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.
| FIBA Svjetsko prvenstvo u košarci 1970. FIBA Свјетско 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: 1,400 | Capacity: 7,000 |
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Preliminary round
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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
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Final standings
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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
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "World Championship 1970". www.linguasport.com. Archived from the original on December 6, 2012. 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.