1963 FIBA World Championship

1963 edition of the FIBA World Championship

International basketball competition

1963 FIBA World ChampionshipFIBA Campeonato Mundial de Basquetebol Masculino de 1963

Tournament details
Host country| Brazil
Dates| 12–25 May
Officially opened by| João Goulart
Teams| 13 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)| 5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions|  Brazil (2nd title)
Runners-up|  Yugoslavia
Third place|  Soviet Union
Fourth place|  United States
Tournament statistics
Games played| 54
MVP|  Wlamir Marques
Top scorer|  Ricardo Duarte
(23.1 points per game)

← 1959

1967 →

The 1963 FIBA World Championship was the 4th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The competition was hosted by Brazil from 12 to 25 May 1963.

The Philippines was originally awarded the right to host the tournament, but FIBA rescinded this after the Filipino immigration officials refused to grant visas to players from communist countries.

Brazil, the defending champion and a previous host, re-hosted the championship from 12 to 25 May 1963, and won the first back-to-back title with just six games, having been seeded and entering the well-rested team in the final round only.

## Background

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The Philippines was supposed to host the FIBA World Championship in 1962 but FIBA revoked hosting rights after the government of then President Diosdado Macapagal, refused to grant visas to players and officials of socialists countries including Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union.[1][2]

The FIBA World Championship was held in 1963 in Brazil.

## Competing nations

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Event  | Date  | Location  | Berths  | Qualified

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Original host nation  |  |  | 0  | ~~ Philippines~~
1959 FIBA World Championship/host nation  | 16–31 January 1959  |  Chile | 1  |  Brazil
1960 Summer Olympics | 26 August–10 September 1960  |  Rome | 1  |  United States
EuroBasket 1961 | 29 April–8 May 1961  |  Beograd | 3  |  Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
France
South American Basketball Championship 1961 | 20–30 April 1961  |  Rio de Janeiro | 3  |  Peru
Uruguay
Argentina
Wild cards  |  |  | 5  |  Canada
Mexico
Puerto Rico
Italy
Japan

## Suspension

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FIBA suspended the original host country, the Philippines, after Philippine President Diosdado Macapagal refused to allow players from Yugoslavia and other communist countries to enter the country.

Brazil, being the defending champion and a previous host, managed to re-host the championship.

Later, the Philippines, despite being the Asian champion, were forced to play in a pre-Olympic tournament in order to qualify for the 1964 Summer Olympics.

## Competition format

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* 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 1960 Olympic champion, and the host team play each other once. The team with the best record wins the championship.

## Preliminary round

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### Group A

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Soviet Union | 3  | 3  | 0  | 222  | 177  | +45  | 6  | Final round
2  |  France | 3  | 2  | 1  | 200  | 181  | +19  | 5
3  |  Uruguay | 3  | 1  | 2  | 195  | 214  | −19  | 4  | Classification round
4  |  Canada | 3  | 0  | 3  | 158  | 203  | −45  | 3

Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.

12 May

France  | 64–54 |  Uruguay

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Scoring by half: 19-25, 45-29

Belo Horizonte

12 May

Soviet Union  | 58–45 |  Canada

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Scoring by half: 27-24, 31-21

Belo Horizonte

13 May

Canada  | 56–66 |  Uruguay

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Scoring by half: 27-25, 29-41

Belo Horizonte

13 May

France  | 57–70 |  Soviet Union

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Scoring by half: 30-28, 27-42

Belo Horizonte

14 May

Canada  | 57–79 |  France

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Scoring by half: 25-28, 32-51

Belo Horizonte

14 May

Uruguay  | 75–94 |  Soviet Union

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Scoring by half: 30-39, 45-55

Belo Horizonte

### Group B

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Yugoslavia | 3  | 3  | 0  | 262  | 208  | +54  | 6  | Final round
2  |  Puerto Rico | 3  | 2  | 1  | 234  | 212  | +22  | 5
3  |  Japan | 3  | 1  | 2  | 198  | 231  | −33  | 4  | Classification round
4  |  Peru | 3  | 0  | 3  | 181  | 224  | −43  | 3

Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.

12 May

Yugoslavia  | 84–67 |  Peru

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Scoring by half: 30-42, 54-25

Curitiba

12 May

Puerto Rico  | 86–65 |  Japan

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Scoring by half: 33-33, 53-32

Curitiba

13 May

Puerto Rico  | 70–64 |  Peru

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Scoring by half: 45-33, 25-31

Curitiba

13 May

Japan  | 63–95 |  Yugoslavia

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Scoring by half: 24-37, 39-58

Curitiba

14 May

Peru  | 50–70 |  Japan

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Scoring by half: 17-41, 33-29

Curitiba

14 May

Puerto Rico  | 78–83 |  Yugoslavia

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Scoring by half: 35-42, 43-41

Curitiba

### Group C

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  United States | 3  | 3  | 0  | 256  | 202  | +54  | 6  | Final round
2  |  Italy | 3  | 2  | 1  | 258  | 242  | +16  | 5
3  |  Mexico | 3  | 1  | 2  | 240  | 260  | −20  | 4  | Classification round
4  |  Argentina | 3  | 0  | 3  | 206  | 256  | −50  | 3

Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.

