World Championships (FIBA World Cup) in Philippines (1978)
1974 (4 year break)


Final Classification
1. Yugoslavia (7-0)
2. Soviet Union (6-2)
3. Brazil (5-2)
4. Italy (4-3)
5. USA (3-4)
6. Canada (2-5)
7. Australia (2-5)
8. Philippines (0-7)
9. Czechoslovakia (6-2)
10. Puerto Rico (5-3)
11. China (2-6)
12. Dominican Rep. (2-6)
13. South Korea (2-6)
14. Senegal (1-7)
  Rosters
 Champion: Yugoslavia (P. Vilfan, Dragan Kicanovic, Rajko Zizic, Andro Knego, Zeljko Jerkov, Branko Skroce, Zoran Slavnic, Kresimir Cosic, Ratko Radovanovic, Duje Krstulovic, Drazen Dalipagic, Mirza Delibasic)
 2. USSR (Stanislaw Jerjomin, Alexander Boloschew, Andrej Lopatow, Alschan Scharmuchamedow, Alexander Salnikow, Iwan Jedeschko, Sergej Below, Wladimir Tkatschenko, Anatoli Myschkin, Sergej Jowaischa, Alexander Belostenni, Wladimir Shigilij)
 3. Brazil (M. Vido, F. Giannechini, M. Uniratan, Milton Setrini, H. Garcia, M. Leite, De Jesus, De Souza, A. Nascimento, Galvao, Oscar Schmidt, Correa