1954_FIBA_Basketball_World_Cup
1954 FIBA World Championship
1954 edition of the FIBA World Championship
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]
Quick Facts FIBA Campeonato Mundial de Basquetebol Masculino de 1954, Tournament details ...
| FIBA Campeonato Mundial de Basquetebol Masculino de 1954 | |
|---|---|
United States versus Brazil match | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Brazil |
| City | Rio de Janeiro |
| Dates | 23 October – 5 November |
| Officially opened by | Café Filho |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | Ginásio do Maracanãzinho |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Philippines |
| Fourth place |  France |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 46 |
| MVP | Kirby Minter |
| Top scorer |  Oscar Moglia (18.7 points per game) |
← 1950 1959 → | |
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See also: 1954 FIBA World Championship squads
More information Group A, Group B ...
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|
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Group A
More information Pos, Team ...
| 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 |
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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
More information Pos, Team ...
| 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 |
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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
More information Pos, Team ...
| 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 |
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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
More information Pos, Team ...
| 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 |
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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.
All teams play one game against each other for a total of three games.
More information Pos, Team ...
| 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 |
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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 | |
All teams play one game against each other for a total of seven games. The teams with the best records are awarded medals.
More information Pos, Team ...
| 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[lower-alpha 1] |
| 6 | Uruguay |
7 | 2 | 5 | 422 | 446 | −24 | 9[lower-alpha 1] |
| 7 | Canada |
7 | 2 | 5 | 433 | 498 | −65 | 9[lower-alpha 1] |
| 8 | Israel |
7 | 1 | 6 | 330 | 451 | −121 | 8 |
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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:
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 | |
| 1954 World Championship winner |
|---|
 United States First title |
More information Name, Country ...
| 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 |
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Main article: FIBA Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team
More information Name, Country ...
| Name | Country |
|---|---|
| Carlos Loyzaga | Philippines |
| Kirby Minter | United States |
| Oscar Moglia | Uruguay |
| Zenny de Azevedo ("Algodão") | Brazil |
| Wlamir Marques | Brazil |
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More information Rank, Team ...
| 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 |
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