The 1954 FIBA World Championship

FIBA World Championship

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(also called the 2nd World Basketball Championship - 1954) was an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation

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 in Ginásio do Maracanãzinho

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 from October 22 to November 5, 1954. Twelve nations participated in the tournament.

Competing nations

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D

Group A

46

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
	4	2	2	0	160	114
	3	2	1	1	126	151
	2	2	0	2	104	125

Group B

44

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
	4	2	2	0	132	88
	3	2	1	1	105	117
	2	2	0	2	109	141

Group C

15

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
	4	2	2	0	113	98
	3	2	1	1	113	118
	2	2	0	2	112	122

Group D

2

2

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
	3	2	1	1	115	113
	3	2	1	1	100	98
	3	2	1	1	117	121

Classification Round (Ninth to Twelfth places)

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

Pos.	Team	Pts	W	L	PF	PA
9		6	3	0	193	177	16
10		5	2	1	179	170	9
11		4	1	2	210	221	-11
12		3	0	3	190	204	-14

Final Round (Round of eight)

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	Pts	W	L	PF	PA	Avg.	Tie
1		14	7	0	482	300	1.61
2		13	6	1	418	341	1.23
3		12	5	2	438	406	1.08
4		10	3	4	371	392	0.95
5		9	2	5	345	405	0.85	1.063
6		9	2	5	422	446	0.94	1.031
7		9	2	5	433	498	0.87	0.914
8		8	1	6	330	451	0.73

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.

Topscorers of the Tournament

Name	Country	Games	Total Points	Points Average
Oscar Moglia Oscar Moglia Oscar Aldo Moglia was a basketball player from Uruguay. He was Jewish. He won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. He was the tournament's top scorer at the 1954 FIBA World Championship.-External links:**...		9	168	18.6
Carl Ridd Carl Ridd John Carl Ridd was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Winnipeg....		9	164	18.2
Carlos Loyzaga Carlos Loyzaga Carlos M. Loyzaga is a former Filipino basketball player and coach. He led the Philippine National team to a Bronze Medal finish in the 1954 FIBA World Championship. The Philippines third place finish remains the highest rank of any Asian team in the history of the tournament...		9	148	16.4
Jean-Paul Beugnot		8	96	12.0
Kirby Minter Kirby Minter James Kirby Minter is a retired American basketball player. Minter graduated from Durant High School in 1947, and was inducted to the Durant Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007...		9	100	11.1
Amaury Pasos Amaury Pasos Amaury Antônio Passos is a retired Brazilian basketball player of Argentine origin.On club level he played for Clube de Regatas Tietê , C.R. Sírio and Corinthians...		9	100	11.1
Doug Gresham		9	98	10.8
Angelo Bonfietti		9	97	10.7
Abraham Shaneir		9	97	10.7
Wlamir Marques Wlamir Marques Wlamir Marques is a retired Brazilian basketball player.On club level, he played for São Vicente, XV de Piracicaba, Corinthians, Tênis Clube Campinas...		9	95	10.5

All-Tournament Team

Name	Country
Carlos Loyzaga Carlos Loyzaga Carlos M. Loyzaga is a former Filipino basketball player and coach. He led the Philippine National team to a Bronze Medal finish in the 1954 FIBA World Championship. The Philippines third place finish remains the highest rank of any Asian team in the history of the tournament...
Kirby Minter Kirby Minter James Kirby Minter is a retired American basketball player. Minter graduated from Durant High School in 1947, and was inducted to the Durant Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007...
Oscar Moglia Oscar Moglia Oscar Aldo Moglia was a basketball player from Uruguay. He was Jewish. He won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. He was the tournament's top scorer at the 1954 FIBA World Championship.-External links:**...
Zenny de Azevedo ("Algodão") Algodão Zenny de Azevedo was a Brazilian basketball player, who competed for his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1948. Nicknamed Algodão, he won the bronze medal in 1948 and 1960 with the Brazilian basketball team. He was born in Rio de Janeiro.-External links:...
Wlamir Marques Wlamir Marques Wlamir Marques is a retired Brazilian basketball player.On club level, he played for São Vicente, XV de Piracicaba, Corinthians, Tênis Clube Campinas...

External links

• FIBA.com 1954 World Championships