1990 FIBA World Championship

The 1990 FIBA World Championship was the 11th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. It was hosted by Argentina from 8 to 19 August 1990. The final phase of the competition was held at the Luna Park, Buenos Aires.[1]

1990 FIBA World Championship
FIBA Campeonato Mundial Basquetbol 1990
Tournament details
Host countryArgentina
Dates8–19 August
Officially opened byCarlos Menem
Teams16 (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
Games played64
MVPSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Toni Kukoč
Top scorerBrazil Oscar Schmidt
(34.6 points per game)

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
Final round[1] Buenos Aires Luna Park[1][2] 16,000
Group D[1] Córdoba Pabellón 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 Sociedad Alemana de Gimnasia[2] 2,000

Qualification

There were 16 teams taking part in the 1990 World Cup of Basketball.

Qualified teams

Means of qualificationDateVenueBerthsTeams qualified
Host1 Argentina
1989 Tournament of the Americas June 8–18, 1989Mexico Mexico City5 Puerto Rico
 United States
 Brazil
 Venezuela
 Canada
EuroBasket 1989 June 20–25, 1989Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zagreb5 Yugoslavia
 Greece
 Soviet Union
 Italy
 Spain
1989 FIBA Oceania Championship August 28–September 3, 1989Australia Sydney1 Australia
1989 ABC Championship September 15–24, 1989China Beijing2 China
 South Korea
FIBA Africa Championship 1989 December 16–27, 1989Angola Luanda2 Angola
 Egypt
Total16

Draw

Group A Group B Group C Group D

 Angola
 Puerto Rico
 Venezuela
 Yugoslavia

 Australia
 Brazil
 China
 Italy

 Greece
 South Korea
 Spain
 United States

 Argentina
 Canada
 Egypt
 Soviet Union

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
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
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
8 August
Yugoslavia  9284  Venezuela
Estadio de la Facultad Regional Santa Fe, Santa Fe
8 August
Puerto Rico  7875  Angola
Estadio de la Facultad Regional Santa Fe, Santa Fe
9 August
Puerto Rico  8874  Venezuela
Estadio de la Facultad Regional Santa Fe, Santa Fe
9 August
Yugoslavia  9279  Angola
Estadio de la Facultad Regional Santa Fe, Santa Fe
10 August
Venezuela  8377  Angola
Estadio de la Facultad Regional Santa Fe, Santa Fe
10 August
Yugoslavia  7582  Puerto Rico
Estadio de la Facultad Regional Santa Fe, Santa Fe

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 2 1 331 273 +58 5[lower-alpha 1] Quarterfinal round
2  Australia 3 2 1 266 227 +39 5[lower-alpha 1]
3  Italy 3 2 1 318 290 +28 5[lower-alpha 1] 9th–16th classification round
4  China 3 0 3 256 359 103 3
Source: FIBA archive
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:
  1. Head-to-head record: Brazil 1–1 (1.08 GAvg), Australia 1–1 (0.98 GAvg), Italy 1–1 (0.95 GAvg)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
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
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
8 August
United States  10395 (OT)  Greece
Sociedad Alemana de Gimnasia, Villa Ballester
8 August
Spain  130101  South Korea
Sociedad Alemana de Gimnasia, Villa Ballester
9 August
United States  14667  South Korea
Sociedad Alemana de Gimnasia, Villa Ballester
9 August
Spain  93102  Greece
Sociedad Alemana de Gimnasia, Villa Ballester
10 August
Greece  11976  South Korea
Sociedad Alemana de Gimnasia, Villa Ballester
10 August
United States  9585  Spain
Sociedad Alemana de Gimnasia, Villa Ballester

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
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
Source: FIBA archive
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) Hosts

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
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
Source: FIBA archive
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) Hosts
13 August
Puerto Rico  8979  Australia
13 August
United States  104100  Argentina
14 August
Puerto Rico  9276  Argentina
15 August
Australia  9591  Argentina

