1970_FIBA_World_Championship
1970 FIBA World Championship
1970 edition of the FIBA World Championship
The 1970 FIBA World Championship was the 6th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. It was hosted by Yugoslavia in Sarajevo, Split, Karlovac, Skopje and Ljubljana, from 10 to 24 May 1970.[1] It was the first FIBA World Championship hosted outside of South America.
Quick Facts FIBA Светско првенство у кошарци 1970, Tournament details ...
| FIBA Светско првенство у кошарци 1970 | |
|---|---|
Yugoslav stamp dedicated to the 1970 FIBA World Championship | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Yugoslavia |
| Dates | 10–24 May |
| Officially opened by | Josip Broz Tito |
| Teams | 13 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Yugoslavia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Soviet Union |
| Fourth place |  Italy |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 54 |
| MVP | Sergei Belov |
| Top scorer |  Shin Dong-Pa (32.6 points per game) |
← 1967 1974 → | |
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More information Group A, Group B ...
| Group A | Group B | Group C |
|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia – advanced automatically to the final round as host | ||
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More information Group A, Group B ...
| Group A[1] | Group B[1] | Group C[1] | Classification round[1] | Final round[1] |
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| Sarajevo | Karlovac | Split | Skopje | Ljubljana |
| Dvorana Skenderija | Sportska Dvorana Mladost | Mala dvorana Gripe | Sala Gradski Park | Hala Tivoli |
| Capacity: 5,500 | Capacity: 4,000 | Capacity: 3,500 | Capacity: 2,500 | Capacity: 7,000 |
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Group A
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 272 | 201 | +71 | 6 | Final round |
| 2 |  Czechoslovakia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 262 | 249 | +13 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Cuba |
3 | 1 | 2 | 205 | 209 | −4 | 4 | Classification round |
| 4 |  Australia |
3 | 0 | 3 | 185 | 265 | −80 | 3 |
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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
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil |
3 | 3 | 0 | 288 | 229 | +59 | 6 | Final round |
| 2 | Italy |
3 | 2 | 1 | 254 | 229 | +25 | 5 | |
| 3 | South Korea |
3 | 1 | 2 | 240 | 247 | −7 | 4 | Classification round |
| 4 |  Canada |
3 | 0 | 3 | 216 | 293 | −77 | 3 |
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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
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union |
3 | 3 | 0 | 302 | 161 | +141 | 6 | Final round |
| 2 |  Uruguay |
3 | 2 | 1 | 222 | 221 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Panama |
3 | 1 | 2 | 236 | 266 | −30 | 4 | Classification round |
| 4 |  United Arab Republic |
3 | 0 | 3 | 206 | 318 | −112 | 3 |
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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.
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Cuba |
5 | 5 | 0 | 455 | 337 | +118 | 10 |
| 9 | Panama |
5 | 3 | 2 | 425 | 408 | +17 | 8[lower-alpha 1] |
| 10 | Canada |
5 | 3 | 2 | 409 | 412 | −3 | 8[lower-alpha 1] |
| 11 | South Korea |
5 | 3 | 2 | 428 | 397 | +31 | 8[lower-alpha 1] |
| 12 | Australia |
5 | 1 | 4 | 394 | 433 | −39 | 6 |
| 13 | United Arab Republic |
5 | 0 | 5 | 367 | 491 | −124 | 5 |
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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.
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17 May |
| South Korea |
88–91 (OT) | Panama |
| Scoring by half: 34-39, 50-45 Overtime: 4-7 | ||
Skopje Hall, Skopje |
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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| 1 | Yugoslavia (C, H) |
6 | 5 | 1 | 445 | 397 | +48 | 11 |
| 2 | Brazil |
6 | 4 | 2 | 416 | 421 | −5 | 10[lower-alpha 1] |
| 3 | Soviet Union |
6 | 4 | 2 | 478 | 386 | +92 | 10[lower-alpha 1] |
| 4 | Italy |
6 | 3 | 3 | 411 | 403 | +8 | 9[lower-alpha 2] |
| 5 | United States |
6 | 3 | 3 | 431 | 376 | +55 | 9[lower-alpha 2] |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia |
6 | 2 | 4 | 440 | 509 | −69 | 8 |
| 7 | Uruguay |
6 | 0 | 6 | 342 | 471 | −129 | 6 |
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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.
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
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.
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
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More information Rank, Team ...
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All-Tournament Team
Main article: FIBA Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team
- Krešimir Ćosić (Yugoslavia)
- Sergei Belov - (MVP) (Soviet Union)
- Modestas Paulauskas (Soviet Union)
- Ubiratan Pereira Maciel (Brazil)
- Kenny Washington (U.S.)
Top scorers (ppg)
- Shin Dong-Pa (South Korea) 32.6
- Omar Arrestia (Uruguay) 19.7
- Pedro Rivas (Panama) 18.8
- Davis Peralta (Panama) 18.8
- Jiri Zidek Sr. (Czechoslovakia) 18.6
- Pedro Chappe Garcia (Cuba) 17.9
- Lee In-Pyo (South Korea) 17.8
- Krešimir Ćosić (Yugoslavia) 17.3
- Luiz Cláudio Menon (Brazil) 16.9
- Bob Molinski (Canada) 16.8
- "World Championship 1970". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- "The Best of 1970 World Cup: Yugoslavia claim first title as Europe's first host; Brazil second, Soviets third; super scorer Shin Dong-pa". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 19 February 2024.