1994 FIBA World Championship

1994 FIBA World Championship
12th 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 Points 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)
Official website
1994 FIBA World Championship
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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.

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
SkyDome Maple Leaf Gardens Copps Coliseum

Competing nations

The following national teams competed:

FIBA Africa (2)  Angola  Egypt FIBA Asia (2)  China  South Korea *

FIBA Americas (4+2)  Argentina  Brazil  Canada (Host Nation)  Cuba  Puerto Rico  United States (Olympic Champions) FIBA Oceania (1)  Australia

FIBA Europe (5)  Croatia  Germany  Greece  Russia  Spain

*  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	301	−42	5
Spain	3	1	2	249	260	−11	4
Brazil	3	0	3	242	275	−33	3

Group B

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

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	234	−30	4
Angola	3	0	3	168	244	−76	3

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	249	−66	3

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	314	−70	4
Puerto Rico	3	0	3	249	329	−80	3

Group II

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

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	284	−55	4
Egypt	3	0	3	199	274	−75	3

Group IV

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tie
Germany	3	3	0	268	226	+42	6
Brazil	3	1	2	236	251	−15	4	1–1; 1.03
Cuba	3	1	2	225	239	−14	4	1–1; 0.99
Angola	3	1	2	226	239	−13	4	1–1; 0.98

13th to 16th classification

	Semifinals				13th place game
	South Korea	75
	Angola	71
					South Korea	76
					Egypt	69
					15th place game
	Egypt	69		Angola	67
	Cuba	54			Cuba	75

Semifinals

15th place playoff

13th place playoff

9th to 12th classification

	Semifinals				9th place game
	Spain	90
	Brazil	85
					Spain	65
					Argentina	74
					11th place game
	Argentina	85		Brazil	93
	Germany	71			Germany	71

Semifinals

11th place playoff

9th place playoff

5th to 8th classification

	Semifinals				5th place game
	Australia	95
	China	57
					Australia	96
					Puerto Rico	83
					7th place game
	Puerto Rico	85		China	76
	Canada	72			Canada	104

Semifinals

7th place playoff

5th place playoff

Final round

	Semifinals				Final
	Russia	66
	Croatia	64
					Russia	91
					United States	137
					Third place game
	Greece	58		Croatia	78
	United States	97			Greece	60

Semifinals

3rd place playoff

Final

Awards

1994 World Championship Winner
United States Third title

MVP
Shaquille O'Neal

All-Tournament Team

• Sergei Bazarevich
• Reggie Miller
• Shawn Kemp
• Dino Rađa
• Shaquille O'Neal

Top scorers (ppg)

1. Andrew Gaze 23.8
2. Dino Rađa 22.3
3. Oscar Schmidt 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 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	Korea	3–5
14	Egypt	1–7
15	Cuba	3–5
16	Angola	1–7

References

External links

• 1994 FIBA World Championship

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FIBA Basketball World Cup History Team appearances Records Naismith Trophy Tournaments Argentina 1950 Brazil 1954 Chile 1959 Brazil 1963 Uruguay 1967 Yugoslavia 1970 Puerto Rico 1974 Philippines 1978 Colombia 1982 Spain 1986 Argentina 1990 Canada 1994 Greece 1998 United States 2002 Japan 2006 Turkey 2010 Spain 2014 2019 2023 Qualification Per tournament 1950 1954 1959 1963 1967 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 Per confederation Africa Americas Asia Europe Oceania Olympics Finals 1950 1954 1959 1963 1967 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 Squads 1950 1954 1959 1963 1967 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 From 1950 to 1974, the championship was decided in a round-robin medal round. Since 1978, the medal round has been conducted in a knockout format.

United States squad – 1994 FIBA World Championship – Gold medal 4 Dumars 5 Price 6 Coleman 7 Kemp 8 Smith 9 Majerle 10 Miller 11 K. Johnson 12 Wilkins 13 O'Neal (MVP) 14 Mourning 15 L. Johnson Coach: Nelson

Russia squad – 1994 FIBA World Championship – Silver medal 4 Karasev 5 Gratchev 6 Domani 7 Kisurin 8 Pashutin 9 Bazarevich 10 Babkov 11 Mikhailov 12 Fetisov 13 Ivanov 14 Panov 15 Nosov Coach: Belov

Croatia squad – 1994 FIBA World Championship – Bronze medal 4 J. Vranković 5 Gregov 6 Komazec 7 Kukoč 8 Alanović 9 Žurić 10 Pejčinović 11 S. Vranković 12 Cvjetičanin 13 Jurić 14 Rađa 15 Mršić Coach: Gjergja

Greece squad – 1994 FIBA World Championship – 4th place 4 Bakatsias 5 Patavoukas 6 Giannakis 7 Boudouris 8 Sigalas 9 Milonas 10 Galakteros 11 Tsekos 12 Papapetrou 13 Fasoulas 14 Rentzias 15 Christodoulou Coach: Dendrinos

Australia squad – 1994 FIBA World Championship – 5th place 4 Tony Ronaldson 5 Mike McKay 6 Phil Smyth (c) 7 Pat Reidy 8 Damian Keogh 9 Greg Hubbard 10 Andrew Gaze 11 Shane Heal 12 Mark Bradtke 13 Paul Rees 14 Andrew Vlahov 15 Ray Borner Coach: Lindsay Gaze

Angola squad – 1994 FIBA World Championship – 16th place 4 Honorato 5 Aníbal 6 Ivo 7 G. Domingos 8 Romano 9 Víctor 10 Herlander 11 Ângelo 12 D. Dias 13 P. Macedo 14 B. Avô 15 J. Jacques Coach: Victorino