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1994 FIBA World Championship
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Everything about 1994 Fiba World Championship totally explainedThe 1994 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Canada from August 4 to August 14, 1994. The tournament was held at the Skydome and Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario as well as at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario. The hosting duties were originally awarded to Belgrade, FR 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 - 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.
Competing nations
The following national teams competed:
First Round
The top two teams from each group remain in medal contention.
Group A
August 4, 1994
August 5, 1994
August 7, 1994
Group B
August 4, 1994
August 5, 1994
August 6, 1994
Group C
| Team |
Pts |
Pld |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
Diff |
| Russia |
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
251 |
205 |
+46 |
| Canada |
5 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
240 |
198 |
+42 |
| Argentina |
4 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
204 |
234 |
-30 |
| Angola |
3 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
186 |
244 |
-58 |
August 4, 1994
August 5, 1994
August 6, 1994
Group D
August 4, 1994
August 5, 1994
August 7, 1994
Second Round
The top two finishers from Groups A and B advance to the medal round.
Group A
August 9, 1994
August 10, 1994
August 11, 1994
August 12, 1994
Group B
| Team |
Pts |
Pld |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
Diff |
| Croatia |
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
278 |
189 |
+89 |
| Greece |
5 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
206 |
213 |
-7 |
| Canada |
4 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
222 |
224 |
-2 |
| China |
3 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
192 |
272 |
-80 |
August 8, 1994
August 10, 1994
August 11, 1994
August 12, 1994
Group C
August 8, 1994
August 9, 1994
August 11, 1994
Group D
| Team |
Pts |
Pld |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
Diff |
| Germany |
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
268 |
226 |
+42 |
| Brazil |
4 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
236 |
251 |
-15 |
| Angola |
4 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
226 |
239 |
-13 |
| Cuba |
4 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
225 |
239 |
-14 |
August 8, 1994
August 9, 1994
August 11, 1994
Elimination rounds
Medal bracket
Russia|66| Croatia|64
| August 13, 1994| Greece|58| United States|97
| August 14, 1994| Russia|91| United States|137
| August 14, 1994| Croatia|78| Greece|60
| September 3, 2006 - 16:30| Lithuania|77| Germany|62
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5th to 8th place
Australia|95| China|57
| August 13, 1994| Puerto Rico|85| Canada|82
| August 14, 1994| Australia|96| Puerto Rico|83
|August 14, 1994| China|76| Canada|104
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9th to 12th place
Spain|90| Brazil|85
|August 12, 1994| Argentina|85| Germany|71
|August 13, 1994| Spain|65| Argentina|74
|August 13, 1994| Brazil|93| Germany|71
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13th to 16th place
Korea Republic|75| Angola|71
|August 12, 1994| Egypt|69| Cuba|54
|August 13, 1994| Korea Republic|76| Egypt|69
|August 13, 1994| Angola|67| Cuba|75
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Awards
All-Tournament Team
Top scorers (ppg)
Andrew Gaze 23.8
Dino Radja 22.3
Paolo De Almeida 19.4
Arijan Komazec 19.3
Hur Jae 19.3
Moon Kyung-Eun 19
Richard Matienzo 18.8
Shaquille O'Neal 18
Marcelo Nicola 17.7
Reggie Miller 17.1
Final Standings
| 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 |
Korea Republic |
3-5 |
| 14 |
Egypt |
1-7 |
| 15 |
Cuba |
3-5 |
| 16 |
Angola |
1-7 |
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