1978 FIBA World Championship |
8th FIBA World Championship |
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Tournament details |
Host nation |
Philippines |
Dates |
October 1–14 |
Teams |
14 (from ? federations) |
Venues |
2 (in 2 host cities) |
Champions |
Yugoslavia (2nd title) |
MVP |
Dražen Dalipagić |
Tournament leaders |
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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 (both cities in Metro Manila), were the venues for the event.[1]
Host selection
On 11 July 1974 at the FIBA Congress held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the Philippines was unanimously chosen as hosts after Argentina and Spain withdrew their bids.[2]
Venues
(*) Temporarily reduced to 10,000 for the finals due to safety reasons.[1]
Competing nations
Preliminary round
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Qualified for the final round |
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Qualified for the classification round |
Group A
Group B
Group C
Classification round
Semifinal round
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Qualified for the gold medal game |
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Qualified for the bronze medal game |
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Qualified for the fifth-place game |
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Qualified for the seventh-place game |
Final round
7th–8th classification
5th–6th classification
Third place playoff
Final
Final ranking
Awards
1978 FIBA World Championship Winner |

Yugoslavia
2nd title |
All-Tournament Team
Top scorers (ppg)
- Kamil Brabenec (Czechoslovakia) 26.8
- Zhang Weiping (People's Republic of China) 25.1
- Choi Bu-Young (Korea) 21.1
- Dražen Dalipagić (Yugoslavia) 20
- Leo Rautins (Canada) 17.9
- Marcel De Souza (Brazil) 17.7
- Oscar Schmidt (Brazil) 17.3
- Dragan Kićanović (Yugoslavia) 16.5
- Renzo Bariviera (Italy) 16.2
- Marcos Antonio Leite "Marquinhos" (Brazil) 14.7
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Tournaments |
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Qualification |
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Finals |
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Squads |
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Final draw |
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Host bids |
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Related topics |
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