1970 FIBA World Championship
1970 FIBA World Championship |
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6th FIBA World Championship |
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Tournament details |
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Host nation |
Yugoslavia |
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Dates |
May 10–24 |
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Teams |
13 |
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Venues |
4 (in 4 host cities) |
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Champions |
Yugoslavia (1st title) |
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MVP |
Sergei Belov |
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Tournament leaders |
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The 1970 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Yugoslavia at 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.
A Serbian sports drama We Will Be the World Champions based on the Championship was released in 2015.
Competing nations
Venues
Preliminary round
| Qualified for the final round |
| Qualified for the classification round |
Group A
Team |
Pld |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
PD |
Pts
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United States |
3 |
3 |
0 |
272 |
201 | +71 |
6
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Czechoslovakia |
3 |
2 |
1 |
262 |
249 | +13 |
5
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Cuba |
3 |
1 |
2 |
205 |
209 | −4 |
4
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Australia |
3 |
0 |
3 |
185 |
265 | −80 |
3
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United States  |
74–53 |
Cuba |
United States  |
99–62 |
Australia |
Cuba  |
72–53 |
Australia |
Group B
Team |
Pld |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
PD |
Pts
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Brazil |
3 |
3 |
0 |
288 |
229 | +59 |
6
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Italy |
3 |
2 |
1 |
254 |
229 | +25 |
5
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South Korea |
3 |
1 |
2 |
240 |
247 | −7 |
4
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Canada |
3 |
0 |
3 |
216 |
293 | −77 |
3
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Group C
Classification round
Team |
Pld |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
PD |
Pts |
Tie |
Cuba |
5 |
5 |
0 |
455 |
337 | +118 |
10
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Panama |
5 |
3 |
2 |
425 |
408 | +17 |
8 |
1–1; 1.006 |
Canada |
5 |
3 |
2 |
409 |
412 | −3 |
8 |
1–1; 1.000 |
South Korea |
5 |
3 |
2 |
428 |
397 | +31 |
8 |
1–1; 0.994 |
Australia |
5 |
1 |
4 |
394 |
433 | −39 |
6
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United Arab Republic |
5 |
0 |
5 |
367 |
491 | −124 |
5
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Australia  |
61–90 |
Cuba |
Canada  |
80–76 |
Australia |
Final round
Italy  |
66–64 |
United States |
Awards
1970 World Championship Winner |
 Yugoslavia First title |
Final ranking
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1970 FIBA World Championship |
 Yugoslavia First title |
- Team Roster
Ratomir Tvrdić, Ljubodrag Simonović, Vinko Jelovac, Trajko Rajković, Aljoša Žorga, Dragan Kapičić, Ivo Daneu, Krešimir Ćosić, Damir Šolman, Nikola Plećaš, Dragutin Čermak, and Petar Skansi.
Head Coach: Ranko Žeravica. |
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All-Tournament Team
Top scorers (ppg)
- Shin Dong-Pa (Korea) 32.6
- Davis Peralta (Panama) 20
- Jiri Zidek Sr. (Czechoslovakia) 19.3
- Pedro Chappe Garcia (Cuba) 18.5
- Pedro Rivas (Panama) 18.5
- Lee In-Pyo (Korea) 18
- Omar Arrestia (Uruguay) 17.7
- Luis Claudio Menon (Brazil) 17.3
- Bob Molinski (Canada) 17.1
- Victor Hernandez (Uruguay) 16.5
References
External links
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Tournaments | |
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Qualification | Per tournament |
- 1950
- 1954
- 1959
- 1963
- 1967
- 1970
- 1974
- 1978
- 1982
- 1986
- 1990
- 1994
- 1998
- 2002
- 2006
- 2010
- 2014
- 2019
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| Per confederation | |
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Finals |
- 1950
- 1954
- 1959
- 1963
- 1967
- 1970
- 1974
- 1978
- 1982
- 1986
- 1990
- 1994
- 1998
- 2002
- 2006
- 2010
- 2014
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Squads | |
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From 1950 to 1974, the championship was decided in a round-robin medal round. Since 1978, the medal round has been conducted in a knockout format. The 1962 championship was cancelled. |