In the summer of 1990, the World Cup was held in Argentina, where Yugoslavia won the Gold medal by defeating the Soviet Union by a clear 92-75 in the final. At that time the Yugoslavs were by far the best team in the world
In the 1.990 NBA the Detroit Pistons won the championship, beating the Portland Trail Blazers 4-1 in the final. Thomas, Dumars and company win their second consecutive league, the «bad-boy» style dominates the NBA
In the ACB league in 1990, Barcelona won the league again, this time beating Joventut in the final by 3-0. In spite of the great difference in the balance, all the matches were very disputed. Barcelona with this league, accumulates four consecutive years (87, 88, 89, 90), the greatest dominion in the history of the ACB
After the first two-legged sieve in the Round of 16, the team moved on to the regular league. This year none of the greats missed their appointment to try to qualify for the final four. There are only two new tenants Dutch Den Helder and Polish Lech Poznan, although with little chance of remaining in the top positions
In 1990 the cup was held in Gran Canaria, and lived closely the exhibition of Davis, who led his Zaragoza to beat Joventut in the final (76-69), with one of the best exhibitions in memory of a cup final
In 1990 the final of the Recopa was played in Florence, where the Virtus Bologna was proclaimed champion after beating Real Madrid by (79-74), with a great Richardson leading the transalpine
In 1990 the final of the Korac was played by the Joventut and the Scavolini, with victory for the Catalans after being able to win by a single goal in Pesaro and then finish the mission in Badalona. The duo Montero and Villacampa, with Lampley standing out on the inside, were key
