EuroBasket 1955

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EuroBasket 1955
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Tournament details
Host countryHungary
City Budapest
Dates7–19 June
Teams18
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Third placeFlag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
Fourth placeFlag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria
Tournament statistics
MVP Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg János Greminger
Top scorer Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Miroslav Škeřík
(19.1 points per game)
1953
1957

The 1955 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1955, was the ninth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA. Eighteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) entered the competition. The competition was hosted by Hungary, silver medal winners of EuroBasket 1953. Budapest was the location of the event.

Contents

Results

First round

In the preliminary round, the 18 teams were split up into four groups. Two of the groups had five teams each, with the other two having four each. The top two teams in each group advanced to the final round, while the other ten teams were relegated to classification play.

Group A

RankTeamPtsWLPFPADiff
1.Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 840346213+133
2.Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 731270220+50
3.Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France 622261203+58
4.Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 513236268−32
5.Flag of England.svg  England 404195404−209
France72 – 56Austria
Poland69 – 64Yugoslavia
Poland80 – 50Austria
England50 – 97France
England44 – 140Poland
Yugoslavia68 – 61 OTAustria
Yugoslavia98 – 53England
France55 – 57Poland
Austria69 – 48England
France37 – 40Yugoslavia

Group B

RankTeamPtsWLPFPADiff
1.Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 630235171+64
2.Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 521232197+35
3.Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 412201218−17
4.Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 303183265−82
Italy86 – 63Turkey
Hungary94 – 58Finland
Finland66 – 83Turkey
Hungary75 – 58Italy
Italy88 – 59Finland
Turkey55 – 66Hungary

Group C

RankTeamPtsWLPFPADiff
1.Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 840372179+193
2.Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 731280210+70
3.Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 622233252−19
4.Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 513189314−125
5.Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 404179298−119
Sweden52 – 72Switzerland
Luxembourg36 – 103Soviet Union
Sweden54 – 53Luxembourg
Romania63 – 79Soviet Union
Switzerland73 – 50Luxembourg
Romania86 – 52Sweden
Soviet Union103 – 31Sweden
Switzerland39 – 63Romania
Romania68 – 40Luxembourg
Soviet Union87 – 49Switzerland

Group D

RankTeamPtsWLPFPADiff
1.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 630286161+125
2.Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 521272160+112
3.Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 412171246−75
4.Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 30397259−162
Bulgaria107 – 33Denmark
West Germany65 – 113Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria97 – 54West Germany
Czechoslovakia100 – 28Denmark
Denmark36 – 52West Germany
Czechoslovakia73 – 68Bulgaria

Classification round 1

The first classification round was played in two round-robin groups. Teams advanced into the second classification round depending on their results in the first round—first and second place teams played in the 9–12 segment of classification round 2 while third and fourth place teams played for 13th to 16th places. The fifth place teams played one game against each other for 17th and 18th places.

Group 1

RankTeamPtsWLPFPADiff
1.Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 840279203+76
2.Flag of England.svg  England 622220262−42
3.Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 622194199−5
4.Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 513184213−29
5.Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 5131961960
West Germany67 – 50England
Finland55 – 49Austria
West Germany53 – 65Finland
Switzerland65 – 41Austria
England60 – 94Finland
Switzerland35 – 34West Germany
England59 – 53Switzerland
Austria46 – 42West Germany
Austria48 – 51England
Finland65 – 41Switzerland

Group 2

RankTeamPtsWLPFPADiff
1.Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France 840314130+184
2.Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 731279188+91
3.Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 622200246−46
4.Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 513192277−85
5.Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 404131275−144
Turkey72 – 59Luxembourg
Denmark41 – 51Sweden
France84 – 36Sweden
Turkey82 – 33Denmark
Luxembourg46 – 31Denmark
France50 – 38Turkey
Sweden46 – 87Turkey
Luxembourg30 – 84France
Sweden59 – 65Luxembourg
Denmark26 – 96France

Classification round 2

Classification 17/18

West Germany51 – 49Denmark

Classification 13–16

Luxembourg55 – 80Austria
Switzerland54 – 43Sweden
Classification 15/16
Luxembourg56 – 52Sweden
Classification 13/14
Austria52 – 47Switzerland

Classification 9–12

France103 – 55England
Finland55 – 54Turkey
Classification 11/12
Turkey77 – 54England
Classification 9/10
Finland48 – 65France

Final round

The final round was played as an 8-team round robin, with no further playoffs.

RankTeamPtsWLPFPADiff
1.Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 1361514427+87
2.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 1252533447+86
3.Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 1252538467+71
4.Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 1143483465+18
5.Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 1034461516−55
6.Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 925434510−76
7.Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 925473516−43
8.Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 816397485−88
Poland56 – 69Romania
Bulgaria84 – 66Yugoslavia
Hungary65 – 75Czechoslovakia
Italy48 – 54Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia49 – 52Yugoslavia
Romania70 – 73 OTItaly
Soviet Union82 – 62Bulgaria
Hungary98 – 66Poland

After two rounds of the round robin, the Soviet Union was the only team still undefeated. Poland had lost both of their games, and the other six teams were 1–1.

