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]

1978 FIBA World Championship
Tournament details
Host countryPhilippines
DatesOctober 1–14
Teams14 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Yugoslavia (2nd title)
Runners-up Soviet Union
Third place Brazil
Fourth place Italy
Tournament statistics
MVP Dražen Dalipagić
Top scorer Kamil Brabenec
(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
Manila Quezon City
Metro Manila
Rizal Memorial Coliseum[1]
Capacity: 8,000		 Araneta Coliseum
Capacity: 25,000*

(*) 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 4 414 444−30 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: 50–45, 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)  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
RankTeamRecord
1  Yugoslavia10–0
2  Soviet Union6–2
3  Brazil8–2
4  Italy6–4
5  United States6–4
6  Canada4–6
7  Australia4–6
8  Philippines0–8
9  Czechoslovakia5–2
10  Puerto Rico4–3
11  China2–5
12  Dominican Republic2–5
13  South Korea1–6
14  Senegal1–6

Awards
 1978 FIBA World Championship Winner 

Yugoslavia
2nd title
Most Valuable Player
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[3]
  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. Velasco, Santiago. "VIII World Championship (Manila 1978) Game Details". LinguaSport.com. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  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. "Manila 1978". linguasport.com.
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