1974 FIBA World Championship

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1974 FIBA World Championship
Campeonato Mundial de Baloncesto de 1974
Tournament details
Host countryPuerto Rico
DatesJuly 3–14
Teams14
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (2nd title)
Runners-up Yugoslavia
Third place United States
Fourth place Cuba
Tournament statistics
MVPSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Kićanović
Top scorerMexico Arturo Guerrero
(27.0 points per game)
← 1970
1978 →

The 1974 FIBA World Championship was the 7th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's teams. It was hosted by Puerto Rico from July 3 to 14, 1974. The tournament was won by the Soviet Union.

Venues[]

Ponce[1] Caguas[1] San Juan[1]
Auditorio Pachín Vicéns[2] Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares[2] Roberto Clemente Coliseum[2]
Capacity: 8,000 Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 12,000
Auditorio Juan Pachín Vicéns, Bo. Canas Urbano, Ponce, Puerto Rico, mirando al oeste.jpg Roberto Clemente Coliseum.JPG

Competing nations[]

Group A Group B Group C Final round

 Brazil
 Central African Republic
 Mexico
 Soviet Union

 Argentina
 Philippines
 Spain
 United States

 Australia
 Canada
 Cuba
 Czechoslovakia

 Puerto Rico – host
 Yugoslavia – defending champion

Preliminary round[]

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Soviet Union 3 3 0 314 188 +126 6 Final round
2  Brazil 3 2 1 254 211 +43 5
3  Mexico 3 1 2 264 277 −13 4 Classification round
4  Central African Republic 3 0 3 184 340 −156 3
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 358 242 +116 6 Final round
2  Spain 3 2 1 284 288 −4 5
3  Argentina 3 1 2 286 295 −9 4 Classification round
4  Philippines 3 0 3 260 363 −103 3
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
July 3
19:30
Philippines  85–135  United States
Scoring by half: 38−57, 47−78
Pts: Jaworski 21 Pts: Lucas 30
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Manny Reynoso (MEX), Obrad Belošević (YUG)
July 4
19:30
Philippines  90–111  Argentina
Scoring by half: 48−59, 42−52
Pts: Adornado 23 Pts: 27
Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares, Caguas
Referees: Hugh Richardson (THA), Henri M'Bahia (CAF)
July 5
19:30
Spain  117–85  Philippines
Scoring by half: 59−41, 58−44
Pts: Brabender 37 Pts: Jaworski 23
Auditorio Pachín Vicéns, Ponce
Referees: Artenik Arabadjan (BUL), Isaac Grinman (BRA)

Group C[]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Cuba 3 3 0 233 218 +15 6 Final round
2  Canada 3 2 1 242 224 +18 5
3  Czechoslovakia 3 1 2 224 228 −4 4 Classification round
4  Australia 3 0 3 232 261 −29 3
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.

Classification round[]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
9  Mexico 5 5 0 482 428 +54 10
10  Czechoslovakia 5 4 1 518 451 +67 9
11  Argentina 5 2 3 517 471 +46 7[a]
12  Australia 5 2 3 466 442 +24 7[a]
13  Philippines 5 2 3 474 517 −43 7[a]
14  Central African Republic 5 0 5 375 523 −148 5
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head record: Argentina 1–1 (1.10 GAvg), Australia 1–1 (1.01 GAvg), Philippines 1–1 (0.91 GAvg)
July 8
21:30
Philippines  101–100  Australia
Scoring by half: 50−50, 51−50
Pts: Adornado 20 Pts: Palubinskas 39
Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares, Caguas
Referees: Mario Quintero (CUB), Carlos Bagué (ESP)
July 9
21:30
Mexico  101–84  Philippines
Scoring by half: 44−42, 57−42
Pts: Raga 38 Pts: Adornado 17
Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares, Caguas
Referees: David Davidian (USSR), José Baldrich (PUR)
July 11
11:30
Philippines  112–119  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 46−59, 66−60
Pts: Arnaiz 25 Pts: Brabenec 29
Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares, Caguas
Referees: Isaac Grinman (BRA), Obrad Belošević (YUG)
July 12
21:30
Philippines  87–86  Central African Republic
Scoring by half: 41−49, 46−37
Pts: Adornado 22 Pts: 24
Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares, Caguas
Referees: Ron Foxcroft (CAN), Manny Reynoso (MEX)

Final round[]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  Soviet Union (C) 7 6 1 625 509 +116 13[a]
2  Yugoslavia 7 6 1 629 568 +61 13[a]
3  United States 7 6 1 694 587 +107 13[a]
4  Cuba 7 3 4 565 599 −34 10
5  Spain 7 2 5 556 640 −84 9[b]
6  Brazil 7 2 5 522 586 −64 9[b]
7  Puerto Rico (H) 7 2 5 568 620 −52 9[b]
8  Canada 7 1 6 566 616 −50 8
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(C) Champion; (H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head record: Soviet Union 1–1 (1.05 GAvg), Yugoslavia 1–1 (1.00 GAvg), United States 1–1 (0.96 GAvg)
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head record: Spain 2–0, Brazil 1–1, Puerto Rico 0–2
12 July
Yugoslavia  102–99 (OT)  Canada
13 July
Spain  93–91 (OT)  Brazil

Awards[]

 1974 World Championship Winner 

Soviet Union
Second title
Most Valuable Player
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Kićanović

Final ranking[]

Rank Team Record
1  Soviet Union 9–1
2  Yugoslavia 9–1
3  United States 9–1
4  Cuba 6–4
5  Spain 4–6
6  Brazil 4–6
7  Puerto Rico 2–5
8  Canada 3–7
9  Mexico 6–2
10  Czechoslovakia 5–3
11  Argentina 3–5
12  Australia 2–6
13  Philippines 2–6
14  Central African Republic 0–8

All-Tournament Team[]

Main article: FIBA Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team

Top scorers (ppg)[]

  1. Arturo Guerrero (Mexico) 27.0
  2. Manuel Raga (Mexico) 26.1
  3. Eddie Palubinskas (Australia) 24.8
  4. Wayne Brabender (Spain) 23.0
  5. (Argentina) 22.3
  6. Luther Burden (United States) 20.2
  7. John Lucas (United States) 20.2
  8. Dragan Kićanović (Yugoslavia) 19.8
  9. Alejandro Urgelles (Cuba) 19.3
  10. William Adornado (Philippines) 18.0

References[]

  1. ^ a b c VII World Cup (San Juan 1974)
  2. ^ a b c GAME DETAILS

External links[]

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