1954 FIBA World Championship

1954 FIBA World Championship
FIBA Campeonato Mundial de Basquetebol Masculino de 1954
United States versus Brazil match
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil
CityRio de Janeiro
Dates23 October – 5 November
Officially opened byCafé Filho
Teams12
Venue(s)Ginásio do Maracanãzinho
Final positions
Champions United States (1st title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place Philippines
Fourth place France
Tournament statistics
Games played46
MVPUnited States Kirby Minter
Top scorerUruguay Oscar Moglia
(18.7 points per game)
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1959 →

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]

Competing nations

Teams competed
Group A Group B Group C Group D

 Brazil
 Paraguay
 Philippines

 Canada
 Peru
 United States

 France
 Uruguay
 Yugoslavia

 Chile
 Formosa
 Israel

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil (H) 2 2 0 160 114 +46 4 Final round
2  Philippines 2 1 1 126 151 −25 3
3  Paraguay 2 0 2 104 125 −21 2 Classification round
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
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
25 October
21:10
Paraguay  52–61  Brazil
Scoring by half: 17–33, 35–28
Pts: Bendlin 13 Pts: Facci 14

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States 2 2 0 132 88 +44 4 Final round
2  Canada 2 1 1 105 117 −12 3
3  Peru 2 0 2 109 141 −32 2 Classification round
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.
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
25 October
19:00
Canada  68–58  Peru
Scoring by half: 28–33, 40–25
Pts: Ridd 25 Pts: Salas 20

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Uruguay 2 2 0 113 98 +15 4 Final round
2  France 2 1 1 113 118 −5 3
3  Yugoslavia 2 0 2 112 122 −10 2 Classification round
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.
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
26 October
Uruguay  58–46  France
Scoring by half: 34–15, 24–31
Pts: Lombardo 14 Pts: Haudegand 11

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Formosa 2 1 1 115 113 +2 3 Final round
2  Israel 2 1 1 100 98 +2 3
3  Chile 2 1 1 117 121 −4 3 Classification round
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.
24 October
18:30
Israel  45–49  Formosa
Scoring by half: 27–25, 18–24
Pts: Cohen 12 Pts: Tong S.F. 18
25 October
19:00
Formosa  66–68  Chile
Scoring by half: 28–27, 38–41
Pts: Tong S.F. 19 Pts: Badria 22
26 October
22:15
Israel  55–49  Chile
Scoring by half: 18–25, 37–24
Pts: Schneor 21 Pts: Badria 13

Classification round

All teams play one game against each other for a total of three games.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
9  Paraguay 3 3 0 193 177 +16 6
10  Chile 3 2 1 179 170 +9 5
11  Yugoslavia 3 1 2 210 221 −11 4
12  Peru 3 0 3 190 204 −14 3
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.
29 October
17:30
Yugoslavia  62–70  Chile
Scoring by half: 25–35, 37–35
Pts: Muller 13 Pts: Badria 21
30 October
17:30
Paraguay  66–58  Peru
Scoring by half: 28–34, 38–24
Pts: Yegros 19 Pts: Salas 25
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
1 November
17:30
Chile  57–60  Paraguay
Scoring by half: 30–22, 27–38
Pts: Badria 14 Pts: Isusi 18
3 November
17:30
Yugoslavia  62–67  Paraguay
Scoring by half: 28–37, 34–30
Pts: Bjegojević 16 Pts: Isusi 21
4 November
22:00
Peru  48–52  Chile
Scoring by half: 25–30, 23–22
Pts: Salas 13 Pts: Badria 12

