1970 FIBA World Championship

The 1970 FIBA World Championship was the 6th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's teams. It was hosted by Yugoslavia in Sarajevo, Split, Karlovac, Skopje and Ljubljana, from May 10 to 24, 1970.[1] It was the first ever FIBA World Championship hosted outside South America.

1970 FIBA World Championship
FIBA Светско првенство у кошарци 1970
Yugoslav stamp dedicated to the 1970 FIBA World Championship
Tournament details
Host countryYugoslavia
DatesMay 10–24
Officially opened byJosip Broz Tito
Teams13
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 played54
MVP Sergei Belov
Top scorer Shin Dong-Pa
(32.6 points per game)

Competing nations
Group A Group B Group C

 Australia
 Cuba
 Czechoslovakia
 United States

 Brazil
 Canada
 Italy
 South Korea

 Panama
 Soviet Union
 United Arab Republic
 Uruguay

 Yugoslavia – advanced automatically to the final round as host

Venues
Group A[1] Group B[1] Group C[1] Classification round[1] Final round[1]
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

Preliminary round

Group A
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
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.

Group B
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
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.
10 May
Brazil  82–77  South Korea
11 May
Canada  88–97  South Korea
11 May
Brazil  94–93 (2OT)  Italy
12 May
Canada  69–84  Italy
13 May
Brazil  112–59  Canada
13 May
South Korea  66–77  Italy

Group C
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
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.
12 May
Panama  52–110  Soviet Union
13 May
Uruguay  79–77  Panama

Classification round
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
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:
  1. Head-to-head record: Panama 1–1 (1.01 GAvg), Canada 1–1 (1.00 GAvg), South Korea 1–1 (0.99 GAvg)
16 May
Canada  65–98  Cuba
Skopje Hall, Skopje
17 May
Australia  95–81  United Arab Republic
Skopje Hall, Skopje
17 May
South Korea  88–91 (OT)  Panama
Skopje Hall, Skopje
19 May
Panama  90–83  Australia
Skopje Hall, Skopje
19 May
United Arab Republic  64–103  Cuba
Skopje Hall, Skopje
19 May
South Korea  79–77  Canada
Skopje Hall, Skopje
20 May
United Arab Republic  73–93  South Korea
Skopje Hall, Skopje
20 May
Australia  61–90  Cuba
Skopje Hall, Skopje
20 May
Panama  79–81  Canada
Skopje Hall, Skopje
22 May
Panama  94–69  United Arab Republic
Skopje Hall, Skopje
22 May
Canada  80–76  Australia
Skopje Hall, Skopje
22 May
South Korea  76–77  Cuba
Skopje Hall, Skopje
23 May
Australia  79–92  South Korea
Skopje Hall, Skopje
23 May
Canada  106–80  United Arab Republic
Skopje Hall, Skopje
23 May
Cuba  87–71  Panama
Skopje Hall, Skopje

Final round
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
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
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) Champion; (H) Host
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Brazil 1–0 Soviet Union
  2. Head-to-head record: Italy 1–0 United States
16 May
Yugoslavia  66–63  Italy
17 May
Brazil  69–59  Italy
18 May
Brazil  55–80  Yugoslavia
20 May
Italy  76–65  Uruguay
21 May
Uruguay  45–63  Yugoslavia
23 May
Uruguay  81–86  Brazil
23 May
Italy  58–62  Soviet Union

Final ranking

All-Tournament Team
Main article: FIBA Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team

Top scorers (ppg)
  1. Shin Dong-Pa (South Korea) 32.6
  2. Davis Peralta (Panama) 20
  3. Jiri Zidek Sr. (Czechoslovakia) 19.3
  4. Pedro Chappe Garcia (Cuba) 18.5
  5. Pedro Rivas (Panama) 18.5
  6. Lee In-Pyo (South Korea) 18
  7. Omar Arrestia (Uruguay) 17.7
  8. Luiz Cláudio Menon (Brazil) 17.3
  9. Bob Molinski (Canada) 17.1
  10. Victor Hernandez (Uruguay) 16.5

References
  1. VI World Cup (Ljubljana 1970)
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