1978 FIBA World Championship

1978 FIBA World Championship
8th FIBA World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Philippines
Dates October 1–14
Teams 14 (from ? federations)
Venues 2 (in 2 host cities)
Champions  Yugoslavia (2nd title)
MVP Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dražen Dalipagić
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Czechoslovakia Kamil Brabenec (26.9)  Yugoslavia (103.3)
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The 1978 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Philippines from October 1 to 14, 1978. Rizal Memorial Coliseum at Manila and Araneta Coliseum at Quezon City (both cities in Metro Manila), were the venues for the event.[1]

Host selection

On 11 July 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
Manila Quezon City
Rizal Memorial Coliseum[1]
Capacity: 8,000		 Araneta Coliseum
Capacity: 30,000

(*) 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

Qualified for the final round
Qualified for the classification round

Group A

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

Group B

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

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 United States 3 3 0 277 219+58 6
 Australia 3 2 1 220 217+3 5
 Czechoslovakia 3 1 2 229 248−19 4
 Dominican Republic 3 0 3 218 260−42 3

Classification round

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
 Czechoslovakia 5 5 0 523 444+79 10
 Puerto Rico 5 4 1 546 481+65 9
 China 5 2 3 495 516−21 7 1–0
 Dominican Republic 5 2 3 475 585−110 7 0–1
 South Korea 5 1 4 438 521−83 6 1–0
 Senegal 5 1 4 514 444+70 6 0–1
11 October
China  79–89  Senegal

Semifinal round

Qualified for the gold medal game
Qualified for the bronze medal game
Qualified for the fifth-place game
Qualified for the seventh-place game
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Yugoslavia 7 7 0 731 645+86 14
 Soviet Union 7 6 1 691 550+141 13
 Brazil 7 5 2 648 571+77 12
 Italy 7 4 3 609 582+27 11
 United States 7 3 4 612 605+7 10
 Canada 7 2 5 605 644−39 9
 Australia 7 1 6 566 632−66 8
 Philippines 7 0 7 521 754−233 7
6 October
Brazil  69–62  Canada
7 October
Italy  76–108  Yugoslavia
7 October
Australia  78–108  Brazil
8 October
Australia  69–87  Italy
10 October
Philippines  75–112  Italy
10 October
Australia  79–91  Canada
11 October
Yugoslavia  91–87  Brazil
13 October
Italy  100–83  Canada
13 October
Australia  101–105  Yugoslavia

Final round

7th–8th classification

14 October
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)

5th–6th classification

14 October
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

14 October
Brazil  86–85  Italy
Scoring by half: 50–48, 36–40
Pts: Marcel 22 Pts: Bariviera, Bertolotti 21
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 10,000
Referees: Mikhail Dovidov (USSR), Hugh Richardson (USA)

Final

14 October
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

Top scorers (ppg)

  1. Kamil Brabenec (Czechoslovakia) 26.8
  2. Zhang Weiping (People's Republic of China) 25.1
  3. Choi Bu-Young (Korea) 21.1
  4. Dražen Dalipagić (Yugoslavia) 20
  5. Leo Rautins (Canada) 17.9
  6. Marcel De Souza (Brazil) 17.7
  7. Oscar Schmidt (Brazil) 17.3
  8. Dragan Kićanović (Yugoslavia) 16.5
  9. Renzo Bariviera (Italy) 16.2
  10. Marcos Antonio Leite "Marquinhos" (Brazil) 14.7

References

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