| Tourney Name: | FIBA World Championship |
| Year: | 1990 |
| Other Titles: | FIBA Campeonato Mundial Basquetbol 1990 |
| Country: | Argentina |
| Dates: | 8–19 August |
| Opened: | Carlos Menem |
| Num Teams: | 16 |
| Confederations: | 5 |
| Venues: | 6 |
| Cities: | 6 |
| Champion: | Yugoslavia |
| Count: | 3 |
| Second: | Soviet Union |
| Third: | United States |
| Fourth: | Puerto Rico |
| Fourth-Flagvar: | 1952 |
| Games: | 64 |
| Mvp: | Toni Kukoč |
| Top Scorer: |  Oscar Schmidt (34.6 points per game) |
| Prevseason: | 1986 |
| Nextseason: | 1994 |
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]
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.
| Group | City | Arena | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final round | Buenos Aires | Luna Park[2] | 16,000 | |
| Group D | Córdoba | Pabellón Verde Complejo Ferial | 4,000 | |
| Group B | Rosario | Estadio Cubierto Newell's Old Boys | 10,000 | |
| Classification Round | Salta | Polideportivo Delmi | 3,000 | |
| Group A | Santa Fe | Estadio de la Facultad Regional Santa Fe | 5,000 | |
| Group C | Villa Ballester | Sociedad Alemana de Gimnasia | 2,000 | |
There were 16 teams taking part in the 1990 World Cup of Basketball.
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Teams qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host | - | 1 | |||
| June 8–18, 1989 | 5 | ||||
| June 20–25, 1989 | 5 | ||||
| August 28–September 3, 1989 | 1 | ||||
| 1989 ABC Championship | September 15–24, 1989 | 2 | |||
| FIBA Africa Championship 1989 | December 16–27, 1989 | 2 | |||
| Total | 16 | ||||
| width=25% | Group A | width=25% | Group B | width=25% | Group C | width=25% | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The top two finishers from Groups I and II advance to the final round.
| Rank | width=200px | 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 |
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
See main article: FIBA Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team.
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