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, 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 next tournament prior to its unification with East Germany.
Venues Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Classification and Final phase Zaragoza Ferrol Málaga Tenerife Barcelona Oviedo Madrid Palacio de los Deportes Polideportivo A Malata Palacio de los Deportes de Ciudad Jardín Pabellón Central Santa Cruz de Tenerife Sports Palace of Barcelona Palacio Municipal de Deportes Community of Madrid Sports Palace Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 6,000 Capacity: 8,000 Capacity: 6,000 Capacity: 12,000
Competing nations Group AGroup BGroup CGroup DWithdrawnThe Philippines, despite being the Asian Champions, withdrew from the competition citing lack of funds to send a team. Malaysia was named as their replacement.
Squads
Preliminary round Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Semifinal round
Group 1
Group 2
9th–12th classification
Semifinals
Eleventh place playoff
Ninth place playoff
5th–8th classification
Semifinals
Seventh place playoff
Fifth place playoff
Final round
Semifinals
Third place playoff
Final
Final standings
Rank Team Record 9–1 9–1 8–2 4 6–4 5 8–2 6 7–3 7 5–5 8 5–5 9 4–6 10 4–6 11 4–6 12 5–5 13 3–2 2–3 2–3 2–3 2–3 2–3 1–4 1–4 1–4 0–5 0–5 0–5 WD
MVP Dražen Petrović Team roster Tommy Amaker, Muggsy Bogues, Sean Elliott, Armen Gilliam, Tom Hammonds, Steve Kerr, Derrick McKey, David Robinson, Rony Seikaly, Brian Shaw, Charles Smith, and Kenny Smith. Head coach: Lute Olson.
Teams that were eliminated in the preliminary round were all tied for 13th place, regardless of their win–loss records. The Philippines withdrew from the competition due to the People Power Revolution going on in their country.
All-Tournament Team
Dražen Petrović (Yugoslavia) Arvydas Sabonis (USSR) Oscar Schmidt (Brazil) David Robinson (USA) Valeri Tikhonenko (USSR)
Top scorers (ppg)
Nikos Galis (Greece) 33.7 Oscar Schmidt (Brazil) 28.1 Lee Chung Hee (South Korea) 27.8 Dražen Petrović (Yugoslavia) 25.2 Kim Hyun-jun (South Korea) 19.4 Juan Antonio San Epifanio (Spain) 19.3 Antonello Riva (Italy) 19.2 Tan Kim Chin (Malaysia) 19.2 Mario Butler (Panama) 19.0 Marcel de Souza Ponickwar (Brazil) 18.0
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