Eurobasket 1951

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The 1951 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1951, was the seventh regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Eighteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) entered the competition, a record number and more than twice the number that had competed two years earlier. The competition was hosted by France, who had taken second place at Eurobasket 1949 behind 1949 hosts Egypt. Paris was the location of the event.

72 matches were held over the course of the tournament, including the three walkovers caused by Romania withdrawing after the competition schedule had been set.

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[edit] Final rankings

  1. Soviet Union
  2. Czechoslovakia
  3. France
  4. Bulgaria
  5. Italy
  6. Turkey
  7. Belgium
  8. Greece
  9. Finland
  10. Netherlands
  11. Austria
  12. West Germany
  13. Switzerland
  14. Denmark
  15. Portugal
  16. Scotland
  17. Luxembourg
  18. Romania

[edit] Results

[edit] Preliminary round

In the preliminary round, the 18 teams were split up into four groups. Two of the groups had five teams each, with the others having four each. Romania withdrew, leaving 2 groups of 5, 1 group of 4, and 1 group of 3. The top two teams in each group advanced to the semifinal round. The seven teams that had placed third and fourth moved into the classification rounds, leaving one more spot in that round two be contested in a head-to-head match between the two fifth-place teams.

[edit] Group A

Rank Team Pts W L PF PA Diff
1 Italy Italy 7 3 1 233 132 +101
2 France France 7 3 1 232 146 +86
3 Netherlands Netherlands 7 3 1 172 177 -5
4 Switzerland Switzerland 5 1 3 180 214 -34
5 Luxembourg Luxembourg 4 0 4 114 262 -148
France 49 - 37 Italy
Netherlands 50 - 48 France
France 72 - 26 Luxembourg
France 63 - 33 Switzerland
Italy 53 - 28 Netherlands
Luxembourg 20 - 76 Italy
Italy 67 - 35 Switzerland
Luxembourg 32 - 46 Netherlands
Switzerland 44 - 48 Netherlands
Luxembourg 36 - 68 Switzerland

[edit] Group B

Rank Team Pts W L PF PA Diff
1 Soviet Union Soviet Union 8 4 0 312 117 +195
2 Turkey Turkey 7 3 1 227 154 +73
3 Finland Finland 6 2 2 175 180 -5
4 Austria Austria 5 1 3 112 200 -88
5 Denmark Denmark 4 0 4 94 269 -175
Soviet Union 58 - 34 Turkey
Denmark 13 - 109 Soviet Union
Soviet Union 71 - 34 Austria
Finland 36 - 74 Soviet Union
Turkey 83 - 36 Denmark
Austria 18 - 50 Turkey
Turkey 60 - 42 Finland
Denmark 26 - 33 Austria
Finland 44 - 19 Denmark
Austria '27 - 53 Finland

[edit] Group C

Rank Team Pts W L PF PA Diff
1 Bulgaria Bulgaria 6 3 0 147 70 +77
2 Greece Greece 5 2 1 121 103 +18
3 Portugal Portugal 4 1 2 69 158 -89
4 Romania Romania 0 0 3 0 6 -6
Greece 38 - 68 Bulgaria
Portugal 35 - 81 Greece
Greece 2 - 0 (w/o) Romania
Bulgaria 77 - 32 Portugal
Bulgaria 2 - 0 (w/o) Romania
Portugal 2 - 0 (w/o) Romania

[edit] Group D

Rank Team Pts W L PF PA Diff
1 Belgium Belgium 6 3 0 208 81 +127
2 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 5 2 1 203 99 +104
3 West Germany West Germany 4 1 2 117 157 -40
4 Scotland Scotland 3 0 3 68 259 -191
Czechoslovakia 38 - 51 Belgium
Scotland 18 - 103 Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia 62 - 30 West Germany
Belgium 87 - 25 Scotland
West Germany 18 - 70 Belgium
Scotland 25 - 69 West Germany

[edit] Elimination game

The two fifth-placed teams from the preliminary groups, Denmark and Luxembourg, played a single elimination game for the honor of being the eighth team in the consolation round. The game was perhaps the closest in Eurobasket history; it was tied at 45-45 with Peter Tatalls at the free throw line with 5 seconds left. Tatalls made the shot, putting Denmark ahead 46-45. Luxembourg moved the ball up to about half-court before attempting a shot just before time expired. The shot bounced off the rim, eliminating Luxembourg from the tournament and giving Denmark their first win of the tournament as they moved into the classification round to play for 9th-16th places.

Denmark 46 - 45 Luxembourg

[edit] Classification round 1

The first classification round was played in two round-robin groups. Teams advanced into the second classification round depending on their results in the first round--first and second place teams played in the 9-12 segment of classification round 2 while third and fourth place teams played for 13th to 16th places.

