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1974 FIBA World Championship

1974 FIBA World Championship
Campeonato Mundial de Baloncesto de 1974
Tournament details
Host countryPuerto Rico
DatesJuly 3–14
Teams14
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (2nd title)
Runners-up Yugoslavia
Third place United States
Fourth place Cuba
Tournament statistics
MVPSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Kićanović
Top scorerMexico Arturo Guerrero
(27.0 points per game)

The 1974 FIBA World Championship was the 7th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's teams. It was hosted by Puerto Rico from July 3 to 14, 1974. The tournament was won by the Soviet Union.

Venues

Ponce[1] Caguas[1] San Juan[1]
Auditorio Pachín Vicéns[2] Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares[2] Roberto Clemente Coliseum[2]
Capacity: 8,000 Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 12,000
Auditorio Juan Pachín Vicéns, Bo. Canas Urbano, Ponce, Puerto Rico, mirando al oeste.jpg Roberto Clemente Coliseum.JPG

Competing nations

Group A Group B Group C Final round

Brazil
Central African Republic
Mexico
Soviet Union

Argentina
Philippines
Spain
United States

Australia
Canada
Cuba
Czechoslovakia

Puerto Rico – host
Yugoslavia – defending champion

Preliminary round

Qualified for the final round
Qualified for the classification round

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
Soviet Union 3 3 0 314 188 +126 6
Brazil 3 2 1 254 211 +43 5
Mexico 3 1 2 264 277 −13 4
Central African Republic 3 0 3 184 340 −156 3
3 July
Soviet Union 140–48 Central African Republic
Auditorio Pachín Vicéns, Ponce
3 July
Mexico 78–100 Brazil
Auditorio Pachín Vicéns, Ponce
4 July
Mexico 106–82 Central African Republic
4 July
Brazil 60–79 Soviet Union
5 July
Brazil 94–54 Central African Republic
Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares, Caguas
5 July
Soviet Union 95–80 Mexico
Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares, Caguas

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
United States 3 3 0 358 242 +116 6
Spain 3 2 1 284 288 −4 5
Argentina 3 1 2 264 295 −31 4
Philippines 3 0 3 260 363 −103 3
July 3
19:30
Philippines 85–135 United States
Scoring by half: 38−57, 47−78
Pts: Jaworski 21 Pts: Lucas 30
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Manny Reynoso (MEX), Obrad Belošević (YUG)
3 July
Spain 96–89 Argentina
July 4
19:30
Philippines 90–111 Argentina
Scoring by half: 48−59, 42−52
Pts: Adornado 23 Pts: Ghermann 27
Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares, Caguas
Referees: Hugh Richardson (THA), Henri M'Bahia (CAF)
4 July
United States 114–71 Spain
Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares, Caguas
July 5
19:30
Spain 117–85 Philippines
Scoring by half: 59−41, 58−44
Pts: Brabender 37 Pts: Jaworski 23
Auditorio Pachín Vicéns, Ponce
Referees: Artenik Arabadjan (BUL), Isaac Grinman (BRA)
5 July
Argentina 86–109 United States
Auditorio Pachín Vicéns, Ponce

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
Cuba 3 3 0 233 218 +15 6
Canada 3 2 1 242 224 +18 5
Czechoslovakia 3 1 2 224 228 −4 4
Australia 3 0 3 232 261 −29 3
3 July
Australia 69–80 Canada
Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares, Caguas
3 July
Cuba 61–60 Czechoslovakia
Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares, Caguas
4 July
Cuba 92–79 Australia
Auditorio Pachín Vicéns, Ponce
4 July
Czechoslovakia 75–83 Canada
Auditorio Pachín Vicéns, Ponce
5 July
Czechoslovakia 89–84 Australia
5 July
Cuba 80–79 Canada

