Basketball at the 1977 Summer Universiade

The Basketball competitions in the 1977 Summer Universiade were held in Sofia, Bulgaria. The United States beat the Soviet Union in the final in the men's tournament, but was beaten in the women's competition.

Men's competition

Participants and records
1. USA (8-0) 16. France (1-6)
2. Soviet Union (6-2) 17. Israel (5-3)
3. Czechoslovakia (6-2) 18. Turkey (5-3)
4. Canada (6-2) 19. Greece (4-4)
5. Cuba (5-2) 20. Senegal (4-4)
6. Spain (5-3) 21. Japan (3-4)
7. Brazil (4-4) 22. Belgium (2-6)
8. Bulgaria (3-5) 23. Congo (2-6)
9. Mexico (6-2) 24. Great Britain (2-6)
10. Poland (6-2) 25. Egypt (5-3)
11. Yugoslavia (5-2) 26. Zambia (3-4)
12. Hungary (4-4) 27. Sudan (2-5)
13. Italy (5-3) 28. Denmark (1-5)
14. Holland (3-5) 29. Iraq (2-6)
15. F. R. of Germany

(3-3)

 30. Syria (1-6)

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Final standings
  1.  United States
  2.  Soviet Union
  3.  Czechoslovakia
  4.  Canada

Women's competition

Participants and records[2]
1. Soviet Union(7-0) 9. Poland (4-3)
2. United States (6-2) 10. Italy (4-3)
3. Bulgaria (5-2) 11. Czechoslovakia (6-1)
4. Cuba (4-3) 12. Hungary (3-5)
5. China (5-3) 13. F. R. of Germany (4-4)
6. Canada (3-4) 14. Japan (1-6)
7. Romania (3-4) 15. France (1-6)
8. Yugoslavia (3-4) 16. Denmark (1-6)

Final standings
  1.  Soviet Union
  2.  United States
  3.  Bulgaria

References
  1. "NINTH WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES -- 1977". www.usab.com. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  2. "NINTH WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES -- 1977". www.usab.com. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
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