1978 FIBA World Championship
The 1978 FIBA World Championship was the 8th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was hosted by the Philippines from October 1 to 14, 1978 in Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila and Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.
It was the first FIBA World Championship held in Asia.
Host selection
On July 11, 1974 at the FIBA Congress held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the Philippines was unanimously chosen as host after Argentina and Spain withdrew their bids.Venues
Temporarily reduced to 10,000 for the finals due to safety reasons.Competing nations
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Group C
Classification round
Semifinal round
Final round
Seventh place playoff
Fifth place playoff
Third place playoff
Final
Final standings
Awards
All-Tournament Team
- Krešimir Ćosić
- Dražen Dalipagić
- Dragan Kićanović
- Oscar Schmidt
- Vladimir Tkachenko
Top scorers (ppg)
- Kamil Brabenec 26.9
- Zhang Weiping 25.1
- Choi Bu-Young 21.1
- Dražen Dalipagić 20
- Oscar Schmidt 19.0
- Leo Rautins 17.9
- Marcel De Souza 17.7
- Dragan Kićanović 16.5
- Renzo Bariviera 16.2
- Marcos Antonio Leite "Marquinhos" 14.7