[edit] Group 1

Rank Team Pts W L PF PA Diff
1 Austria Austria 6 3 0 118 102 +16
2 West Germany West Germany 4 1 2 132 129 +3
3 Switzerland Switzerland 4 1 2 134 136 -2
4 Portugal Portugal 4 1 2 122 139 -17
West Germany 47 - 39 Portugal
Austria 39 - 37 West Germany
Switzerland 51 - 48 West Germany
Portugal 31 - 43 Austria
Switzerland 49 - 52 Portugal
Switzerland 34 - 36 Austria

[edit] Group 2

Rank Team Pts W L PF PA Diff
1 Finland Finland 6 3 0 201 119 +82
2 Netherlands Netherlands 5 2 1 162 111 +51
3 Denmark Denmark 4 1 2 99 158 -59
4 Scotland Scotland 3 0 3 101 175 -74
Finland 66 - 52 Netherlands
Scotland 32 - 73 Finland
Denmark 35 - 62 Finland
Netherlands 55 - 28 Scotland
Denmark 17 - 55 Netherlands
Denmark 47 - 41 Scotland

[edit] Classification round 2

[edit] Classification 13-16

Denmark 46 - 39 Portugal
Switzerland 68 - 19 Scotland

[edit] Classification 15/16
Portugal 49 - 42 Scotland

[edit] Classification 13/14
Denmark 22 - 54 Switzerland

[edit] Classification 9-12

Finland 67 - 56 West Germany
Austria 28 - 44 Netherlands

[edit] Classification 11/12
West Germany 49 - 51 Austria

[edit] Classification 9/10
Finland 57 - 52 Netherlands

[edit] Semifinal round

The semifinal round was played in two round-robin groups. Teams advanced into the final round depending on their results in the first round--first and second ranked teams played in semifinal games in the final round, competing for the medals and fourth place, while third and fourth ranked teams played for 5th to 8th places.

[edit] Group 1

Rank Team Pts W L PF PA Diff
1 France France 5 2 1 149 140 +9
2 Bulgaria Bulgaria 5 2 1 152 142 +10
3 Turkey Turkey 5 2 1 125 124 +1
4 Belgium Belgium 3 0 3 122 142 -20
Belgium 41 - 51 Bulgaria
Turkey 38 - 32 Belgium
France 53 - 49 Belgium
Bulgaria 52 - 45 Turkey
France 56 - 49 Bulgaria
France 40 - 42 Turkey

[edit] Group 2

Rank Team Pts W L PF PA Diff
1 Soviet Union Soviet Union 6 3 0 175 121 +54
2 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 5 2 1 157 127 +30
3 Italy Italy 4 1 2 140 177 -37
4 Greece Greece 3 0 3 133 180 -47
Soviet Union 60 - 42 Italy
Czechoslovakia 37 - 53 Soviet Union
Greece 42 - 62 Soviet Union
Italy 34 - 66 Czechoslovakia
Greece 51 - 64 Italy
Greece 40 - 54 Czechoslovakia

[edit] Final round

[edit] Classification 5-8

Italy 48 - 36 Belgium
Turkey 42 - 36 Greece

[edit] Classification 7/8
Belgium 39 - 28 Greece

[edit] Classification 5/6
Italy 43 - 38 Turkey

[edit] Semifinals

France 50 - 59 Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union 72 - 54 Bulgaria

[edit] Bronze medal match
France 55 - 52 Bulgaria

[edit] Championship
Czechoslovakia 44 - 45 Soviet Union

[edit] Team rosters

  • Soviet Union - Anatoli Below, Stepas Butautas, Wassili Kolpakow, Anatoli Konjew, Otar Korkia, Heino Kruus, Ilmar Kullam, Justinas Lagunavičius, Juri Larionow, Joann Lõssov, Alexander Moisejew, Jewgeni Nikitin, Wiktor Wlassow
  • Czechoslovakia - Jiri Baumruk, Miroslav Baumruk, Karel Belohradsky, Zdenek Bobrovsky, Miroslav Dostal, Jindrich Kinsky, Jan Kozak, Zoltan Kreniczky, Jiri Matousek, Ivan Mrázek, Milos Nebuchla, Arnost Novak, Jaroslav Sip, Miroslav Skerik, Karel Sobota
  • France - André Buffiere, René Chocat, Jacques Desseme, Louis Devoti, Jacques Freimuller, Robert Guillin, Robert Monclar, Marc Peronne, Marc Quiblier, Jean-Pierre Salignon, Pierre Thiolon, André Vacheresse
  • Denmark - Knud Lundberg, Peter Melbye, Peter Tatalls, et al.

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