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.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  United States (C) 7 7 0 482 300 +182 14
2  Brazil (H) 7 6 1 418 341 +77 13
3  Philippines 7 5 2 438 406 +32 12
4  France 7 3 4 371 392 −21 10
5  Formosa 7 2 5 345 405 −60 9[a]
6  Uruguay 7 2 5 422 446 −24 9[a]
7  Canada 7 2 5 433 498 −65 9[a]
8  Israel 7 1 6 330 451 −121 8
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:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head record: Formosa 1–1 (1.06 GAvg), Uruguay 1–1 (1.03 GAvg), Canada 1–1 (0.91 GAvg)
27 October
22:35
Canada  50–43  Israel
Scoring by half: 33–22, 17–21
Pts: Ridd 13 Pts: Cohen 13
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Alberto Pedro (PAR), Noli Coutinho (BRA)
27 October
France  57–49  Uruguay
Scoring by half: 23–22, 34–27
Pts: Buffière 11 Pts: Moglia 19
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Earl Schlup (USA), Angelo Benvenuto (CHI)
27 October
Formosa  44–61  Brazil
Scoring by half: 26–32, 18–29
Pts: Wang Y.J. 16 Pts: Marques 14
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Pietro Reverberi (ITA), Juan M. Rossini (URU)
27 October
18:00
Philippines  43–56  United States
Scoring by half: 22–25, 21–31
Pts: Mumar 14 Pts: Minter 15
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Eduardo Airaldi (PER), Helio Louzada (BRA)
28 October
Uruguay  66–67  Canada
Scoring by half: 29–35, 37–32
Pts: Moglia 31 Pts: Ridd 14
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Alberto Pedro (PAR), Orlando Tabuso (BRA)
28 October
Israel  46–68  Brazil
Scoring by half: 20–31, 26–37
Pts: Erez 13 Pts: Pasos 15
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Pietro Reverberi (ITA), Angelo Benvenuto (CHI)
28 October
France  49–70  United States
Scoring by half: 21–32, 28–38
Pts: Haudegand 13 Pts: Minter 15
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Eduardo Airaldi (PER), Noli Coutinho (BRA)
29 October
19:00
Formosa  38–48  Philippines
Scoring by half: 21–21, 17–27
Pts: Wang Y.J. 12 Pts: Flores 12
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Renato Righetto (BRA), Juan M. Rossini (URU)
29 October
Canada  67–82  Brazil
Scoring by half: 22–43, 45–39
Pts: Gresham 19 Pts: Bonfietti 15
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Earl Schlup (USA), Angelo Benvenuto (CHI)
29 October
20:30
Uruguay  59–64  United States
Scoring by half: 26–30, 33–34
Pts: Lara 23 Pts: Born 15
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Pietro Reverberi (ITA), Helio Louzada (BRA)
30 October
Israel  56–90  Philippines
Scoring by half: 30–37, 26–53
Pts: Schneor 14 Pts: Loyzaga, Saldaña 20
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Earl Schlup (USA), Aladino Astuto (BRA)
30 October
France  58–48  Formosa
Scoring by half: 27–22, 31–26
Pts: Beugnot 19 Pts: Wang Y.J. 17
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Pietro Reverberi (ITA), Angelo Benvenuto (CHI)
30 October
Canada  50–84  United States
Scoring by half: 30–47, 20–37
Pts: Delkers 18 Pts: Born 17
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Eduardo Airaldi (PER), Alberto Pedro (PAR)
31 October
Brazil  57–41  Philippines
Scoring by half: 35–23, 22–18
Pts: de Almeida 15 Pts: Loyzaga 15
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Alberto Pedro (PAR), Juan M. Rossini (URU)
31 October
Uruguay  67–62  Formosa
Scoring by half: 28–33, 39–29
Pts: Moglia 27 Pts: Wang Y.J. 18
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Renato Righetto (BRA), Angelo Benvenuto (CHI)
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
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Earl Schlup (USA), Helio Louzada (BRA)
1 November
19:30
Canada  76–83  Philippines
Scoring by half: 35–41, 41–42
Pts: Ridd 37 Pts: Mumar 24
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Earl Schlup (USA), Orlando Tabuso (BRA)
1 November
United States  72–28  Formosa
Scoring by half: 31–11, 41–17
Pts: Born 14 Pts: Ling J.H. 7
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Eduardo Airaldi (PER), Juan M. Rossini (URU)
1 November
Brazil  49–36  France
Scoring by half: 25–14, 24–22
Pts: Bonfietti 13 Pts: Haudegand 9
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Pietro Reverberi (ITA), Angelo Benvenuto (CHI)
3 November
Uruguay  73–69  Israel
Scoring by half: 32–31, 41–38
Pts: Lombardo 22 Pts: Cohen 21
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Aladino Astuto (BRA), Pietro Reverberi (ITA)
3 November
Canada  61–74  Formosa
Scoring by half: 29–29, 32–45
Pts: Ridd 26 Pts: Tong S.F. 18
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Angelo Benvenuto (CHI), Orlando Tabuso (BRA)
3 November
Philippines  66–60  France
Scoring by half: 25–23, 41–37
Pts: Loyzaga 19 Pts: Haudegand 11
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Eduardo Airaldi (PER), Noli Coutinho (BRA)
4 November
19:00
United States  74–30  Israel
Scoring by half: 36–20, 38–10
Pts: Johnson 13 Pts: Schneor 6
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Angelo Benvenuto (CHI), Alberto Pedro (PAR)
4 November
Brazil  60–45  Uruguay
Scoring by half: 24–23, 36–22
Pts: Pasos 18 Pts: Moglia 18
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Pietro Reverberi (ITA), Eduardo Airaldi (PER)
4 November
Canada  62–66  France
Scoring by half: 32–27, 30–39
Pts: Ridd 22 Pts: Antoine 14
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Earl Schlup (USA), Aladino Astuto (BRA)
5 November
Formosa  51–38  Israel
Scoring by half: 27–12, 24–26
Pts: Ling J.H. 12 Pts: Ofri 11
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Pietro Reverberi (ITA), Helio Louzada (BRA)
5 November
Philippines  67–63  Uruguay
Scoring by half: 32–32, 35–31
Pts: Loyzaga 31 Pts: Lombardo 14
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Aladino Astuto (BRA), Angelo Benvenuto (CHI)
5 November
United States  62–41  Brazil
Scoring by half: 35–19, 27–22
Pts: Edward 14 Pts: Pasos 12
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Eduardo Airaldi (PER), Alberto Pedro (PAR)