Group II

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
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
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
13 August
Greece  5775  Soviet Union
13 August
Yugoslavia  10586  Brazil
14 August
Yugoslavia  10077  Soviet Union
14 August
Brazil  88103  Greece
15 August
Yugoslavia  7767  Greece
15 August
Brazil  100110  Soviet Union

9th–16th classification

Group III

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
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
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
13 August
Spain  10773  Egypt
13 August
Venezuela  10096  China
14 August
China  86130  Spain
14 August
Venezuela  103101  Egypt
15 August
Venezuela  102122  Spain
15 August
China  9587  Egypt

Group IV

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
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
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
13 August
South Korea  86124  Canada
13 August
Angola  7886  Italy
14 August
Italy  123100  South Korea
14 August
Angola  8082  Canada
15 August
Italy  11081  Canada
15 August
Angola  10493  South Korea

13th–16th classification

 
Semifinals13th place game
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Angola 83
 
 
 
 Egypt70
 
 Angola 112
 
 
 
 China96
 
 China 122
 
 
 South Korea100
 
15th place game
 
 
 
 
 
 Egypt 115
 
 
 South Korea117

Semifinals

17 August
China  122100  South Korea
17 August
Angola  8370  Egypt

Fifteenth place playoff

18 August
South Korea  117115  Egypt

Thirteenth place playoff

19 August
China  96112  Angola

9th–12th classification

 
Semifinals9th place game
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Italy 108
 
 
 
 Venezuela100
 
 Italy 86
 
 
 
 Spain83
 
 Spain 84
 
 
 Canada75
 
11th place game
 
 
 
 
 
 Venezuela93
 
 
 Canada92

Semifinals

17 August
Spain  8475  Canada
17 August
Italy  108100  Venezuela

Eleventh place playoff

18 August
Canada  9293  Venezuela

Ninth place playoff

19 August
Spain  8386  Italy

5th–8th classification

 
Semifinals5th place game
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Australia93
 
 
 
 Brazil100
 
 Brazil 97
 
 
 
 Greece94
 
 Greece 81
 
 
 Argentina78
 
7th place game
 
 
 
 
 
 Australia98
 
 
 Argentina84

Semifinals

17 August
Australia  93100  Brazil
17 August
Greece  8178  Argentina

Seventh place playoff

18 August
Australia  9884  Argentina

Fifth place playoff

19 August
Brazil  9794  Greece

Final round

 
SemifinalsFinals
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Puerto Rico82
 
 
 
 Soviet Union98
 
 Soviet Union75
 
 
 
 Yugoslavia92
 
 Yugoslavia 99
 
 
 United States91
 
3rd place game
 
 
 
 
 
 Puerto Rico (OT)105
 
 
 United States107

Semifinals

Third place playoff

18 August
Puerto Rico  105107 (OT)  United States

Final

19 August
Soviet Union  7592  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

Final standings

Vlade Divac (#12) and Dražen Petrović of Yugoslavia
RankTeamRecord
1  Yugoslavia7–1
2  Soviet Union6–2
3  United States6–2
4  Puerto Rico6–2
5  Brazil4–4
6  Greece4–4
7  Australia4–4
8  Argentina2–6
9  Italy7–1
10  Spain5–3
11  Venezuela4–4
12  Canada3–5
13  Angola3–5
14  China2–6
15  South Korea1–7
16  Egypt0–8

Awards

 1990 World Championship winner 

Yugoslavia
Third title
MVP
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 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

Top scorers (ppg) [3]

  1. Oscar Schmidt (Brazil) 34.6
  2. Antonello Riva (Italy) 30.3
  3. Panagiotis Giannakis (Greece) 26.0
  4. Andrew Gaze (Australia) 24.3
  5. Jordi Villacampa (Spain) 23.0
  6. Kim Kim (S.Korea) 22.1
  7. Gabriel Estaba (Venezuela) 21.5
  8. Wang Fei (China) 19.4
  9. Kenny Anderson (USA) 18.8
  10. Valeri Tikhonenko (USSR) 18.5

References

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