Classification round

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
Mexico 5 5 0 482 428 +54 10
Czechoslovakia 5 4 1 518 451 +67 9
Argentina 5 2 3 517 471 +46 7 1–1; 1.099
Australia 5 2 3 446 442 +4 7 1–1; 1.005
Philippines 5 2 3 474 517 −43 7 1–1; 0.905
Central African Republic 5 0 5 375 523 −148 5
July 7
14:00
Czechoslovakia 84–94 Mexico
Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares, Caguas
July 8
21:30
Philippines 101–100 Australia
Scoring by half: 50−50, 51−50
Pts: Adornado 20 Pts: Palubinskas 39
Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares, Caguas
Referees: Mario Quintero (CUB), Carlos Bagué (ESP)
July 8
Central African Republic 70–121 Argentina
Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares, Caguas
July 9
21:30
Mexico 101–84 Philippines
Scoring by half: 44−42, 57−42
Pts: Raga 38 Pts: Adornado 17
Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares, Caguas
Referees: David Davidian (USSR), José Baldrich (PUR)
July 9
Australia 102–100 Argentina
Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares, Caguas
July 9
Central African Republic 70–113 Czechoslovakia
Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares, Caguas
July 11
Australia 96–67 Central African Republic
Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares, Caguas
July 11
11:30
Philippines 112–119 Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 46−59, 66−60
Pts: Arnaiz 25 Pts: Brabenec 29
Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares, Caguas
Referees: Isaac Grinman (BRA), Obrad Belošević (YUG)
11 July
Argentina 94–96 Mexico
Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares, Caguas
12 July
Mexico 85–84 Australia
Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares, Caguas
12 July
Argentina 91–113 Czechoslovakia
Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares, Caguas
July 12
21:30
Philippines 87–86 Central African Republic
Scoring by half: 41−49, 46−37
Pts: Adornado 22 Pts: Gambor 24
Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares, Caguas
Referees: Ron Foxcroft (CAN), Manny Reynoso (MEX)

Final round

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
Soviet Union 7 6 1 625 509 +116 13 1–1; 1.045
Yugoslavia 7 6 1 629 568 +61 13 1–1; 1.00
United States 7 6 1 694 587 +107 13 1–1; 0.959
Cuba 7 3 4 565 599 −34 10
Spain 7 2 5 556 640 −84 9 2–0
Brazil 7 2 5 522 586 −64 9 1–1
Puerto Rico 7 2 5 568 620 −52 9 0–2
Canada 7 1 6 566 616 −50 8
7 July
Spain 71–100 Soviet Union
7 July
Brazil 60–84 Yugoslavia
7 July
Puerto Rico 76–94 United States
8 July
Cuba 83–101 Yugoslavia
8 July
Canada 94–115 United States
8 July
Puerto Rico 86–102 Spain
9 July
Canada 86–73 Spain
9 July
Yugoslavia 82–79 Soviet Union
9 July
Cuba 70–83 United States
9 July
Brazil 73–68 Puerto Rico
11 July
Canada 74–75 Brazil
11 July
Cuba 66–83 Soviet Union
11 July
Yugoslavia 93–85 Puerto Rico
12 July
Yugoslavia 102–99 (OT) Canada
12 July
Cuba 84–75 Spain
12 July
United States 103–83 Brazil
12 July
Soviet Union 87–76 Puerto Rico
13 July
Spain 93–91 (OT) Brazil
13 July
United States 91–88 Yugoslavia
13 July
Soviet Union 92–60 Canada
13 July
Cuba 97–98 Puerto Rico
14 July
Spain 71–79 Yugoslavia
14 July
Soviet Union 105–94 United States
14 July
Cuba 85–80 Brazil
14 July
Puerto Rico 79–74 Canada

Awards

 1974 World Championship Winner 

Soviet Union
Second title
Most Valuable Player
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Kićanović

Final ranking

Rank Team Record
1 Soviet Union 9–1
2 Yugoslavia 9–1
3 United States 9–1
4 Cuba 6–4
5 Spain 4–6
6 Brazil 4–6
7 Puerto Rico 2–5
8 Canada 3–7
9 Mexico 6–2
10 Czechoslovakia 5–3
11 Argentina 3–5
12 Australia 2–6
13 Philippines 2–6
14 Central African Republic 0–8

All-Tournament Team

Main article: FIBA Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team
  • Soviet Union Alexander Belov
  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vinko Jelovac
  • Spain Wayne Brabender
  • Cuba Alejandro Urgelles
  • Soviet Union Alexander Salnikov

Top scorers (ppg)

  1. Arturo Guerrero (Mexico) 27.0
  2. Manuel Raga (Mexico) 26.1
  3. Eddie Palubinskas (Australia) 24.8
  4. Wayne Brabender (Spain) 23.0
  5. Ernesto Gehrmann (Argentina) 22.3
  6. Luther Burden (United States) 20.2
  7. John Lucas (United States) 20.2
  8. Dragan Kićanović (Yugoslavia) 19.8
  9. Alejandro Urgelles (Cuba) 19.3
  10. William Adornado (Philippines) 18.0

References

  1. ^ a b c VII World Cup (San Juan 1974)
  2. ^ a b c GAME DETAILS

External links

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