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.
Competing nations
Group AGroup BGroup CGroup D
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Classification round All teams play one game against each other for a total of three games.
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.
Awards
Most Valuable Player Kirby Minter
Top scorers NameCountryGamesTotal pointsAverage points Oscar Moglia 916818.7 Carl Ridd 916418.2 Carlos Loyzaga 914816.4 Jean-Paul Beugnot 89612.0 Kirby Minter 910011.1 Amaury Pasos 910011.1 Doug Gresham 99810.8 Angelo Bonfietti 99710.7 Avraham Schneor 99710.7 Wlamir Marques 99510.5
All-tournament team
NameCountry Carlos Loyzaga Kirby Minter Oscar Moglia Zenny de Azevedo ("Algodão") Wlamir Marques
Final standings Rank Team Record 9–0 8–1 6–3 4 4–5 5 3–6 6 4–5 7 3–6 8 2–7 9 3–2 10 3–2 11 1–4 12 0–5 source:FIBA
References
External links
FIBA 1954 World Cup