Awards

 1954 World Championship winner 

United States
First title
Most Valuable Player
United States Kirby Minter

Top scorers

Name Country Games Total points Average points
Oscar Moglia  Uruguay 9 168 18.7
Carl Ridd  Canada 9 164 18.2
Carlos Loyzaga  Philippines 9 148 16.4
Jean-Paul Beugnot  France 8 96 12.0
Kirby Minter  United States 9 100 11.1
Amaury Pasos  Brazil 9 100 11.1
Doug Gresham  Canada 9 98 10.8
Angelo Bonfietti  Brazil 9 97 10.7
Avraham Schneor  Israel 9 97 10.7
Wlamir Marques  Brazil 9 95 10.5

All-tournament team

Name Country
Carlos Loyzaga  Philippines
Kirby Minter  United States
Oscar Moglia  Uruguay
Zenny de Azevedo ("Algodão")  Brazil
Wlamir Marques  Brazil

Final standings

Rank Team Record
1  United States 9–0
2  Brazil 8–1
3  Philippines 6–3
4  France 4–5
5  Taiwan 3–6
6  Uruguay 4–5
7  Canada 3–6
8  Israel 2–7
9  Paraguay 3–2
10  Chile 3–2
11  Yugoslavia 1–4
12  Peru 0–5
  • source:FIBA

References

  1. ^ ROSTERS
  2. ^ GAME DETAILS

External links

  • FIBA official website
  • EuroBasket.com FIBA Basketball World Cup Page
  • FIBA 1954 World Championships
  • FIBA 1954 World Cup
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