Basketball, Men

Competition 1990 World Men Basketball Championships
Venue various cities ARG
Held 8 – 19 August 1990
Status Medal
Competitors 192
Countries 16
Pos Athlete(s) Country Wins Ties Losses
🥇 Yugoslavia YUG 7 0 1
Dražen Petrović / Velimir Perasović / Zoran Čutura / Toni Kukoč / Žarko Paspalj / Jure Zdovc / Željko Obradović / Radislav Ćurčić / Vlade Divac / Arijan Komazec / Zoran Jovanović / Zoran Savić
🥈 Soviet Union URS 6 0 2
Andrey Lopatov / Gundars Vetra / Tiit Sokk / Valery Tikhonenko / Aleksandr Volkov / Aleksandr Belostenny / Viktor Berezhnoy / Oleg Meleshchenko / Sergey Bazarevich / Dmitry Sukharev / Valery Korolyov / Igor Pinchuk
🥉 United States USA 6 0 2
Kenneth Anderson / Todd Day / Chris Gatling / Christian Laettner / Lee Mayberry / Billy Owens / Mark Randall / Christopher Smith / Douglas Smith / Bryant Stith / Alonzo Mourning / Henry Williams
4 Puerto Rico PUR 6 0 2
José Agosto / James Carter / Ángel Cruz / Raymond Gause / Edgar de León / Francisco de León / Federico López / Orlando Marrero / Jerome Mincy / José Rafael Ortiz / Juan Ramón Rivas / Georgie Torres
5 Brazil BRA 4 0 4
Israel / Luiz de Azevedo / Marcel / Maury / Josuel / Rolando / Guerrinha / Cadum / Fernando Minucci / Oscar Schmidt / Pipoka / Gerson
6 Greece GRE 4 0 4
Liveris Andritsos / Fanis Christodoulou / Panagiotis Fasoulas / Athanasios Galakteros / Giorgos Gasparis / Panagiotis Giannakis / Agamemnon Ioannou / Argyris Kampouris / Vassilis Lypiridis / Dimitris Papadopoulos / Kostas Patavoukas / David Stergakos
7 Australia AUS 4 0 4
Ray Borner / Mark Bradtke / John Dorge / Andrew Gaze / David Graham / Damian Keogh / Luc Longley / Mike McKay / Tim Morrissey / Larry Sengstock / Phil Smyth / Andrew Vlahov
8 Argentina ARG 2 0 6
Héctor Campana / Miguel Cortijo / Esteban de la Fuente / Diego Maggi / Marcelo Milanesio / Gabriel Milovich / Diego Osella / Marcelo Richotti / Julio Rodríguez / Carlos Romano / Rubén Scolari / Sebastián Uranga
9 Italy ITA 7 0 1
Giuseppe Bosa / Roberto Brunamonti / Davide Cantarello / Sandro Dell´Agnello / Andrea Niccolai / Davide Pessina / Riccardo Pittis / Antonello Riva / Alberto Rossini / Gustavo Tolotti / Francesco Vescovi / Alberto Vianini
10 Spain ESP 5 0 3
Enrique Andreu / José Miguel Antúnez / José Arcega / Manuel Bosch / Alberto Herreros / Andrés Jiménez / Rafael Jofresa / Ferrán Martínez / José Antonio Montero / Fernando Romay / Jordi Villacampa / Francisco Zapata
11 Venezuela VEN 4 0 4
Armando Becker / David Díaz / José Echenique / Gabriel Estaba / Rostyn González / Luis Jiménez / Carl Herrera / Alexander Nelcha / Iván Olivares / César Portillo / Sam Shepherd / Nelson Solórzano
12 Canada CAN 3 0 5
Rick Fox / Stewart Granger / John-David Jackson / Gerald Kazanowski / Martin Keane / Danny Meagher / Philippe Ohl / Eli Pasquale / Tony Simms / Andrew Steinfeld / Dwight Walton / Jim Zoet
13 Angola ANG 3 0 5
Ivo Alfredo / Artur Barros / Victor de Carvalho / Herlander Coimbra / Jean-Jacques da Conceição / David Dias / José Carlos Guimarães / Paulo Macedo / Aníbal Moreira / Nelson Sardinha / Manuel Sousa / Ângelo Victoriano
14 China CHN 2 0 6
Zhang Bin / Li Chunjiang / Zhang Degui / Wang Fei / Sun Fengwu / Ma Jian / Song Ligang / Gong Luming / Shan Tao / Gong Xiaobin / Zhang Yongjun / Wang Zhidan
15 South Korea KOR 1 0 7
Choi Byeong-Sik / Lee Chung-Hui / Seo Dae-Seong / Gang Dong-Hui / Kim Hyeon-Jun / Heo Jae / Jeong Jae-Geun / Kim Jin / Lee Min-Hyeon / Pyo Pil-Sang / Lee Won-U / Kim Yu-Taek
16 Egypt EGY 0 0 8
Fathi Abdel-Aziz / Mahmoud Fawzi Abdel Latif / Mohamed El-Shakeri / Alain Attalah / Emad El-Din Mahmoud Ali / Ahmed El-Fetouh / Amir Abu Al-Khair / Ashraf El-Kordy / Sherif El-Sanadili / Hisham Khalil / Ashraf Sedky / Mohamed Soliman

