EuroBasket 1946

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
Tournament details
Host countrySwitzerland
CityGeneva
Dates30 April – 4 May
Teams10
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Czechoslovakia (1st title)
Runners-up Italy
Third place Hungary
Fourth place France
Tournament statistics
MVP François Németh
Top scorer Pawel Stok
(12.4 points per game)

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.

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

Final round

The middle team of each of the groups of three did not compete in the final round, as they advanced directly to the 5th/6th place playoff. 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.

Classification 7–10

 
Classification semi-finalsSeventh place match
 
      
 
 
 
 
 England27
 
 
 
 Luxembourg50
 
 Luxembourg
 
 
 
 Belgium
 
 Poland22
 
 
 Belgium39
 
Ninth place match
 
 
 
 
 
 England
 
 
 Poland

Classification 5th–6th

 
Fifth place match
 
  
 
 
 
 
 Netherlands
 
 
  Switzerland
 
England 27 – 50 Luxembourg
Poland 22 – 39 Belgium

Upper bracket

Czechoslovakia 42 – 28 Hungary
Italy 37 – 25 France

Final classification matches

In this stage, all teams played their penultimate games to determine the 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 EuroBasket 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: François Németh, 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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