1978 in basketball

The following are the basketball events of the year 1978 throughout the world.

National team competitions

1978 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Quezon City and Manila:
Yugoslavia (win world title via OT, 82–81)

Soviet Union

Brazil
1978 FIBA Oceania Championship in New Zealand:
Australia (wins Best-of-3 series, 2–1)

New Zealand
AfroBasket 1978 in Dakar:
Senegal (Win African title, 103–72)

Ivory Coast

Egypt

Country	League	Champion	Runner-up	Result	Playoff format
United States	1977–78 NBA season	Washington Bullets	Seattle SuperSonics	4–3	Best-of-7 series

CSP Limoges were promoted to the first division of the French championship (future Pro A)

May 8 — Chuck Hyatt, 70, American Hall of Fame college player (Pittsburgh).
June 6 — Paul Lambert, 43, American college coach (Pittsburg State, Hardin–Simmons, Southern Illinois).[2]
June 30 — Bob Matheny, 49, All-American college player (California)[3]
August 15 — Mike Novak, 63, American NBA, BAA and NBL player.
September 11 — Omar Browning, 66, American AAU player and coach of the 1948 Olympic champions.
September 24 — Bob Kramer, 56, American NBL player (Oshkosh All-Stars, Youngstown Bears).
September 28 — Neil Johnston, 49, American Hall of Fame player (Philadelphia Warriors).
November 11 — Bennie Borgmann, 77, American Hall of Fame player (Original Celtics).

"Hall of Famers". Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 Oct 2014.
"Lambert dies in motel fire". Chicago Tribune. June 7, 1978. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
"Rites set for Matheny". Tucson Citizen. March 25, 1955. p. 38. Retrieved May 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

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See also
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