1974 FIBA World Championship

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.

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
MVP Dragan Kićanović
Top scorer Arturo Guerrero
(27.0 points per game)

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

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
Qualified for the final round
Qualified for the classification round

Group A
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Soviet Union 3 3 0 314 188+126 6
 Brazil 3 2 1 254 211+43 5
 Mexico 3 1 2 264 277−13 4
 Central African Republic 3 0 3 184 340−156 3

Group B
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 United States 3 3 0 358 242+116 6
 Spain 3 2 1 284 288−4 5
 Argentina 3 1 2 264 295−31 4
 Philippines 3 0 3 260 363−103 3
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: Ghermann 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
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Cuba 3 3 0 233 218+15 6
 Canada 3 2 1 242 224+18 5
 Czechoslovakia 3 1 2 224 228−4 4
 Australia 3 0 3 232 261−29 3

Classification round
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
 Mexico 5 5 0 482 428+54 10
 Czechoslovakia 5 4 1 518 451+67 9
 Argentina 5 2 3 517 471+46 7 1–1; 1.099
 Australia 5 2 3 446 442+4 7 1–1; 1.005
 Philippines 5 2 3 474 517−43 7 1–1; 0.905
 Central African Republic 5 0 5 375 523−148 5
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: Gambor 24
Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares, Caguas
Referees: Ron Foxcroft (CAN), Manny Reynoso (MEX)

Final round
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
 Soviet Union 7 6 1 625 509+116 13 1–1; 1.045
 Yugoslavia 7 6 1 629 568+61 13 1–1; 1.00
 United States 7 6 1 694 587+107 13 1–1; 0.959
 Cuba 7 3 4 565 599−34 10
 Spain 7 2 5 556 640−84 9 2–0
 Brazil 7 2 5 522 586−64 9 1–1
 Puerto Rico 7 2 5 568 620−52 9 0–2
 Canada 7 1 6 566 616−50 8
7 July
Brazil  60–84  Yugoslavia
8 July
Cuba  83–101  Yugoslavia
9 July
Yugoslavia  82–79  Soviet Union
11 July
Yugoslavia  93–85  Puerto Rico
12 July
Yugoslavia  102–99 (OT)  Canada
13 July
Spain  93–91 (OT)  Brazil
13 July
United States  91–88  Yugoslavia
14 July
Spain  71–79  Yugoslavia

Awards
 1974 World Championship Winner 

Soviet Union
Second title
Most Valuable Player
Dragan Kićanović

Final ranking
RankTeamRecord
1  Soviet Union9–1
2  Yugoslavia9–1
3  United States9–1
4  Cuba6–4
5  Spain4–6
6  Brazil4–6
7  Puerto Rico2–5
8  Canada3–7
9  Mexico6–2
10  Czechoslovakia5–3
11  Argentina3–5
12  Australia2–6
13  Philippines2–6
14  Central African Republic0–8

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. Ernesto Gehrmann (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. VII World Cup (San Juan 1974)
  2. GAME DETAILS
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