1994 FIBA World Championship
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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 14, 1994. The tournament was held at SkyDome[1] and Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto[2] as well as at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton.[2] 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.
| FIBA Championnat du monde de basket-ball masculin 1994 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Canada |
| City | Toronto Hamilton |
| Dates | August 4–14 |
| Officially opened by | Ray Hnatyshyn |
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | SkyDome Maple Leaf Gardens Copps Coliseum |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Russia |
| Third place |  Croatia |
| Fourth place |  Greece |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 64 |
| MVP | Shaquille O'Neal |
| Top scorer | .svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_(converted).svg.png){kind=small} Andrew Gaze (23.9 points per game) |
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The 1994 FIBA World Championship was the first time that the FIBA World Championship (now called the FIBA Basketball World Cup) 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.[3]
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 (8 wins and 0 losses). The bronze medal was won by Croatia who beat Greece 78–60 in the bronze-medal game.