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1954 FIBA World Championship
FIBA Campeonato Mundial de Basquetebol Masculino de 1954
United States versus Brazil match
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil
CityRio de Janeiro
Dates23 October – 5 November
Officially opened byCafé Filho
Teams12
Venue(s)Ginásio do Maracanãzinho
Final positions
Champions United States (1st title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place Philippines
Fourth place France
Tournament statistics
Games played46
MVPUnited States Kirby Minter
Top scorerUruguay Oscar Moglia
(18.7 points per game)
← 1950
1959 →

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.[1][2]

Competing nations

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See also: 1954 FIBA World Championship squads
Teams competed
Group A Group B Group C Group D

 Brazil
 Paraguay
 Philippines

 Canada
 Peru
 United States

 France
 Uruguay
 Yugoslavia

 Chile
 Formosa
 Israel

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil (H) 2 2 0 160 114 +46 4 Final round
2  Philippines 2 1 1 126 151 −25 3
3  Paraguay 2 0 2 104 125 −21 2 Classification round
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
23 October
21:00
Philippines  64–52  Paraguay
Scoring by half: 26–27, 38–25
Pts: Loyzaga 15 Pts: Zapattini 22
24 October
21:45
Brazil  99–62  Philippines
Scoring by half: 44–22, 55–40
Pts: Bonfietti 18 Pts: Mumar 22
25 October
21:10
Paraguay  52–61  Brazil
Scoring by half: 17–33, 35–28
Pts: Bendlin 13 Pts: Facci 14

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States 2 2 0 132 88 +44 4 Final round
2  Canada 2 1 1 105 117 −12 3
3  Peru 2 0 2 109 141 −32 2 Classification round
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
23 October
22:30
Canada  37–59  United States
Scoring by half: 18–33, 19–26
Pts: Ridd 11 Pts: Minter 16
24 October
23:12
Peru  51–73  United States
Scoring by half: 26–24, 25–49
Pts: Chocano 15 Pts: Johnson 22
25 October
19:00
Canada  68–58  Peru
Scoring by half: 28–33, 40–25
Pts: Ridd 25 Pts: Salas 20

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Uruguay 2 2 0 113 98 +15 4 Final round
2  France 2 1 1 113 118 −5 3
3  Yugoslavia 2 0 2 112 122 −10 2 Classification round
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
24 October
18:30
Yugoslavia  52–55 (OT)  Uruguay
Scoring by half: 23–23, 28–28 Overtime: 1–4
Pts: Ćurčić 17 Pts: Moglia 22
25 October
22:50
France  67–60  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 33–26, 34–34
Pts: Beugnot 25 Pts: Ćurčić 16
26 October
Uruguay  58–46  France
Scoring by half: 34–15, 24–31
Pts: Lombardo 14 Pts: Haudegand 11

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Formosa 2 1 1 115 113 +2 3 Final round
2  Israel 2 1 1 100 98 +2 3
3  Chile 2 1 1 117 121 −4 3 Classification round
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
24 October
18:30
Israel  45–49  Formosa
Scoring by half: 27–25, 18–24
Pts: Cohen 12 Pts: Tong S.F. 18
25 October
19:00
Formosa  66–68  Chile
Scoring by half: 28–27, 38–41
Pts: Tong S.F. 19 Pts: Badria 22
26 October
22:15
Israel  55–49  Chile
Scoring by half: 18–25, 37–24
Pts: Schneor 21 Pts: Badria 13

Classification round

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All teams play one game against each other for a total of three games.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
9  Paraguay 3 3 0 193 177 +16 6
10  Chile 3 2 1 179 170 +9 5
11  Yugoslavia 3 1 2 210 221 −11 4
12  Peru 3 0 3 190 204 −14 3
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
29 October
17:30
Yugoslavia  62–70  Chile
Scoring by half: 25–35, 37–35
Pts: Muller 13 Pts: Badria 21
30 October
17:30
Paraguay  66–58  Peru
Scoring by half: 28–34, 38–24
Pts: Yegros 19 Pts: Salas 25
31 October
17:30
Yugoslavia  86–84 (OT)  Peru
Scoring by half: 39–44, 42–37 Overtime: 5–3
Pts: Muller 21 Pts: Salas 30
1 November
17:30
Chile  57–60  Paraguay
Scoring by half: 30–22, 27–38
Pts: Badria 14 Pts: Isusi 18
3 November
17:30
Yugoslavia  62–67  Paraguay
Scoring by half: 28–37, 34–30
Pts: Bjegojević 16 Pts: Isusi 21
4 November
22:00
Peru  48–52  Chile
Scoring by half: 25–30, 23–22
Pts: Salas 13 Pts: Badria 12

