# 1982 FIBA World Championship

The 1982 FIBA World Championship was the 9th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was hosted by Colombia from 15 to 28 August 1982.

## Qualification

* Defending World Champions
* Host country, advances outright to the semifinal round
| Americas (6) | Europe (4) | FIBA Asia (1) | Africa (1) | Oceania (1) |
| United States | Yugoslavia | China | Ivory Coast | Australia |
| Panama | Soviet Union | | | |
| Colombia | Spain | | | |
| Uruguay | Czechoslovakia | | | |
| Canada | | | | |
| Brazil | | | | |

## Venues

| Group A | Group B | Group C | Classification round | Final round |
| Bogotá | Medellín | Bucaramanga | Cúcuta | Cali |
| Coliseo Cubierto El Campín | Coliseo Iván de Bedout | Coliseo Vicente Díaz Romero | Coliseo Toto Hernández | Coliseo El Pueblo |
| Capacity: 14,000 | Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 6,000 | Capacity: 18,000 |

## Competing nations

| Group A | Group B | Group C |
| China  Panama  Spain  United States | Australia  Brazil  Ivory Coast  Soviet Union | Canada  Czechoslovakia  Uruguay  Yugoslavia |
| Colombia – advanced automatically to the semifinal round as host |||

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 305 | 262 | +43 | 6 | Semifinal round |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 295 | 261 | +34 | 5 | Semifinal round |
| 3 | Panama | 3 | 1 | 2 | 285 | 280 | +5 | 4 | Classification round |
| 4 | China | 3 | 0 | 3 | 243 | 325 | −82 | 3 | Classification round |
* 15 August
| Spain | 88–85 | Panama |
| Scoring by half: 47-40, 41-45 |||
* Coliseo Cubierto El Campín, Bogotá
* 15 August
| United States | 96–73 | China |
| Scoring by half: 47-44, 49-29 |||
* Coliseo Cubierto El Campín, Bogotá
* 16 August
| United States | 100–79 | Panama |
| Scoring by half: 46-45, 54-34 |||
* Coliseo Cubierto El Campín, Bogotá
* 16 August
| China | 78–108 | Spain |
| Scoring by half: 29-64, 49-44 |||
* Coliseo Cubierto El Campín, Bogotá
* 17 August
| Panama | 121–92 | China |
| Scoring by half: 73-54, 48-38 |||
* Coliseo Cubierto El Campín, Bogotá
* 17 August
| United States | 99–109 | Spain |
| Scoring by half: 49-50, 50-59 |||
* Coliseo Cubierto El Campín, Bogotá

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 336 | 241 | +95 | 6 | Semifinal round |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 224 | 240 | −16 | 5 | Semifinal round |
| 3 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 2 | 267 | 253 | +14 | 4 | Classification round |
| 4 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 3 | 218 | 311 | −93 | 3 | Classification round |
* 15 August
| Soviet Union | 129–80 | Ivory Coast |
| Scoring by half: 75-39, 54-41 |||
* Coliseo Ivan de Bedout, Medellín
* 15 August
| Brazil | 73–75 (OT) | Australia |
| Scoring by half: 28-30, 39-37 Overtime: 6-8 |||
* Coliseo Ivan de Bedout, Medellín
* 16 August
| Soviet Union | 108–69 | Australia |
| Scoring by half: 53-30, 55-39 |||
* Coliseo Ivan de Bedout, Medellín
* 16 August
| Ivory Coast | 79–102 | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 31-60, 48-42 |||
* Coliseo Ivan de Bedout, Medellín
* 17 August
| Australia | 80–59 | Ivory Coast |
| Scoring by half: 34-25, 46-34 |||
* Coliseo Ivan de Bedout, Medellín
* 17 August
| Soviet Union | 99–92 | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 51-53, 48-39 |||
* Coliseo Ivan de Bedout, Medellín

