisurin7
Asts: Bazarevich7

SkyDome, Toronto
Attendance: 32.616
Referees: Wiesław Zych (POL), Isaac Glass (URU)

Awards

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 1994 FIBA World Championship winner 
 
United States
Third title
MVP
  Shaquille O'Neal

All-Tournament Team

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Main article: FIBA Basketball World Cup 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.[4][5]

Top scorers (ppg)

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Source:[6]

  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-Eun19
  7.   Richard Matienzo 18.8
  8.   Shaquille O'Neal18
  9.   Marcelo Nicola 17.7
  10.   Reggie Miller 17.1

Final standings

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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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  1. ^ The New York Times, BASKETBALL; Dream Team Ends Its Sequel Predictably
  • ^ a b The New York Times, Sports of The Times; Toronto, Dream Team, The World
  • ^ "Why Can Pros Complete in International Events". Archived from the original on January 20, 2015.
  • ^ "Soda wars fizzle as O'Neal declines to accept award". The Orlando Sentinel. August 15, 1994. p. B2. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  • ^ "USAB: A Look Back at the USA Men's 1994 World Championship Gold Medal". Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  • ^ Statistics
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