1978 FIBA World Championship
{{Short description|1978 edition of the FIBA World Championship}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox international basketball competition
| tourney_name = FIBA World Championship
| year = 1978
| other_titles =
| image = 1978 World Basketball Championship logo.png
| size =
| alt =
| caption =
| city = Manila
Quezon City
| country = Philippines
| dates = October 1–14
| opened = Ferdinand Marcos{{cite news |last1=Flores |first1=Helen |title=No ball toss for President Marcos at FIBA World Cup |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/08/26/2291461/no-ball-toss-president-marcos-fiba-world-cup |access-date=26 August 2023 |work=The Philippine Star |date=26 August 2023}}
| num_teams = 14
| confederations = 5
| venues = Rizal Memorial Coliseum
Araneta Coliseum
| cities =
| champion = Yugoslavia
| count = 2
| second = Soviet Union
| second-flagvar = 1955
| third = Brazil
| third-flagvar = 1968
| fourth = Italy
| games = 59
| attendance =
| mvp = {{flagicon|YUG}} Dražen Dalipagić
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|TCH}} Kamil Brabenec
(26.9 points per game)
| prevseason = 1974
| nextseason = 1982
| updated =
}}
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.{{cite news|title=Manila Chosen Site Of World Basketball Meet|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pHJSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=E0cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5060%2C1197577|access-date=18 January 2016|publisher=The Virgin Islands Daily News|date=12 July 1974|location=San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
Venues
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan=2|Metro Manila ! colspan=2 width=500px|Philippines |
| width=180|Manila
! width=180|Quezon City |align=center rowspan=3|{{location map+|Philippines|width=300|float=middle|caption=|places= {{location map~ |Philippines |lat=14.790|long= 121.145|label=Metro Manila|position=right}}}} ! width=150px|{{small|Metro Manila}} |
|---|
| Rizal Memorial Coliseum{{cite web |last1=Velasco |first1=Santiago |title=VIII World Championship (Manila 1978) Game Details |url=http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/mundial/1978_MANILA_gd.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090727120538/http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/mundial/1978_MANILA_gd.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 27, 2009 |access-date=18 January 2016 |website=LinguaSport.com}} Capacity: 8,000 | Araneta Coliseum |rowspan=2|{{location map+|Metro Manila|width=150|float=right|caption=|places= {{Location map~ |Metro Manila |position=bottom|lat=14.561944|long=120.993889|label=Manila}} {{Location map~ |Metro Manila |position=left|lat=14.620556|long=121.053333|label=Quezon City}} }} |
| 150px
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(*) Temporarily reduced to 10,000 for the finals due to safety reasons.
Competing nations
| class="wikitable" width=60%
!width=25%|Group A !width=25%|Group B !width=25%|Group C !width=25%|Semifinal round |
| {{Bk|CAN}} {{Bk|KOR|1949}} {{Bk|SEN}} {{Bk|YUG}} | {{Bk|BRA|1968}} {{Bk|CHN}} {{Bk|ITA}} {{Bk|PUR|1952}} | {{Bk|AUS}} {{Bk|TCH}} {{Bk|DOM}} {{Bk|USA}} | {{Bk|PHI|1936}} – host {{Bk|URS|1955}} – defending champion |
Preliminary round
=Group A=
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|name_D={{bk|SEN}} |win_D=0 |loss_D=3 |gf_D=190 |ga_D=245
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|H1=36-33|H2=38-41|OT=12-10}}
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=Group B=
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|team_order=A, B, C, D
|name_A={{bk|BRA|1968}} |win_A=3 |loss_A=0 |gf_A=342 |ga_A=269
|name_B={{bk|ITA}} |win_B=2 |loss_B=1 |gf_B=302 |ga_B=263
|name_C={{bk|PUR|1952}} |win_C=1 |loss_C=2 |gf_C=275 |ga_C=297
|name_D={{bk|CHN}} |win_D=0 |loss_D=3 |gf_D=296 |ga_D=386
|result1=RD2 |result2=RD2 |result3=CR2 |result4=CR2
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|H1=65-35|H2=89-62}}
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=Group C=
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|team_order=A, B, C, D
|name_A={{bk|USA}} |win_A=3 |loss_A=0 |gf_A=277 |ga_A=219
|name_B={{bk|AUS}} |win_B=2 |loss_B=1 |gf_B=220 |ga_B=217
|name_C={{bk|TCH}} |win_C=1 |loss_C=2 |gf_C=229 |ga_C=248
|name_D={{bk|DOM}} |win_D=0 |loss_D=3 |gf_D=218 |ga_D=260
|result1=RD2 |result2=RD2 |result3=CR2 |result4=CR2
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Classification round
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|team_order=A, B, C, D, E, F
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|name_B={{bk|PUR|1952}} |pos_B=10|win_B=4 |loss_B=1 |gf_B=546 |ga_B=481
|name_C={{bk|CHN}} |pos_C=11|win_C=2 |loss_C=3 |gf_C=495 |ga_C=516 |hth_C=Head-to-head record: China 1–0 Dominican Republic
|name_D={{bk|DOM}} |pos_D=12|win_D=2 |loss_D=3 |gf_D=475 |ga_D=485 |hth_D=C
|name_E={{bk|KOR|1949}} |pos_E=13|win_E=1 |loss_E=4 |gf_E=438 |ga_E=521 |hth_E=Head-to-head record: South Korea 1–0 Senegal
|name_F={{bk|SEN}} |pos_F=14|win_F=1 |loss_F=4 |gf_F=414 |ga_F=454 |hth_F=E
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|H1=52-60|H2=52-58}}
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Semifinal round
