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1954 FIBA World Championship
1954 edition of the FIBA World Championship
1954 edition of the FIBA World Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | FIBA World Championship |
| year | 1954 |
| other_titles | *FIBA Campeonato Mundial de Basquetebol Masculino de 1954* |
| image | 1954 FIBA World Championship.jpg |
| city | Rio de Janeiro |
| country | Brazil |
| dates | 23 October – 5 November |
| opened | Café Filho |
| num_teams | 12 |
| venues | Ginásio do Maracanãzinho |
| champion | United States |
| champion-flagvar | 1912 |
| count | 1 |
| second | Brazil |
| second-flagvar | 1889 |
| third | Philippines |
| third-flagvar | 1936 |
| fourth | France |
| fourth-flagvar | 1794 |
| games | 46 |
| mvp | USA Kirby Minter |
| top_scorer | URU Oscar Moglia |
| (18.7 points per game) | |
| prevseason | [1950](1950-fiba-world-championship) |
| nextseason | [1959](1959-fiba-world-championship) |
| champion-flagvar = 1912 | second-flagvar = 1889 | third-flagvar = 1936 | fourth-flagvar = 1794 (18.7 points per game) 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.
Competing nations
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Classification round
All teams play one game against each other for a total of three games.
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.
Awards
| Most Valuable Player |
|---|
| United States Kirby Minter |
Top scorers
| Name | Country | Games | Total points | Average points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Moglia | 9 | 168 | 18.7 | ||||||
| Carl Ridd | 9 | 164 | 18.2 | ||||||
| Carlos Loyzaga | 9 | 148 | 16.4 | ||||||
| Jean-Paul Beugnot | 8 | 96 | 12.0 | ||||||
| Kirby Minter | 9 | 100 | 11.1 | ||||||
| Amaury Pasos | 9 | 100 | 11.1 | ||||||
| Doug Gresham | 9 | 98 | 10.8 | ||||||
| Angelo Bonfietti | 9 | 97 | 10.7 | ||||||
| Avraham Schneor | 9 | 97 | 10.7 | ||||||
| Wlamir Marques | 9 | 95 | 10.5 |
All-tournament team
Main article: FIBA Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team
| Name | Country | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Loyzaga | |||
| Kirby Minter | |||
| Oscar Moglia | |||
| Zenny de Azevedo ("Algodão") | |||
| Wlamir Marques |
Final standings
| Rank | Team | Record | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9–0 | |||||||||||
| 8–1 | |||||||||||
| 6–3 | |||||||||||
| 4–5 | |||||||||||
| 3–6 | |||||||||||
| 4–5 | |||||||||||
| 3–6 | |||||||||||
| 2–7 | |||||||||||
| 3–2 | |||||||||||
| 3–2 | |||||||||||
| 1–4 | |||||||||||
| 0–5 |
- source:FIBA
References
References
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