1994 FIBA World Championship

	Qualified for the final round
	Qualified for the 5th–8th classification
	Qualified for the 9th–12th classification
	Qualified for the 13th–16th classification

	Qualified for the second round groups I and II
	Qualified for the second round groups III and IV

1994 FIBA World Championship
Championnat du monde de basket-ball masculin 1994
Tournament details
Host country	Canada
Dates	August 4 – August 14
Teams	16
Venue(s)	3 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	United States (3rd title)
Runners-up	Russia
Third place	Croatia
Fourth place	Greece
Tournament statistics
MVP	Shaquille O'Neal
Top scorer	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 teams. The tournament was 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 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 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.

VenuesEdit

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 nationsEdit

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)

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

Preliminary roundEdit

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

Group AEdit


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

4 August

China

97–93 (OT)

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

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

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

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

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

Semifinals		13th place game



South Korea	75

Angola	71
		South Korea	76

		Egypt	69
Egypt	69

Cuba	54
		15th place game



		Angola	67

		Cuba	75

Semifinals		9th place game



Spain	90

Brazil	85
		Spain	65

		Argentina	74
Argentina	85

Germany	71
		11th place game



		Brazil	93

		Germany	71

Semifinals		5th place game



Australia	95

China	57
		Australia	96

		Puerto Rico	83
Puerto Rico	85

Canada	82
		7th place game



		China	76

		Canada	104

Semifinals		Final



Russia	66

Croatia	64
		Russia	91

		United States	137
Greece	58

United States	97
		Third place game



		Croatia	78

		Greece	60

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

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

1994 FIBA World Championship

Contents

VenuesEdit

Competing nationsEdit

Preliminary roundEdit

Group AEdit

Group BEdit

Group CEdit

Group DEdit

Second roundEdit

Group IEdit

Group IIEdit

Group IIIEdit

Group IVEdit

13th to 16th classificationEdit

SemifinalsEdit

15th place playoffEdit

13th place playoffEdit

9th to 12th classificationEdit

SemifinalsEdit

11th place playoffEdit

9th place playoffEdit

5th to 8th classificationEdit

SemifinalsEdit

7th place playoffEdit

5th place playoffEdit

Final roundEdit

SemifinalsEdit

3rd place playoffEdit

FinalEdit

AwardsEdit

All-Tournament TeamEdit

Top scorers (ppg)Edit

Final rankingsEdit

ReferencesEdit

External linksEdit