1970 FIBA World Championship
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 | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 54 |
MVP | ![]() |
Top scorer | ![]() (32.6 points per game) |
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.
Competing nations
Group A | Group B | Group C |
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Venues
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
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 272 | 201 | +71 | 6 | Final round |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 262 | 249 | +13 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 205 | 209 | −4 | 4 | Classification round |
4 | ![]() |
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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 288 | 229 | +59 | 6 | Final round |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 254 | 229 | +25 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 240 | 247 | −7 | 4 | Classification round |
4 | ![]() |
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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 302 | 161 | +141 | 6 | Final round |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 222 | 221 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 236 | 266 | −30 | 4 | Classification round |
4 | ![]() |
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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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8 | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 455 | 337 | +118 | 10 |
9 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 2 | 425 | 408 | +17 | 8[a] |
10 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 2 | 409 | 412 | −3 | 8[a] |
11 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 2 | 428 | 397 | +31 | 8[a] |
12 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 4 | 394 | 433 | −39 | 6 |
13 | ![]() |
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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 1 | 445 | 397 | +48 | 11 |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 416 | 421 | −5 | 10[a] |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 478 | 386 | +92 | 10[a] |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 411 | 403 | +8 | 9[b] |
5 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 431 | 376 | +55 | 9[b] |
6 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 4 | 440 | 509 | −69 | 8 |
7 | ![]() |
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 standings
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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
References
- ^ a b c d e f "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.