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1994 FIBA World Championship

This article is about 1994 FIBA World Championship for Men. For the equivalent games for women players, see 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women.

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 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.

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 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:

TorontoHamilton
SkyDomeMaple Leaf GardensCopps Coliseum
Capacity: 28,708Capacity: 16,538Capacity: 18,436

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 qualificationDateVenueBerthsTeams qualified
Host–1  Canada
1992 Olympic men's basketball tournamentJuly 26–August 8, 1992 Barcelona1  United States
1993 FIBA Oceania ChampionshipJune 7–10, 1993 Auckland1  Australia
EuroBasket 1993June 22–July 4, 1993 Berlin, Karlsruhe and Munich5  Germany
 Russia
 Croatia
 Greece
 Spain
1993 Tournament of the AmericasAugust 28–September 5, 1993 San Juan4  Puerto Rico
 Argentina
 Brazil
 Cuba
FIBA Africa Championship 1993September 18–28, 1993 Nairobi2  Angola
 Egypt
1993 ABC ChampionshipNovember 12–21, 1993 Jakarta2  China
 North Korea
 South Korea *
Total16

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

Draw edit

Group AGroup BGroup CGroup 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

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  United States330352259+936Quarterfinal round
2  China321252301−495
3  Spain312249260−1149th–16th classification round
4  Brazil303242275−333
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
August 4
United States  115–100  Spain
Scoring by half: 59-51, 56-49
August 5
Brazil  67–73  Spain
Scoring by half: 36-30, 31-43
August 5
United States  132–77  China
Scoring by half: 71-38, 61-39
August 7
Spain  76–78  China
Scoring by half: 46-31, 30-47
August 7
United States  105–82  Brazil
Scoring by half: 48-36, 57-46

Group B edit

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  Croatia330272187+856Quarterfinal round
2  Australia321249255−65
3  Cuba312244257−1349th–16th classification round
4  South Korea303217283−663
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
August 4
Australia  87–85  South Korea
Scoring by half: 59-44, 28-41
August 5
Croatia  104–53  South Korea
Scoring by half: 52-30, 52-23
August 5
Cuba  87–93  Australia
Scoring by half: 42-42, 45-51
August 6
Cuba  92–79  South Korea
Scoring by half: 46-44, 46-35
August 6
Croatia  83–69  Australia
Scoring by half: 43-39, 40-30

Group C edit

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  Russia330251187+646Quarterfinal round
2  Canada (H)321240198+425
3  Argentina312204234−3049th–16th classification round
4  Angola303168244−763
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
August 4
Russia  84–64  Argentina
Scoring by half: 38-31, 46-33
August 5
Canada  91–73  Argentina
Scoring by half: 30-30, 61-43
August 5
Russia  94–57  Angola
Scoring by half: 46-21, 48-36
August 6
Argentina  67–59  Angola
Scoring by half: 36-34, 31-25
August 6
Russia  73–66  Canada
Scoring by half: 36-41, 37-25

Group D edit

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  Greece321201183+185[a]Quarterfinal round
2  Puerto Rico321248219+295[a]
3  Germany321217198+195[a]9th–16th classification round
4  Egypt303183249−663
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
August 4
Greece  68–58  Germany
Scoring by half: 31-35, 37-23
August 5
Greece  69–53  Egypt
Scoring by half: 37-28, 32-25
August 5
Puerto Rico  74–81  Germany
Scoring by half: 42-41, 32-40
August 7
Puerto Rico  72–64  Greece
Scoring by half: 35-39, 37-25
August 7
Germany  78–56  Egypt
Scoring by half: 39-28, 39-28

Quarterfinal round edit

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

Group I edit

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  United States330375251+1246Semifinals
2  Russia321298272+265
3  Australia312244314−7045th–8th classification round
4  Puerto Rico303249329−803
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
August 9
United States  130–74  Australia
Scoring by half: 62-48, 68-26
August 10
Australia  76–103  Russia
Scoring by half: 30-55, 46-48
August 10
Puerto Rico  83–134  United States
Scoring by half: 25-62, 58-72
August 11
Australia  94–81  Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 51-41, 43-40
August 12
United States  111–94  Russia
Scoring by half: 52-44, 59-50

