| FINAL STANDINGS 1. Yugoslavia 2. Brazil 3. Soviet Union 4. Italy 5. U.S.A. 6. Czechoslovakia 7. Uruguay 8. Cuba 9. Panama 10. CANADA 11. Korea 12. Australia 13. United Arab Republic | CANADIANS Dave Murphy (Kamloops, B.C.) Alex Brayden Bill Robinson (Chemainus, B.C.) Derek Sankey (Vancouver, B.C.) Bruce Dempster (Toronto, Ont.) John Barton (Sudbury, Ont.) Ron Thorsen (Prince George, B.C.) Barry Howson (Sarnia, Ont.) Rod Cox (Saint John, N.B.) Bob Molinski (North Vancouver, B.C.) Terry MacKay (Vancouver, B.C.) John Cassidy (Calgary, Alta.) Peter Mullins – coach Angus McFarlane – manager |
| POOL A | USA | CZE | CUB | AUS | Record | |||||
| United States | —– | 99-86 | 74-53 | 99-62 | (3-0) | |||||
| Czechoslovakia | 86-99 | —– | 82-80 | 94-70 | (2-1) | |||||
| Cuba | 53-74 | 80-82 | —– | 72-53 | (1-2) | |||||
| Australia | 62-99 | 70-94 | 53-72 | —– | (0-3) | |||||
| POOL C | SOV | URU | PAN | UAR | Record | |||||
| U.S.S.R. | —– | 71-53 | 110-72 | 121-56 | (3-0) | |||||
| Uruguay | 53-71 | —– | 79-77 | 90-73 | (2-1) | |||||
| Panama | 72-110 | 77-79 | —– | 107-77 | (1-2) | |||||
| United Arab Rep. | 56-121 | 73-90 | 77-107 | —– | (0-3) | |||||
| POOL B | BRA | ITA | KOR | CAN | Record | |||||
| Brazil | —– | 94-93 | 82-77 | 115-59 | (3-0) | |||||
| Italy | 93-94 | —– | 77-66 | 84-69 | (2-1) | |||||
| Korea | 77-82 | 66-77 | —– | 97-88 | (1-2) | |||||
| Canada | 59-115 | 69-84 | 88-97 | —– | (0-3) | |||||
| CLASSIFICATION E | CUB | PAN | CAN | KOR | AUS | UAR | Record | |||
| Cuba | —– | 87-71 | 98-65 | 77-76 | 90-61 | 103-64 | (5-0) | |||
| Panama | 71-87 | —– | 79-81 | 91-88 | 90-83 | 94-69 | (3-2) | |||
| Canada | 65-98 | 81-79 | —– | 77-79 | 80-76 | 106-80 | (3-2) | |||
| Korea | 76-77 | 88-91 | 79-77 | —– | 92-79 | 93-73 | (3-2) | |||
| Australia | 61-90 | 83-90 | 76-80 | 79-92 | —– | 95-81 | (1-4) | |||
| United Arab Rep. | 64-103 | 69-94 | 80-106 | 73-93 | 81-95 | —– | (0-5) | |||
| MEDALS POOL F | YUG | BRA | SOV | ITA | USA | CZE | URU | Record | ||
| Yugoslavia | —– | 80-55 | 72-87 | 66-63 | 70-63 | 94-84 | 63-45 | (5-1) | ||
| Brazil | 55-80 | —– | 66-64 | 69-59 | 69-65 | 71-72 | 86-81 | (4-2) | ||
| U.S.S.R. | 87-72 | 64-66 | —– | 62-58 | 72-75 | 98-72 | 95-43 | (4-2) | ||
| Italy | 63-66 | 59-69 | 58-62 | —– | 66-64 | 89-77 | 76-65 | (3-3) | ||
| United States | 63-70 | 65-69 | 75-72 | 64-66 | —– | 88-60 | 76-39 | (3-3) | ||
| Czechoslovakia | 84-94 | 72-71 | 72-98 | 77-89 | 60-88 | —– | 75-69 | (2-4) | ||
| Uruguay | 45-63 | 81-86 | 43-95 | 65-76 | 39-76 | 69-75 | —– | (0-6) | ||
In their opener, Canada fell 84-69 to Italy. Ottorino Flaborea paced Italy with 29. Carlo Recalcati added 17, Massimo Masini 10, Marino Zanatta 10, Massimo Cosmelli 8, Dino Meneghin 7, Renzo Bariviera 2 and Augusto Giomi 1, while Antonio Errico, Edoardo Rusconi, Eligio De Rossi and Ivan Bisson were scoreless. Bob Molinski paced Canada with 31. Derek Sankey added 12, Bill Robinson 10, Ron Thorsen 9, Alex Brayden 4, John Cassidy 2 and Dave Murphy 1, while Bruce Dempster, John Barton, Barry Howson, Rod Cox and Terry McKay were scoreless.
