1994 FIBA World Championship
The 1994 FIBA World Championship was the 12th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's teams. The tournament was hosted by Canada from August 4 to August 14, 1994. The tournament was held at SkyDome and Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto as well as at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton. 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.
The 1994 FIBA World Championship was the first time that the FIBA World Championship 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 Russia 137–91 in the Final. The United States finished with a perfect 8–0 record. 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:
;FIBA Africa
;FIBA Asia
;FIBA Americas
;FIBA Oceania
;FIBA Europe
* withdrew from the tournament, replaced them.Preliminary round
The top two teams from each group remain in medal contention.Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Second round
The top two finishers from Groups I and II advance to the final round.Group I
Group II
Group III
Group IV
13th to 16th classification
Semifinals
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
Awards
All-Tournament Team
Source: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
| Rank | Team | Record |
| 1 | | 8–0 |
| 2 | | 6–2 |
| 3 | | 7–1 |
| 4 | | 4–4 |
| 5 | | 5–3 |
| 6 | | 3–5 |
| 7 | | 4–4 |
| 8 | | 2–6 |
| 9 | | 5–3 |
| 10 | | 5–3 |
| 11 | | 2–6 |
| 12 | | 5–3 |
| 13 | | 3–5 |
| 14 | | 1–7 |
| 15 | | 3–5 |
| 16 | | 1–7 |
Shaquille O'Neal