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1954 FIBA World Championship
1954 edition of the FIBA World Championship From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1954 FIBA World Championship (also called the 2nd World Basketball Championship – 1954) was the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. It was held by the International Basketball Federation, from 23 October to 5 November 1954. Brazil hosted the event at Ginásio do Maracanãzinho in Rio de Janeiro. Twelve nations participated in the tournament.[1][2]
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Competing nations
Preliminary round
Group A
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
23 October 21:00 |
Philippines  |
64–52 |  Paraguay |
| Scoring by half: 26–27, 38–25 | ||
| Pts: Loyzaga 15 | Pts: Zapattini 22 | |
24 October 21:45 |
Brazil  |
99–62 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 44–22, 55–40 | ||
| Pts: Bonfietti 18 | Pts: Mumar 22 | |
Group B
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
23 October 22:30 |
Canada  |
37–59 |  United States |
| Scoring by half: 18–33, 19–26 | ||
| Pts: Ridd 11 | Pts: Minter 16 | |
24 October 23:12 |
Peru  |
51–73 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 26–24, 25–49 | ||
| Pts: Chocano 15 | Pts: Johnson 22 | |
Group C
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
24 October 18:30 |
Yugoslavia  |
52–55 (OT) |  Uruguay |
| Scoring by half: 23–23, 28–28 Overtime: 1–4 | ||
| Pts: Ćurčić 17 | Pts: Moglia 22 | |
25 October 22:50 |
France  |
67–60 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 33–26, 34–34 | ||
| Pts: Beugnot 25 | Pts: Ćurčić 16 | |
Group D
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
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Classification round
All teams play one game against each other for a total of three games.
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
31 October 17:30 |
| Yugoslavia |
86–84 (OT) | Peru |
| Scoring by half: 39–44, 42–37 Overtime: 5–3 | ||
| Pts: Muller 21 | Pts: Salas 30 | |
3 November 17:30 |
| Yugoslavia |
62–67 | Paraguay |
| Scoring by half: 28–37, 34–30 | ||
| Pts: Bjegojević 16 | Pts: Isusi 21 | |
Final round
All teams play one game against each other for a total of seven games. The teams with the best records are awarded medals.
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Notes:
- Head-to-head record: Formosa 1–1 (1.06 GAvg), Uruguay 1–1 (1.03 GAvg), Canada 1–1 (0.91 GAvg)
27 October 18:00 |
| Philippines |
43–56 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 22–25, 21–31 | ||
| Pts: Mumar 14 | Pts: Minter 15 | |
28 October |
| France |
49–70 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 21–32, 28–38 | ||
| Pts: Haudegand 13 | Pts: Minter 15 | |
29 October 19:00 |
Formosa  |
38–48 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 21–21, 17–27 | ||
| Pts: Wang Y.J. 12 | Pts: Flores 12 | |
29 October 20:30 |
| Uruguay |
59–64 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 26–30, 33–34 | ||
| Pts: Lara 23 | Pts: Born 15 | |
30 October |
Israel  |
56–90 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 30–37, 26–53 | ||
| Pts: Schneor 14 | Pts: Loyzaga, Saldaña 20 | |
31 October |
| Brazil |
57–41 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 35–23, 22–18 | ||
| Pts: de Almeida 15 | Pts: Loyzaga 15 | |
31 October 18:30 |
| Israel |
48–45 (OT) | France |
| Scoring by half: 21–17, 22–26 Overtime: 5–2 | ||
| Pts: Schneor 15 | Pts: Dessemme 11 | |
4 November 19:00 |
| United States |
74–30 | Israel |
| Scoring by half: 36–20, 38–10 | ||
| Pts: Johnson 13 | Pts: Schneor 6 | |
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Awards
| 1954 World Championship winner |
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 United States First title |
Top scorers
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All-tournament team
Final standings
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References
External links
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