1994 FIBA World Championship
1994 FIBA World Championship | |||||||||||||
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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 leaders | |||||||||||||
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Official website | |||||||||||||
1994 FIBA World Championship | |||||||||||||
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 1994 FIBA World Championship was the first time that the FIBA World Championship (now called FIBA World Cup) allowed current American NBA players that had already played in an official NBA regular season game to participate.
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 | |
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SkyDome | Maple Leaf Gardens | Copps Coliseum |
Capacity: 28,708 | Capacity: 16,538 | Capacity: 18,436 |
Competing nations
The following national teams competed:
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* 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
14 August 16:00 |
United States | 137–91 | 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 |
Awards
1994 FIBA World Championship Winner |
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United States Third title |
MVP |
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Shaquille O'Neal |
All-Tournament Team
Source:[3]
Top scorers (ppg)
- Andrew Gaze 23.9
- Dino Rađa 22.4
- Arijan Komazec 19.4
- Hur Jae 19.4
- Paolo de Almeida 19.4
- Moon Kyung-Eun 19
- Richard Matienzo 18.8
- Shaquille O'Neal 18
- Marcelo Nicola 17.7
- Reggie Miller 17.1
Final rankings
Rank | Team | Record |
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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 |