Group II edit

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  Croatia330278189+896Semifinals
2  Greece321206213−75
3  Canada (H)312222224−245th–8th classification round
4  China303192272−803
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
August 8
Greece  74–71  Canada
Scoring by half: 40-34, 34-37
August 10
Canada  61–92  Croatia
Scoring by half: 30-45, 31-47
August 10
China  61–77  Greece
Scoring by half: 30-35, 31-42
August 11
China  58–90  Canada
Scoring by half: 37-43, 21-47
August 12
Croatia  81–55  Greece
Scoring by half: 38-29, 43-26

9th–16th classification edit

Quarterfinal round edit

Group III edit

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  Spain330264179+8569th–12th classification round
2  Argentina321266221+455
3  South Korea312229284−55413th–16th classification round
4  Egypt303199274−753
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
August 8
Argentina  91–66  Egypt
Scoring by half: 52-30, 39-36
August 9
Egypt  52–94  Spain
Scoring by half: 18-40, 34-54
August 9
South Korea  83–105  Argentina
Scoring by half: 45-50, 38-55
August 11
Spain  72–70  Argentina
Scoring by half: 37-34, 35-36
August 11
South Korea  89–81  Egypt
Scoring by half: 49-34, 40-47

Group IV edit

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  Germany330268226+4269th–12th classification round
2  Brazil312236251−154[a]
3  Cuba312225239−144[a]13th–16th classification round
4  Angola312226239−134[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
August 8
Germany  86–76  Angola
Scoring by half: 32-45, 54-31
August 9
Angola  71–75  Cuba
Scoring by half: 39-38, 32-37
August 9
Brazil  76–96  Germany
Scoring by half: 49-48, 27-48
August 11
Cuba  74–86  Germany
Scoring by half: 34-47, 40-39
August 11
Brazil  78–79  Angola
Scoring by half: 44-52, 34-27

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
August 12
Cuba  54–69  Egypt
Scoring by half: 28-34, 26-35

Fifteenth place playoff edit

August 13
Angola  67–75  Cuba
Scoring by half: 38-40, 29-35

Thirteenth place playoff edit

August 13
South Korea  76–69  Egypt
Scoring by half: 41-35, 35-34

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
August 12
Germany  71–85  Argentina
Scoring by half: 41-44, 30-41

Eleventh place playoff edit

August 13
Brazil  93–71  Germany
Scoring by half: 48-42, 45-29

Ninth place playoff edit

August 13
Spain  65–74  Argentina
Scoring by half: 25-39, 40-35

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
August 13
Canada  82–85  Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 47-48, 35-37

Seventh place playoff edit

August 14
China  76–104  Canada
Scoring by half: 41-51, 35-53

Fifth place playoff edit

August 14
Australia  96–83  Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 57-47, 39-36

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
August 13
Croatia  64–66  Russia
Scoring by half: 22-31, 42-35

Third place playoff edit

August 14
Greece  60–78  Croatia
Scoring by half: 32-36, 28-42

Final edit

August 14
16:00
United States  137–91  Russia
Scoring by half: 73–40, 64–51
Pts: Wilkins 20
Rebs: Johnson 11
Asts: Dumars, Price 5		Pts: Babkov 22
Rebs: Kisurin 7
Asts: Bazarevich 7
SkyDome, Toronto
Attendance: 32.616
Referees: Wiesław Zych (POL), Isaac Glass (URU)

Awards edit

 1994 FIBA World Championship winner 

United States
Third title
MVP
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. Andrew Gaze 23.9
  2. Dino Rađa 22.4
  3. Arijan Komazec 19.4
  4. Hur Jae 19.4
  5. Paolo de Almeida 19.4
  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 edit

1994 FIBA World Championship final rankings.
RankTeamRecord
1  United States8–0
2  Russia6–2
3  Croatia7–1
4  Greece4–4
5  Australia5–3
6  Puerto Rico3–5
7  Canada4–4
8  China2–6
9  Argentina5–3
10  Spain5–3
11  Brazil2–6
12  Germany5–3
13  South Korea3–5
14  Egypt1–7
15  Cuba3–5
16  Angola1–7

References edit

  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
  3. ^ "Why Can Pros Complete in International Events". Archived from the original on January 20, 2015.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Statistics

External links edit

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