1978 FIBA World Championship
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 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]
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Philippines |
| Dates | October 1–14 |
| Teams | 14 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
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| Runners-up |  |
| Third place |  |
| Fourth place |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | |
| Top scorer |  (26.9 points per game) |
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 | Philippines | ||
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| Manila | Quezon City | Metro Manila | |
| Rizal Memorial Coliseum[1] Capacity: 8,000 |
Araneta Coliseum Capacity: 25,000* |
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(*) Temporarily reduced to 10,000 for the finals due to safety reasons.[1]
Competing nations
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Semifinal round |
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Preliminary round
| Qualified for the final round | |
| Qualified for the classification round |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 325 | 244 | +81 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 260 | 216 | +44 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 240 | 310 | −70 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 3 | 190 | 245 | −55 | 3 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 342 | 269 | +73 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 302 | 263 | +39 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 275 | 297 | −22 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 3 | 296 | 386 | −90 | 3 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 277 | 219 | +58 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 220 | 217 | +3 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 229 | 248 | −19 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 3 | 218 | 260 | −42 | 3 |
Classification round
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 523 | 444 | +79 | 10 | |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 546 | 481 | +65 | 9 | |
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5 | 2 | 3 | 495 | 516 | −21 | 7 | 1–0 |
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5 | 2 | 3 | 475 | 585 | −110 | 7 | 0–1 |
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5 | 1 | 4 | 438 | 521 | −83 | 6 | 1–0 |
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5 | 1 | 4 | 414 | 444 | −30 | 6 | 0–1 |
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 |
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7 | 7 | 0 | 731 | 645 | +86 | 14 |
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7 | 6 | 1 | 691 | 550 | +141 | 13 |
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7 | 5 | 2 | 648 | 571 | +77 | 12 |
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7 | 4 | 3 | 609 | 582 | +27 | 11 |
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7 | 3 | 4 | 612 | 605 | +7 | 10 |
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7 | 2 | 5 | 605 | 644 | −39 | 9 |
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7 | 1 | 6 | 566 | 632 | −66 | 8 |
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7 | 0 | 7 | 521 | 754 | −233 | 7 |
Final round
7th–8th classification
5th–6th classification
Third place playoff
14 October |
| Brazil |
86–85 | |
| 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
14 October |
| Yugoslavia |
82–81 (OT) | |
| Scoring by half: 41–41, 32–32 Overtime: 9–8 | ||
| Pts: Dalipagić 21 | Pts: Tkachenko 14 | |
Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Record |
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| 1 | | 10–0 |
| 2 | | 6–2 |
| 3 | | 8–2 |
| 4 | | 6–4 |
| 5 | | 6–4 |
| 6 | | 4–6 |
| 7 | | 4–6 |
| 8 | | 0–8 |
| 9 | | 5–2 |
| 10 | | 4–3 |
| 11 | | 2–5 |
| 12 | | 2–5 |
| 13 | | 1–6 |
| 14 | | 1–6 |
Awards
| 1978 FIBA World Championship Winner |
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Yugoslavia 2nd title |
| Most Valuable Player |
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All-Tournament Team
Top scorers (ppg)
- Kamil Brabenec (Czechoslovakia) 26.9
- Zhang Weiping (People's Republic of China) 25.1
- Choi Bu-Young (Korea) 21.1
- Dražen Dalipagić (Yugoslavia) 20
- Oscar Schmidt (Brazil) 19.0[3]
- Leo Rautins (Canada) 17.9
- Marcel De Souza (Brazil) 17.7
- Dragan Kićanović (Yugoslavia) 16.5
- Renzo Bariviera (Italy) 16.2
- Marcos Antonio Leite "Marquinhos" (Brazil) 14.7
References
- Velasco, Santiago. "VIII World Championship (Manila 1978) Game Details". LinguaSport.com. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- "Manila Chosen Site Of World Basketball Meet". San Juan, Puerto Rico: The Virgin Islands Daily News. 12 July 1974. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- "Manila 1978". linguasport.com.
External links
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