USA BASKETBALL HISTORY
USA MEN’S WORLD CUP TEAM 1994 RESULTS
TORONTO, CANADA • AUGUST 4-14, 1994
Continuing the dominance displayed in Barcelona by the 1992 USA Olympic Team, USA’s 1994 World Championship Team dominated its opponents by an average of 37.7 points and rolled to the 1994 FIBA World Championship gold medal with an 8-0 record. Under the direction Don Nelson, the USA featured NBA players for the first time at a FIBA World Championship. The USA opened the competition with a 115-100 victory over Spain as Joe Dumars and Reggie Miller led the USA with 21 and 20 points, respectively. Exploding for a 55-point victory over China, 132-77, Shaquille O’Neal led the USA with 22 points, while Dominique Wilkins and Miller each added 15 points. The USA rolled to a 105-82 victory over Brazil in the team’s final preliminary round game as O’Neal finished with 27 points and 11 rebounds. Starting slowly against Australia, the game was tied 31-31 with 8:45 to go in the opening half. By halftime the Americans had pulled out to a 62-48 advantage. The second half was all USA as it cruised on to a 56-point win, 130-74. Miller led the USA scoring frenzy with 31 points on 9-of-10 shooting from the field (5-6 3FG). Facing Puerto Rico, the U.S. rolled to a 134-83 victory as O’Neal scored 29, Miller made eight 3-pointers (28 points) and Wilkins added 22. Using its depth to wear Russia down, the USA team capped the quarterfinals round with its sixth straight win, 111-94. Shooting just 40.0% (34-85 FG) for the game and finishing with under 100 points, the USA relied on its defense as it earned a berth in the gold medal game with a 97-58 win over Greece. Saving its best game for last, the USA controlled the gold medal contest from start to finish, besting Russia 137-91. Hitting 16 of their first 17 shots, the U.S. led 25-10 in the first five minutes. Wilkins led the offensive attack with 20 points, while O’Neal added 18 points and 10 rebounds. The USA’s 137 points were the second-most ever by a USA team in the World Championships. O’Neal, who posted gaudy stats of 18.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.9 blocks was named MVP of the World Championship. Joining him on the 1994 World Championship All-Tournament Team were Miller and Shawn Kemp.
1994 USA MEN’S WORLD CUP TEAM ROSTER
1994 USA RESULTS (8-0)
NAME
POS HGT WGT AGE AFFILIATION (SCHOOL)
HOMETOWN
Spain China Brazil
W, 115-100 W, 132-77 W, 105-82 W, 130-74 W, 134-83 W, 111-94 W, 97-58 W, 137-91
Derrick Coleman
F
6-10 6-3 6-0 6-1 6-7 6-6 6-7 6-10 6-10
230 195 195 190 250 245 220 185 240 301 178 208 185 218
27 31 27 28 25 24 28 28 24 22 30 25 33 34
New Jersey Nets (Syracuse) Detroit Pistons (McNeese State) Golden State Warriors (UTEP)
Detroit, MI
Joe Dumars
G
Bloomfield Hills, MI Chicago, IL Phoenix, AZ Charlotte, NC Elkhart, IN Phoenix, AZ Indianapolis, IN Charlotte, NC Windermere, FL Cleveland, OH
Tim Hardaway (Injured) G
Australia
Kevin Johnson Larry Johnson Shawn Kemp Dan Majerle Reggie Miller Alonzo Mourning Shaquille O’Neal
G
Phoenix Suns (California) Charlotte Hornets (UNLV)
Puerto Rico
F F
Russia Greece Russia
Seattle SuperSonics
G G C C G G G
Phoenix Suns (Central Michigan)
Indiana Pacers (UCLA)
Charlotte Hornets (Georgetown)
7-1 6-0 6-8 6-1 6-8
Orlando Magic (LSU)
FINAL STANDINGS
Mark Price Steve Smith
Cleveland Cavaliers (Ga. Tech) Miami Heat (Michigan State) Detroit Pistons (Indiana) Boston Celtics (Georgia)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
United States (8-0) Russia (6-2) Croatia (7-1) Greece (4-4) Australia (5-3) Canada (4-4) China (2-6) Argentina (5-3) Puerto Rico (3-5)
Detroit, MI
Isiah Thomas (Injured) Dominique Wilkins
Bloomfield Hills, MI
F
Boston, MA
HEAD COACH: Don Nelson, Golden State Warriors ASSISTANT COACH: Don Chaney, Detroit Pistons
ASSISTANT COACH: Pete Gillen, Providence College (RI) ASSISTANT COACH: Rick Majerus, University of Utah TEAM PHYSICIAN: Stephen Haas, Washington Bullets & John A. Hefferon, Chicago Bulls ATHLETIC TRAINER: Tom Abdenour, Golden State Warriors ATHLETIC TRAINER: Ron Culp, Miami Heat
10. Spain (5-3) 11. Brazil (2-6) 12. Germany (5-3) 13. South Korea (3-5)
1994 USA MEN’S WORLD CUP TEAM CUMULATIVE STATISTICS
NAME
G/S
FGM-A
PCT
3PM-A
PCT
FTM-A
PCT
REB
PTS
AST
BLK
STL
14. Egypt (1-7) 15. Cuba (3-5) 16. Angola (1-7)
O’Neal Miller Wilkins Dumars Mourning Price Kemp Majerle Coleman L. Johnson K. Johnson
8 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
62- 87 44- 73 38- 67 33- 57 37- 54 25- 62 31- 45 23- 51 26- 38 20- 40 16- 34 7- 20
0.713
0- 4
0
20-38
0.526 68/ 8.5
144/ 18.0 137/ 17.1 101/ 12.6 88/ 12.6 87/ 10.9 77/ 9.6 75/ 9.4 70/ 8.8
4
15
9 9 6 6 7 8 6 2 8 4
0.603 30-57
0.526 19-20 0.381 17-22 0.516 6-6 0.333 12-17 0.422 8-10
0.95 0.773
13/ 1.6 26/ 3.3 10/ 1.4 20/ 2.5 54/ 6.8
18
0 1 0 9 1 9 1 4 2 1 1
0.567 0.579
8-21 16-31
8
1
20
0.685 1-3 0.403 19-45 0.689 0-1
0.706 41/ 5.1
5
0.8 0.5
29 12 13
12
0
13-26
0.451
15-33
0.455 9-13
0.692 18/ 2.3 0.846 31/ 3.9 0.636 41/ 5.1 0.889 14/ 1.8
0.684 6-10
0.6
11-13 7-11
69/ 8.6 49/ 6.1 40/ 5.0 24/ 3.0
6 7
11
0.5
2-2
1 0
0.471 0-2
8-9
31 14
Smith USA OPP.
0.35 .576 .438
6-13
0.462 4-8
0.5
10/ 1.3
362-628 237-541
103-222 55-147
.464 .374
134-193 130-175
.694 .743
346/43.3 225/28.1
961/120.1 167
44 17
88 43
659/82.4
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