1970 FIBA World Championship |
6th FIBA World Championship |
Tournament details |
Host nation |
Yugoslavia |
Dates |
May 10–24 |
Teams |
13 |
Venues |
4 (in 4 host cities) |
Champions |
Yugoslavia (1st title) |
MVP |
Sergei Belov |
Tournament leaders |
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The 1970 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Yugoslavia at Sarajevo, Split, Karlovac, Skopje and Ljubljana, from May 10 to 24, 1970.[1] It was the first ever FIBA World Championship hosted outside South America.
Competing nations
Venues
Preliminary round
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Qualified for the final round |
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Qualified for the classification round |
Group A
Group B
Group C
Classification round
Final round
Awards
1970 World Championship Winner |
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Yugoslavia
First title |
Final ranking
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1970 FIBA World Championship |
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Yugoslavia
First title |
- Team Roster
Ratomir Tvrdić, Ljubodrag Simonović, Vinko Jelovac, Trajko Rajković, Aljoša Žorga, Dragan Kapičić, Ivo Daneu, Krešimir Ćosić, Damir Šolman, Nikola Plećaš, Dragutin Čermak, and Petar Skansi. Head Coach: Ranko Žeravica.
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All-Tournament Team
Top scorers (ppg)
- Shin Dong-Pa (Korea) 32.6
- Davis Peralta (Panama) 20
- Jiri Zidek Sr. (Czechoslovakia) 19.3
- Pedro Chappe Garcia (Cuba) 18.5
- Pedro Rivas (Panama) 18.5
- Lee In-Pyo (Korea) 18
- Omar Arrestia (Uruguay) 17.7
- Luis Claudio Menon (Brazil) 17.3
- Bob Molinski (Canada) 17.1
- Victor Hernandez (Uruguay) 16.5
References
External links
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Tournaments |
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Qualification |
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Finals |
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Squads |
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Final draw |
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Host bids |
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