Final round

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All teams play one game against each other for a total of seven games. The teams with the best records are awarded medals.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  United States (C) 7 7 0 482 300 +182 14
2  Brazil (H) 7 6 1 418 341 +77 13
3  Philippines 7 5 2 438 406 +32 12
4  France 7 3 4 371 392 −21 10
5  Formosa 7 2 5 345 405 −60 9[a]
6  Uruguay 7 2 5 422 446 −24 9[a]
7  Canada 7 2 5 433 498 −65 9[a]
8  Israel 7 1 6 330 451 −121 8
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head record: Formosa 1–1 (1.06 GAvg), Uruguay 1–1 (1.03 GAvg), Canada 1–1 (0.91 GAvg)
27 October
22:35
Canada  50–43  Israel
Scoring by half: 33–22, 17–21
Pts: Ridd 13 Pts: Cohen 13
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Alberto Pedro (PAR), Noli Coutinho (BRA)
27 October
France  57–49  Uruguay
Scoring by half: 23–22, 34–27
Pts: Buffière 11 Pts: Moglia 19
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Earl Schlup (USA), Angelo Benvenuto (CHI)
27 October
Formosa  44–61  Brazil
Scoring by half: 26–32, 18–29
Pts: Wang Y.J. 16 Pts: Marques 14
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Pietro Reverberi (ITA), Juan M. Rossini (URU)
27 October
18:00
Philippines  43–56  United States
Scoring by half: 22–25, 21–31
Pts: Mumar 14 Pts: Minter 15
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Eduardo Airaldi (PER), Helio Louzada (BRA)
28 October
Uruguay  66–67  Canada
Scoring by half: 29–35, 37–32
Pts: Moglia 31 Pts: Ridd 14
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Alberto Pedro (PAR), Orlando Tabuso (BRA)
28 October
Israel  46–68  Brazil
Scoring by half: 20–31, 26–37
Pts: Erez 13 Pts: Pasos 15
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Pietro Reverberi (ITA), Angelo Benvenuto (CHI)
28 October
France  49–70  United States
Scoring by half: 21–32, 28–38
Pts: Haudegand 13 Pts: Minter 15
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Eduardo Airaldi (PER), Noli Coutinho (BRA)
29 October
19:00
Formosa  38–48  Philippines
Scoring by half: 21–21, 17–27
Pts: Wang Y.J. 12 Pts: Flores 12
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Renato Righetto (BRA), Juan M. Rossini (URU)
29 October
Canada  67–82  Brazil
Scoring by half: 22–43, 45–39
Pts: Gresham 19 Pts: Bonfietti 15
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Earl Schlup (USA), Angelo Benvenuto (CHI)
29 October
20:30
Uruguay  59–64  United States
Scoring by half: 26–30, 33–34
Pts: Lara 23 Pts: Born 15
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Pietro Reverberi (ITA), Helio Louzada (BRA)
30 October
Israel  56–90  Philippines
Scoring by half: 30–37, 26–53
Pts: Schneor 14 Pts: Loyzaga, Saldaña 20
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Earl Schlup (USA), Aladino Astuto (BRA)
30 October
France  58–48  Formosa
Scoring by half: 27–22, 31–26
Pts: Beugnot 19 Pts: Wang Y.J. 17
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Pietro Reverberi (ITA), Angelo Benvenuto (CHI)
30 October
Canada  50–84  United States
Scoring by half: 30–47, 20–37
Pts: Delkers 18 Pts: Born 17
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Eduardo Airaldi (PER), Alberto Pedro (PAR)
31 October
Brazil  57–41  Philippines
Scoring by half: 35–23, 22–18
Pts: de Almeida 15 Pts: Loyzaga 15
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Alberto Pedro (PAR), Juan M. Rossini (URU)
31 October
Uruguay  67–62  Formosa
Scoring by half: 28–33, 39–29
Pts: Moglia 27 Pts: Wang Y.J. 18
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Renato Righetto (BRA), Angelo Benvenuto (CHI)
31 October
18:30
Israel  48–45 (OT)  France
Scoring by half: 21–17, 22–26 Overtime: 5–2
Pts: Schneor 15 Pts: Dessemme 11
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Earl Schlup (USA), Helio Louzada (BRA)
1 November
19:30
Canada  76–83  Philippines
Scoring by half: 35–41, 41–42
Pts: Ridd 37 Pts: Mumar 24
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Earl Schlup (USA), Orlando Tabuso (BRA)
1 November
United States  72–28  Formosa
Scoring by half: 31–11, 41–17
Pts: Born 14 Pts: Ling J.H. 7
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Eduardo Airaldi (PER), Juan M. Rossini (URU)
1 November
Brazil  49–36  France
Scoring by half: 25–14, 24–22
Pts: Bonfietti 13 Pts: Haudegand 9
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Pietro Reverberi (ITA), Angelo Benvenuto (CHI)
3 November
Uruguay  73–69  Israel
Scoring by half: 32–31, 41–38
Pts: Lombardo 22 Pts: Cohen 21
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Aladino Astuto (BRA), Pietro Reverberi (ITA)
3 November
Canada  61–74  Formosa
Scoring by half: 29–29, 32–45
Pts: Ridd 26 Pts: Tong S.F. 18
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Angelo Benvenuto (CHI), Orlando Tabuso (BRA)
3 November
Philippines  66–60  France
Scoring by half: 25–23, 41–37
Pts: Loyzaga 19 Pts: Haudegand 11
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Eduardo Airaldi (PER), Noli Coutinho (BRA)
4 November
19:00
United States  74–30  Israel
Scoring by half: 36–20, 38–10
Pts: Johnson 13 Pts: Schneor 6
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Angelo Benvenuto (CHI), Alberto Pedro (PAR)
4 November
Brazil  60–45  Uruguay
Scoring by half: 24–23, 36–22
Pts: Pasos 18 Pts: Moglia 18
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Pietro Reverberi (ITA), Eduardo Airaldi (PER)
4 November
Canada  62–66  France
Scoring by half: 32–27, 30–39
Pts: Ridd 22 Pts: Antoine 14
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Earl Schlup (USA), Aladino Astuto (BRA)
5 November
Formosa  51–38  Israel
Scoring by half: 27–12, 24–26
Pts: Ling J.H. 12 Pts: Ofri 11
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Pietro Reverberi (ITA), Helio Louzada (BRA)
5 November
Philippines  67–63  Uruguay
Scoring by half: 32–32, 35–31
Pts: Loyzaga 31 Pts: Lombardo 14
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Aladino Astuto (BRA), Angelo Benvenuto (CHI)
5 November
United States  62–41  Brazil
Scoring by half: 35–19, 27–22
Pts: Edward 14 Pts: Pasos 12
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Eduardo Airaldi (PER), Alberto Pedro (PAR)