Bulgaria73 – 46Romania
Italy65 – 81Hungary
Poland72 – 68Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia52 – 75Soviet Union

The Soviet team remained undefeated with an easy win over Yugoslavia, while Bulgaria and Hungary followed closely at 2–1 as the other 5 teams trailed at 1–2.

Romania93 – 68Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia81 – 74Soviet Union
Hungary69 – 59Bulgaria
Poland67 – 59Italy

Ending the Soviet Union's undefeated streak that had spanned 32 games and was into its 4th tournament, Czechoslovakia won 81–74 to bump the Soviet Union to 3–1, tied with a Hungarian team it had yet to face in direct competition in the final round.

Bulgaria62 – 57Poland
Yugoslavia34 – 48Hungary
Italy48 – 96Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union84 – 66Romania

The Soviet Union and Hungary each won their fifth-round games, moving up to 4–1 apiece with two games left. The sixth round would pit the two against each other, however, so the tie for the lead of the group was about to be broken. Bulgaria and Czechoslovakia remained close behind at 3–2, followed by Romania and Poland at 2–3. Yugoslavia and Italy brought up the rear with 1–4 records.

Poland67 – 59Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia91 – 69Romania
Soviet Union68 – 82Hungary
Italy72 – 76Bulgaria

The host Hungarian team dealt the Soviet Union its second loss in Eurobasket history. The Soviets were for the first time no longer in control of their own destiny — the Hungarians had taken lead of the group and the Soviets could not directly take it back. They were now in a three-way tie for second place with Bulgaria and Czechoslovakia.

Yugoslavia66 – 69Italy
Soviet Union101 – 76Poland
Bulgaria67 – 73Czechoslovakia
Hungary71 – 60Romania

Hungary's defeat of Romania clinched the gold medal for the hosts, who were the only 6–1 team in the final round. The Soviets and Czechoslovakia both finished at 5–2, with Czechoslovakia taking the silver medal and the Soviet Union, three-time gold medal winners, finished with a bronze medal.

 1955 FIBA EuroBasket champions 
Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg
Hungary
1st title

Final standings

  1. Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary
  2. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
  3. Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
  4. Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria
  5. Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
  6. Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
  7. Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania
  8. Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
  9. Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France
  10. Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
  11. Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
  12. Flag of England.svg  England
  13. Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
  14. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
  15. Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
  16. Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
  17. Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
  18. Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark

Team rosters

1. Hungary: János Greminger, Tibor Mezőfi, László Tóth, Tibor Zsíros, László Bánhegyi, János Hódi, László Hódi, Pál Bogár, Péter Papp, János Simon, Tibor Czinkán, Tibor Cselkó, Tibor Rémay, János Dallos, János Bencze (Coach: János Páder)

2. Czechoslovakia: Ivan Mrázek, Jiří Baumruk, Zdeněk Bobrovský, Miroslav Škeřík, Jan Kozák, Jaroslav Šíp, Radoslav Sís, Zdeněk Rylich, Dušan Lukašik, Jaroslav Tetiva, Luboš Kolář, Jiří Matoušek, Milan Merkl, Eugen Horniak (Coach: Josef Fleischlinger)

3. Soviet Union: Otar Korkia, Anatoly Konev, Aleksandr Moiseyev, Mikhail Semyonov, Arkady Bochkaryov, Yuri Ozerov, Kazys Petkevičius, Algirdas Lauritėnas, Gunārs Siliņš, Vladimir Torban, Viktor Vlasov, Stasys Stonkus, Mart Laga, Lev Reshetnikov (Coach: Konstantin Travin)

4. Bulgaria: Georgi Panov, Viktor Radev, Ilija Mirchev, Vladimir Ganchev, Konstantin Totev, Tsvjatko Barchovski, Gencho Rashkov, Metodi Tomovski, Vasil Manchenko, Emanuil Gjaurov, Anton Kuzov, Todor Rajkov, Ljubomir Panov, Bobev (Coach: Bozhidar Takev)

5. Poland: Jędrzej Bednarowicz, Mieczysław Fęglerski, Leszek Kamiński, Jerzy Młynarczyk, Andrzej Nartowski, Ryszard Olszewski, Tadeusz Pacuła, Władysław Pawlak, Bohdan Przywarski, Jerzy Sterenga, Wincenty Wawro, Stefan Wójcik, Witold Zagórski, Sławomir Złotek-Złotkiewicz (Coach: Władysław Maleszewski)

8. Yugoslavia: Bogdan Müller, Milutin Minja, Milan Bjegojević, Đorđe Andrijašević, Ladislav Demšar, Obren Popović, Đorđe Konjović, Jože Zupančič, Aleksandar Blašković, Ljubomir Katić, Vilmos Lóczi, Borislav Ćurčić (Coach: Aleksandar Nikolić)

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