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|update=complete
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|team_order=A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
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|name_C={{bk|BRA|1968}} |win_C=5 |loss_C=2 |gf_C=648 |ga_C=571
|name_D={{bk|ITA}} |win_D=4 |loss_D=3 |gf_D=609 |ga_D=582
|name_E={{bk|USA}} |win_E=3 |loss_E=4 |gf_E=612 |ga_E=605
|name_F={{bk|CAN}} |win_F=2 |loss_F=5 |gf_F=605 |ga_F=644
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|name_H={{bk|PHI|1936}} |win_H=0 |loss_H=7 |gf_H=521 |ga_H=754 |status_H=H
|result1=F |result2=F |result3=3P |result4=3P |result5=5P |result6=5P |result7=7P |result8=7P
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|col_3P=green2 |text_3P=Third place playoff
|col_5P=green3 |text_5P=Fifth place playoff
|col_7P=green4 |text_7P=Seventh place playoff
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|H1=53-40|H2=46-48}}
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Final round
=Seventh place playoff=
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|bg=#eee
| date = October 14
| time =
| report =
| teamA = {{Bk-rt|PHI|1936}}
| scoreA = 74
| teamB = {{Bk|AUS}}
| scoreB = 92
| overtime =
| OT =
| H1 = 36–38
| H2 = 38–54
| points1 = Cruz 14
| rebounds1 =
| assist1 =
| points2 = Riddle 18
| rebounds2 =
| assist2 =
| place = Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
| attendance =
| referee = Artenik Arabadjan (BUL), Kruno Brumen (YUG)
}}
=Fifth place playoff=
{{basketballbox
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| date = October 14
| time =
| report =
| teamA = {{Bk-rt|CAN}}
| scoreA = 94
| teamB = {{Bk|USA}}
| scoreB = 96
| overtime =
| OT =
| H1 = 50–47
| H2 = 44–49
| points1 = Rautins 20
| rebounds1 =
| assist1 =
| points2 = Kiffin 25
| rebounds2 =
| assist2 =
| place = Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
| attendance =
| referee = Paulo dos Anjos (BRA), Kim Young-han (KOR)
}}
=Third place playoff=
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| date = October 14
| time =
| report =
| teamA = {{Bk-rt|BRA|1968}}
| scoreA = 86
| teamB = {{Bk|ITA}}
| scoreB = 85
| overtime =
| OT =
| H1 = 50–45
| H2 = 36–40
| points1 = Marcel 22
| rebounds1 =
| assist1 =
| points2 = Bariviera, Bertolotti 21
| rebounds2 =
| assist2 =
| place = Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
| attendance = 10,000
| referee = Mikhail Dovidov (USSR), Hugh Richardson (USA)
}}
=Final=
{{basketballbox
|bg=#ffffd0
| date = October 14
| time =
| report =
| teamA = {{Bk-rt|YUG}}
| scoreA = 82
| teamB = {{Bk|URS|1955}}
| scoreB = 81
| overtime = OT
| OT = 9–8
| H1 = 41–41
| H2 = 32–32
| points1 = Dalipagić 21
| rebounds1 =
| assist1 =
| points2 = Tkachenko 14
| rebounds2 =
| assist2 =
| place = Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
| attendance = 10,000
| referee = Ron Omori (USA), Don Cline (CAN)
}}
Final standings
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| Rank | width=200px| Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=gold
! 1 | {{Bk|Yugoslavia}} | 10–0 | |
| bgcolor=silver
! 2 | {{Bk|Soviet Union|1955}} | 6–2 | |
| bgcolor=cc9966
! 3 | {{Bk|Brazil|1968}} | 8–2 | |
| 4
| {{Bk|Italy}} || 6–4 | ||
| 5
| {{Bk|United States}} || 6–4 | ||
| 6
| {{Bk|Canada}} || 4–6 | ||
| 7
| {{Bk|Australia}} || 4–6 | ||
| 8
| {{Bk|Philippines|1936}} || 0–8 | ||
| 9
| {{Bk|Czechoslovakia}} || 5–2 | ||
| 10
| {{Bk|Puerto Rico|1952}} || 4–3 | ||
| 11
| {{Bk|China}} || 2–5 | ||
| 12
| {{Bk|Dominican Republic}} || 2–5 | ||
| 13
| {{Bk|South Korea|1949}} || 1–6 | ||
| 14
| {{Bk|Senegal}} || 1–6 |
Awards
{{winners|bk|1978 FIBA World Championship winner|YUG|2nd}}
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; margin:auto" |
| Most Valuable Player |
|---|
| {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} Dražen Dalipagić |
=All-Tournament Team=
{{main|FIBA Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team}}
- {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} Krešimir Ćosić
- {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} Dražen Dalipagić
- {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} Dragan Kićanović
- {{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} Oscar Schmidt
- {{flagicon|USSR|1955}} 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{{cite web|url=http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/mundial/worldcup.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140915211540/http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/mundial/worldcup.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=September 15, 2014|title=Manila 1978|work=linguasport.com}}
- 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
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{officialwebsite|http://www.fiba.com|FIBA official website}}
- {{Official website|https://www.eurobasket.com/world-cup/basketball.aspx|EuroBasket.com FIBA Basketball World Cup Page}}
{{FIBA Basketball World Cup}}
{{Yugoslavia Squad 1978 FIBA World Championship}}
{{Soviet Union Squad 1978 FIBA World Championship}}
{{Brazil Squad 1978 FIBA World Championship}}
{{International basketball}}
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