South Korea dispatched Canada 97-88 as Shing Dong-pa scored 39, Lee In-pyo 18, Kwak Huyn-chae 12, Kim In-kun 12, Yoo Hee-hyung 8, Park Han 6 and Kim Young-il 2, while Lee Byung-koo, Shin Hyun-soo, Yoo Jung-keun, Choi Jong-kyu and Lee Ja-young were scoreless. Bob Molinski paced Canada with 26. Ron Thorsen added 18, Derek Sankey 11, John Cassidy 11, Dave Murphy 8, Alex Braiden 6, Terry McKay 6, Bill Robinson 2, while Bruce Dempster, John Barton, Barry Howson and Rod Cox were scoreless. The Koreans led 50-49 at the half but pulled away in the second frame.
Brazil crushed Canada 112-59. Brazil took a 58-28 lead at the half and eventually registered the most lopsided victory in the history of the world championships. Jose Edvar Simoes paced Brazil with 17. Luis Claudio Menon added 15, Ubiratan Pereira Maciel 14, Jose Aparecido dos Santos 13, Sergio Toledo Machado ‘Macarrao’ 12, Wlamir Marques 9, Helio Rubens Garcia 8, Pedro Cesar Ferrer Cardoso ‘Pedrinho’ 8, Marcos Antonio Abdalla Leite ‘Marquinhos’ 6, Carmo de Souza ‘Rosa Branca’ 5 and Carlos Domingos Massoni ‘Mosquito’ 5, while Jose Luis Olaio Neto was scoreless. Bruce Dempster and John Barton each scored 8 to lead Canada. Ron Thorsen added 7, Rod Cox 7, Bob Molinski 6, John Cassidy 6, Alex Braiden 6, Derek Sankey 4, Dave Murphy 4 and Terry McKay 3, while Bill Robinson and Barry Howson were scoreless.
Canada finishes (0-3) in pool play and drops to the classification round.
In the classification opener, Cuba pounded Canada 98-65 as Pedro Chappe Garcia scored 19, Alejandro Urgelles Guibot 18, Franklin Standard Johnson 13, Rafael Canizares Poey 11, Tomas Herrera Martinez 10, Francisco Varona Varona 9, Ruperto Herrera Tabio 8, Conrado Perez Armenteros 8 and Juan Carlos Domecq Fortuondo 2, while Jose Miguel Alvarez Pozo, Miguel Angel Calderon Gomez and Oscar Varona Varona were scoreless. Derek Sankey paced Canada with 14. Rod Cox added 11, Bob Molinski 7, Ron Thorsen 7, Bill Robinson 6, Dave Murphy 6, Alex Braiden 4, Barry Howson 4, John Cassidy 4 and Bruce Dempster 2, while John Barton and Terry McKay were scoreless.
South Korea again defeated Canada but by a closer margin 79-77. Shin Don-pa paced South Korea with 30. Lee In-pyo added 19, Kwak Hyun-Chae 16, Kim In-kun 10, Choi Jong-kyu 2 and Kim Young-il 2, while Lee Byung-koo, Shin Huyn-soo, Yoo Hee-hyung, Yoo Jung-keun, Park Han and Lee Ja-young were scoreless. Terry McKay and Derek Sankey each scored 14 to lead Canada. Bob Molinski added 13, Ron Thorsen 10, Bill Robinson 8, Alex Braiden 8, John Cassidy 6 and Rod Cox 4, while Dave Murphy, Bruce Dempster, John Barton and Barry Howson were scoreless.
