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 country	Argentina
Dates	8–19 August
Officially opened by	Carlos Menem
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
Games played	64
MVP	Toni Kukoč
Top scorer	Oscar Schmidt (34.6 points per game)
← 1986 1994 →

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.

The mascot was a ñandu named ''Ñandy''

Venues

Group	City	Arena	Capacity	Buenos Aires Córdoba Rosario Salta Santa Fe Villa Ballester
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.

• Host nation: 1 berth
• FIBA Americas: 12 teams competing for 5 berths
• FIBA Europe: 8 teams competing for 5 berths
• FIBA Oceania: 2 teams competing for 1 berths
• FIBA Asia: 15 teams competing for 2 berths
• FIBA Africa: 11 teams competing for 2 berths

Qualified teams

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Berths	Teams qualified
Host	–		1	Argentina
1989 Tournament of the Americas	June 8–18, 1989	Mexico City	5	Puerto Rico  United States  Brazil  Venezuela  Canada
EuroBasket 1989	June 20–25, 1989	Zagreb	5	Yugoslavia  Greece  Soviet Union  Italy  Spain
1989 FIBA Oceania Championship	August 28–September 3, 1989	Sydney	1	Australia
1989 ABC Championship	September 15–24, 1989	Beijing	2	China  South Korea
FIBA Africa Championship 1989	December 16–27, 1989	Luanda	2	Angola  Egypt
Total			16

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^{[dead link]}
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	92–84	Venezuela
Scoring by half: 53-43, 39-41

Estadio de la Facultad Regional Santa Fe, Santa Fe

8 August

Puerto Rico	78–75	Angola
Scoring by half: 42-37, 36-38

Estadio de la Facultad Regional Santa Fe, Santa Fe

9 August

Puerto Rico	88–74	Venezuela
Scoring by half: 49-41, 39-33

Estadio de la Facultad Regional Santa Fe, Santa Fe

9 August

Yugoslavia	92–79	Angola
Scoring by half: 48-28, 44-51

Estadio de la Facultad Regional Santa Fe, Santa Fe

10 August

Venezuela	83–77	Angola
Scoring by half: 49-35, 34-42

Estadio de la Facultad Regional Santa Fe, Santa Fe

10 August

Yugoslavia	75–82	Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 56-39, 19-43

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[a]	Quarterfinal round
2	Australia	3	2	1	266	227	+39	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

Source: FIBA archive^{[dead link]}
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)

8 August

Australia	108–65	China
Scoring by half: 56-45, 52-20

Estadio Cubierto Newell's Old Boys, Rosario

8 August

Brazil	125–109	Italy
Scoring by half: 66-48, 59-61

Estadio Cubierto Newell's Old Boys, Rosario

9 August

Australia	89–94	Italy
Scoring by half: 49-44, 40-50

Estadio Cubierto Newell's Old Boys, Rosario

9 August

Brazil	138–95	China
Scoring by half: 78-45, 60-50

Estadio Cubierto Newell's Old Boys, Rosario

10 August

Italy	115–76	China
Scoring by half: 62-39, 53-37

Estadio Cubierto Newell's Old Boys, Rosario

10 August

Brazil	68–69	Australia
Scoring by half: 32-29, 36-40

Estadio Cubierto Newell's Old Boys, Rosario

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^{[dead link]}
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	103–95 (OT)	Greece
Scoring by half: 45-56, 44-33 Overtime: 14-6

Sociedad Alemana de Gimnasia, Villa Ballester

8 August

Spain	130–101	South Korea
Scoring by half: 67-43, 63-58

Sociedad Alemana de Gimnasia, Villa Ballester

9 August

United States	146–67	South Korea
Scoring by half: 70-33, 76-34

Sociedad Alemana de Gimnasia, Villa Ballester

9 August

Spain	93–102	Greece
Scoring by half: 47-54, 46-48

Sociedad Alemana de Gimnasia, Villa Ballester

10 August

Greece	119–76	South Korea
Scoring by half: 79-21, 40-55

Sociedad Alemana de Gimnasia, Villa Ballester

10 August

United States	95–85	Spain
Scoring by half: 51-43, 44-42

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^{[dead link]}
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

8 August

Soviet Union	97–77	Argentina
Scoring by half: 44-33, 53-44

Polideportivo Municipal, Córdoba, Argentina

8 August

Canada	83–68	Egypt
Scoring by half: 38-34, 45-34

Polideportivo Municipal, Córdoba, Argentina

9 August

Canada	88–96	Argentina
Scoring by half: 49-44, 39-52

Polideportivo Municipal, Córdoba, Argentina

9 August

Soviet Union	102–76	Egypt
Scoring by half: 57-42, 45-34

Polideportivo Municipal, Córdoba, Argentina

10 August

Soviet Union	90–81	Canada
Scoring by half: 43-31, 47-50

Polideportivo Municipal, Córdoba, Argentina

10 August

Argentina	82–65	Egypt
Scoring by half: 40-41, 42-24

Polideportivo Municipal, Córdoba, Argentina

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	89–79	Australia
Scoring by half: 42-38, 47-41