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 290 | 235 | +55 | 6 | Semifinal round |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 269 | 265 | +4 | 5 | Semifinal round |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 290 | 289 | +1 | 4 | Classification round |
| 4 | Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 3 | 239 | 299 | −60 | 3 | Classification round |
* 15 August
| Canada | 87–78 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by half: 49-40, 38-38 |||
* Coliseo Vicente Díaz Romero, Bucaramanga
* 15 August
| Yugoslavia | 101–80 | Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 46-40, 55-40 |||
* Coliseo Vicente Díaz Romero, Bucaramanga
* 16 August
| Yugoslavia | 101–77 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by half: 54-34, 47-43 |||
* Coliseo Vicente Díaz Romero, Bucaramanga
* 16 August
| Canada | 104–99 | Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 46-52, 58-47 |||
* Coliseo Vicente Díaz Romero, Bucaramanga
* 17 August
| Uruguay | 84–111 | Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 42-50, 42-61 |||
* Coliseo Vicente Díaz Romero, Bucaramanga
* 17 August
| Yugoslavia | 88–78 | Canada |
| Scoring by half: 50-39, 38-39 |||
* Coliseo Vicente Díaz Romero, Bucaramanga

## Classification round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 8 | Brazil | 5 | 4 | 1 | 474 | 415 | +59 | 9 |
| 9 | Panama | 5 | 4 | 1 | 503 | 424 | +79 | 9 |
| 10 | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 499 | 449 | +50 | 9 |
| 11 | Uruguay | 5 | 2 | 3 | 404 | 440 | −36 | 7 |
| 12 | China | 5 | 1 | 4 | 406 | 474 | −68 | 6 |
| 13 | Ivory Coast | 5 | 0 | 5 | 416 | 500 | −84 | 5 |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head record: Brazil 1–1 (1.017 GAvg), Panama 1–1 (0.994 GAvg), Czechoslovakia 1–1 (0.989 GAvg)
* 19 August
| Panama | 117–83 | Ivory Coast |
| Scoring by half: 53-33, 64-50 |||
* Coliseo Toto Hernández, Cúcuta
* 19 August
| Brazil | 93–79 | China |
| Scoring by half: 57-32, 36-47 |||
* Coliseo Toto Hernández, Cúcuta
* 20 August
| Czechoslovakia | 111–88 | China |
| Scoring by half: 54-40, 57-48 |||
* Coliseo Toto Hernández, Cúcuta
* 20 August
| Uruguay | 75–92 | Panama |
| Scoring by half: 32-47, 43-45 |||
* Coliseo Toto Hernández, Cúcuta
* 21 August
| Czechoslovakia | 94–92 | Ivory Coast |
| Scoring by half: 46-40, 48-52 |||
* Coliseo Toto Hernández, Cúcuta
* 21 August
| Uruguay | 77–96 | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 43-52, 34-44 |||
* Coliseo Toto Hernández, Cúcuta
* 22 August
| China | 91–77 | Ivory Coast |
| Scoring by half: 39-39, 52-38 |||
* Coliseo Toto Hernández, Cúcuta
* 22 August
| Panama | 86–85 | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 51-50, 35-35 |||
* Coliseo Toto Hernández, Cúcuta
* 23 August
| Uruguay | 72–56 | China |
| Scoring by half: 35-30, 37-26 |||
* Coliseo Toto Hernández, Cúcuta
* 23 August
| Czechoslovakia | 89–87 | Panama |
| Scoring by half: 45-42, 44-45 |||
* Coliseo Toto Hernández, Cúcuta
* 24 August
| Uruguay | 96–85 | Ivory Coast |
| Scoring by half: 51-45, 45-40 |||
* Coliseo Toto Hernández, Cúcuta
* 24 August
| Czechoslovakia | 94–98 | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 47-42, 47-56 |||
* Coliseo Toto Hernández, Cúcuta

