| Tourney name | FIBA World Championship |
|---|---|
| Year | 1974 |
| Other titles | FIBA Campeonato Mundial de Baloncesto de 1974 |
| Country | Puerto Rico |
| Dates | July 3–14 |
| Opened | Rafael Hernández Colón |
| Num teams | 14 |
| Confederations | 5 |
| Venues | 3 |
| Cities | 3 |
| Champion | Soviet Union |
| Champion-flagvar | 1955 |
| Count | 2 |
| Second | Yugoslavia |
| Third | United States |
| Fourth | Cuba |
| Games | 55 |
| Mvp | Dragan Kićanović |
| Top scorer | Arturo Guerrero (27.0 points per game) |
| Prevseason | 1970 |
| Nextseason | 1978 |
The 1974 FIBA World Championship was the 7th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national 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 |
Competing nations
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Final round |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil CAF Mexico Soviet Union | Argentina Philippines Spain United States | Australia Canada Cuba Czechoslovakia | Puerto Rico – host Yugoslavia – defending champion |
Final round
Each team played the other seven once. Since the Soviets, the Americans and the Yugoslavian team each finished with records of 6-1, the medals were "decided on the goal average in the three games among each other."[3] In those three games (Yugoslavia 82, U.S.S.R. 79; U.S. 91, Yugoslavia 88; and USSR 105, U.S. 94), the USSR had outscored its opponents 184 to 176, Yugoslavia was even at 170 for and 170 against, and the U.S. had been outscored 185 to 193.
Awards
| Most Valuable Player |
|---|
| Dragan Kićanović |
Final standings
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 8–1 |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 6–1 |
| 3 | United States | 8–1 |
| 4 | Cuba | 5–4 |
| 5 | Spain | 4–5 |
| 6 | Brazil | 4–5 |
| 7 | Puerto Rico | 2–5 |
| 8 | Canada | 3–6 |
| 9 | Mexico | 5–2 |
| 10 | Czechoslovakia | 4–3 |
| 11 | Argentina | 2–5 |
| 12 | Australia | 2–5 |
| 13 | Philippines | 2–5 |
| 14 | Central African Republic | 0–7 |
All-Tournament Team
Top scorers (ppg)
- Arturo Guerrero (Mexico) 27.0
- Manuel Raga (Mexico) 26.1
- Eddie Palubinskas (Australia) 24.8
- Wayne Brabender (Spain) 23.0
- Ernesto Gehrmann (Argentina) 22.3
- Luther Burden (United States) 20.2
- John Lucas (United States) 20.2
- Dragan Kićanović (Yugoslavia) 19.8
- Alejandro Urgelles (Cuba) 19.3
- William Adornado (Philippines) 18.0
References
- ^ VII World Cup (San Juan 1974)
- ^ GAME DETAILS
- ^ "Russians Defeat U.S. in World Basketball". Los Angeles Times. July 15, 1974. p. III-2.