1986 FIBA World Championship


The 1986 FIBA World Championship was the 10th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. It was hosted by Spain and was held from 5 to 20 July 1986. The final phase of the tournament was held at the Palacio de Deportes de [la Comunidad de Madrid|Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad], Madrid. They were classified as the official men's basketball event of the 1986 Goodwill Games, held simultaneously in Moscow. This was the final tournament for West Germany, which did not participate in the 1990 [FIBA World Championship|next tournament] prior to its unification with East Germany.

Semifinal round

Final standings

RankTeamRecord
9–1
9–1
8–2
46–4
58–2
67–3
75–5
85–5
94–6
104–6
114–6
125–5
133–2
132–3
132–3
132–3
132–3
132–3
131–4
131–4
131–4
130–5
130–5
130–5
WD

FIBA [World Cup MVP|MVP]
col-end

All-Tournament Team

Top scorers (ppg)

  1. Nikos Galis 33.7
  2. Oscar Schmidt 28.1
  3. Lee Chung Hee 27.8
  4. Dražen Petrović 25.2
  5. Kim Hyun-jun 19.4
  6. Juan Antonio San Epifanio 19.3
  7. Antonello Riva 19.2
  8. Tan Kim Chin 19.2
  9. Mario Butler 19.0
  10. Marcel de Souza Ponickwar 18.0