Awards

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 1954 World Championship winner 

United States
First title
Most Valuable Player
United States Kirby Minter

Top scorers

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Name Country Games Total points Average points
Oscar Moglia  Uruguay 9 168 18.7
Carl Ridd  Canada 9 164 18.2
Carlos Loyzaga  Philippines 9 148 16.4
Jean-Paul Beugnot  France 8 96 12.0
Kirby Minter  United States 9 100 11.1
Amaury Pasos  Brazil 9 100 11.1
Doug Gresham  Canada 9 98 10.8
Angelo Bonfietti  Brazil 9 97 10.7
Avraham Schneor  Israel 9 97 10.7
Wlamir Marques  Brazil 9 95 10.5

All-tournament team

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Main article: FIBA Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team
Name Country
Carlos Loyzaga  Philippines
Kirby Minter  United States
Oscar Moglia  Uruguay
Zenny de Azevedo ("Algodão")  Brazil
Wlamir Marques  Brazil

Final standings

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Rank Team Record
1  United States 9–0
2  Brazil 8–1
3  Philippines 6–3
4  France 4–5
5  Taiwan 3–6
6  Uruguay 4–5
7  Canada 3–6
8  Israel 2–7
9  Paraguay 3–2
10  Chile 3–2
11  Yugoslavia 1–4
12  Peru 0–5

References

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  1. ^ ROSTERS
  2. ^ GAME DETAILS
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