FIBA Africa Championship 1974
The FIBA Africa Championship 1974 was hosted by the Central African Republic from April 5 to April 15, 1974. The games were played in Bangui. Central African Republic won the tournament, its first African Championship, by beating Senegal in the final. Central African Republic qualified for the 1974 FIBA World Championship by winning the tournament.
| FIBA Africa Championship 1974 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th FIBA Africa Basketball Championship | |||||||
| Tournament details | |||||||
| Host nation | Central African Republic | ||||||
| Dates | April 5-15 | ||||||
| Teams | 10 (from 34 federations) | ||||||
| Venues | 1 (in 1 host city) | ||||||
| Champions |  (1st title) | ||||||
| MVP | | ||||||
| Tournament leaders | |||||||
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Competing Nations
The following national teams competed:
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Preliminary rounds
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 403 | 301 | +102 |
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8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 380 | 345 | +35 |
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8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 369 | 331 | +38 |
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7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 309 | 290 | +19 |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 315 | 430 | -115 |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 334 | 413 | -79 |
Day 1
|
82–64 | |
|
59–39 | |
|
76–68 | |
Day 2
|
59–72 | |
|
70–71 | |
|
78–68 | |
Day 3
|
43–63 | |
|
89–49 | |
|
88–84 | |
Day 4
|
114–70 | |
|
80–83 | |
|
87–70 | |
Day 5
|
86–60 | |
|
72–52 | |
|
61–53 | |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 339 | 178 | +161 |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 281 | 180 | +101 |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 267 | 265 | +2 |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 143 | 407 | -263 |
Day 1
|
66–64 | |
Day 2
|
91–62 | |
Day 3
|
123–59 | |
Day 4
|
126–52 | |
|
115–82 | |
Day 5
|
158–32 | |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| April 14, 1974 | ||||||
| 89 | |||||
| April 15, 1974 | ||||||
| 80 | |||||
| 72 | |||||
| April 14, 1974 | ||||||
| 67 | |||||
| 84 | |||||
| 78 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| April 15, 1974 | ||||||
| 82 | |||||
| 72 | |||||
Final standings
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
5-0 |
| 2 | |
6-1 |
| 3 | |
4-2 |
| 4 | |
2-3 |
| 5 | |
4-2 |
| 6 | |
1-3 |
| 7 | |
4-2 |
| 8 | |
0-4 |
| 9 | |
1-4 |
| 10 | |
0-6 |
External links
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