# 1970 FIBA World Championship

The 1970 FIBA World Championship was the 6th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. It was hosted by Yugoslavia in Sarajevo, Split, Karlovac, Skopje and Ljubljana, from 10 to 24 May 1970. It was the first FIBA World Championship hosted outside of South America.

## Competing nations

| Group A | Group B | Group C |
| Australia  Cuba  Czechoslovakia  United States | Brazil  Canada  Italy  South Korea | Panama  Soviet Union  United Arab Republic  Uruguay |
| Yugoslavia – advanced automatically to the final round as host |||

## Venues

| Group A | Group B | Group C | Classification round | Final round |
| Sarajevo | Karlovac | Split | Skopje | Ljubljana |
| Dvorana Skenderija | Sportska Dvorana Mladost | Mala dvorana Gripe | Sala Gradski Park | Hala Tivoli |
| Capacity: 5,500 | Capacity: 4,000 | Capacity: 3,500 | Capacity: 1,400 | Capacity: 7,000 |

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 272 | 201 | +71 | 6 | Final round |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 262 | 249 | +13 | 5 | Final round |
| 3 | Cuba | 3 | 1 | 2 | 205 | 209 | −4 | 4 | Classification round |
| 4 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 185 | 265 | −80 | 3 | Classification round |
* 10 May
| Australia | 70–94 | Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 37-50, 33-44 |||
* Dvorana Skenderija, Sarajevo
* 10 May
| United States | 74–53 | Cuba |
| Scoring by half: 40-27, 34-26 |||
* Dvorana Skenderija, Sarajevo
* 12 May
| Cuba | 80–82 | Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 39-35, 41-47 |||
* Dvorana Skenderija, Sarajevo
* 12 May
| United States | 99–62 | Australia |
| Scoring by half: 44-30, 55-32 |||
* Dvorana Skenderija, Sarajevo
* 13 May
| Cuba | 72–53 | Australia |
| Scoring by half: 34-24, 38-29 |||
* Dvorana Skenderija, Sarajevo
* 13 May
| United States | 99–86 | Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 50-35, 49-51 |||
* Dvorana Skenderija, Sarajevo

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 288 | 229 | +59 | 6 | Final round |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 254 | 229 | +25 | 5 | Final round |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 240 | 247 | −7 | 4 | Classification round |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 3 | 216 | 293 | −77 | 3 | Classification round |
* 10 May
| Brazil | 82–77 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 44-39, 38-38 |||
* Arena Gripe, Split
* 11 May
| Canada | 88–97 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 50-49, 38-48 |||
* Arena Gripe, Split
* 11 May
| Brazil | 94–93 (2OT) | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 34-44, 42-32 Overtime: 10-10; 8-7 |||
* Arena Gripe, Split
* 12 May
| Canada | 69–84 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 35-45, 34-39 |||
* Arena Gripe, Split
* 13 May
| Brazil | 112–59 | Canada |
| Scoring by half: 58-28, 54-31 |||
* Arena Gripe, Split
* 13 May
| South Korea | 66–77 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 31-36, 35-41 |||
* Arena Gripe, Split

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 302 | 161 | +141 | 6 | Final round |
| 2 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 1 | 222 | 221 | +1 | 5 | Final round |
| 3 | Panama | 3 | 1 | 2 | 236 | 266 | −30 | 4 | Classification round |
| 4 | United Arab Republic | 3 | 0 | 3 | 206 | 318 | −112 | 3 | Classification round |
* 10 May
| Uruguay | 90–73 | United Arab Republic |
| Scoring by half: 40-41, 50-32 |||
* Mladost Hall, Karlovac
* 11 May
| United Arab Republic | 77–107 | Panama |
| Scoring by half: 31-43, 46-64 |||
* Mladost Hall, Karlovac
* 11 May
| Soviet Union | 71–53 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by half: 32-30, 39-23 |||
* Mladost Hall, Karlovac
* 12 May
| Panama | 52–110 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 23-42, 29-68 |||
* Mladost Hall, Karlovac
* 13 May
| Uruguay | 79–77 | Panama |
| Scoring by half: 44-35, 35-42 |||
* Mladost Hall, Karlovac
* 13 May
| Soviet Union | 121–56 | United Arab Republic |
| Scoring by half: 56-19, 65-37 |||
* Mladost Hall, Karlovac

