1974 FIBA World Championship

1974 FIBA World Championship
FIBA Campeonato Mundial de Baloncesto de 1974
Tournament details
Host countryPuerto Rico
DatesJuly 3–14
Officially opened byRafael Hernández Colón
Teams14 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (2nd title)
Runners-up Yugoslavia
Third place United States
Fourth place Cuba
Tournament statistics
Games played55
MVPSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Kićanović
Top scorerMexico Arturo Guerrero
(27.0 points per game)
1970
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.