EuroBasket 1946

FIBA EuroBasket 1946
4th FIBA European Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Switzerland
Dates 30 April–4 May
Teams 10 (from 21 federations)
Venues 1 (in 1 host city)
Champions  Czechoslovakia (1st title)
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Poland Pawel Stok (12.6)
Official website
EuroBasket 1946 (archive)
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The 1946 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1946, was the fourth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe and the first since 1939 due to World War II. Ten national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) took part in the competition. Switzerland hosted the tournament for a second time, as the championship returned to Geneva.

EuroBasket 1946 saw the beginning of the use of the jump shot, pioneered by Italy's Giuseppe Stefanini.

Results

The 1946 competition consisted of a preliminary round, with one group of four teams and two groups of three teams each. Each team played the other teams in its group once. The top team in each of the groups of three and the top two teams in the group of four played in the semifinals for the top four rankings; the middle teams in the two groups of three moved directly on to the final round for a 5th/6th place playoff; the bottom team in each group of three and the two bottom teams in the group of four played in semifinals for the 7th–10th ranks.

First round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 3 0 152 71 +81 6 Semifinal
2  Hungary 3 2 1 113 70 +43 5
3  Poland 3 1 2 91 102 −11 4 Classification 7–10
4  Luxembourg 3 0 3 53 166 −113 3
Poland 45 – 28 Luxembourg
Italy 39 – 31 Hungary
Luxembourg 10 – 48 Hungary
Poland 25 – 40 Italy
Italy 73 – 15 Luxembourg
Poland 21 – 34 Hungary

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  France 2 2 0 112 29 +83 4 Semifinal
2  Netherlands 2 1 1 66 74 −8 3 Classification 5–6
3  England 2 0 2 38 113 −75 2 Classification 7–10
England 27 – 48 Netherlands
England 11 – 65 France
France 47 – 18 Netherlands

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Czechoslovakia 2 2 0 58 50 +8 4 Semifinal
2   Switzerland 2 1 1 50 43 +7 3 Classification 5–6
3  Belgium 2 0 2 56 71 −15 2 Classification 7–10
Czechoslovakia 20 – 17 Switzerland
Belgium 23 – 33 Switzerland
Belgium 33 – 38 Czechoslovakia

Semifinal round

The middle team of each of the groups of three did not compete in the semifinal round, as they advanced directly to a 5th/6th place playoff in the final round. The top team of each of those groups played one of the top two teams of the group of four, with rankings 1st–4th at stake. Similarly, the bottom team in each group of three played one of the two lower teams in the group of four in a semifinal for 7th–10th places.

Lower bracket

England 27 – 50 Luxembourg
Poland 22 – 39 Belgium

Upper bracket

Czechoslovakia 42 – 28 Hungary
Italy 37 – 25 France

Final round

In the final round, each team played one last game to determine final rankings.

9th/10th place:

England 22 – 50 Poland

7th/8th place:

Belgium 42 – 11 Luxembourg

5th/6th place:

Netherlands 25 – 36 Switzerland

3rd/4th place:

Hungary 38 – 32 France

Championship:

Czechoslovakia 34 – 32 Italy
 1946 FIBA European Champions 

Czechoslovakia
1st title

Final rankings

  1.  Czechoslovakia
  2.  Italy
  3.  Hungary
  4.  France
  5.   Switzerland
  6.  Netherlands
  7.  Belgium
  8.  Luxembourg
  9.  Poland
  10.  England

Team rosters

1. Czechoslovakia: Ivan Mrázek, Miloš Bobocký, Jiří Drvota, Josef Ezr, Gustav Hermann, Jan Hluchy, Josef Křepela, Pavel Nerad, Ladislav Simácek, František Stibitz, Josef Toms, Ladislav Trpkoš, Emil Velenský, Miroslav Vondráček (Coach: Frantisek Hajek)

2. Italy: Cesare Rubini, Giuseppe Stefanini, Sergio Stefanini, Albino Bocciai, Mario Cattarini, Marcello de Nardus, Armando Fagarazzi, Giancarlo Marinelli, Valentino Pellarini, Tullio Pitacco, Venzo Vannini

3. Hungary: Ferenc Nemeth, Geza Bajari, Antal Bankuti, Geza Kardos, Laszlo Kiralyhidi, Tibor Mezőfi, György Nagy, Geza Racz, Ede Vadaszi, Ferenc Velkei (Coach: Istvan Kiraly)

4. France: Robert Busnel, André Buffière, Etienne Roland, Paul Chaumont, René Chocat, Jean Duperray, Emile Frezot, Maurice Girardot, Andre Goeuriot, Henri Lesmayoux, Jacques Perrier, Lucien Rebuffic, Justy Specker, Andre Tartary (Coach: Paul Geist)

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