The 1978 ABC Under-18 Championship was the fifth edition of the Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC)'s junior championship. The tournament was hosted by the Philippines from October 1 to 14, 1978 in Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila and Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City (both cities in Metro Manila), and was held at the sidelines of the 1978 FIBA World Championship. The competition also served as the qualifier for the maiden FIBA Under-19 World Championship, where FIBA Asia has been allocated of two slots.
The Philippines successfully defended their title by sweeping all of their assignments, en route to their fifth straight title, capped by 83-62 victory over China on the final day of competition.
Venues Metro ManilaPhilippinesManilaQuezon City Rizal Memorial ColiseumCapacity: 8,000 Araneta ColiseumCapacity: 25,000*
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+8:00). The draw for the groups were held on 30 September 1978.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Final round Classification 7th–13th
Championship round
Final standings RankTeamRecord 6–0 5–1 5–24 3–35 2–56 2–47 5–28 4–29 4–210 3–411 2–512 1–513 1–5 Qualified for the 1979 FIBA Under-19 World Championship
Awards
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