1990 FIBA World Championship
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 August 20, 1990.
The competition final phase was held at the Luna Park, Buenos Aires.
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 tournament, in which non-American current NBA players that had also already played in an official regular season NBA game could participate.Venues
Competing nations
The following national teams competed:
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
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Preliminary round
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
Final rankings
| Rank | Team | Record |
| 1 | | 7–1 |
| 2 | | 6–2 |
| 3 | | 6–2 |
| 4 | | 6–2 |
| 5 | | 4–4 |
| 6 | | 4–4 |
| 7 | | 4–4 |
| 8 | | 2–6 |
| 9 | | 7–1 |
| 10 | | 5–3 |
| 11 | | 4–4 |
| 12 | | 3–5 |
| 13 | | 3–5 |
| 14 | | 2–6 |
| 15 | | 1–7 |
| 16 | | 0–8 |
Awards
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 IvkovićAll-Tournament Team
- Oscar Schmidt 34.6
- Antonello Riva 30.3
- Panagiotis Giannakis 26.0
- Andrew Gaze 24.3
- Jordi Villacampa 23.0
- Kim Kim 22.1
- Gabriel Estaba 21.5
- Wang Fei 19.4
- Kenny Anderson 18.8
- Valeri Tikhonenko 18.5
Toni Kukoč