The 1994 FIBA World Championship was the 12th FIBA World Championship, the international

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world championship for men's teams. The tournament was hosted by Canada from August 4 to 14, 1994. The tournament was held at

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and Maple Leaf Gardens in

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. The hosting duties were originally awarded to

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, but after

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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 the

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) 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. The tournament was won by the United States's " Dream Team II", who beat

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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

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who beat

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78–60 in the bronze-medal game.

Venues

Three stadia were used during the tournament:

Qualification

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. * Host nation: 1 berth * 1992 Summer Olympics: 12 teams competing for 1 berth, removed from that country's FIBA zone. * FIBA Oceania: 3 teams competing for 1 berth *

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: 16 teams competing for 5 berths * FIBA Americas: 10 teams competing for 4 berths * FIBA Africa: 9 teams competing for 2 berths *

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: 18 teams competing for 2 berths

Qualified teams

* withdrew from the tournament, replaced them.

Draw

Preliminary round

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

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Quarterfinal round

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

Group I

Group II

9th–16th classification

Quarterfinal round

Group III

Group IV

13th–16th classification

Semifinals

Fifteenth place playoff

Thirteenth place playoff

9th–12th classification

Semifinals

Eleventh place playoff

Ninth place playoff

5th–8th classification

Semifinals

Seventh place playoff

Fifth place playoff

Final round

Semifinals

Third place playoff

Final

Awards

All-Tournament Team

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Reggie Miller Reginald Wayne Miller (born August 24, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player who played his entire 18-year National Basketball Association (NBA) career with the Indiana Pacers. Miller was known for his precision three-p ...

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* Dino Rađa *

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— MVP Source:

Top scorers (ppg)

# Andrew Gaze 23.9 # Dino Rađa 22.4 # Arijan Komazec 19.4 #

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19.4 # Paolo de Almeida 19.4 #

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19 # Richard Matienzo 18.8 #

18 # Marcelo Nicola 17.7 #

17.1

Final rankings

References

External links

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