12 May

United States  | 88–74 |  Mexico

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Scoring by half: 41-42, 47-32

Ginásio do Ibirapuera, São Paulo

12 May

Italy  | 91–73 |  Argentina

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Scoring by half: 42-34, 49-39

Ginásio do Ibirapuera, São Paulo

13 May

Mexico  | 82–90 |  Italy

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Scoring by half: 44-36, 38-54

Ginásio do Ibirapuera, São Paulo

13 May

Argentina  | 51–81 |  United States

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Scoring by half: 26-43, 25-38

Ginásio do Ibirapuera, São Paulo

14 May

Mexico  | 84–82 |  Argentina

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Scoring by half: 42-53, 42-29

Ginásio do Ibirapuera, São Paulo

14 May

United States  | 87–77 |  Italy

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Scoring by half: 42-34, 45-43

Ginásio do Ibirapuera, São Paulo

## Classification round

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts

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8  |  Argentina | 5  | 4  | 1  | 449  | 414  | +35  | 9
9  |  Mexico | 5  | 3  | 2  | 389  | 364  | +25  | 8[a]
10  |  Uruguay | 5  | 3  | 2  | 376  | 372  | +4  | 8[a]
11  |  Canada | 5  | 3  | 2  | 365  | 375  | −10  | 8[a]
12  |  Peru | 5  | 2  | 3  | 362  | 367  | −5  | 7
13  |  Japan | 5  | 0  | 5  | 377  | 426  | −49  | 5

Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:

1. ^ a b c Head-to-head record: Mexico 1–1 (1.07 GAvg), Uruguay 1–1 (1.01 GAvg), Canada 1–1 (0.92 GAvg)

16 May

Argentina  | 88–86 |  Mexico

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Scoring by half: 41-40, 47-46

Petrópolis

16 May

Peru  | 66–59 (OT) |  Canada

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Scoring by half: 32-24, 20-28 Overtime: 14-7

Petropolis

17 May

Japan  | 63–79 |  Uruguay

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Scoring by half: 30-42, 33-37

Petropolis

17 May

Peru  | 57–72 |  Mexico

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Scoring by half: 27-34, 30-38

Petropolis

18 May

Argentina  | 103–85 |  Japan

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Scoring by half: 58-39, 45-46

Petropolis

18 May

Canada  | 73–71 |  Uruguay

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Scoring by half: 34-30, 39-41

Petropolis

19 May

Peru  | 66–67 |  Uruguay

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Scoring by half: 34-29, 32-38

Petropolis

20 May

Canada  | 82–77 |  Argentina

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Scoring by half: 51-34, 31-43

Petropolis

20 May

Mexico  | 71–70 |  Japan

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Scoring by half: 35-36, 36-34

Petropolis

21 May

Peru  | 95–85 |  Japan

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Scoring by half: 53-46, 42-39

Petropolis

21 May

Argentina  | 97–83 |  Uruguay

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Scoring by half: 46-45, 51-38

Petropolis

22 May

Peru  | 78–84 (OT) |  Argentina

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Scoring by half: 38-36, 37-39 Overtime: 3-9

Petropolis

22 May

Mexico  | 87–73 |  Canada

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Scoring by half: 38-32, 49-41

Petropolis

23 May

Japan  | 74–78 |  Canada

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Scoring by half: 41-42, 33-36

Petropolis

23 May

Uruguay  | 76–73 |  Mexico

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Scoring by half: 42-33, 34-40

Petropolis

## Final round

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Yugoslavia's Radivoj Korać versus the USA's Ed Smallwood in the Final round. Yugoslavia won 75–73. Pos | Team  | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts

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1  |  Brazil (C, H) | 6  | 6  | 0  | 485  | 411  | +74  | 12
2  |  Yugoslavia | 6  | 5  | 1  | 472  | 424  | +48  | 11
3  |  Soviet Union | 6  | 4  | 2  | 426  | 399  | +27  | 10
4  |  United States | 6  | 3  | 3  | 498  | 433  | +65  | 9
5  |  France | 6  | 2  | 4  | 369  | 438  | −69  | 8
6  |  Puerto Rico | 6  | 1  | 5  | 366  | 426  | −60  | 7
7  |  Italy | 6  | 0  | 6  | 407  | 492  | −85  | 6

Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

16 May

Soviet Union  | 58–48 |  France

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Scoring by half: 25-23, 33-25

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

16 May

United States  | 73–75 |  Yugoslavia

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Scoring by half: 32-30, 41-45

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

16 May

Brazil  | 62–55 |  Puerto Rico

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Scoring by half: 25-27, 37-28

