1950 FIBA World Championship

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The 1950 FIBA World Championship, also called the 1st World Basketball Championship – 1950, was the inaugural edition of the World Cup basketball tournament for men's national teams. It was held by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), from 22 October to 3 November 1950. Argentina hosted the competition at Luna Park in Buenos Aires, where ten nations participated in the event.

1950 World Basketball Championship
FIBA Campeonato Mundial de Basquetebol Masculino de 1950
Tournament details
Host countryArgentina
CityBuenos Aires
Dates22 October – 3 November
Officially opened byJuan Perón
Teams10
Venue(s)Luna Park Stadium
Final positions
Champions Argentina (1st title)
Runners-up United States
Third place Chile
Fourth place Brazil
Tournament statistics
Games played31
MVPArgentina Oscar Furlong
Top scorerSpain Álvaro Salvadores
(13.8 points per game)
1954

Argentina claimed the gold medal, by beating the United States 64–50 in the decisive game of the final round. After winning the tournament, Argentinian fans celebrated by burning newspapers which became known as the "Night of the Torches".[1]

Host and venue

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In the aftermath of World War II, Argentina was chosen as host of the inaugural World Cup partly because of its neutrality during the war.[1]

Group City Arena Capacity
Final round Buenos Aires Estadio Luna Park 9,000

Competing nations

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FIBA determined the requirements to qualify for the World Championship to be as follows:

Prior to the Championship, South Korea withdrew due to logistical and financial difficulties in travelling to Argentina, while Uruguay withdrew after Argentinian immigration officials refused the team visas to enter the country.

Subsequently, FIBA extended invitations to Ecuador, Yugoslavia, Spain, and Peru.

Seeded to the 1st preliminary round Seeded to the 2nd preliminary round

Preliminary rounds

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First round Second round First repass round
(1st and 2nd round losers)
Second repass round
(1st repass round winners)
  Chile 33
  United States 37
  Chile 40
  Yugoslavia 24
  Brazil 40
  Peru 33   Peru 33
  Yugoslavia 27   Chile 54
  Spain 40
First round Second round First repass round
(1st and 2nd round losers)
Second repass round
(1st repass round winners)
  Egypt 43
  Ecuador 37   Egypt 57
  Spain 56
  Ecuador 43
  France 48
  Argentina 56
  France 40
  Peru 46
  France 49

First phase

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22 October
Peru   33–27   Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 18-16, 15-11
Buenos Aires
22 October
Egypt   43–37   Ecuador
Scoring by half: 18-22, 25-15
Buenos Aires
  • Egypt and Peru advance to the second preliminary phase.
  • Ecuador and Yugoslavia advance to the first repass round.

Second phase

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23 October
United States   37–33   Chile
Scoring by half: 20-19, 17-14
Buenos Aires
23 October
Argentina   56–40   France
Scoring by half: 30-17, 26-23
Buenos Aires
23 October
Peru   33–40   Brazil
Scoring by half: 15-16, 18-24
Buenos Aires
23 October
Spain   56–57   Egypt
Scoring by half: 26-23, 30-34
Buenos Aires
  • Argentina, Brazil, Egypt and USA advance to the final round.
  • Chile and France advance to the first repass round
  • Peru and Spain advance to the second repass round.

First phase

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24 October
Chile   40–24   Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 27-11, 13-13
Buenos Aires
24 October
Ecuador   43–48   France
Scoring by half: 26-30, 17-18
Buenos Aires
  • Chile and France advance to the second phase.
  • Ecuador and Yugoslavia are relegated to the classification round.

Second phase

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25 October
Spain   40–54   Chile
Scoring by half: 18-24, 22-30
Buenos Aires
25 October
France   49–46 (OT) (3-0)   Peru
Scoring by half: 25-22, 21-24
Buenos Aires
  • Chile and France advance to the final round.
  • Peru and Spain are relegated to the classification round.

Classification round

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
7   Peru 3 3 0 140 123 +17 6
8   Ecuador 3 2 1 142 141 +1 5
9   Spain 3 1 2 89 97 −8 4
10   Yugoslavia 3 0 3 83 93 −10 2
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.
27 October
Ecuador   45–40   Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 14-15, 31-25
27 October
Peru   43–37   Spain
Scoring by half: 20-19, 23-18
29 October
Yugoslavia   43–46 (OT)   Peru
Scoring by half: 24-14, 11-21 Overtime: 4-4, 7-4
29 October
Ecuador   54–50   Spain
Scoring by half: 29-25, 25-25
30 October
Spain   2–0   Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refused to stand for the Spanish national anthem or play for political reasons. Spain was awarded the game on forfeit.
30 October
Ecuador   43–51   Peru
Scoring by half: 17-23, 26-28

