1954 FIBA World Championship

1954 FIBA World Championship
2nd FIBA World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	Brazil
Dates	October 23 – November 5
Teams	12
Venues	1 (in 1 host city)
Champions	United States (1st title)
Tournament leaders
Players Teams Points Oscar Aldo Moglia (18.7)  United States (68.2)
< 1950 1959 >

The 1954 FIBA World Championship (also called the 2nd World Basketball Championship – 1954) was an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation in Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from October 23 to November 5, 1954. Twelve nations participated in the tournament.^[1][2]

Competing nations

Preliminary round

Teams competed

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Brazil	2	2	0	160	114	+46	4
Philippines	2	1	1	126	151	−25	3
Paraguay	2	0	2	104	125	−21	2

October 23 21:00

Philippines	64–52	Paraguay
Scoring by half: 26–27, 38–25
Pts: Loyzaga 15		Pts: Zapattini 22

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

October 24 21:45

Brazil	99–62	Philippines
Scoring by half: 44–22, 55–40
Pts: Bonfietti 18		Pts: Mumar 22

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

October 25 21:10

Paraguay	52–61	Brazil
Scoring by half: 17–33, 35–28
Pts: Bendlin 13		Pts: Facci 14

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
United States	2	2	0	132	88	+44	4
Canada	2	1	1	105	117	−12	3
Peru	2	0	2	109	141	−32	2

October 23 22:30

Canada	37–59	United States
Scoring by half: 18–33, 19–26
Pts: Ridd 11		Pts: Minter 16

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

October 24 23:12

Peru	51–73	United States
Scoring by half: 26–24, 25–49
Pts: Chocano 15		Pts: Johnson 22

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

October 25 19:00

Canada	68–58	Peru
Scoring by half: 28–33, 40–25
Pts: Ridd 25		Pts: Salas 20

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

Group C

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Uruguay	2	2	0	113	98	+15	4
France	2	1	1	113	118	−5	3
Yugoslavia	2	0	2	112	122	−10	2

October 24 18:30

Yugoslavia	52–55 (OT)	Uruguay
Scoring by half: 23–23, 28–28 Overtime: 1–4
Pts: Ćurčić 17		Pts: Moglia 22

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

October 25 22:50

France	67–60	Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 33–26, 34–34
Pts: Beugnot 25		Pts: Ćurčić 16

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

October 26

Uruguay	58–46	France
Scoring by half: 34–15, 24–31
Pts: Lombardo 14		Pts: Haudegand 11

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

Group D

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Formosa	2	1	1	115	113	+2	3
Israel	2	1	1	100	98	+2	3
Chile	2	1	1	117	121	−4	3

October 24 18:30

Israel	45–49	Formosa
Scoring by half: 27–25, 18–24
Pts: Cohen 12		Pts: Tong S.F. 18

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

October 25 19:00

Formosa	66–68	Chile
Scoring by half: 28–27, 38–41
Pts: Tong S.F. 19		Pts: Badria 22

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

October 26 22:15

Israel	55–49	Chile
Scoring by half: 18–25, 37–24
Pts: Schneor 21		Pts: Badria 13

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

Classification round

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

October 29 17:30

Yugoslavia	62–70	Chile
Scoring by half: 25–35, 37–35
Pts: Muller 13		Pts: Badria 21

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

October 30 17:30

Paraguay	66–58	Peru
Scoring by half: 28–34, 38–24
Pts: Yegros 19		Pts: Salas 25

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

October 31 17:30

Yugoslavia	86–84 (OT)	Peru
Scoring by half: 39–44, 42–37 Overtime: 5–3
Pts: Muller 21		Pts: Salas 30

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

November 1 17:30

Chile	57–60	Paraguay
Scoring by half: 30–22, 27–38
Pts: Badria 14		Pts: Isusi 18

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

November 3 17:30

Yugoslavia	62–67	Paraguay
Scoring by half: 28–37, 34–30
Pts: Bjegojević 16		Pts: Isusi 21

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

November 4 22:00

Peru	48–52	Chile
Scoring by half: 25–30, 23–22
Pts: Salas 13		Pts: Badria 12

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

Final round

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	Tie
1	United States	7	7	0	482	300	+182	14
2	Brazil	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	1.063
6	Uruguay	7	2	5	422	446	−24	9	1.031
7	Canada	7	2	5	433	498	−65	9	0.914
8	Israel	7	1	6	330	451	−121	8

The tie between Canada, Formosa and Uruguay was broken by the goal averages of the games between those three teams, considering both had 1–1 records against each other.

October 27 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)

October 27

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)

October 27

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)

October 27 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)

October 28

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)

October 28

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)

October 28

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)

October 29 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)

October 29

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)

October 29 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)

October 30

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)

October 30

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)

October 30

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)

October 31

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)

October 31

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)

October 31 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)

November 1 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)

November 1

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)

November 1

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)

November 3

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)

November 3

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)

November 3

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)

November 4 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)

November 4

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)

November 4

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)

November 5

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)

November 5

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)

November 5

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

1954 World Championship Winner
United States First title

Top scorers

Name	Country	Games	Total points	Average points
Oscar Moglia	Uruguay	9	168	18.6
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

Name	Country
Carlos Loyzaga	Philippines
Kirby Minter	United States
Oscar Moglia	Uruguay
Zenny de Azevedo ("Algodão")	Brazil
Wlamir Marques	Brazil

Final rankings

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

External links

• FIBA.com 1954 World Championships

International men's basketball
FIBA National teams Olympics World Cup Universiade U-21 World Championship U-19 World Championship U-17 World Championship World Rankings
Africa	FIBA Africa – AfroBasket U-18 U-16
Americas	FIBA Americas – FIBA Americas Championship U-18 U-16
Asia	FIBA Asia – FIBA Asia Cup U-18 U-16
Europe	FIBA Europe – EuroBasket U-20 U-18 U-16
Oceania	FIBA Oceania – FIBA Oceania Championship U-20 U-18 U-16
Other tournaments	Acropolis Tournament Adecco Cup Albert Schweitzer Tournament African Games Asian Games Commonwealth Games Belgrade Trophy Diamond Ball FIBA Asia Challenge FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Lusophony Games Marchand Cup Mediterranean Games MVP Cup Stanković Cup Pan American Games Pan Arab Games South American Championship South Asian Games TBF International Under-16 Tournament William Jones Cup World Cup (Turkey)
Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held.