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Contents

   



(Top)
  


1 Venues  




2 Qualification  


2.1  Qualified teams  






3 Draw  




4 Preliminary round  


4.1  Group A  




4.2  Group B  




4.3  Group C  




4.4  Group D  






5 Quarterfinal round  


5.1  Group I  




5.2  Group II  






6 9th–16th classification  


6.1  Quarterfinal round  


6.1.1  Group III  




6.1.2  Group IV  






6.2  13th–16th classification  


6.2.1  Semifinals  




6.2.2  Fifteenth place playoff  




6.2.3  Thirteenth place playoff  






6.3  9th–12th classification  


6.3.1  Semifinals  




6.3.2  Eleventh place playoff  




6.3.3  Ninth place playoff  








7 5th–8th classification  


7.1  Semifinals  




7.2  Seventh place playoff  




7.3  Fifth place playoff  






8 Final round  


8.1  Semifinals  




8.2  Third place playoff  




8.3  Final  






9 Awards  


9.1  All-Tournament Team  






10 Top scorers (ppg)  




11 Final standings  




12 References  




13 External links  













1994 FIBA World Championship






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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.

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)

← 1990

1998 →

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.

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

[edit]

Three stadia were used during the tournament:

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

Maple Leaf Gardens

Copps Coliseum

Copps Coliseum

Qualification

[edit]

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

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

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

Draw

[edit]
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

[edit]

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

Group A

[edit]
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

[edit]
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

[edit]
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

[edit]
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

[edit]

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

Group I

[edit]
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

[edit]
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

[edit]

Quarterfinal round

[edit]

Group III

[edit]
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

[edit]
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

[edit]

 

Semifinals13th place game

 

      

 

 

 

 

 South Korea 75

 

 

 

 Angola71

 

 South Korea 76

 

 

 

 Egypt69

 

 Egypt 69

 

 

 Cuba54

 

15th place game

 

 

 

 

 

 Angola 67

 

 

 Cuba75

Semifinals

[edit]

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

[edit]

August 13

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

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

Thirteenth place playoff

[edit]

August 13

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

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

9th–12th classification

[edit]

 

Semifinals9th place game

 

      

 

 

 

 

 Spain 90

 

 

 

 Brazil85

 

 Spain 65

 

 

 

 Argentina74

 

 Argentina 85

 

 

 Germany71

 

11th place game

 

 

 

 

 

 Brazil 93

 

 

 Germany71

Semifinals

[edit]

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

[edit]

August 13

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

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

Ninth place playoff

[edit]

August 13

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

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

5th–8th classification

[edit]

 

Semifinals5th place game

 

      

 

 

 

 

 Australia 95

 

 

 

 China57

 

 Australia 96

 

 

 

 Puerto Rico83

 

 Puerto Rico 85

 

 

 Canada82

 

7th place game

 

 

 

 

 

 China 76

 

 

 Canada104

Semifinals

[edit]

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

[edit]

August 14

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

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

Fifth place playoff

[edit]

August 14

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

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton

Final round

[edit]

 

SemifinalsFinal

 

      

 

 

 

 

 Russia 66

 

 

 

 Croatia64

 

 Russia91

 

 

 

 United States137

 

 Greece58

 

 

 United States97

 

Third place game

 

 

 

 

 

 Croatia 78

 

 

 Greece60

Semifinals

[edit]

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

[edit]

August 14

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

SkyDome, Toronto

Final

[edit]

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

[edit]
 1994 FIBA World Championship winner 

United States
Third title
MVP
United States Shaquille O'Neal

All-Tournament Team

[edit]
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)

[edit]

Source:[6]

  1. Australia Andrew Gaze 23.9
  2. Croatia Dino Rađa 22.4
  3. Croatia Arijan Komazec 19.4
  4. South Korea Hur Jae 19.4
  5. Brazil Paolo de Almeida 19.4
  6. South Korea Moon Kyung-Eun19
  7. Cuba Richard Matienzo 18.8
  8. United States Shaquille O'Neal18
  9. Argentina Marcelo Nicola 17.7
  10. United States Reggie Miller 17.1

Final standings

[edit]
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

[edit]
  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.Open access icon
  • ^ "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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