WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 1978 — NATIONAL SQUADS

(In blue, original names of countries and players)

 

 

Australia AUS

Brazil (Brasil) BRA

4. Mel Dalgleish (F)

5. Gordon McLeod (PG)

6. Phil Smyth (G)

7. Larry Sengstock (PF)

8. Tony Forbes (XX)

9. Andris “Andy” Blicavs (G)

10. John Maddock (G)

11. Les Riddle (G)

12. Danny Morseau (G)

13. Peter Walsh (C)

14. Ric Hodges (C)

15. Steve Gray (XX)

COACH: Lindsay Gaze

4. Marcelo Vido (F)

5. Fausto Cisoto Giannechini (PG)

6. Ubiratan Pereira Maciel (PF)

7. Milton Setrini Júnior “Carioquinha” (PG)

8. Hélio Rubens Garcia (PG)

9. Marcos Antônio Abdalla Leite “Marquinhos” (C)

10. Gílson Trindade de Jesus (C)

11. Marcel Ramon Ponikwar de Souza (G)

12. Adílson de Freitas Nascimento (PF)

13. Eduardo Nilton Agra Galvão (F)

14. Oscar Daniel Bezerra Schmidt (F)

15. Roberto José Corrêa “Robertão” (C)

COACH: Ary Ventura Vidal

Canada CAN

China (中国) CHN

4. Howard Kelsey (PG)

5. Martin Riley (PG)

6. Peter “Doc” Ryan (G)

7. John Cassidy (F)

8. Tom Bishop (C)

9. Jay Triano (G)

10. Leo Rautins (F)

11. Jamie Russell (F)

12. Jim Zoet (C)

13. Tom Kappos (F)

14. Ross Quackenbush (F)

15. Steve Atkin (PF)

COACH: Jack Donohue

4. Zhāng Wèipíng (张卫平) (F)

5. Wáng Délĭ (王德礼) (G)

6. Liŭ Jìzēng (柳继增) (XX)

7. Chén Kăi (陈凯) (F)

8. Zhāng Míngwéi (张明韦) (PF)

9. Wáng Zōngxìng (王宗兴) (F)

10. Hé Jùhuá (何巨华) (PG)

11. Kuāng Lŭbīn (匡鲁彬) (F)

12. Xíng Wěiníng (邢伟宁) (PF)

13. Jī Zhàoguāng (嵇照光) (F)

14. Huáng Pínjié (黄频捷) (PG)

15. Mù Tiězhù (穆铁柱) (C)

COACH: Qián Chénghăi (钱澄海)

