1978 FIBA World Championship
Tourney nameFIBA World Championship
Year1978
CityManila
Quezon City
CountryPhilippines
DatesOctober 1–14
OpenedFerdinand Marcos[1]
Num teams14
Confederations5
VenuesRizal Memorial Coliseum
Araneta Coliseum
ChampionYugoslavia
Count2
SecondSoviet Union
Second-flagvar1955
ThirdBrazil
Third-flagvar1968
FourthItaly
Games59
MvpDražen Dalipagić
Top scorerKamil Brabenec
(26.9 points per game)
Prevseason1974
Nextseason1982

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.[2]

Venues

Metro ManilaPhilippines
ManilaQuezon CityMetro 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 AGroup BGroup CSemifinal round
Canada
South Korea
Senegal
Yugoslavia		Brazil
China
Italy
Puerto Rico		Australia
Czechoslovakia
Dominican Republic
United States		Philippines – host
Soviet Union – defending champion

Final standings

RankTeamRecord
1Yugoslavia10–0
2Soviet Union6–2
3Brazil8–2
4Italy6–4
5United States6–4
6Canada4–6
7Australia4–6
8Philippines0–8
9Czechoslovakia5–2
10Puerto Rico4–3
11China2–5
12Dominican Republic2–5
13South Korea1–6
14Senegal1–6

Awards

Most Valuable Player
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 (26 August 2023). "No ball toss for President Marcos at FIBA World Cup". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Manila Chosen Site Of World Basketball Meet". San Juan, Puerto Rico: The Virgin Islands Daily News. 12 July 1974. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  3. ^ Velasco, Santiago. "VIII World Championship (Manila 1978) Game Details". LinguaSport.com. Archived from the original on July 27, 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Manila 1978". linguasport.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2014.