1978 FIBA World Championship
| 1978 FIBA World Championship | |||||||
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| 8th FIBA World Championship | |||||||
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| Host nation | Philippines | ||||||
| Dates | October 1–14 | ||||||
| Teams | 14 (from 6 federations) | ||||||
| Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) | ||||||
| Champions |
 Yugoslavia (2nd title)
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| MVP |
Dražen Dalipagić
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| Qualified for the final round | |
| Qualified for the classification round |
| Qualified for the gold medal game | |
| Qualified for the bronze medal game | |
| Qualified for the fifth-place game | |
| Qualified for the seventh-place game |
The 1978 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Philippines from October 1 to 14, 1978. Rizal Memorial Coliseum at Manila and Araneta Coliseum at Quezon City (both cities in Metro Manila), were the venues for the event.
On 11 July 1974 at the FIBA Congress held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the Philippines was unanimously chosen as hosts after Argentina and Spain withdrew their bids.
(*) Temporarily reduced to 10,000 for the finals due to safety reasons.
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