Czechoslovakia (Československo) CZE

Dominican Republic (República Dominicana) DOM

4. Vlastimil Havlík (G)

5. Vojtěch Petr (C)

6. Marián Kotleba (PG)

7. Vladimír Ptáček (F)

8. Stanislav Kropilák (C)

9. Pavol Bojanovský (F)

10. Zdeněk Kos (C)

11. Jiří Pospíšil (F)

12. Vlastimil Klimeš (F)

13. Kamil Brabenec (F)

14. Zdeněk Douša (C)

15. Gustáv Hraška (PG)

COACH: Pavel Petera

4. Miguel Ángel “Pepe” Rozón de León (PF)

5. Sergio Taveras Javier (XX)

6. Luis Manuel “Manolo” Prince Rodríguez (PG)

7. Iván Marino Mieses Campillo (G)

8. Héctor Vinicio Muñoz Arias (F)

9. Antonio “Tony” Fradden (XX)

10. Eduardo Gómez (PG)

11. Kenny Jones (XX)

12. Winston Royal (XX)

13. Francisco Adolfo “Frank” Prats Ceara (F)

14. Aldo Leschorn (XX)

15. Evaristo Pérez (PF)

COACH: Faisal Abel Hasbún

Italy (Italia) ITA

Philippines (Pilipinas) PHI

4. Carlo Caglieris (PG)

5. Giulio Iellini (PG)

6. Lorenzo Carraro (G)

7. Vittorio Ferracini (PF)

8. Fabrizio della Fiori (PF)

9. Renzo Bariviera (F)

10. Marco Bonamico (F)

11. Dino Meneghin (C)

12. Renato Villalta (PF)

13. Renzo Vecchiato (C)

14. Pierluigi Marzorati (PG)

15. Gianni Bertolotti (F)

COACH: Giancarlo Primo

4. Alex Clariño (F)

5. Steve Watson (F)

6. Eduardo "Ed” Merced (G)

7. Federico Israel (PF)

8. Ramón “Mon” Cruz (G)

9. Federico Lauchengco (G)

10. César Teodoro (XX)

11. Jose Bernardo “Joy” Carpio (F)

12. Nathaniel “Nat” Castillo (PF)

13. Gregorio “Greg” Gozum (PF)

14. Leopoldo “Pol” Herrera (C)

15. César Yabut (F)

COACH: Nicanor “Nic” Jorge

Puerto Rico PUR

Senegal (Sénégal) SEN

4. George “Georgie” Torres Dougherty (G)

5. José “Willie” Quiñones Figueroa (PF)

6. Neftalí Rivera Olivera (G)

7. Carlos “Charlie” Bermúdez Torres (F)

8. Rubén Rodríguez León (PF)

9. Daniel Rodríguez Valentín (XX)

10. Héctor Olivencia Mateo (XX)

11. Ángel Santiago del Valle (PF)

12. Mario Morales Micheo (F)

13. Javier G. Villeta Trigo (XX)

14. Raymond Dalmau Pérez (PF)

15. Steven Sewell Acosta (XX)

COACH: Víctor Ojeda Santini

4. Amadou Diop (XX)

5. Massamba Babacar Guèye (XX)

6. Jean-Aimé Toupane (XX)

7. Madiagne N’Diaye (F)

8. Mathieu Faye (PG)

9. Ambroise Dogue (XX)

10. Lamine Diop (XX)

11. Amadou Bamba Diouf (XX)

12. Benkali Kaba (F)

13. Bireyma Sadi Diagne (F)

14. Joseph “Toto” López (XX)

15. Mamadou Diagne (XX)

COACH: Ibrahima Diagne

South Korea (한국) SKR

Soviet Union (СССР) USSR

4. Kim Sang-chun (김상천) (XX)

5. Kim Hyung-nyun (김형년) (XX)

6. Jang Bong-hak (장봉학) (XX)

7. Kim Dong-kwang (김동광) (XX)

8. Lee Mun-kyu (이문규) (XX)

9. Park Sang-ung (박상웅) (XX)

10. Park Soo-kyo (박수교) (XX)

11. Choi Bu-young (최부영) (XX)

12. Ko Jong-hoo (고종후) (XX)

13. Jung Young-soo (정영수) (XX)

14. Kim In-jin (김인진) (XX)

15. Kim Pyung-man (김평만) (XX)

COACH: Kim Moo-hyun (김무현)

4. Stanislav Erjomin (Станислав Ерёмин) (PG)

5. Aleksandr Boloshev (Александр Болошев) (F)

6. Andrej Lopatov (Андрей Лопатов) (PF)

7. Alzhan Zharmukhamedov (Алжан Жармухамедов) (PF)

8. Aleksandr Sal’nikov (Александр Сальников) (F)

9. Ivan Edeshko (Иван Едешко) (PG)

10. Sergej Belov (Сергей Белов) (PG)

11. Vladimir Tkachenko (Владимир Ткаченко) (C)

12. Anatolij Myshkin (Анатолий Мышкин) (PF)

13. Sergėjus Jovaiša (F)

14. Aleksandr Belostennyj (Александр Белостенный) (C)

15. Vladimir Zhigilij (Владимир Жигилий) (C)

COACH: Aleksandr Gomel’skij (Александр Гомельский)

USA USA

Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija) YUG

4. Brad Hoffman (PG)

5. Derrick Jackson (G)

6. Eugene Parker (PG)

7. Marvin Delph (F)

8. Wayne Smith (F)

9. Tim Hall (F)

10. Ralph Drollinger (C)

11. Tom Schneeberger (F)

12. Mike Jackson (G)

13. Larry Johnson (PG) (x)

14. Ernest Wansley (C)

15. Irv Kiffin (F)

COACH: Bill Oates

*NOTE: The US team was represented entirely by a selection of players from the sports ministry Athletes In Action (AIA), as the late date for the World Championship prevented any collegiate players from competing.

(x) FIBA didn’t allow the registration of Larry Johnson (University of Kentucky) in the tournament because this player didn’t comply with the amateurism rules of international basketball, as he had already played several exhibition games with NBA’s Buffalo Braves during the 1977-78 season.

4. Peter Vilfan (G)

5. Dragan Kićanović (G)

6. Rajko Žižić (C)

7. Andro Knego (C)

8. Željko Jerkov (C)

9. Branko Skroče (F)

10. Zoran Slavnić (PG)

11. Krešimir Ćosić (C)

12. Ratko Radovanović (C)

13. Duje Krstulović (PF)

14. Dražen Dalipagić (F)

15. Mirza Delibašić (G)

COACH: Aleksandar Nikolić

 

 

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