1978 FIBA World Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Philippines |
| City | Manila Quezon City |
| Dates | October 1–14 |
| Officially opened by | Ferdinand Marcos[1] |
| Teams | 14 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | Rizal Memorial Coliseum Araneta Coliseum |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union |
| Third place | File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg Brazil |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 59 |
| MVP | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dražen Dalipagić |
| Top scorer | Czechoslovakia 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* |
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(*) Temporarily reduced to 10,000 for the finals due to safety reasons.[3]
Competing nations
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Preliminary round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 325 | 244 | +81 | 6 | Semifinal round |
| 2 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 260 | 216 | +44 | 5 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg South Korea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 240 | 310 | −70 | 4 | Classification round |
| 4 | File:Flag of Senegal.svg 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.
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 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg | 105–69 | File:Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 52-42, 53-27 | ||
October 2
|
| Yugoslavia File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg | 99–64 | File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal |
| Scoring by half: 50-27, 49-37 | ||
October 3
|
| South Korea File:Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg | 85–121 | File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 44-65, 41-56 | ||
October 3
|
| Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg | 60–42 | File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal |
| Scoring by half: 36-17, 24-25 | ||
October 4
|
| South Korea File:Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg | 86–84 (OT) | File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal |
| Scoring by half: 36-33, 38-41 Overtime: 12-10 | ||
October 4
|
| Yugoslavia File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg | 105–95 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| Scoring by half: 55-47, 50-48 | ||
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 342 | 269 | +73 | 6 | Semifinal round |
| 2 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 302 | 263 | +39 | 5 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg Puerto Rico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 275 | 297 | −22 | 4 | Classification round |
| 4 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 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.
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 File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg | 154–97 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
| Scoring by half: 65-35, 89-62 | ||
October 2
|
| Puerto Rico File:Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg | 80–93 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| Scoring by half: 43-44, 37-49 | ||
October 3
|
| China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg | 104–107 | File:Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by half: 44-62, 60-45 | ||
October 3
|
| Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg | 84–88 | File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 45-38, 39-50 | ||
October 4
|
| Puerto Rico File:Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg | 88–100 | File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 43-53, 45-47 | ||
October 4
|
| China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg | 95–125 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| Scoring by half: 49-60, 46-65 | ||
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 277 | 219 | +58 | 6 | Semifinal round |
| 2 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 220 | 217 | +3 | 5 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 229 | 248 | −19 | 4 | Classification round |
| 4 | File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg 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.
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 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg | 75–77 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| Scoring by half: 37-38, 38-39 | ||
October 2
|
| Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg | 71–68 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 38-32, 33-36 | ||
October 2
|
| Dominican Republic File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg | 65–104 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| Scoring by half: 24-49, 41-55 | ||
October 3
|
| Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg | 74–72 | File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by half: 37-26, 37-46 | ||
October 3
|
| United States File:Flag of the United States.svg | 96–79 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 46-46, 50-33 | ||
October 4
|
| Dominican Republic File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg | 81–82 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 44-44, 37-38 | ||
Classification round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 533 | 444 | +89 | 10 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg Puerto Rico | 5 | 4 | 1 | 546 | 481 | +65 | 9 |
| 11 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 5 | 2 | 3 | 495 | 516 | −21 | 7[lower-alpha 1] |
| 12 | File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic | 5 | 2 | 3 | 475 | 485 | −10 | 7[lower-alpha 1] |
| 13 | File:Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg South Korea | 5 | 1 | 4 | 438 | 521 | −83 | 6[lower-alpha 2] |
| 14 | File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal | 5 | 1 | 4 | 414 | 454 | −40 | 6[lower-alpha 2] |
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:
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:
October 6
|
| South Korea File:Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg | 90–102 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
| Scoring by half: 46-58, 44-44 | ||
October 6
|
| Senegal File:Flag of Senegal.svg | 76–80 | File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by half: 40-41, 36-39 | ||
October 8
|
| South Korea File:Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg | 93–113 | File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by half: 44-50, 49-63 | ||
October 9
|
| China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg | 95–118 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 54-57, 41-61 | ||
October 9
|
| South Korea File:Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg | 87–119 | File:Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by half: 48-61, 39-58 | ||
October 7
|
| Puerto Rico File:Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg | 104–118 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 52-60, 52-58 | ||
October 11
|
| China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg | 79–89 | File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal |
| Scoring by half: 39-42, 40-47 | ||
October 11
|
| South Korea File:Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg | 82–103 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 42-49, 40-54 | ||
October 12
|
| Dominican Republic File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg | 89–119 | File:Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by half: 38-61, 51-58 | ||
