1967 FIBA World Championship
| 1967 FIBA World Championship | |||||||
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| 5th FIBA World Championship | |||||||
| Tournament details | |||||||
| Host nation | Uruguay | ||||||
| Dates | May 27 – June 11 | ||||||
| Teams | 13 (from 4 federations) | ||||||
| Venues | 5 (in 4 host cities) | ||||||
| Champions |
.svg.png){kind=small} Soviet Union (1st title) | ||||||
| MVP |
 Ivo Daneu | ||||||
| Tournament leaders | |||||||
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| Official website | |||||||
| 1967 FIBA World Championship | |||||||
The 1967 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Montevideo, Uruguay from May 27 to June 11, 1967.
Venues
| Group | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group A | Mercedes[1] | Gimnasio de Praga[2] | – |
| Group B | Montevideo[1] | Peñarol Palace | 10,000 |
| Group C | Salto[1] | Gimnasio de Salto[2] | – |
| Classification round | Córdoba[1] | Córdoba Sport Club[2] | – |
| Final round | Montevideo[1] | Cilindro Municipal[2] | 18,000 |
Competing nations
| Group A | Group B | Group C |
|---|---|---|
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 Uruguay – advanced automatically to the final round as host | ||
Competition format
- Preliminary round: Three groups of four teams play each other once; top two teams progress to the final round, bottom two teams relegated to classification round.
- Classification round: All bottom two teams from preliminary round group play each other once. The team with the best record is ranked eighth; the worst is ranked 13th.
- Final round: All top two teams from preliminary round group, the 1964 Olympic champion, and the host team play each other once. The team with the best record wins the championship.
Preliminary round
| Qualified for the final round | |
| Qualified for the classification round |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 218 | 192 | +26 | 6 |
| Yugoslavia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 228 | 211 | +17 | 5 |
.png){kind=small} Mexico |
3 | 1 | 2 | 216 | 221 | −5 | 4 |
 Italy |
3 | 0 | 3 | 178 | 216 | −38 | 3 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union |
3 | 3 | 0 | 284 | 168 | +116 | 6 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Argentina |
3 | 2 | 1 | 208 | 233 | −25 | 5 |
 Peru |
3 | 1 | 2 | 192 | 215 | −23 | 4 |
 Japan |
3 | 0 | 3 | 177 | 245 | −68 | 3 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png){kind=small} Brazil |
3 | 3 | 0 | 260 | 164 | +96 | 6 |
 Poland |
3 | 2 | 1 | 244 | 207 | +37 | 5 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Puerto Rico |
3 | 1 | 2 | 206 | 220 | −14 | 4 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Paraguay |
3 | 0 | 3 | 153 | 272 | −119 | 3 |
Classification round
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico |
5 | 5 | 0 | 318 | 265 | +53 | 10 |
| Italy |
5 | 4 | 1 | 373 | 298 | +75 | 9 |
| Peru |
5 | 3 | 2 | 279 | 281 | −2 | 8 |
| Japan |
5 | 2 | 3 | 327 | 344 | −17 | 7 |
| Puerto Rico |
5 | 1 | 4 | 342 | 355 | −13 | 6 |
| Paraguay |
5 | 0 | 5 | 283 | 379 | −96 | 5 |
Final round
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union |
6 | 5 | 1 | 449 | 368 | +81 | 11 | |
| Yugoslavia |
6 | 4 | 2 | 451 | 432 | +19 | 10 | 2–0 |
| Brazil |
6 | 4 | 2 | 465 | 432 | +33 | 10 | 1–1 |
| United States |
6 | 4 | 2 | 457 | 391 | +66 | 10 | 0–2 |
| Poland |
6 | 2 | 4 | 422 | 469 | −47 | 8 | |
| Argentina |
6 | 1 | 5 | 399 | 479 | −80 | 7 | 1–0 |
| Uruguay |
6 | 1 | 5 | 347 | 419 | −72 | 7 | 0–1 |
Awards
| 1967 World Championship Winner |
|---|
Soviet Union First title |
Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 8–1 |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 6–3 |
| 3 | Brazil | 7–2 |
| 4 | United States | 7–2 |
| 5 | Poland | 4–5 |
| 6 | Argentina | 3–6 |
| 7 | Uruguay | 1–5 |
| 8 | Mexico | 6–2 |
| 9 | Italy | 4–4 |
| 10 | Peru | 4–4 |
| 11 | Japan | 2–6 |
| 12 | Puerto Rico | 2–6 |
| 13 | Paraguay | 0–8 |
All-Tournament Team
- Radivoj Korać (Yugoslavia)
- Ivo Daneu (Yugoslavia)
- Mieczyslaw Lopatka (Poland)
- Modestas Paulauskas (USSR)
- Luis Claudio Menon (Brazil)
Top scorers (ppg)
- Bohdan Likszo (Poland) 20
- Mieczyslaw Lopatka (Poland) 19
- Luis Claudio Menon (Brazil) 19
- Ernesto Ghermann (Argentina) 18.2
- Gianfranco Lombardi (Italy) 17.3
- Ubiratan Pereira Maciel (Brazil) 16.5
- Manuel Raga (Mexico) 16.1
- Radivoj Korać (Yugoslavia) 14.8
- Modestas Paulauskas (USSR) 14
- Ivo Daneu (Yugoslavia) 14
References
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