Luna Park, Buenos Aires

13 August

United States	104–100	Argentina
Scoring by half: 58-42, 46-58

Luna Park, Buenos Aires

14 August

Australia	78–79	United States
Scoring by half: 42-38, 36-41

Luna Park, Buenos Aires

14 August

Puerto Rico	92–76	Argentina
Scoring by half: 50-46, 42-30

Luna Park, Buenos Aires

15 August

Puerto Rico	81–79	United States
Scoring by half: 48-45, 33-34

Luna Park, Buenos Aires

15 August

Australia	95–91	Argentina
Scoring by half: 45-40, 50-52

Luna Park, Buenos Aires

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	57–75	Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 40-37, 17-38

Luna Park, Buenos Aires

13 August

Yugoslavia	105–86	Brazil
Scoring by half: 52-41, 53-45

Luna Park, Buenos Aires

14 August

Yugoslavia	100–77	Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 42-37, 58-40

Luna Park, Buenos Aires

14 August

Brazil	88–103	Greece
Scoring by half: 40-54, 48-49

Luna Park, Buenos Aires

15 August

Yugoslavia	77–67	Greece
Scoring by half: 36-32, 41-35

Luna Park, Buenos Aires

15 August

Brazil	100–110	Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 53-55, 47-55

Luna Park, Buenos Aires

9th–16th classification

Quarterfinal round

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	107–73	Egypt
Scoring by half: 56-36, 51-37

Polideportivo Delmi, Salta

13 August

Venezuela	100–96	China
Scoring by half: 56-52, 44-44

Polideportivo Delmi, Salta

14 August

China	86–130	Spain
Scoring by half: 41-64, 45-66

Polideportivo Delmi, Salta

14 August

Venezuela	103–101	Egypt
Scoring by half: 50-59, 53-42

Polideportivo Delmi, Salta

15 August

Venezuela	102–122	Spain
Scoring by half: 60-61, 42-61

Polideportivo Delmi, Salta

15 August

China	95–87	Egypt
Scoring by half: 45-33, 50-54

Polideportivo Delmi, Salta

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	86–124	Canada
Scoring by half: 49-52, 37-72

Polideportivo Delmi, Salta

13 August

Angola	78–86	Italy
Scoring by half: 30-51, 48-35

Polideportivo Delmi, Salta

14 August

Italy	123–100	South Korea
Scoring by half: 54-51, 69-49

Polideportivo Delmi, Salta

14 August

Angola	80–82	Canada
Scoring by half: 40-40, 40-42

Polideportivo Delmi, Salta

15 August

Italy	110–81	Canada
Scoring by half: 49-42, 61-39

Polideportivo Delmi, Salta

15 August

Angola	104–93	South Korea
Scoring by half: 58-45, 46-48

Polideportivo Delmi, Salta

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

17 August

China	122–100	South Korea
Scoring by half: 63-52, 59-48

Polideportivo Delmi, Salta

17 August

Angola	83–70	Egypt
Scoring by half: 55-36, 28-34

Polideportivo Delmi, Salta

Fifteenth place playoff

18 August

South Korea	117–115	Egypt
Scoring by half: 52-58, 65-57

Polideportivo Delmi, Salta

Thirteenth place playoff

19 August

China	96–112	Angola
Scoring by half: 43-58, 53-54

Polideportivo Delmi, Salta

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

17 August

Spain	84–75	Canada
Scoring by half: 47-37, 37-38

Polideportivo Delmi, Salta

17 August

Italy	108–100	Venezuela
Scoring by half: 57-33, 51-67

Polideportivo Delmi, Salta

Eleventh place playoff

18 August

Canada	92–93	Venezuela
Scoring by half: 48-44, 44-49

Polideportivo Delmi, Salta

Ninth place playoff

19 August

Spain	83–106	Italy
Scoring by half: 39-50, 44-56

Polideportivo Delmi, Salta

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

17 August

Australia	93–100	Brazil
Scoring by half: 48-45, 45-55

Luna Park, Buenos Aires

17 August

Greece	81–78	Argentina
Scoring by half: 38-42, 43-36

Luna Park, Buenos Aires

Seventh place playoff

18 August

Australia	98–84	Argentina
Scoring by half: 56-40, 42-44

Luna Park, Buenos Aires

Fifth place playoff

19 August

Brazil	97–94	Greece
Scoring by half: 55-55, 42-39

Luna Park, Buenos Aires

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

17 August

Puerto Rico	82–98	Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 46-50, 36-48

Luna Park, Buenos Aires

17 August

Yugoslavia	99–91	United States
Scoring by half: 51-43, 48-48

Luna Park, Buenos Aires

Third place playoff

18 August

Puerto Rico	105–107 (OT)	United States
Scoring by half: 48-53, 48-43 Overtime: 9-11

Luna Park, Buenos Aires

Final

19 August

[usurped]

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

Final standings

Rank	Team	Record
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
Yugoslavia Third title

MVP
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

Main article: FIBA Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team

• Oscar Schmidt (Brazil)
• Toni Kukoč (Yugoslavia)
• Vlade Divac (Yugoslavia)
• Kenny Anderson (USA)
• Fico López (Puerto Rico)

Top scorers (ppg)

Source:^[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