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1978 FIBA World Championship
Tournament details
Host countryPhilippines
CityManila
Quezon City
DatesOctober 1–14
Officially opened byFerdinand Marcos[1]
Teams14 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)Rizal Memorial Coliseum
Araneta Coliseum
Final positions
Champions1978 FIBA World Championship Yugoslavia (2nd title)
Runners-up1978 FIBA World Championship Soviet Union
Third place1978 FIBA World Championship Brazil
Fourth place1978 FIBA World Championship Italy
Tournament statistics
Games played59
MVPSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dražen Dalipagić
Top scorerCzechoslovakia Kamil Brabenec
(26.9 points per game)
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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 (both cities in Metro Manila).

It was the first FIBA World Championship (now called the FIBA Basketball World Cup) held in Asia.

  1. ^ Flores, Helen (August 26, 2023). "No ball toss for President Marcos at FIBA World Cup". The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 26, 2023.

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