October 12
|
| Czechoslovakia File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg | 112–82 | File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal |
| Scoring by half: 59-46, 53-36 | ||
October 13
|
| Puerto Rico File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg | 97–83 | File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal |
| Scoring by half: 43-43, 54-40 | ||
October 13
|
| Dominican Republic File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg | 112–115 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
| Scoring by half: 62-57, 50-58 | ||
Semifinal round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia | 7 | 7 | 0 | 731 | 645 | +86 | 14 | Final |
| 2 | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 7 | 6 | 1 | 691 | 550 | +141 | 13 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg Brazil | 7 | 5 | 2 | 648 | 571 | +77 | 12 | Third place playoff |
| 4 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 7 | 4 | 3 | 609 | 582 | +27 | 11 | |
| 5 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 7 | 3 | 4 | 612 | 605 | +7 | 10 | Fifth place playoff |
| 6 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 7 | 2 | 5 | 605 | 644 | −39 | 9 | |
| 7 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 7 | 1 | 6 | 566 | 632 | −66 | 8 | Seventh place playoff |
| 8 | File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg 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
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 File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg | 69–62 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| Scoring by half: 30-34, 39-28 | ||
October 6
|
| United States File:Flag of the United States.svg | 80–81 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| Scoring by half: 39-47, 41-34 | ||
October 6
|
| Philippines File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg | 101–117 | File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 45-54, 56-63 | ||
October 6
|
| Soviet Union File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg | 112–67 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia |
| Scoring by half: 56-35, 56-32 | ||
October 7
|
| Soviet Union File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg | 110–63 | File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 44-30, 66-33 | ||
October 7
|
| Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg | 76–108 | File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 36-53, 40-55 | ||
October 7
|
| Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg | 78–108 | File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 27-59, 51-49 | ||
October 8
|
| Soviet Union File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg | 107–85 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| Scoring by half: 64-36, 43-49 | ||
October 8
|
| Yugoslavia File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg | 100–93 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| Scoring by half: 48-41, 52-52 | ||
October 8
|
| Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg | 69–87 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| Scoring by half: 35-44, 34-43 | ||
October 9
|
| Philippines File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg | 72–119 | File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 34-59, 38-60 | ||
October 9
|
| Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg | 90–96 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| Scoring by half: 50-51, 40-45 | ||
October 10
|
| United States File:Flag of the United States.svg | 90–92 | File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 46-39, 44-53 | ||
October 10
|
| Yugoslavia File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg | 105–92 | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 49-47, 56-45 | ||
October 10
|
| Philippines File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg | 75–112 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| Scoring by half: 30-54, 45-58 | ||
October 10
|
| Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg | 79–91 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| Scoring by half: 28-44, 51-47 | ||
October 11
|
| Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg | 97–52 | File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 48-21, 49-31 | ||
October 11
|
| Soviet Union File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg | 79–69 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| Scoring by half: 46-38, 33-31 | ||
October 11
|
| Yugoslavia File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg | 91–87 | File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 44-46, 47-41 | ||
October 12
|
| United States File:Flag of the United States.svg | 76–97 | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 37-47, 39-50 | ||
October 12
|
| Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg | 99–88 | File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 53-40, 46-48 | ||
October 13
|
| United States File:Flag of the United States.svg | 100–70 | File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 50-36, 50-34 | ||
October 13
|
| Soviet Union File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg | 94–85 | File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 46-40, 48-45 | ||
October 13
|
| Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg | 100–83 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| Scoring by half: 46-47, 54-36 | ||
October 13
|
| Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg | 101–105 | File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 41-56, 60-49 | ||
Final round
Seventh place playoff
October 14
|
| Philippines File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg | 74–92 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia |
| Scoring by half: 36–38, 38–54 | ||
| Pts: Cruz 14 | Pts: Riddle 18 | |
Fifth place playoff
October 14
|
| Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg | 94–96 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| Scoring by half: 50–47, 44–49 | ||
| Pts: Rautins 20 | Pts: Kiffin 25 | |
Third place playoff
October 14
|
| Brazil File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg | 86–85 | File:Flag of Italy.svg 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 File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg | 82–81 (OT) | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 41–41, 32–32 Overtime: 9–8 | ||
| Pts: Dalipagić 21 | Pts: Tkachenko 14 | |
Final standings
Awards
| 1978 FIBA World Championship winner |
|---|
| File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia 2nd title |
| Most Valuable Player |
|---|
| Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dražen Dalipagić |
All-Tournament Team
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Krešimir Ćosić
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dražen Dalipagić
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Kićanović
- Brazil Oscar Schmidt
- Soviet Union Vladimir Tkachenko
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[4]
- 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
- ↑ Flores, Helen (August 26, 2023). "No ball toss for President Marcos at FIBA World Cup". The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ↑ "Manila Chosen Site Of World Basketball Meet". San Juan, Puerto Rico: The Virgin Islands Daily News. July 12, 1974. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Velasco, Santiago. "VIII World Championship (Manila 1978) Game Details". LinguaSport.com. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
- ↑ "Manila 1978". linguasport.com.
