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International basketball competition
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:
Competing nations
The following national teams competed:
* 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
Group B
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
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
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
15th place playoff
13th place playoff
9th to 12th classification
Semifinals
11th place playoff
9th place playoff
5th to 8th classification
Semifinals
7th place playoff
5th place playoff
Final round
Semifinals
3rd place playoff
Final
SkyDome ,
Toronto Attendance: 32.616
Referees: Wiesław Zych (POL), Isaac Glass (URU)
Awards
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
1994 FIBA World Championship final rankings.
References
External links
Tournaments Qualification Finals Squads Final draw Host bids Related topics
Template:Greece Squad 1994 FIBA World Championship
Template:Australia Squad 1994 FIBA World Championship
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