1978 FIBA World Championship
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The 1978 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball
competition hosted by Philippines
from October 1 to 14, 1978.
Rizal Memorial Coliseum
at Manila
and Araneta Coliseum
at Quezon City
, Metro Manila
were the venues for the event.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
competition hosted by Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
from October 1 to 14, 1978.
Rizal Memorial Coliseum
Rizal Memorial Coliseum
The Rizal Memorial Coliseum is one of two indoor sporting arenas located inside the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila, Philippines, the other being the Ninoy Aquino Stadium...
at Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
and Araneta Coliseum
Araneta Coliseum
The Smart Araneta Coliseum, known as The Big Dome is an indoor multi-purpose sports arena located in the Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines...
at Quezon City
Quezon City
Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L...
, Metro Manila
Metro Manila
Metropolitan Manila , the National Capital Region , or simply Metro Manila, is the metropolitan region encompassing the City of Manila and its surrounding areas in the Philippines...
were the venues for the event.
Venues
| City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Manila Manila Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,... |
Rizal Memorial Coliseum Rizal Memorial Coliseum The Rizal Memorial Coliseum is one of two indoor sporting arenas located inside the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila, Philippines, the other being the Ninoy Aquino Stadium... |
8,000 |
| Quezon Quezon City Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L... |
Araneta Coliseum Araneta Coliseum The Smart Araneta Coliseum, known as The Big Dome is an indoor multi-purpose sports arena located in the Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines... |
30,000 |
Competing nations
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Semifinal round |
|---|---|---|---|
- host - defending champion |
Preliminary round
| Qualified for the semifinal round | |
| Qualified for the classification round |
Group A
| Team | Pts. | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 325 | 244 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 260 | 216 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 240 | 310 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 190 | 245 | ||
Group B
| Team | Pts. | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 342 | 269 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 302 | 263 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 275 | 297 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 296 | 386 | ||
Group C
| Team | Pts. | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 277 | 219 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 220 | 217 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 229 | 248 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 218 | 260 | ||
Classification round
| Team | Pts. | W | L | PF | PA | PD | | First Tiebreaker Classification for Tied Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 5 | 0 | 523 | 444 | |||
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 546 | 481 | |||
| 7 | 2 | 3 | 495 | 516 | |||
| 115-112 | |||||||
| 7 | 2 | 3 | 475 | 485 | |||
| 112-115 | |||||||
| 6 | 1 | 4 | 438 | 521 | |||
| 86-84 | |||||||
| 6 | 1 | 4 | 414 | 444 | |||
| 84-86 |
Semifinal round
| Qualified for the gold medal game | |
| Qualified for the bronze medal game |
| Team | Pts. | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 7 | 0 | 731 | 645 | +86 | |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | 691 | 550 | +141 | |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | 648 | 571 | +77 | |
| 11 | 4 | 3 | 609 | 582 | +27 | |
| 10 | 3 | 4 | 612 | 605 | +7 | |
| 9 | 2 | 5 | 605 | 644 | -39 | |
| 8 | 1 | 6 | 566 | 632 | -66 | |
| 7 | 0 | 7 | 521 | 754 | -233 |
Final round
Final ranking
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
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| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 | |
| 9 | |
| 10 | |
| 11 | |
| 12 | |
| 13 | |
| 14 |
All-Tournament Team
- Krešimir ĆosićKrešimir CosicKrešimir Ćosić was a Croatian professional basketball player who represented Yugoslavia internationally, a member of FIBA Hall of Fame and Basketball Hall of Fame...
(Yugoslavia) - Dražen DalipagićDražen DalipagicDražen Dalipagić , born in Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia) is a retired Yugoslavian basketball player. He was enshrined as a player in the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007.-Yugoslavian national team:...
(Yugoslavia) - Dragan KićanovićDragan KicanovicDragan Kićanović is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. A 1.91m tall shooting guard, he played in the 70's and 80's and is considered as one of the best European players and scorers of all time, having won both the Mr. Europa and the Euroscar European Player of the Year awards in...
(Yugoslavia) - Oscar SchmidtOscar SchmidtOscar Daniel Bezerra Schmidt is a retired Brazilian basketball player. He is also known as Oscar Schmidt Bezerra in Spain, where he played for Fórum Valladolid for the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons, and simply Oscar or Mão Santa in his homeland. At his peak, he was 2.05 m tall and weighed...
(Brazil) - Vladimir TkachenkoVladimir TkachenkoVladimir Pyotrovich Tkachenko is a retired Ukrainian professional basketball player. Tkachenko won two Olympics Basketball medals and three FIBA World Championship medals with the Soviet Union national basketball team in a career that lasted 16 years. He was named both the Euroscar and the Mr...
(USSR)
Top scorers (ppg)
- Kamil BrabenecKamil BrabenecKamil Brabenec is a Czech professional ice hockey player who currently plays with HKm Zvolen in the Slovak Extraliga. Brabenec previously played with HC Kometa Brno in the Czech Extraliga....
(Czechoslovakia) 26.8 - Zhang Weiping (People's Republic of China) 25.1
- Choi B.Y. (S.Korea) 21.1
- Dražen DalipagićDražen DalipagicDražen Dalipagić , born in Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia) is a retired Yugoslavian basketball player. He was enshrined as a player in the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007.-Yugoslavian national team:...
(Yugoslavia) 20 - Leo RautinsLeo RautinsLeo R. Rautins is a former professional basketball player, the former head coach of the Canadian national men's basketball team, and an NBA analyst for the Toronto Raptors.Rautins was a star in high school for St...
(Canada) 17.9 - Marcel De SouzaMarcel de SouzaMarcel Ramon Ponickwar de Souza is a retired Brazilian basketball player and one of only three players to have played in 5 FIBA World Championships . He totaled 38 games and 550 points during that competitions and won a bronze medal in 1978...
(Brazil) 17.7 - Oscar SchmidtOscar SchmidtOscar Daniel Bezerra Schmidt is a retired Brazilian basketball player. He is also known as Oscar Schmidt Bezerra in Spain, where he played for Fórum Valladolid for the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons, and simply Oscar or Mão Santa in his homeland. At his peak, he was 2.05 m tall and weighed...
(Brazil) 17.3 - Dragan KićanovićDragan KicanovicDragan Kićanović is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. A 1.91m tall shooting guard, he played in the 70's and 80's and is considered as one of the best European players and scorers of all time, having won both the Mr. Europa and the Euroscar European Player of the Year awards in...
(Yugoslavia) 16.5 - Renzo Bariviera (Italy) 16.2
- Marcos Antonio Leite "Marquinhos"Marcos LeiteMarcos Antônio Abdalla "Marquinhos" Leite is a retired Brazilian basketball player. He represented Brazil in three Olympic Games and four FIBA World Championship competitions.-Early international career:...
(Brazil) 14.7