1990 FIBA World Championship
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.
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.
The mascot was a ñandu named
Qualification
There were 16 teams taking part in the 1990 World Cup of Basketball. Host nation: 1 berthFIBA Americas: 12 teams competing for 5 berthsFIBA Europe: 8 teams competing for 5 berthsFIBA Oceania Championship|FIBA Oceania]: 2 teams competing for 1 berthsFIBA Asia: 15 teams competing for 2 berthsFIBA Africa: 11 teams competing for 2 berthsQuarterfinal round
The top two finishers from Groups I and II advance to the final round.Final standings
| 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
| FIBA [World Cup MVP|MVP] |
 All-Tournament TeamTop scorers (ppg)Source:
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