1990 FIBA World Championship
XI Campeonato Mundial de Basquetbol | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Argentina |
Dates | August 8–19 |
Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Yugoslavia (3rd title) |
Runners-up | Soviet Union |
Third place | United States |
Fourth place | Puerto Rico |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | Toni Kukoč |
Top scorer | Oscar Schmidt (34.6 points per game) |
The 1990 FIBA World Championship was the 11th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's teams. It was hosted by Argentina from August 8 to 19, 1990. The competition final phase was held at the Luna Park, Buenos Aires.[1]
Yugoslavia emerged as the tournament winner. This was the last World Championship in which the country participated before its dissolution. Likewise, the Soviet Union participated in its final tournament before its dissolution.
This was the first ever FIBA World Championship (now called FIBA Basketball World Cup) tournament, in which non-American current NBA players that had also already played in an official regular season NBA game could participate.
Venues[]
Group | City | Arena | Capacity | |
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Final round[1] | Buenos Aires | Luna Park[1][2] | 16,000 | |
Group D[1] | Córdoba | Pabellon Verde Complejo Ferial | 4,000 | |
Group B[1] | Rosario | Estadio Cubierto Newell's Old Boys | 10,000 | |
Classification Round[1] | Salta | Polideportivo Delmi[2] | 3,000 | |
Group A[1] | Santa Fe | Estadio de la Facultad Regional Santa Fe | 5,000 | |
Group C[1] | Villa Ballester | [2] | 2,000 |
Competing nations[]
The following national teams competed:
Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
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Preliminary round[]
Group A[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 248 | 224 | +24 | 6 | Quarterfinal round |
2 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 259 | 245 | +14 | 5 | |
3 | Venezuela | 3 | 1 | 2 | 241 | 257 | −16 | 4 | 9th–16th classification round |
4 | Angola | 3 | 0 | 3 | 231 | 253 | −22 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Group B[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 331 | 273 | +58 | 5[a] | Quarterfinal round |
2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 264 | 247 | +17 | 5[a] | |
3 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 318 | 290 | +28 | 5[a] | 9th–16th classification round |
4 | China | 3 | 0 | 3 | 256 | 359 | −103 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
Group C[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 344 | 247 | +97 | 6 | Quarterfinal round |
2 | Greece | 3 | 2 | 1 | 316 | 272 | +44 | 5 | |
3 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 308 | 298 | +10 | 4 | 9th–16th classification round |
4 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 3 | 244 | 395 | −151 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Group D[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 289 | 234 | +55 | 6 | Quarterfinal round |
2 | Argentina (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 255 | 250 | +5 | 5 | |
3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 252 | 254 | −2 | 4 | 9th–16th classification round |
4 | Egypt | 3 | 0 | 3 | 209 | 267 | −58 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Host
Quarterfinal round[]
The top two finishers from Groups I and II advance to the final round.
Group I[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 262 | 234 | +28 | 6 | Semifinals |
2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 262 | 259 | +3 | 5 | |
3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 252 | 259 | −7 | 4 | 5th–8th classification round |
4 | Argentina (H) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 267 | 291 | −24 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Host
Group II[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 282 | 230 | +52 | 6 | Semifinals |
2 | Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 262 | 257 | +5 | 5 | |
3 | Greece | 3 | 1 | 2 | 227 | 240 | −13 | 4 | 5th–8th classification round |
