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 leaders
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] Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto [ 2] Copps Coliseum in Hamilton .[ 2] 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's Dream Team II 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.
Three stadia were used during the tournament:
Competing nations [ edit ] The following national teams competed:
* North Korea withdrew from the tournament, South Korea replaced them.
Preliminary round [ edit ]
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 [ edit ] Group B [ edit ] Group C [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ] Group II [ edit ]
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 [ edit ] Group IV [ edit ]
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 [ edit ] Semifinals [ edit ] 15th place playoff [ edit ] 13th place playoff [ edit ] 9th to 12th classification [ edit ] Semifinals [ edit ] 11th place playoff [ edit ] 9th place playoff [ edit ] 5th to 8th classification [ edit ] Semifinals [ edit ] 7th place playoff [ edit ] 5th place playoff [ edit ] Final round [ edit ] Semifinals [ edit ] 3rd place playoff [ edit ]
SkyDome ,
Toronto
Attendance: 32.616
Referees: Wiesław Zych (POL), Isaac Glass (URU)
All-Tournament Team [ edit ] Source:[ 3]
Top scorers (ppg) [ edit ]
Andrew Gaze 23.8Dino Rađa 22.3Oscar Schmidt 19.4Arijan Komazec 19.3Hur Jae 19.3Moon Kyung-Eun 19Richard Matienzo 18.8Shaquille O'Neal 18Marcelo Nicola 17.7Reggie Miller 17.1
Final rankings [ edit ]
1994 FIBA World Championship final rankings.
References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
Tournaments
Qualification
Per tournament
Per confederation
Finals
Squads
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 (3rd title)
North Korea withdrew from the tournament, 
South Korea replaced them.
China
Spain
Brazil
Croatia
Australia
Cuba
Russia
Canada
Argentina
Angola
Greece
Puerto Rico
Germany
Egypt
Andrew Gaze 23.8
Dino Rađa 22.3
Oscar Schmidt 19.4
Hur Jae 19.3
Richard Matienzo 18.8
Shaquille O'Neal 18
Marcelo Nicola 17.7
Korea