Canada collected its win of the tourney by nipping Panama 81-79 as Bob Molinski scored 14, Ron Thorsen 13, Derek Sankey 12, Alex Braiden 12, Rod Cox 8, Bill Robinson 7, Bruce Dempster 6, John Cassidy 5, Dave Murphy 2 and Terry McKay 2, while John Barton and Barry Howson were scoreless. Davis Peralta Checa paced Panama with 27. Pedro Rivas Reyna added 15, Herbert Cousins 13, Ernesto Arturo Agard 8, Luis Sinclair Murrell 4, Julio Andrade 4, Julio Osario Quintana 4, Mario Peart 2 and Percibal Ernesto Blades Brooks 2, while Ronald Walton, Hector Montalvo and Cecilio Straker were scoreless.
Canada edged Australia 80-76 despite trailing 42-38 at the half. Ron Thorsen paced Canada with 26. Bob Molinski added 22, Derek Sankey 12, Terry McKay 10, Bill Robinson 4, John Cassidy 2, Bruce Dempster 2 and Dave Murphy 2, while Alex Braiden, John Barton, Rod Cox and Barry Howson were scoreless. Canada hit 4-4 from the line. Ray Tomlison paced Australia with 16. Russell Simon added 13, John Gardiner 12, Ken Cole 11, Brian Kerle 8, Richard Duke 8 and Dennis Kibble 6, while Huba Nagy, Teddy Graham, Russell Riches, Albert Leslie and Lindsay Gaze were scoreless. Australia hit 6-14 (.429) from the line.
Canada closed out the tournament by pounding the United Arab Emirates 106-80 as Derek Sankey scored 26, Bill Robinson 18, Bob Molinski 18, Ron Thorsen 9, John Cassidy 9, Dave Murphy 6, Rod Cox 6, John Barton 6, Bruce Dempster 4 and Terry McKay 4, while Barry Howson and Alex Braiden were scoreless. El-Sayed Mubarak led the Emirates with 30. Sherif Kheir added 16, Adel Sharaf 12, Adel Abedelfatah 6, Mustafa El-Sayed 5, Mohammed Kamel Kemal 4, Ahmed Abdelhamid el-Saharti 4 and Ismail Mohammed Ali Selim 3, while Taher Mohammed el-Badawi, Taha el-Shanab, Mahmoud Latif Zaki and Mohammed Gomaa were scoreless.
In the classification pool, Canada finished tied with Panama and Korea at (3-2) and point differential in games between the trio places Canada 10th. Panama is +1. Canada is even. Korea is –1. “We didn’t have the one big guy we needed,” head coach Peter Mullins said. “If Bob Croft (of Hamilton and University of Tennessee) had been available, we would have been better. I am not saying we would have been a top contender but we would have been closer. In quickness and outside shooting, we are a match for any of them. But we don’t have size. And if you don’t have that one big guy, then you just can’t do it.” In April-70, Croft inked a $100,000 contract with the Kentucky Colonels of the ABA.
The all-tourney team, as selected by pool of reporters featured: MVP Sergei Belov (Russia); Renzo Bariviera (Italy); Kresimir Cosic (Yugoslavia); Jose Edvar Simoes (Brazil); Dino Meneghin (Italy); Michael Silliman (USA); Ljubodrag Simonovic (Yugoslavia); Ubirantan Pereira Maciel (Brazil); Kenny Washington (USA); and Alzhan Zharmukhamedov (Russia). ……………………………………………………… The 2nd team featured: Aleksandr Belov (Russia); Darnell Hillman (USA); Dragan Kapicic (Yugoslavia); Massimo Masini (Italy); Luis Claudio Menon (Brazil); Modestos Paulauskas (Russia); Nikola Plecas (Yugoslavia); Ratomir Tvrdic (Yugoslavia); Jiri Zednicek (Czechoslovakia); and Jiri Zidek (Czechoslovakia). ………………………………………………………………. The 3rd team featured: Vladimir Andreev (Russia); Omar Miguel Arrestia (Uruguay); Jan Bobrovsky (Czechoslovakia); Victor Hernandez (Uruguay); Bruce McDonald (USA); Jiri Pospisil (Czechoslovakia); Carlo Recalcati (Italy); Helio Rubens Garcia (Brazil); Peter Skansi (Yugoslavia); and Jim Williams (USA).
The FIBA all-tournament team featured MVP Sergei Below (USSR); Kresimir Cosic (Yugoslavia); Modestas Paulauskas (USSR); Ubiratan Pereira Maciel (Brazil) and Kenny Washington (USA)