## Semifinal round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 6 | 5 | 1 | 567 | 521 | +46 | 11 | Final |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 6 | 5 | 1 | 663 | 514 | +149 | 11 | Final |
| 3 | Yugoslavia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 573 | 535 | +38 | 10 | Third place playoff |
| 4 | Spain | 6 | 4 | 2 | 612 | 564 | +48 | 10 | Third place playoff |
| 5 | Australia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 489 | 563 | −74 | 8 | |
| 6 | Canada | 6 | 1 | 5 | 495 | 519 | −24 | 7 | |
| 7 | Colombia (H) | 6 | 0 | 6 | 473 | 656 | −183 | 6 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: United States 1–0 Soviet Union
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Yugoslavia 1–0 Spain
* 19 August
| Colombia | 84–137 | Spain |
| Scoring by half: 34-75, 50-62 |||
* Coliseo El Pueblo, Cali
* 19 August
| Canada | 83–114 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 33-45, 50-69 |||
* Coliseo El Pueblo, Cali
* 20 August
| Yugoslavia | 81–88 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 46-55, 35-33 |||
* Coliseo El Pueblo, Cali
* 20 August
| Canada | 78–84 | Australia |
| Scoring by half: 30-44, 48-40 |||
* Coliseo El Pueblo, Cali
* 21 August
| Yugoslavia | 108–91 | Spain |
| Scoring by half: 54-49, 54-42 |||
* Coliseo El Pueblo, Cali
* 21 August
| Colombia | 76–143 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 36-56, 40-87 |||
* Coliseo El Pueblo, Cali
* 22 August
| Spain | 99–87 | Australia |
| Scoring by half: 53-50, 46-37 |||
* Coliseo El Pueblo, Cali
* 22 August
| Colombia | 83–100 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 40-44, 43-56 |||
* Coliseo El Pueblo, Cali
* 23 August
| Soviet Union | 99–94 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 46-52, 53-42 |||
* Coliseo El Pueblo, Cali
* 23 August
| United States | 71–69 | Canada |
| Scoring by half: 42-34, 29-35 |||
* Coliseo El Pueblo, Cali
* 24 August
| Colombia | 63–72 | Australia |
| Scoring by half: 27-40, 36-32 |||
* Coliseo El Pueblo, Cali
* 24 August
| Spain | 83–80 | Canada |
| Scoring by half: 42-46, 41-34 |||
* Coliseo El Pueblo, Cali
* 25 August
| Colombia | 88–97 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 45-50, 43-47 |||
* Coliseo El Pueblo, Cali
* 25 August
| Spain | 93–106 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 44-58, 49-48 |||
* Coliseo El Pueblo, Cali
* 26 August
| Australia | 91–105 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 37-61, 54-44 |||
* Coliseo El Pueblo, Cali
* 26 August
| United States | 99–93 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 48-51, 51-42 |||
* Coliseo El Pueblo, Cali
* 27 August
| Colombia | 79–107 | Canada |
| Scoring by half: 38-53, 41-54 |||
* Coliseo El Pueblo, Cali
* 27 August
| Australia | 86–110 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 37-49, 49-61 |||
* Coliseo El Pueblo, Cali

## Final round
### Third place playoff

* 28 August
| Yugoslavia | 119–117 | Spain |
| Scoring by half: 60-47, 59-70 |||
* Coliseo El Pueblo, Cali

### Final

* 28 August
| Soviet Union | 95–94 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 47–49, 48–45 |||
| Pts: Myshkin 29 | | Pts: Rivers 24 |
* Coliseo El Pueblo, Cali

## Final standings

| Rank | Team | Record |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 8–1 |
| 2 | United States | 7–2 |
| 3 | Yugoslavia | 7–2 |
| 4 | Spain | 6–3 |
| 5 | Australia | 4–4 |
| 6 | Canada | 3–5 |
| 7 | Colombia | 0–6 |
| 8 | Brazil | 4–3 |
| 9 | Panama | 4–3 |
| 10 | Czechoslovakia | 4–3 |
| 11 | Uruguay | 2–5 |
| 12 | China | 1–6 |
| 13 | Ivory Coast | 0–7 |

## Awards

* 1982 FIBA World champions
* Soviet Union 3rd title
* Most Valuable Player
* Doc Rivers

### All-Tournament Team

* Doc Rivers (USA)
* Dragan Kićanović (Yugoslavia)
* Juan Antonio San Epifanio (Spain)
* Vladimir Tkachenko (USSR)
* Anatoli Myshkin (USSR)

## Top 10 scorers (points per game)

* Rolando Frazer (Panama) 24.4
* Ian Davies (Australia) 23.4
* Wilfredo Ruiz (Uruguay) 23.4
* Dié Drisa (Côte d'Ivoire) 21.6
* Dragan Kićanović (Yugoslavia) 21.1
* Oscar Schmidt (Brazil) 21.0
* Stanislav Kropilak (Czechoslovakia) 19.3
* Juan Antonio San Epifanio (Spain) 18.1
* Gustav Hraska (Czechoslovakia) 18.0
* Jay Triano (Canada) 17.9