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1978 FIBA World Championship
1978 edition of the FIBA World Championship From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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).
It was the first FIBA World Championship (now called the FIBA Basketball World Cup) held in Asia.
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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]
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(*) Temporarily reduced to 10,000 for the finals due to safety reasons.[3]
Competing nations
Preliminary round
Group A
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.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Group 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.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Group C
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.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
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Classification round
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:
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:
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Semifinal round
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
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
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Final round
Seventh place playoff
Fifth place playoff
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 | |
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Final standings
Awards
| 1978 FIBA World Championship winner |
|---|
 Yugoslavia 2nd title |
All-Tournament Team
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[4]
- 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
External links
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