EuroBasket 1935

EuroBasket 1935

Championnat Européen Basketball (French)
Tournament details
Host country	Switzerland
City	Geneva
Dates	2–4 May
Teams	10
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Latvia (1st title)
Runners-up	Spain
Third place	Czechoslovakia
Fourth place	Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Games played	17
MVP	Rafael Martín
Top scorer	Livio Franceschini (16.5 points per game)
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The 1935 FIBA European Championship, commonly called EuroBasket 1935, was the first FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA, as well as a test event preceding the first Olympic basketball tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Ten national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) took part in the competition. The event was hosted by Switzerland and held in Geneva in May, 1935.

The 2012 Latvian film Dream Team 1935 is based on the events of the tournament. It tells the story of the Latvia team, the winners of the tournament.

Preliminary round

Before the tournament began, a qualification game was played between Spain and Portugal. The game was held in Madrid, Spain and refereed by Spanish coach Mariano Manent. Spain won, 33–12.

15 April 1935

Spain	33–12	Portugal
Scoring by half:16–6, 17–6

Madrid

Results

Classification round

The classification round served to place the six teams eliminated in the preliminary round into places 5 through 10.

	5th–10th place quarterfinals				5th–8th place semifinals				Fifth place match
					Belgium	29
					Bulgaria	11
	Bulgaria	22
	Hungary	19
									Belgium	30
									France	49
					Italy	27
					France	29			Seventh place match
	France	66
	Romania	23
									Bulgaria	22
									Italy	35

	Ninth place match
	Hungary	24
	Romania	17

5th–10th place quarterfinals

3 May 1935 20:00

Bulgaria	22–19	Hungary
Scoring by half:16–6, 6–13

Palais des Expositions, Geneva

3 May 1935 20:50

Romania	23–66	France
Scoring by half: 11–40, 12–26

Palais des Expositions, Geneva

5th–8th place semifinals

4 May 1935

Belgium	29–11	Bulgaria
Scoring by half:16–2, 13–9

Palais des Expositions, Geneva

4 May 1935

Italy	27–29	France
Scoring by half: 16–17, 11–12

Palais des Expositions, Geneva

Ninth place match

Hungary	24–17	Romania
Scoring by half: 9–12, 15–5

Palais des Expositions, Geneva

Seventh place match

4 May 1935 20:00

Bulgaria	22–35	Italy
Scoring by half: 2–16, 20–19

Palais des Expositions, Geneva

Fifth place match

4 May 1935 20:50

France	49–30	Belgium
Scoring by half:31–8, 18–22

Palais des Expositions, Geneva

Final round

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

2 May 1935

Latvia

46

Hungary

12

3 May 1935

Latvia

28

2 May 1935

Switzerland

19

Switzerland

42

3 May 1935

Romania

9

Switzerland

27

2 May 1935

Italy

17

Italy

42

4 May 1935

Bulgaria

23

Latvia

24

Spain

18

2 May 1935

Spain

25

Belgium

17

3 May 1935

Spain

21

Czechoslovakia

17

Bronze medal match

2 May 1935

4 May 1935

France

21

Switzerland

23

Czechoslovakia

23

Czechoslovakia

25

Round of 16

2 May 1935 21:50

Italy	42–23	Bulgaria
Scoring by half:16–6, 26–17

Palais des Expositions, Geneva

2 May 1935 22:40

Switzerland	42–9	Romania
Scoring by half:25–3, 17–6

Palais des Expositions, Geneva

Quarterfinals

2 May 1935 16:00

Spain	25–17	Belgium
Scoring by half:14–7, 11–10

Palais des Expositions, Geneva Referees: Lucini (Switzerland)

2 May 1935 16:50

Latvia	46–12	Hungary
Scoring by half:20–7, 26–5

Palais des Expositions, Geneva Referees: M. Pfeuti (Switzerland)

2 May 1935 21:00

France	21–23	Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 13–16, 8–7

Palais des Expositions, Geneva

3 May 1935 15:00

Switzerland	27–17	Italy
Scoring by half: 15–15, 12–2

Palais des Expositions, Geneva Referees: M. Creus (France)

Semifinals

3 May 1935 22:30

Latvia	28–19	Switzerland
Scoring by half:16–12, 12–7

Palais des Expositions, Geneva

3 May 1935 21:40

Czechoslovakia	17–21	Spain
Scoring by half: 10–10, 7–11

Palais des Expositions, Geneva

Bronze medal match

4 May 1935 21:40

Switzerland	23–25	Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 15–16, 8–9

Palais des Expositions, Geneva

Final

4 May 1935 (1935-05-04) 22:30

Latvia	24–18	Spain
Scoring by half:16–8, 8–10
Pts: Jurcins 11		Pts: Rafael Martin 6

Palais des Expositions, Geneva

1935 FIBA EuroBasket champions
Latvia 1st title

Final standings

Latvia men's national basketball team members during EuroBasket 1935

EuroBasket 1935 logo in a Swiss journal

Rank	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
	Latvia	3	3	0	98	49	+49	6
	Spain	3	2	1	64	58	+6	5
	Czechoslovakia	3	2	1	65	65	0	5
4	Switzerland	4	2	2	111	79	+32	6
5	France	4	3	1	165	103	+62	7
6	Belgium	3	1	2	76	85	−9	4
7	Italy	4	2	2	121	101	+20	6
8	Bulgaria	4	1	3	78	125	−47	5
9	Hungary	3	1	2	55	85	−30	4
10	Romania	3	0	3	49	132	−83	3

Team rosters

1. Latvia: Eduards Andersons, Aleksejs Anufrijevs, Mārtiņš Grundmanis, Herberts Gubiņš, Rūdolfs Jurciņš, Jānis Lidmanis, Džems Raudziņš, Visvaldis Melderis (Coach: Valdemārs Baumanis)
2. Spain: Rafael Martín, Emilio Alonso, Pedro Alonso, Juan Carbonell, Armando Maunier, Fernando Muscat, Cayetano Ortega, Rafael Ruano (Coach: Mariano Manent)
3. Czechoslovakia: Jiří Čtyřoký, Jan Fertek, Josef Franc, Josef Klima, Josef Moc, František Picek, Vaclav Voves
4. Switzerland: René Karlen, Jean Pollet, Raymond Lambercy, Marcel Wuilleumier, Jean Pare, Mottier, Radle, Sidler
5. Bulgaria: Nikola Rogatchev, Etropolski, Krum Konstantinov, Pinkas,

References

• Journal de Genève:
  • 2 May 1935 Page 7
  • 3 May 1935 Page 5
  • 4 May 1935 Page 7
  • 5 May 1935 Page 9
  • 6 May 1935 Page 3

External links

• FIBA Europe EuroBasket 1935
• FIBA Europe article on 1930's EuroBaskets
• Eurobasket.com 1935 EChampionship