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 10 to 24 May 1970.[1] It was the first ever FIBA World Championship hosted outside South America.
| FIBA Светско првенство у кошарци 1970 | |
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 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) |
Competing nations Edit
| Group A | Group B | Group C |
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| Yugoslavia – advanced automatically to the final round as host
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Venues Edit
| 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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Preliminary round Edit
Group A Edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States
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3 | 3 | 0 | 272 | 201 | +71 | 6 | Final round |
| 2 |  Czechoslovakia
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3 | 2 | 1 | 262 | 249 | +13 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Cuba
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3 | 1 | 2 | 205 | 209 | −4 | 4 | Classification round |
| 4 |  Australia
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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.
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 Edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil
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3 | 3 | 0 | 288 | 229 | +59 | 6 | Final round |
| 2 | Italy
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3 | 2 | 1 | 254 | 229 | +25 | 5 | |
| 3 | South Korea
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3 | 1 | 2 | 240 | 247 | −7 | 4 | Classification round |
| 4 |  Canada
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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.
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 Edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union
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3 | 3 | 0 | 302 | 161 | +141 | 6 | Final round |
| 2 |  Uruguay
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3 | 2 | 1 | 222 | 221 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Panama
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3 | 1 | 2 | 236 | 266 | −30 | 4 | Classification round |
| 4 |  United Arab Republic
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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.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Classification round Edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Cuba
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5 | 5 | 0 | 455 | 337 | +118 | 10 |
| 9 | Panama
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5 | 3 | 2 | 425 | 408 | +17 | 8[a] |
| 10 | Canada
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5 | 3 | 2 | 409 | 412 | −3 | 8[a] |
| 11 | South Korea
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5 | 3 | 2 | 428 | 397 | +31 | 8[a] |
| 12 | Australia
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5 | 1 | 4 | 394 | 433 | −39 | 6 |
| 13 | United Arab Republic
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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:
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:
Final round Edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yugoslavia (C, H)
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6 | 5 | 1 | 445 | 397 | +48 | 11 |
| 2 | Brazil
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6 | 4 | 2 | 416 | 421 | −5 | 10[a] |
| 3 | Soviet Union
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6 | 4 | 2 | 478 | 386 | +92 | 10[a] |
| 4 | Italy
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6 | 3 | 3 | 411 | 403 | +8 | 9[b] |
| 5 | United States
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6 | 3 | 3 | 431 | 376 | +55 | 9[b] |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia
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6 | 2 | 4 | 440 | 509 | −69 | 8 |
| 7 | Uruguay
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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) 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
Notes:
Final rankings Edit
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All-Tournament Team Edit
- Krešimir Ćosić (Yugoslavia)
- Sergei Belov - (MVP) (Soviet Union)
- Modestas Paulauskas (Soviet Union)
- Ubiratan Pereira Maciel (Brazil)
- Kenny Washington (U.S.)
Top scorers (ppg) Edit
- 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