1994 FIBA World Championship

FIBA World Championship 1994
12th FIBA World Basketball Championship
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1994 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 Shaquille O'Neal
Tournament statistics
Players Teams
PPG Andrew Gaze (23.87)  United States (120)
Rebounds Stojko Vranković (9.3)  United States (43.25)
Assists Marcelo Milanesio (6.87)  United States (20.80)

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 tournament was won by the United States - 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.

Contents

Venues

Three stadia were used during the tournament:

Toronto 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)
FIBA Europe (5)

First round

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

Group A

Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
United States 6 3 3 0 352 259 +93
China 5 3 2 1 252 301 -49
Spain 4 3 1 2 249 260 -11
Brazil 3 3 0 3 242 275 -33

August 4, 1994

United States 115–100 Spain
China 97–93 Brazil

August 5, 1994

Brazil 67–73 Spain
United States 132–77 China

August 7, 1994

Spain 76–78 China
United States 105–82 Brazil

Group B

Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
Croatia 6 3 3 0 272 187 +85
Australia 5 3 2 1 249 255 -6
Cuba 4 3 1 2 244 257 -13
Korea Republic 3 3 0 3 217 283 -66

August 4, 1994

Australia 87–85 Korea Republic
Croatia 85–65 Cuba

August 5, 1994

Croatia 104–53 Korea Republic
Cuba 87–93 Australia

August 6, 1994

Cuba 92–79 Korea Republic
Croatia 83–69 Australia

Group C

Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
Russia 6 3 3 0 251 205 +46
Canada 5 3 2 1 240 198 +42
Argentina 4 3 1 2 204 234 -30
Angola 3 3 0 3 186 244 -58

August 4, 1994

Canada 83–52 Angola
Russia 84–64 Argentina

August 5, 1994

Canada 91–73 Argentina
Russia 94–75 Angola

August 6, 1994

Argentina 67–59 Angola
Russia 73–66 Canada

Group D

Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
Greece 5 3 2 1 201 183 +18
Puerto Rico 5 3 2 1 248 219 +29
Germany 5 3 2 1 217 198 +19
Egypt 3 3 0 3 183 249 -66

August 4, 1994

Greece 68–58 Germany
Puerto Rico 102–74 Egypt

August 5, 1994

Greece 69–53 Egypt
Puerto Rico 74–81 Germany

August 7, 1994

Germany 78–56 Egypt
Puerto Rico 72–64 Greece

Second round

The top two finishers from Groups A and B advance to the medal round.

Group A / medal play-off

Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
United States 6 3 3 0 348 251 +97
Russia 5 3 2 1 298 272 +26
Australia 4 3 1 2 244 287 -43
Puerto Rico 3 3 0 3 249 329 -80

August 9, 1994

Russia 101–85 Puerto Rico
United States 130–74 Australia

August 10, 1994

Puerto Rico 83–134 United States
Australia 76–103 Russia

August 11, 1994

Australia 94–81 Puerto Rico

August 12, 1994

United States 111–94 Russia

Group B / medal play-off

Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
Croatia 6 3 3 0 278 189 +89
Greece 5 3 2 1 206 213 -7
Canada 4 3 1 2 222 224 -2
China 3 3 0 3 192 272 -80

August 8, 1994

Greece 74–71 Canada
Croatia 105–73 China

August 10, 1994

Canada 61–92 Croatia
China 61–77 Greece

August 11, 1994

China 58–90 Canada

August 12, 1994

Croatia 81–55 Greece

Group C

Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
Spain 6 3 3 0 264 179 +85
Argentina 5 3 2 1 266 221 +45
Korea Republic 4 3 1 2 229 284 -55
Egypt 3 3 0 3 199 274 -75

August 8, 1994

Argentina 91–66 Egypt
Spain 98–57 Korea Republic

August 9, 1994

Egypt 52–94 Spain
Korea Republic 83–105 Argentina

August 11, 1994

Korea Republic 89–81 Egypt
Spain 72–70 Argentina

Group D

Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
Germany 6 3 3 0 268 226 +42
Brazil 4 3 1 2 236 251 -15
Angola 4 3 1 2 226 239 -13
Cuba 4 3 1 2 225 239 -14

August 8, 1994

Germany 86–76 Angola
Cuba 76–82 Brazil

August 9, 1994

Brazil 76–96 Germany
Angola 71–75 Cuba

August 11, 1994

Cuba 74–86 Germany
Brazil 78–79 Angola

Elimination rounds

Medal bracket

  Semifinals Finals
August 13, 1994
  Russia  66  
  Croatia  64  
 
August 14, 1994
      Russia  91
    United States  137
Third place
August 13, 1994 August 14, 1994
  Greece  58   Croatia  78
  United States  97     Greece  60

5th to 8th place

  Classification round Fifth place
August 13, 1994
  Australia  95  
  China  57  
 
August 14, 1994
      Australia  96
    Puerto Rico  83
Seventh place
August 13, 1994 August 14, 1994
  Puerto Rico  85   China  76
  Canada  82     Canada  104

9th to 12th place

  Classification round Ninth place
August 12, 1994
  Spain  90  
  Brazil  85  
 
August 13, 1994
      Spain  65
    Argentina  74
Eleventh place
August 12, 1994 August 13, 1994
  Argentina  85   Brazil  93
  Germany  71     Germany  71

13th to 16th place

  Classification round Thirteenth place
August 12, 1994
  Korea Republic  75  
  Angola  71  
 
August 13, 1994
      Korea Republic  76
    Egypt  69
Fifteenth place
August 12, 1994 August 13, 1994
  Egypt  69   Angola  67
  Cuba  54     Cuba  75

Awards

 1994 World Championship Winner 

United States
Third title
MVP
Shaquille O'Neal

All-Tournament Team

Top scorers (ppg)

  1. Andrew Gaze 23.8
  2. Dino Rađa 22.3
  3. Paolo De Almeida 19.4
  4. Arijan Komazec 19.3
  5. Hur Jae 19.3
  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 standings

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 Korea Republic 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. ^ a b The New York Times, Sports of The Times; Toronto, Dream Team, The World
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