1970 FIBA World Championship


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. It was the first FIBA World Championship hosted outside of South America.

Final round

Final standings

RankTeamRecord
5–1
7–2
7–2
45–4
56–3
64–5
72–7
86–2
94–4
103–5
114–4
121–7
130-8

Most Valuable Player
col-end

All-Tournament Team

Top scorers (ppg)

  1. Shin Dong-Pa 32.6
  2. Omar Arrestia 19.7
  3. Pedro Rivas 18.8
  4. Davis Peralta 18.8
  5. Jiri Zidek Sr. 18.6
  6. Pedro Chappe Garcia 17.9
  7. Lee In-Pyo 17.8
  8. Krešimir Ćosić 17.3
  9. Luiz Cláudio Menon 16.9
  10. Bob Molinski 16.8