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|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