The basketball tournament at the 1970 Summer Universiade was held in Italian Turin from August 26 to September 6, 1970 . Competitions were held among male and female national teams.
The champion of the Universiade among both men and women became Soviet basketball players .
Medal standings
| A place | A country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | the USSR | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2 | USA | one | one | ||
| 3 | Czechoslovakia | one | one | ||
| four | Cuba | 2 | 2 |
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| Women | the USSR Irina Akelova Tamara Downen Serafima Yeryomkina E. Zhilina L. Zhirnova Tatyana Makarycheva M. Mogilev V. Petrova Ravil Prokopenko M. Surguladze L. Chernova L. Shirokova Trainer - S.Ya. Gelchinsky | Czechoslovakia | Cuba |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | the USSR | USA Jim Climons Kenny Dwich Bob ford Jake jones Dana Lewis Jim McDaniels George McGinnis Cliff Miles John Mengelt Tom parker Dave Robish Dave Smith Trainer - Bob Davis | Cuba |