## Classification round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 8 | Cuba | 5 | 5 | 0 | 455 | 337 | +118 | 10 |
| 9 | Panama | 5 | 3 | 2 | 425 | 408 | +17 | 8 |
| 10 | Canada | 5 | 3 | 2 | 409 | 412 | −3 | 8 |
| 11 | South Korea | 5 | 3 | 2 | 428 | 397 | +31 | 8 |
| 12 | Australia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 394 | 433 | −39 | 6 |
| 13 | United Arab Republic | 5 | 0 | 5 | 367 | 491 | −124 | 5 |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head record: Panama 1–1 (1.01 GAvg), Canada 1–1 (1.00 GAvg), South Korea 1–1 (0.99 GAvg)
* 16 May
| Canada | 65–98 | Cuba |
| Scoring by half: 22-49, 43-49 |||
* Skopje Hall, Skopje
* 17 May
| Australia | 95–81 | United Arab Republic |
| Scoring by half: 53-30, 42-51 |||
* Skopje Hall, Skopje
* 17 May
| South Korea | 88–91 (OT) | Panama |
| Scoring by half: 34-39, 50-45 Overtime: 4-7 |||
* Skopje Hall, Skopje
* 19 May
| Panama | 90–83 | Australia |
| Scoring by half: 38-39, 52-44 |||
* Skopje Hall, Skopje
* 19 May
| United Arab Republic | 64–103 | Cuba |
| Scoring by half: 35-47, 29-56 |||
* Skopje Hall, Skopje
* 19 May
| South Korea | 79–77 | Canada |
| Scoring by half: 45-45, 34-32 |||
* Skopje Hall, Skopje
* 20 May
| United Arab Republic | 73–93 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 36-47, 37-46 |||
* Skopje Hall, Skopje
* 20 May
| Australia | 61–90 | Cuba |
| Scoring by half: 32-43, 29-47 |||
* Skopje Hall, Skopje
* 20 May
| Panama | 79–81 | Canada |
| Scoring by half: 37-37, 42-44 |||
* Skopje Hall, Skopje
* 22 May
| Panama | 94–69 | United Arab Republic |
| Scoring by half: 50-33, 44-36 |||
* Skopje Hall, Skopje
* 22 May
| Canada | 80–76 | Australia |
| Scoring by half: 38-42, 42-34 |||
* Skopje Hall, Skopje
* 22 May
| South Korea | 76–77 | Cuba |
| Scoring by half: 40-39, 36-38 |||
* Skopje Hall, Skopje
* 23 May
| Australia | 79–92 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 41-49, 38-43 |||
* Skopje Hall, Skopje
* 23 May
| Canada | 106–80 | United Arab Republic |
| Scoring by half: 54-45, 52-35 |||
* Skopje Hall, Skopje
* 23 May
| Cuba | 87–71 | Panama |
| Scoring by half: 42-35, 45-36 |||
* Skopje Hall, Skopje

## Final round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Yugoslavia (C, H) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 445 | 397 | +48 | 11 |
| 2 | Brazil | 6 | 4 | 2 | 416 | 421 | −5 | 10 |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 6 | 4 | 2 | 478 | 386 | +92 | 10 |
| 4 | Italy | 6 | 3 | 3 | 411 | 403 | +8 | 9 |
| 5 | United States | 6 | 3 | 3 | 431 | 376 | +55 | 9 |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 440 | 509 | −69 | 8 |
| 7 | Uruguay | 6 | 0 | 6 | 342 | 471 | −129 | 6 |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Brazil 1–0 Soviet Union
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Italy 1–0 United States
* 16 May
| United States | 88–60 | Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 39-24, 49-36 |||
* Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
* 16 May
| Yugoslavia | 66–63 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 28-24, 38-39 |||
* Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
* 16 May
| Soviet Union | 64–66 | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 38-27, 26-39 |||
* Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
* 17 May
| Soviet Union | 98–72 | Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 51-34, 47-38 |||
* Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
* 17 May
| Brazil | 69–59 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 29-29, 40-30 |||
* Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
* 17 May
| United States | 76–39 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by half: 33-17, 43-22 |||
* Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
* 18 May
| Soviet Union | 95–43 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by half: 50-32, 45-11 |||
* Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
* 18 May
| Czechoslovakia | 77–89 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 41-43, 36-46 |||
* Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
* 18 May
| Brazil | 55–80 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 26-40, 29-40 |||
* Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
* 20 May
| Italy | 76–65 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by half: 48-27, 28-38 |||
* Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
* 20 May
| Soviet Union | 72–75 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 44-44, 28-31 |||
* Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
* 20 May
| Czechoslovakia | 84–94 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 40-42, 44-52 |||
* Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
* 21 May
| Czechoslovakia | 72–71 | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 34-40, 38-31 |||
* Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
* 21 May
| Italy | 66–64 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 32-33, 34-31 |||
* Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
* 21 May
| Uruguay | 45–63 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 26-37, 19-26 |||
* Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
* 23 May
| Uruguay | 81–86 | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 35-43, 46-43 |||
* Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
* 23 May
| Italy | 58–62 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 22-28, 36-34 |||
* Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
* 23 May
| Yugoslavia | 70–63 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 35-32, 35-31 |||
* Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
* 24 May
| Uruguay | 69–75 | Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 36-35, 33-40 |||
* Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
* 24 May
| United States | 65–69 | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 34-35, 31-34 |||
* Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
* 24 May
| Yugoslavia | 72–87 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 38-49, 34-38 |||
* Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana

## Final standings

| Rank | Team | Record |
| | Yugoslavia | 5–1 |
| | Brazil | 7–2 |
| | Soviet Union | 7–2 |
| 4 | Italy | 5–4 |
| 5 | United States | 6–3 |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia | 4–5 |
| 7 | Uruguay | 2–7 |
| 8 | Cuba | 6–2 |
| 9 | Panama | 4–4 |
| 10 | Canada | 3–5 |
| 11 | South Korea | 4–4 |
| 12 | Australia | 1–7 |
| 13 | United Arab Republic | 0-8 |
* 1970 World Championship winner
* Yugoslavia First title
* Most Valuable Player
* Sergei Belov
* 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.

### All-Tournament Team

* Krešimir Ćosić (Yugoslavia)
* Sergei Belov - (MVP) (Soviet Union)
* Modestas Paulauskas (Soviet Union)
* Ubiratan Pereira Maciel (Brazil)
* Kenny Washington (U.S.)

### Top scorers (ppg)

* Shin Dong-Pa (South Korea) 32.6
* Omar Arrestia (Uruguay) 19.7
* Pedro Rivas (Panama) 18.8
* Davis Peralta (Panama) 18.8
* Jiri Zidek Sr. (Czechoslovakia) 18.6
* Pedro Chappe Garcia (Cuba) 17.9
* Lee In-Pyo (South Korea) 17.8
* Krešimir Ćosić (Yugoslavia) 17.3
* Luiz Cláudio Menon (Brazil) 16.9
* Bob Molinski (Canada) 16.8