1978 FIBA World Championship
Tournament details
Host countryPhilippines
CityManila
Quezon City
DatesOctober 1–14
Officially opened byFerdinand Marcos[1]
Teams14 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)Rizal Memorial Coliseum
Araneta Coliseum
Final positions
Champions Yugoslavia (2nd title)
Runners-up Soviet Union
Third place Brazil
Fourth place Italy
Tournament statistics
Games played59
MVPSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dražen Dalipagić
Top scorerCzechoslovakia Kamil Brabenec
(26.9 points per game)
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The 1978 FIBA World Championship was the 8th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was hosted by the Philippines from October 1 to 14, 1978 in Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila and Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City (both cities in Metro Manila).

It was the first FIBA World Championship (now called the FIBA Basketball World Cup) held in Asia.

Host selection

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

Venues

Metro Manila Philippines
Manila Quezon City
Metro Manila
Rizal Memorial Coliseum[3]
Capacity: 8,000 		Araneta Coliseum
Capacity: 25,000*

(*) Temporarily reduced to 10,000 for the finals due to safety reasons.[3]

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 2
Canada  105–69  South Korea
Scoring by half: 52-42, 53-27
October 2
Yugoslavia  99–64  Senegal
Scoring by half: 50-27, 49-37
October 3
South Korea  85–121  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 44-65, 41-56
October 3
Canada  60–42  Senegal
Scoring by half: 36-17, 24-25
October 4
South Korea  86–84 (OT)  Senegal
Scoring by half: 36-33, 38-41 Overtime: 12-10
October 4
Yugoslavia  105–95  Canada
Scoring by half: 55-47, 50-48

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
Scoring by half: 65-35, 89-62
October 2
Puerto Rico  80–93  Italy
Scoring by half: 43-44, 37-49
October 3
China  104–107  Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 44-62, 60-45
October 3
Italy  84–88  Brazil
Scoring by half: 45-38, 39-50
October 4
Puerto Rico  88–100  Brazil
Scoring by half: 43-53, 45-47
October 4
China  95–125  Italy
Scoring by half: 49-60, 46-65

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.
October 1
Australia  75–77  United States
Scoring by half: 37-38, 38-39
October 2
Australia  71–68  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 38-32, 33-36
October 2
Dominican Republic  65–104  United States
Scoring by half: 24-49, 41-55
October 3
Australia  74–72  Dominican Republic
Scoring by half: 37-26, 37-46
October 3
United States  96–79  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 46-46, 50-33
October 4
Dominican Republic  81–82  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 44-44, 37-38

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 6
South Korea  90–102  China
Scoring by half: 46-58, 44-44
October 6
Senegal  76–80  Dominican Republic
Scoring by half: 40-41, 36-39
October 8
South Korea  93–113  Dominican Republic
Scoring by half: 44-50, 49-63
October 9
China  95–118  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 54-57, 41-61
October 9
South Korea  87–119  Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 48-61, 39-58
October 7
Puerto Rico  104–118  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 52-60, 52-58
October 11
China  79–89  Senegal
Scoring by half: 39-42, 40-47
October 11
South Korea  82–103  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 42-49, 40-54
October 12
Dominican Republic  89–119  Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 38-61, 51-58
October 12
Czechoslovakia  112–82  Senegal
Scoring by half: 59-46, 53-36
October 13
Puerto Rico  97–83  Senegal
Scoring by half: 43-43, 54-40
October 13
Dominican Republic  112–115  China
Scoring by half: 62-57, 50-58

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) Hosts
October 6
Brazil  69–62  Canada
Scoring by half: 30-34, 39-28
October 6
United States  80–81  Italy
Scoring by half: 39-47, 41-34
October 6
Philippines  101–117  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 45-54, 56-63
October 6
Soviet Union  112–67  Australia
Scoring by half: 56-35, 56-32
October 7
Soviet Union  110–63  Philippines
Scoring by half: 44-30, 66-33
October 7
Italy  76–108  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 36-53, 40-55
October 7
Australia  78–108  Brazil
Scoring by half: 27-59, 51-49
October 8
Soviet Union  107–85  Canada
Scoring by half: 64-36, 43-49
October 8
Yugoslavia  100–93  United States
Scoring by half: 48-41, 52-52
October 8
Australia  69–87  Italy
Scoring by half: 35-44, 34-43
October 9
Philippines  72–119  Brazil
Scoring by half: 34-59, 38-60
October 9
Canada  90–96  United States
Scoring by half: 50-51, 40-45
October 10
United States  90–92  Brazil
Scoring by half: 46-39, 44-53
October 10
Yugoslavia  105–92  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 49-47, 56-45
October 10
Philippines  75–112  Italy
Scoring by half: 30-54, 45-58
October 10
Australia  79–91  Canada
Scoring by half: 28-44, 51-47
October 11
Australia  97–52  Philippines
Scoring by half: 48-21, 49-31
October 11
Soviet Union  79–69  Italy
Scoring by half: 46-38, 33-31
October 11
Yugoslavia  91–87  Brazil
Scoring by half: 44-46, 47-41
October 12
United States  76–97  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 37-47, 39-50
October 12
Canada  99–88  Philippines
Scoring by half: 53-40, 46-48
October 13
United States  100–70  Philippines
Scoring by half: 50-36, 50-34
October 13
Soviet Union  94–85  Brazil
Scoring by half: 46-40, 48-45
October 13
Italy  100–83  Canada
Scoring by half: 46-47, 54-36
October 13
Australia  101–105  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 41-56, 60-49

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: 50–47, 44–49
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 standings

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. Zhang Weiping (People's Republic of China) 25.1
  3. Choi Bu-Young (Korea) 21.1
  4. Dražen Dalipagić (Yugoslavia) 20
  5. Oscar Schmidt (Brazil) 19.0[4]
  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. ^ Flores, Helen (August 26, 2023). "No ball toss for President Marcos at FIBA World Cup". The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  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. ^ a b Velasco, Santiago. "VIII World Championship (Manila 1978) Game Details". LinguaSport.com. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  4. ^ "Manila 1978". linguasport.com.

External links

FIBA Basketball World Cup
Yugoslavia squad – 1978 FIBA World Championship – Gold medal
Soviet Union squad – 1978 FIBA World Championship – Silver medal
Brazil squad – 1978 FIBA World Championship – Bronze medal
International men's basketball
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