4 | Brazil | 3 | 0 | 3 | 274 | 318 | −44 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
9th–16th classification[]
Quarterfinal round[]
Group III[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 359 | 261 | +98 | 6 | 9th–12th classification round |
2 | Venezuela | 3 | 2 | 1 | 305 | 319 | −14 | 5 | |
3 | China | 3 | 1 | 2 | 277 | 317 | −40 | 4 | 13th–16th classification round |
4 | Egypt | 3 | 0 | 3 | 261 | 305 | −44 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Group IV[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 319 | 259 | +60 | 6 | 9th–12th classification round |
2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 285 | 376 | −91 | 5 | |
3 | Angola | 3 | 1 | 2 | 284 | 261 | +23 | 4 | 13th–16th classification round |
4 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 3 | 279 | 351 | −72 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
13th–16th classification[]
Semifinals | 13th place game | |||||
Angola | 83 | |||||
Egypt | 70 | |||||
Angola | 112 | |||||
China | 96 | |||||
China | 122 | |||||
South Korea | 100 | |||||
15th place game | ||||||
Egypt | 115 | |||||
South Korea | 117 |
Semifinals[]
Fifteenth place playoff[]
Thirteenth place playoff[]
9th–12th classification[]
Semifinals | 9th place game | |||||
Italy | 108 | |||||
Venezuela | 100 | |||||
Italy | 86 | |||||
Spain | 83 | |||||
Spain | 84 | |||||
Canada | 75 | |||||
11th place game | ||||||
Venezuela | 93 | |||||
Canada | 92 |
Semifinals[]
Eleventh place playoff[]
Ninth place playoff[]
5th–8th classification[]
Semifinals | 5th place game | |||||
Australia | 93 | |||||
Brazil | 100 | |||||
Brazil | 97 | |||||
Greece | 94 | |||||
Greece | 81 | |||||
Argentina | 78 | |||||
7th place game | ||||||
Australia | 98 | |||||
Argentina | 84 |
Semifinals[]
Seventh place playoff[]
Fifth place playoff[]
Final round[]
Semifinals | Finals | |||||
Puerto Rico | 82 | |||||
Soviet Union | 98 | |||||
Soviet Union | 75 | |||||
Yugoslavia | 92 | |||||
Yugoslavia | 99 | |||||
United States | 91 | |||||
3rd place game | ||||||
Puerto Rico (OT) | 105 | |||||
United States | 107 |
Semifinals[]
Third place playoff[]
Final[]
19 August
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Soviet Union | 75–92 | Yugoslavia |
Scoring by half: 34–52, 41–40 | ||
Pts: Vētra, Volkov 15 Rebs: Belostenny 7 Asts: Volkov 4 |
Pts: Paspalj 20 Rebs: Kukoč 7 Asts: Zdovc 5 |
Luna Park, Buenos Aires
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Final rankings[]
Rank | Team | Record |
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1 | Yugoslavia | 7–1 |
2 | Soviet Union | 6–2 |
3 | United States | 6–2 |
4 | Puerto Rico | 6–2 |
5 | Brazil | 4–4 |
6 | Greece | 4–4 |
7 | Australia | 4–4 |
8 | Argentina | 2–6 |
9 | Italy | 7–1 |
10 | Spain | 5–3 |
11 | Venezuela | 4–4 |
12 | Canada | 3–5 |
13 | Angola | 3–5 |
14 | China | 2–6 |
15 | South Korea | 1–7 |
16 | Egypt | 0–8 |
Awards[]
1990 World Championship Winner |
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Yugoslavia Third title |
MVP |
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Toni Kukoč |
Team Roster:
Dražen Petrović, Velimir Perasović, Zoran Čutura, Toni Kukoč, Žarko Paspalj, Jure Zdovc, Željko Obradović, Radisav Ćurčić, Vlade Divac, Arijan Komazec, Zoran Jovanović, and Zoran Savić.
Head Coach: Dušan Ivković
All-Tournament Team[]
- Oscar Schmidt (Brazil)
- Toni Kukoč (Yugoslavia)
- Vlade Divac (Yugoslavia)
- Kenny Anderson (USA)
- Fico López (Puerto Rico)
Top scorers (ppg)[]
- Oscar Schmidt (Brazil) 34.6
- Antonello Riva (Italy) 30.3
- Panagiotis Giannakis (Greece) 26.0
- Andrew Gaze (Australia) 24.3
- Jordi Villacampa (Spain) 23.0
- (S.Korea) 22.1
- Gabriel Estaba (Venezuela) 21.5
- (China) 19.4
- Kenny Anderson (USA) 18.8
- Valeri Tikhonenko (USSR) 18.5
References[]
External links[]
- 1990 FIBA World Championship
- FIBA Basketball World Cup
- International basketball competitions hosted by Argentina
- Sports competitions in Buenos Aires
- 1990 in basketball
- 1990 in Argentine sport
- 1990s in Buenos Aires
- Sport in Córdoba, Argentina
- Sport in Rosario, Santa Fe
- Sport in Salta Province