1978 FIBA World Championship

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1978 FIBA World Championship
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Tournament details
Host countryPhilippines
DatesOctober 1–14
Teams14 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Yugoslavia (2nd title)
Runners-up Soviet Union
Third place Brazil
Fourth place Italy
Tournament statistics
MVPSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dražen Dalipagić
Top scorerCzechoslovakia Kamil Brabenec
(26.9 points per game)
← 1974
1982 →

The 1978 FIBA World Championship was the 8th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's teams. The tournament was hosted by the Philippines from October 1 to 14, 1978. Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila and Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City (both cities in Metro Manila), were the venues for the event.[1]

Host selection[]

On July 11, 1974 at the FIBA Congress held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the Philippines was unanimously chosen as hosts after Argentina and Spain withdrew their bids.[2]

Venues[]

Metro Manila Philippines
Manila Quezon City
Metro Manila
Rizal Memorial Coliseum[1]
Capacity: 8,000 		Araneta Coliseum
Capacity: 25,000*
RMCjf9680 06.JPG Smart Araneta Coliseum Basketball setup.jpg

(*) Temporarily reduced to 10,000 for the finals due to safety reasons.[1]

Competing nations[]

Group A Group B Group C Semifinal round

 Canada
 South Korea
 Senegal
 Yugoslavia

 Brazil
 China
 Italy
 Puerto Rico

 Australia
 Czechoslovakia
 Dominican Republic
 United States

 Philippines – host
 Soviet Union – defending champion

Preliminary round[]

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Yugoslavia 3 3 0 325 244 +81 6 Semifinal round
2  Canada 3 2 1 260 216 +44 5
3  South Korea 3 1 2 240 310 −70 4 Classification round
4  Senegal 3 0 3 190 245 −55 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.
October 3
Canada  60–42  Senegal
October 4
South Korea  86–84 (OT)  Senegal

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 3 0 342 269 +73 6 Semifinal round
2  Italy 3 2 1 302 263 +39 5
3  Puerto Rico 3 1 2 275 297 −22 4 Classification round
4  China 3 0 3 296 386 −90 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.
October 2
Brazil  154–97  China
October 3
China  104–107  Puerto Rico
October 3
Italy  84–88  Brazil
October 4
China  95–125  Italy

Group C[]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 277 219 +58 6 Semifinal round
2  Australia 3 2 1 220 217 +3 5
3  Czechoslovakia 3 1 2 229 248 −19 4 Classification round
4  Dominican Republic 3 0 3 218 260 −42 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  Czechoslovakia 5 5 0 533 444 +89 10
10  Puerto Rico 5 4 1 546 481 +65 9
11  China 5 2 3 495 516 −21 7[a]
12  Dominican Republic 5 2 3 475 485 −10 7[a]
13  South Korea 5 1 4 438 521 −83 6[b]
14  Senegal 5 1 4 414 454 −40 6[b]
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 Head-to-head record: China 1–0 Dominican Republic
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: South Korea 1–0 Senegal
October 11
China  79–89  Senegal

Semifinal round[]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Yugoslavia 7 7 0 731 645 +86 14 Final
2  Soviet Union 7 6 1 691 550 +141 13
3  Brazil 7 5 2 648 571 +77 12 Third place playoff
4  Italy 7 4 3 609 582 +27 11
5  United States 7 3 4 612 605 +7 10 Fifth place playoff
6  Canada 7 2 5 605 644 −39 9
7  Australia 7 1 6 566 632 −66 8 Seventh place playoff
8  Philippines (H) 7 0 7 521 754 −233 7
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.
(H) Host
October 6
Brazil  69–62  Canada
October 7
Italy  76–108  Yugoslavia
October 7
Australia  78–108  Brazil
October 8
Australia  69–87  Italy
October 10
Philippines  75–112  Italy
October 10
Australia  79–91  Canada
October 11
Yugoslavia  91–87  Brazil
October 13
Italy  100–83  Canada
October 13
Australia  101–105  Yugoslavia

Final round[]

Seventh place playoff[]

October 14
Philippines  74–92  Australia
Scoring by half: 36–38, 38–54
Pts: Cruz 14 Pts: Riddle 18
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
Referees: Artenik Arabadjan (BUL), Kruno Brumen (YUG)

Fifth place playoff[]

October 14
Canada  94–96  United States
Scoring by half: 47–50, 47–46
Pts: Rautins 20 Pts: Kiffin 25
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
Referees: Paulo dos Anjos (BRA), Kim Young-han (KOR)

Third place playoff[]

October 14
Brazil  86–85  Italy
Scoring by half: 50–45, 36–40
Pts: Marcel 22 Pts: Bariviera, Bertolotti 21
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 10,000
Referees: Mikhail Dovidov (USSR), Hugh Richardson (USA)

Final[]

October 14
Yugoslavia  82–81 (OT)  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 41–41, 32–32 Overtime: 9–8
Pts: Dalipagić 21 Pts: Tkachenko 14
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 10,000
Referees: Ron Omori (USA), Don Cline (CAN)

Final ranking[]

Rank Team Record
1  Yugoslavia 10–0
2  Soviet Union 6–2
3  Brazil 8–2
4  Italy 6–4
5  United States 6–4
6  Canada 4–6
7  Australia 4–6
8  Philippines 0–8
9  Czechoslovakia 5–2
10  Puerto Rico 4–3
11  China 2–5
12  Dominican Republic 2–5
13  South Korea 1–6
14  Senegal 1–6

Awards[]

 1978 FIBA World Championship Winner 

Yugoslavia
2nd title
Most Valuable Player
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dražen Dalipagić

All-Tournament Team[]

Main article: FIBA Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team

Top scorers (ppg)[]

  1. Kamil Brabenec (Czechoslovakia) 26.9
  2. (People's Republic of China) 25.1
  3. (Korea) 21.1
  4. Dražen Dalipagić (Yugoslavia) 20
  5. Oscar Schmidt (Brazil) 19.0[3]
  6. Leo Rautins (Canada) 17.9
  7. Marcel De Souza (Brazil) 17.7
  8. Dragan Kićanović (Yugoslavia) 16.5
  9. Renzo Bariviera (Italy) 16.2
  10. Marcos Antonio Leite "Marquinhos" (Brazil) 14.7

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Velasco, Santiago. "VIII World Championship (Manila 1978) Game Details". LinguaSport.com. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  2. ^ "Manila Chosen Site Of World Basketball Meet". San Juan, Puerto Rico: The Virgin Islands Daily News. July 12, 1974. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  3. ^ "Manila 1978". linguasport.com.

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