1978 FIBA World Championship

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)

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*

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

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

Group A
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 3
Canada  60–42  Senegal
October 4
South Korea  86–84 (OT)  Senegal

Group B
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
October 3
China  104–107  Puerto Rico
October 3
Italy  84–88  Brazil
October 4
China  95–125  Italy

Group C
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.

Classification round
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[lower-alpha 1]
12  Dominican Republic 5 2 3 475 485 −10 7[lower-alpha 1]
13  South Korea 5 1 4 438 521 −83 6[lower-alpha 2]
14  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:
  1. Head-to-head record: China 1–0 Dominican Republic
  2. Head-to-head record: South Korea 1–0 Senegal
October 11
China  79–89  Senegal

Semifinal round
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
October 7
Italy  76–108  Yugoslavia
October 7
Australia  78–108  Brazil
October 8
Australia  69–87  Italy
October 10
Philippines  75–112  Italy
October 10
Australia  79–91  Canada
October 11
Yugoslavia  91–87  Brazil
October 13
Italy  100–83  Canada
October 13
Australia  101–105  Yugoslavia

Final round

Seventh place playoff
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
October 14
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
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
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
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
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 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[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
  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. Velasco, Santiago. "VIII World Championship (Manila 1978) Game Details". LinguaSport.com. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  4. "Manila 1978". linguasport.com.
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