Preliminary Round

Group A

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 Puerto Rico PUR 3 0 0 6
2 Yugoslavia YUG 2 0 1 5
3 Venezuela VEN 1 0 2 4
4 Angola ANG 0 0 3 3

Matches

Puerto Rico PUR 78-75 Angola ANG
Venezuela VEN 84-92 Yugoslavia YUG
Puerto Rico PUR 88-74 Venezuela VEN
Angola ANG 79-92 Yugoslavia YUG
Puerto Rico PUR 82-75 Yugoslavia YUG
Venezuela VEN 83-77 Angola ANG

Group B

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 Brazil BRA 2 0 1 5
2 Australia AUS 2 0 1 5
3 Italy ITA 2 0 1 5
4 China CHN 0 0 3 3

Matches

Brazil BRA 125-109 Italy ITA
Australia AUS 108-65 China CHN
Brazil BRA 138-95 China CHN
Australia AUS 89-94 Italy ITA
Brazil BRA 68-69 Australia AUS
Italy ITA 115-76 China CHN

Group C

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 United States USA 3 0 0 6
2 Greece GRE 2 0 1 5
3 Spain ESP 1 0 2 4
4 South Korea KOR 0 0 3 3

Matches

Greece GRE 89-89 (6-14)
After Extra Time 		United States USA
Spain ESP 130-101 South Korea KOR
Greece GRE 102-93 Spain ESP
South Korea KOR 67-146 United States USA
Greece GRE 119-76 South Korea KOR
Spain ESP 85-95 United States USA

Group D

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 Soviet Union URS 3 0 0 6
2 Argentina ARG 2 0 1 5
3 Canada CAN 1 0 2 4
4 Egypt EGY 0 0 3 3

Matches

Argentina ARG 77-97 Soviet Union URS
Canada CAN 83-68 Egypt EGY
Argentina ARG 96-88 Canada CAN
Egypt EGY 76-102 Soviet Union URS
Argentina ARG 82-65 Egypt EGY
Canada CAN 81-90 Soviet Union URS

Quarter-Finals

Group 1

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 Puerto Rico PUR 3 0 0 6
2 United States USA 2 0 1 5
3 Australia AUS 1 0 2 4
4 Argentina ARG 0 0 3 3

Matches

Puerto Rico PUR 89-79 Australia AUS
Argentina ARG 100-104 United States USA
Puerto Rico PUR 92-76 Argentina ARG
Australia AUS 78-79 United States USA
Puerto Rico PUR 81-79 United States USA
Australia AUS 95-91 Argentina ARG

Group 2

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 Yugoslavia YUG 3 0 0 6
2 Soviet Union URS 2 0 1 5
3 Greece GRE 1 0 2 4
4 Brazil BRA 0 0 3 3

Matches

Brazil BRA 86-105 Yugoslavia YUG
Greece GRE 57-75 Soviet Union URS
Brazil BRA 88-103 Greece GRE
Yugoslavia YUG 100-77 Soviet Union URS
Brazil BRA 100-110 Soviet Union URS
Greece GRE 67-77 Yugoslavia YUG

Group 3

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 Spain ESP 3 0 0 6
2 Venezuela VEN 2 0 1 5
3 China CHN 1 0 2 4
4 Egypt EGY 0 0 3 3

Matches

Spain ESP 107-73 Egypt EGY
Venezuela VEN 100-96 China CHN
Spain ESP 130-86 China CHN
Venezuela VEN 103-101 Egypt EGY
Spain ESP 122-102 Venezuela VEN
China CHN 95-87 Egypt EGY

Group 4

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 Italy ITA 3 0 0 6
2 Canada CAN 2 0 1 5
3 Angola ANG 1 0 2 4
4 South Korea KOR 0 0 3 3

Matches

Italy ITA 86-78 Angola ANG
Canada CAN 124-86 South Korea KOR
Italy ITA 123-100 South Korea KOR
Canada CAN 82-80 Angola ANG
Italy ITA 110-81 Canada CAN
Angola ANG 104-93 South Korea KOR

Semi-Finals

Puerto Rico PUR 82-98 Soviet Union URS
Brazil BRA 100-93 Australia AUS
Greece GRE 81-78 Argentina ARG
Italy ITA 108-100 Venezuela VEN
Spain ESP 84-75 Canada CAN
Angola ANG 83-70 Egypt EGY
China CHN 122-100 South Korea KOR
Yugoslavia YUG 99-91 United States USA

Finals

Puerto Rico PUR 96-96 (9-11)
After Extra Time 		United States USA
Brazil BRA 97-94 Greece GRE
Australia AUS 98-84 Argentina ARG
Italy ITA 86-83 Spain ESP
Venezuela VEN 93-92 Canada CAN
Angola ANG 112-96 China CHN
South Korea KOR 117-115 Egypt EGY
Yugoslavia YUG 92-75 Soviet Union URS