1974 FIBA World Championship
| 1974 FIBA World Championship | |||||||
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| 7th FIBA World Championship | |||||||
| Tournament details | |||||||
| Host nation | Puerto Rico | ||||||
| Dates | July 3–14 | ||||||
| Teams | 14 | ||||||
| Venues | 3 (in 3 host cities) | ||||||
| Champions |
.svg.png){kind=small} Soviet Union (2nd title) | ||||||
| MVP |
 Dragan Kićanović | ||||||
| Tournament leaders | |||||||
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The 1974 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Puerto Rico from July 3 to 14, 1974.
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 |
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Competing nations
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Final round |
|---|---|---|---|
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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 |
.svg.png){kind=small} 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 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 358 | 142 | +216 | 6 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Spain |
3 | 2 | 1 | 284 | 288 | −4 | 5 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Argentina |
3 | 1 | 2 | 264 | 295 | −31 | 4 |
.svg.png){kind=small} 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) |
July 4 19:30 |
| Philippines |
90–111 | Argentina |
| Scoring by half: 48−59, 42−52 | ||
| Pts: Adornado 23 | Pts: Ghermann 27 | |
July 5 19:30 |
| Spain |
117–85 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 59−41, 58−44 | ||
| Pts: Brabender 37 | Pts: Jaworski 23 | |
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 |
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 8 21:30 |
| Philippines |
101–100 | Australia |
| Scoring by half: 50−50, 51−50 | ||
| Pts: Adornado 20 | Pts: Palubinskas 39 | |
July 11 11:30 |
| Philippines |
112–119 | Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 46−59, 66−60 | ||
| Pts: Arnaiz 25 | Pts: Brabenec 29 | |
July 12 21:30 |
| Philippines |
87–86 | Central African Republic |
| Scoring by half: 41−49, 46−37 | ||
| Pts: Adornado 22 | Pts: Gambor 24 | |
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 | 634 | 587 | +47 | 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 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Puerto Rico |
7 | 2 | 5 | 568 | 620 | −52 | 9 | 0–2 |
| Canada |
7 | 1 | 6 | 566 | 616 | −50 | 8 |
Awards
| 1974 World Championship Winner |
|---|
Soviet Union Second title |
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 [3]
Top scorers (ppg)
- Arturo Guerrero (Mexico) 27
- Julio Garavello (Brazil) 25
- Eddie Palubinskas (Australia) 24.8
- Ernesto Ghermann (Argentina) 23.7
- Wayne Brabender (Spain) 23
- Luther Burden (United States) 20.2
- John Lucas (United States) 19.7
- Dragan Kićanović (Yugoslavia) 18.8
- Alejandro Urgelles (Cuba) 18.5
- William Adornado (Philippines) 18.0
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