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EuroBasket 1937

International basketball event


International basketball event

FieldValue
imageEuroBasket 1937 program poster.JPG
captionPoster promoting EuroBasket 1937
cityRiga
countryLatvia
dates2–7 May
num_teams8
venues1
cities1
championLTU
champion-flagvar1918
count1
secondITA
second-flagvar1861
thirdFRA
third-flagvar1794
fourthPOL
fourth-flagvar1928
games20
mvpLithuania Pranas Talzūnas
top_scorerLatvia Rūdolfs Jurciņš
(12.5 points per game)
prevseason1935
nextseason1939

| champion-flagvar = 1918 | second-flagvar = 1861 | third-flagvar = 1794 | fourth-flagvar = 1928 (12.5 points per game)

The 1937 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1937, was the second FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA. Eight national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) took part in the competition. Defending champions Latvia hosted the tournament, held in Riga.

Results

First round

The preliminary round consisted of the eight teams being separated into two groups of four. Each group played a round-robin format tournament, with the top two teams in each group advancing to the semifinals and the bottom two playing in the lower classification matches. Wins counted for 2 points, losses for 1 point.

Group A






Note: Egypt originally won against Italy 31–28, but due to a referee's error, FIBA declared the game null and void, and ordered a replay. Egypt objected to the ruling and did not appear for the replay before withdrawing from the tournament.

Group B






Latvia are classified third, because of scores differences between France-Poland-Latvia (Latvia has −4, Poland +2 and France +2).

Classification 5–8

The bottom four teams from the preliminary group faced off in the classification matches.

Classification semifinals


7th/8th playoff

5th/6th playoff

Semifinals

The semifinals pitted the four top teams of the preliminary round against each other. Winners advanced to the final, with the losers playing in a match for 3rd and 4th place.


Bronze medal match

Final

Final standings

RankTeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
55011890+28**10**
53210998+11**8**
532132129+3**8**
4.523133129+4**7**
5.532150104+46**8**
6.532114104+10**8**
7.51469128−59**6**
8.5052265−43**5**

Team rosters

1. Lithuania: Feliksas Kriaučiūnas, Pranas Talzūnas, Stasys Šačkus, Juozas Žukas, Leonas Baltrūnas, Zenonas Puzinauskas, Artūras Andrulis, Leopoldas Kepalas, Pranas Mažeika, Česlovas Daukša, Leonas Petrauskas, Eugenijus Nikolskis (Coach: Feliksas Kriaučiūnas)

2. Italy: Livio Franceschini, Ambrogio Bessi, Galeazzo Dondi, Emilio Giassetti, Giancarlo Marinelli, Camillo Marinone, Sergio Paganella, Mino Pasquini, Michele Pelliccia, Ezio Varisco

3. France: Pierre Boel, Robert Cohu, Jacques Flouret, Henri Hell, Edmond Leclere, Henri Lesmayoux, Fernand Prudhomme, Etienne Roland, Eugene Ronner, Marcel Vérot (Coach: Henri Kretzschmar)

4. Poland: Pawel Stok, Michal Czajczyk, Stefan Gendera, Florian Grzechowiak, Zdzislaw Kasprzak, Janusz Patrzykont, Andrzej Plucinski, Zbigniew Resich, Zenon Rozycki, Jaroslaw Smigielski (Coach: Walenty Kłyszejko)

5. Estonia: Heino Veskila, Oskar Erikson, Evald Mahl, Vladimir Kärk, Robert Keres, Aleksander Illi, Alfred Zimmermann, Albert Suurna, Ralf Viksten (Coach: Herbert Niiler)

References

References

  1. [https://www.fiba.basketball/en/history/208-fiba-eurobasket/1838 FIBA EuroBasket 1937]
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