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

17 May

Yugoslavia  | 73–57 |  Puerto Rico

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Scoring by half: 34-32, 39-25

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

17 May

United States  | 81–61 |  France

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Scoring by half: 36-35, 45-26

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

17 May

Brazil  | 81–62 |  Italy

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Scoring by half: 40-24, 41-38

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

18 May

Puerto Rico  | 60–67 |  France

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Scoring by half: 27-28, 33-39

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

18 May

Yugoslavia  | 85–74 |  Italy

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Scoring by half: 34-36, 51-38

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

18 May

United States  | 74–75 |  Soviet Union

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Scoring by half: 40-34, 34-41

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

20 May

France  | 67–63 |  Italy

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Scoring by half: 30-24, 37-39

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

20 May

Yugoslavia  | 71–90 |  Brazil

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Scoring by half: 27-51, 44-39

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

21 May

Puerto Rico  | 55–64 |  Soviet Union

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Scoring by half: 18-29, 37-35

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

21 May

France  | 63–77 |  Brazil

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Scoring by half: 31-38, 32-39

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

22 May

Italy  | 63–83 |  Soviet Union

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Scoring by half: 28-48, 35-35

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

22 May

Puerto Rico  | 64–88 |  United States

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Scoring by half: 26-33, 38-55

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

23 May

Italy  | 73–101 |  United States

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Scoring by half: 28-59, 45-42

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

23 May

Soviet Union  | 79–90 |  Brazil

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Scoring by half: 42-43, 37-47

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

24 May

Italy  | 72–75 |  Puerto Rico

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Scoring by half: 31-42, 41-33

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

24 May

France  | 63–99 |  Yugoslavia

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Scoring by half: 33-46, 30-53

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

25 May

Soviet Union  | 67–69 |  Yugoslavia

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Scoring by half: 28-34, 39-35

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

25 May

Brazil  | 85–81 |  United States

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Scoring by half: 39-39, 46-42

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

## Awards

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1963 World Championship winner

Brazil
Second title
Most Valuable Player

Wlamir Marques

## Final standings

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Rank | Team | Record

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1  |  Brazil | 6–0
2  |  Yugoslavia | 8–1
3  |  Soviet Union | 7–2
4  |  United States | 6–3
5  |  France | 4–5
6  |  Puerto Rico | 3–6
7  |  Italy | 2–7
8  |  Argentina | 4–4
9  |  Mexico | 4–4
10  |  Uruguay | 4–4
11  |  Canada | 3–5
12  |  Peru | 2–6
13  |  Japan | 1–7
—  |  Philippines | Suspended

## All-Tournament Team

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Main article: FIBA Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team

* Amaury Pasos (Brazil)
* Wlamir Marques \- (MVP) (Brazil)
* Aleksander Petrov (USSR)
* Don Kojis (USA)
* Maxime Dorigo (France)

## Top scorers (ppg)

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1. Ricardo Duarte (Peru) 23.1
2. Aleksander Petrov (USSR) 17.6
3. Luis Enrique Grajeda (Mexico) 17.5
4. Radivoj Korać (Yugoslavia) 16.8
5. Maxime Dorigo (France) 16.8
6. Alfredo Tulli (Argentina) 16.1
7. Alberto Desimone (Argentina) 16
8. Rafael Valle (Puerto Rico) 15.8
9. Nemanja Đurić (Yugoslavia) 14.6
10. Paolo Vittori (Italy) 14.3

## References

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1. ^ Ramirez, Bert (4 August 2014). "Looking back: The 1978 World Basketball Championship in Manila (Part I)". Rappler. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
2. ^ "A roundup of the sports information of the week". Sports Illustrated. 17 December 1962. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

## External links

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* FIBA official website
* EuroBasket.com FIBA Basketball World Cup Page
* FIBA WC-1963

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Brazil squad – 1963 FIBA World Championship - Gold medal

* 4 Amaury
* 5 Wlamir (MVP)
* 6 Bira
* 7 Mosquito
* 8 Tortelli
* 9 Branca
* 10 Jatyr
* 11 Menon
* 12 Sucar
* 13 Mirshauswka
* 14 Blatskauskas
* 15 Fritz
* Coach: Kanela

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Yugoslavia squad – 1963 FIBA World Championship – Silver medal

* 4 Gordić
* 5 Korać
* 6 Rajković
* 7 Kovačić
* 8 Gjergja
* 9 Ražnatović
* 10 Daneu
* 11 Petričević
* 12 Eiselt
* 13 Cvetković
* 14 Đurić
* 15 M. Nikolić
* Coach: A. Nikolić

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Soviet Union squad – 1963 FIBA World Championship - Bronze medal

* 4 Hladun
* 5 Khrynin
* 6 Ivanov
* 7 Kalniņš
* 8 Korneev
* 9 Lesava
* 10 Minashvili
* 11 Petrov
* 12 Travin
* 13 Ugrehelidse
* 14 Volnov
* 15 Zubkov
* Coach: Gomelsky

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