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1954 FIBA World Championship

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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]

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)
← 1950
1959 →

Competing nations

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See also: 1954 FIBA World Championship squads
 
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

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Group A

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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 1954 World Championship winner 
 
United States
First title
Most Valuable Player
  Kirby Minter

Top scorers

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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

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Main article: FIBA Basketball World Cup 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

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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

References

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  1. ^ ROSTERS
  2. ^ GAME DETAILS
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