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1978 FIBA World Championship

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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).

1978 FIBA World Championship
Tournament details
Host countryPhilippines
CityManila
Quezon City
DatesOctober 1–14
Officially opened byFerdinand Marcos[1]
Teams14 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)Rizal Memorial Coliseum
Araneta Coliseum
Final positions
Champions Yugoslavia (2nd title)
Runners-up Soviet Union
Third place Brazil
Fourth place Italy
Tournament statistics
Games played59
MVPSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dražen Dalipagić
Top scorerCzechoslovakia Kamil Brabenec
(26.9 points per game)
← 1974
1982 →

It was the first FIBA World Championship (now called the FIBA Basketball World Cup) held in Asia.

Host selection

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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

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Metro Manila Philippines
Manila Quezon City
Metro Manila
Rizal Memorial Coliseum[3]
Capacity: 8,000 		Araneta Coliseum
Capacity: 25,000*
   

(*) Temporarily reduced to 10,000 for the finals due to safety reasons.[3]

Competing nations

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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

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Yugoslavia 3 3 0 325 244 +81 6 Semifinal round
2   Canada 3 2 1 260 216 +44 5
3   South Korea 3 1 2 240 310 −70 4 Classification round
4   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.
October 2
Canada   105–69   South Korea
Scoring by half: 52-42, 53-27
October 2
Yugoslavia   99–64   Senegal
Scoring by half: 50-27, 49-37
October 3
South Korea   85–121   Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 44-65, 41-56
October 3
Canada   60–42   Senegal
Scoring by half: 36-17, 24-25
October 4
South Korea   86–84 (OT)   Senegal
Scoring by half: 36-33, 38-41 Overtime: 12-10
October 4
Yugoslavia   105–95   Canada
Scoring by half: 55-47, 50-48

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Brazil 3 3 0 342 269 +73 6 Semifinal round
2   Italy 3 2 1 302 263 +39 5
3   Puerto Rico 3 1 2 275 297 −22 4 Classification round
4   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.
October 2
Brazil   154–97   China
Scoring by half: 65-35, 89-62
October 2
Puerto Rico   80–93   Italy
Scoring by half: 43-44, 37-49
October 3
China   104–107   Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 44-62, 60-45
October 3
Italy   84–88   Brazil
Scoring by half: 45-38, 39-50
October 4
Puerto Rico   88–100   Brazil
Scoring by half: 43-53, 45-47
October 4
China   95–125   Italy
Scoring by half: 49-60, 46-65

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   United States 3 3 0 277 219 +58 6 Semifinal round
2   Australia 3 2 1 220 217 +3 5
3   Czechoslovakia 3 1 2 229 248 −19 4 Classification round
4   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.
October 1
Australia   75–77   United States
Scoring by half: 37-38, 38-39
October 2
Australia   71–68   Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 38-32, 33-36
October 2
Dominican Republic   65–104   United States
Scoring by half: 24-49, 41-55
October 3
Australia   74–72   Dominican Republic
Scoring by half: 37-26, 37-46
October 3
United States   96–79   Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 46-46, 50-33
October 4
Dominican Republic   81–82   Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 44-44, 37-38

Classification round

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
9   Czechoslovakia 5 5 0 533 444 +89 10
10   Puerto Rico 5 4 1 546 481 +65 9
11   China 5 2 3 495 516 −21 7[a]
12   Dominican Republic 5 2 3 475 485 −10 7[a]
13   South Korea 5 1 4 438 521 −83 6[b]
14   Senegal 5 1 4 414 454 −40 6[b]
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:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: China 1–0 Dominican Republic
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: South Korea 1–0 Senegal
October 6
South Korea   90–102   China
Scoring by half: 46-58, 44-44
October 6
Senegal   76–80   Dominican Republic
Scoring by half: 40-41, 36-39
October 8
South Korea   93–113   Dominican Republic
Scoring by half: 44-50, 49-63
October 9
China   95–118   Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 54-57, 41-61
October 9
South Korea   87–119   Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 48-61, 39-58
October 7
Puerto Rico   104–118   Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 52-60, 52-58
October 11
China   79–89   Senegal
Scoring by half: 39-42, 40-47
October 11
South Korea   82–103   Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 42-49, 40-54
October 12
Dominican Republic   89–119   Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 38-61, 51-58
October 12
Czechoslovakia   112–82   Senegal
Scoring by half: 59-46, 53-36
October 13
Puerto Rico   97–83   Senegal
Scoring by half: 43-43, 54-40
October 13
Dominican Republic   112–115   China
Scoring by half: 62-57, 50-58

