EuroBasket 1937

The 1937 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1937, was the second FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. Eight national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) took part in the competition. Defending champions Latvia hosted the tournament, held in Riga.

EuroBasket 1937
Poster promoting EuroBasket 1937
Tournament details
Host countryLatvia
CityRiga
Dates2–7 May
Teams8
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Lithuania (1st title)
Runners-up Italy
Third place France
Fourth place Poland
Tournament statistics
MVP Pranas Talzūnas
Top scorer Rūdolfs Jurciņš
(12.5 points per game)

Results

Game between Lithuania and Estonia

First round

The preliminary round consisted of the eight teams being separated into two groups of four. Each group played a round-robin format tournament, with the top two teams in each group advancing to the semifinals and the bottom two playing in the lower classification matches. Wins counted for 2 points, losses for 1 point.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Lithuania 3 3 0 63 42 +21 6 Semifinal
2  Italy 3 2 1 52 42 +10 5
3  Estonia 3 1 2 79 65 +14 4 Classification 5–8
4  Egypt 3 0 3 22 67 45 3
Lithuania  2220  Italy

Estonia  4415  Egypt

Lithuania  2015  Estonia

Egypt  02  Italy

Lithuania  217  Egypt

Italy  3020  Estonia

Note: Egypt originally won against Italy 31-28, but due to a referee's error, FIBA declared the game null and void, and ordered a replay. Egypt objected to the ruling and did not appear for the replay before withdrawing from the tournament.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 2 1 78 69 +9 5 Semifinal
2  Poland 3 2 1 84 73 +11 5
3  Latvia 3 2 1 95 66 +29 5 Classification 5–8
4  Czechoslovakia 3 0 3 49 98 49 3
France  2924  Poland

Latvia  4411  Czechoslovakia

Poland  3225  Latvia

France  2619  Czechoslovakia

Poland  2819  Czechoslovakia

Latvia  2623  France

Latvia are classified third, because of scores differences between France-Poland-Latvia (Latvia has −4, Poland +2 and France +2).

Classification 5–8

The bottom four teams from the preliminary group faced off in the classification matches.

Classification semifinals

Estonia  3020  Czechoslovakia

Latvia  20  Egypt

7th/8th playoff

Czechoslovakia  20  Egypt

5th/6th playoff

Estonia  4119  Latvia

Semifinals

The semifinals pitted the four top teams of the preliminary round against each other. Winners advanced to the final, with the losers playing in a match for 3rd and 4th place.

Lithuania  3125  Poland

Italy  3632  France

Bronze medal match

France  2724  Poland

Final

Lithuania  2423  Italy
 1937 FIBA EuroBasket Champions 

Lithuania
1st title

Final rankings

Lithuania national team, winners of the competition, holding the Latvian presidential prize.
RankTeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
1.  Lithuania55011890+2810
2.  Italy53211198+138
3.  France532134129+58
4. Poland523133131+27
5. Estonia532150104+468
6. Latvia532116104+128
7. Czechoslovakia51471128−576
8. Egypt5052271−495

Team rosters

1. Lithuania: Feliksas Kriaučiūnas, Pranas Talzūnas, Stasys Šačkus, Juozas Žukas, Leonas Baltrūnas, Zenonas Puzinauskas, Artūras Andrulis, Leopoldas Kepalas, Pranas Mažeika, Česlovas Daukša, Leonas Petrauskas, Eugenijus Nikolskis (Coach: Feliksas Kriaučiūnas)

2. Italy: Livio Franceschini, Ambrogio Bessi, Galeazzo Dondi, Emilio Giassetti, Giancarlo Marinelli, Camillo Marinone, Sergio Paganella, Mino Pasquini, Michele Pelliccia, Ezio Varisco

3. France: Pierre Boel, Robert Cohu, Jacques Flouret, Henri Hell, Edmond Leclere, Henri Lesmayoux, Fernand Prudhomme, Etienne Roland, Eugene Ronner, Marcel Vérot (Coach: Henri Kretzschmar)

4. Poland: Pawel Stok, Michal Czajczyk, Stefan Gendera, Florian Grzechowiak, Zdzislaw Kasprzak, Janusz Patrzykont, Andrzej Plucinski, Zbigniew Resich, Zenon Rozycki, Jaroslaw Smigielski (Coach: Walenty Kłyszejko)

5. Estonia: Heino Veskila, Oskar Erikson, Evald Mahl, Vladimir Kärk, Robert Keres, Aleksander Illi, Alfred Zimmermann, Albert Suurna, Ralf Viksten (Coach: Herbert Niiler)

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