Final round

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1   Argentina (C, H) 5 5 0 300 200 +100 10
2   United States 5 4 1 221 200 +21 9
3   Chile 5 2 3 209 233 −24 7
4   Brazil 5 2 3 214 182 +32 7
5   Egypt 5 2 3 158 208 −50 7
6   France 5 0 5 173 252 −79 5
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
27 October
Chile   48–44   France
Scoring by half: 27-19, 21-25
27 October
Egypt   32–34   United States
Scoring by half: 19-18, 13-16
29 October
Egypt   31–28   France
Scoring by half: 10-9, 21-19
29 October
Argentina   40–35   Brazil
Scoring by half: 22-21, 18-14
30 October
Argentina   62–41   Chile
Scoring by half: 36-17, 26-24
30 October
Brazil   42–45   United States
Scoring by half: 25-26, 17-19
31 October
Brazil   38–19   Egypt
Scoring by half: 17-11, 21-8
31 October
Argentina   66–41   France
Scoring by half: 38-19, 28-22
1 November
Chile   29–44   United States
Scoring by half: 12-29, 17-15
1 November
Argentina   68–33   Egypt
Scoring by half: 35-15, 33-18
2 November
France   33–48   United States
Scoring by half: 23-26, 10-22
2 November
Brazil   40–51   Chile
Scoring by half: 17-25, 23-26
3 November
Chile   40–43   Egypt
Scoring by half: 19-18, 21-25
3 November
Brazil   59–27   France
Scoring by half: 31-14, 28-13
3 November
Argentina   64–50   United States
Scoring by half: 34-24, 30-26
Pts: Oscar Furlong 20 Pts: John Stanich 11
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Attendance: 20,000

Awards

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Argentina won its first-ever World Cup, and Oscar Furlong was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. Furlong averaged a team-high and 11.2 points during the tournament, fourth highest of all players.[1]

 1950 World Championship winner 
 
Argentina
First title
Most Valuable Player
  Oscar Furlong

All-Tournament Team

Final standings

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The Argentina squad that won their first World championship.
Rank Team Record
1   Argentina 6–0
2   United States 5–1
3   Chile 4–4
4   Brazil 3–3
5   Egypt 4–3
6   France 2–6
7   Peru 4–2
8   Ecuador 2–3
9   Spain 1–4
10   Yugoslavia 0–5

Team rosters

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Source: FIBA archive

  1. Argentina: 8.Oscar Furlong, 11.Ricardo González, 3.Pedro Bustos, 5.Leopoldo Contarbio, 4.Hugo del Vecchio, 7.Vito Liva, 14.Alberto López, 10.Rubén Menini, 13.Omar Monza, 6.Raúl Pérez Varela, 12.Juan Carlos Uder, 9.Roberto Viau (Coach: Jorge Hugo Canavesi – Casimiro González Trilla])
  2. USA: 20.John Stanich, 66.Bob Fisher, 75.Bryce Heffley, 55.Thomas Jaquet, 33.Dan Kahler, 19.John Langdon, 40.Les Metzger, 44.J. L. Parks, 22.Jimmy Reese, 16.Don Slocum, 77.Blake Williams (Coach: Gordon Carpenter)
  3. Chile: Rufino Bernedo, Pedro Araya, Eduardo Cordero, Mariano Fernández, Exequiel Figueroa, Juan José Gallo, Raúl López, Luis Enrique Marmentini, Juan Ostoic, Hernán Ramos, Marcos Sánchez, Víctor Mahana (Coach: Kenneth Davidson)
  4. Brazil: 45.Zenny de Azevedo "Algodão", 46.Ruy de Freitas, 44.Alfredo da Motta, 48.Paulo Rodrigues Siqueira "Montanha", 42.Hélio Marques Pereira "Godinho", 46.Celso dos Santos, 47.Plutão de Macedo, 49.Sebastião Amorim Gimenez "Tiao", 50.Thales Monteiro, 51.Alexandre Gemignani, Milton Santos Marques "Miltinho", 53.Ângelo Bonfietti "Angelim" (Coach: Moacyr Brondi Daiuto)

All-Tournament Team

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Top scorers

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  1.   Álvaro Salvadores (Spain) 13.8
  2.   Fortunato Muñoz (Ecuador) 13.2
  3.   Alfredo Arroyave (Ecuador) 11.4
  4.   Oscar Furlong (Argentina) 11.2
  5.   Rufino Bernedo (Chile) 10.8
  6.   Ricardo González (Argentina) 10.7
  7.   Eduardo Kucharski González (Spain) 9.8
  8.   Hussein Kamel Montasser (Egypt) 8.8
  9.   Eduardo Fiestas (Peru) 8.7
  10.   Alberto Fernández (Peru) 8.2

References

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  1. ^ a b c "The Best of World Cup 1950: Argentina's first Night of the Torches, Denver Chevrolets and 20,000 fans". FIBA.basketball. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
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