Semifinal round

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Yugoslavia 7 7 0 731 645 +86 14 Final
2   Soviet Union 7 6 1 691 550 +141 13
3   Brazil 7 5 2 648 571 +77 12 Third place playoff
4   Italy 7 4 3 609 582 +27 11
5   United States 7 3 4 612 605 +7 10 Fifth place playoff
6   Canada 7 2 5 605 644 −39 9
7   Australia 7 1 6 566 632 −66 8 Seventh place playoff
8   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
October 6
Brazil   69–62   Canada
Scoring by half: 30-34, 39-28
October 6
United States   80–81   Italy
Scoring by half: 39-47, 41-34
October 6
Philippines   101–117   Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 45-54, 56-63
October 6
Soviet Union   112–67   Australia
Scoring by half: 56-35, 56-32
October 7
Soviet Union   110–63   Philippines
Scoring by half: 44-30, 66-33
October 7
Italy   76–108   Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 36-53, 40-55
October 7
Australia   78–108   Brazil
Scoring by half: 27-59, 51-49
October 8
Soviet Union   107–85   Canada
Scoring by half: 64-36, 43-49
October 8
Yugoslavia   100–93   United States
Scoring by half: 48-41, 52-52
October 8
Australia   69–87   Italy
Scoring by half: 35-44, 34-43
October 9
Philippines   72–119   Brazil
Scoring by half: 34-59, 38-60
October 9
Canada   90–96   United States
Scoring by half: 50-51, 40-45
October 10
United States   90–92   Brazil
Scoring by half: 46-39, 44-53
October 10
Yugoslavia   105–92   Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 49-47, 56-45
October 10
Philippines   75–112   Italy
Scoring by half: 30-54, 45-58
October 10
Australia   79–91   Canada
Scoring by half: 28-44, 51-47
October 11
Australia   97–52   Philippines
Scoring by half: 48-21, 49-31
October 11
Soviet Union   79–69   Italy
Scoring by half: 46-38, 33-31
October 11
Yugoslavia   91–87   Brazil
Scoring by half: 44-46, 47-41
October 12
United States   76–97   Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 37-47, 39-50
October 12
Canada   99–88   Philippines
Scoring by half: 53-40, 46-48
October 13
United States   100–70   Philippines
Scoring by half: 50-36, 50-34
October 13
Soviet Union   94–85   Brazil
Scoring by half: 46-40, 48-45
October 13
Italy   100–83   Canada
Scoring by half: 46-47, 54-36
October 13
Australia   101–105   Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 41-56, 60-49

Final round

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Seventh place playoff

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October 14
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)

Fifth place playoff

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October 14
Canada   94–96   United States
Scoring by half: 50–47, 44–49
Pts: Rautins 20 Pts: Kiffin 25
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
Referees: Paulo dos Anjos (BRA), Kim Young-han (KOR)

Third place playoff

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October 14
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

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October 14
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 standings

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Rank Team Record
1   Yugoslavia 10–0
2   Soviet Union 6–2
3   Brazil 8–2
4   Italy 6–4
5   United States 6–4
6   Canada 4–6
7   Australia 4–6
8   Philippines 0–8
9   Czechoslovakia 5–2
10   Puerto Rico 4–3
11   China 2–5
12   Dominican Republic 2–5
13   South Korea 1–6
14   Senegal 1–6

Awards

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 1978 FIBA World Championship winner 
 
Yugoslavia
2nd title
Most Valuable Player
  Dražen Dalipagić

All-Tournament Team

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Main article: FIBA Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team

Top scorers (ppg)

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  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[4]
  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

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  1. ^ Flores, Helen (August 26, 2023). "No ball toss for President Marcos at FIBA World Cup". The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  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. ^ a b Velasco, Santiago. "VIII World Championship (Manila 1978) Game Details". LinguaSport.com. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  4. ^ "Manila 1978". linguasport.com.
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