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, 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.

Final standings

 * 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)

 * 1) Nikos Galis (Greece) 33.7
 * 2) Oscar Schmidt (Brazil) 28.1
 * 3) Lee Chung Hee (South Korea) 27.8
 * 4) Dražen Petrović (Yugoslavia) 25.2
 * 5) Kim Hyun-jun (South Korea) 19.4
 * 6) Juan Antonio San Epifanio (Spain) 19.3
 * 7) Antonello Riva (Italy) 19.2
 * 8) Tan Kim Chin (Malaysia) 19.2
 * 9) Mario Butler (Panama) 19.0
 * 10) Marcel de Souza Ponickwar (Brazil) 18.0