| FIBA World Championship 1959 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 3rd FIBA World Basketball Championship | ||
| Official website | ||
| 1959 FIBA World Championship | ||
| Tournament details | ||
| Host nation | Chile | |
| Dates | January 16 – January 31 | |
| Teams | 13 (from ? federations) | |
| Venues | 5 (in 5 host cities) | |
| Champions | Brazil (1st title) | |
| MVP | Amaury Antônio Passos | |
| Tournament statistics | ||
| Players | Teams | |
| PPG | James Chen (20.1) | |
| Rebounds | ||
| Assists | ||
The 1959 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Chile from January 16 to 31 , 1959. Amaury Antônio Pasos was named the MVP. The hosting cities for the competition were Antofagasta, Concepción, Temuco, Valparaíso, with the final stages being held at the capital of Santiago.
The Final stages was supposed to be held at the newly constructed Metropolitan Indoor Stadium, but because the venue was not finished in time the games were postponed by a year from the original date and moved outdoors to the Estadio Nacional de Chile, configured in a way that the games were seen by a crowd of 16,000.
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| Group A | Group B | Group C |
|---|---|---|
| Chile - advanced automatically to the final round as host | ||
| Qualified for the final round | |
| Qualified for the classification round |
| Team | Pts. | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 3 | 0 | 271 | 204 | +67 |
| Formosa | 5 | 2 | 1 | 207 | 209 | -2 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1 | 2 | 197 | 202 | -5 |
| United Arab Rep. | 3 | 0 | 3 | 179 | 239 | -60 |
| January 16 | United States | 81–73 | Argentina | Concepción, Chile |
| January 16 | Formosa | 71–69 | United Arab Rep. | Concepción, Chile |
| January 17 | Argentina | 65–52 | United Arab Rep. | Concepción, Chile |
| January 17 | United States | 81–73 | Formosa | Concepción, Chile |
| January 18 | Argentina | 59–63 | Formosa | Concepción, Chile |
| January 18 | United Arab Rep. | 58–103 | United States | Concepción, Chile |
| Team | Pts. | W | L | PF | PA | PD | First Tiebreaker Classification for Tied Teams |
Second Tiebreaker Goal Average for Tied Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 5 | 2 | 1 | 211 | 175 | +36 | 1W-1L | 133/125 = 1.064 |
| Soviet Union | 5 | 2 | 1 | 229 | 199 | +30 | 1W-1L | 127/127 = 1.000 |
| Canada | 5 | 2 | 1 | 169 | 174 | -5 | 1W-1L | 115/123 = 0.935 |
| Mexico | 3 | 0 | 3 | 173 | 234 | -61 |
| January 16 | Canada | 52–69 | Brazil | Temuco, Chile |
| January 16 | Soviet Union | 73–64 | Mexico | Temuco, Chile |
| January 17 | Canada | 54–51 | Mexico | Temuco, Chile |
| January 17 | Soviet Union | 73–64 | Brazil | Temuco, Chile |
| January 18 | Canada | 63–54 | Soviet Union | Temuco, Chile |
| January 18 | Mexico | 50–78 | Brazil | Temuco, Chile |
| Team | Pts. | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 6 | 3 | 0 | 217 | 174 | +43 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 2 | 1 | 209 | 194 | +15 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1 | 2 | 192 | 220 | -28 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 3 | 181 | 211 | -30 |
| January 16 | Philippines | 68–59 | Uruguay | Antofagasta, Chile |
| January 16 | Bulgaria | 67–55 | Puerto Rico | Antofagasta, Chile |
| January 17 | Uruguay | 64–78 | Puerto Rico | Antofagasta, Chile |
| January 17 | Bulgaria | 85–61 | Philippines | Antofagasta, Chile |
| January 18 | Puerto Rico | 76–63 | Philippines | Antofagasta, Chile |
| January 18 | Bulgaria | 65–58 | Uruguay | Antofagasta, Chile |
| Team | Pts. | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 4 | 2 | 0 | 145 | 120 | +25 |
| United Arab Rep. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 136 | 148 | -12 |
| Canada | 2 | 0 | 2 | 124 | 137 | -13 |
| Team | Pts. | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 4 | 2 | 0 | 105 | 95 | +20 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 123 | 117 | +6 |
| Mexico | 2 | 0 | 2 | 124 | 137 | -13 |
| January 25 | 12th place | Canada | 64–56 | Mexico | Santiago, Chile |
| January 25 | 10th place | United Arab Rep. | 59–61 | Argentina | Santiago, Chile |
| January 25 | 8th place | Philippines | 78–70 | Uruguay | Santiago, Chile |
| Team | Pts. | W | L | PF | PA | PD | First Tiebreaker Classification for Tied Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 11 | 5 | 1 | 472 | 382 | +90 | |
| United States | 10 | 4 | 2 | 372 | 382 | -10 | |
| Chile | 8 | 2 | 4 | 393 | 446 | -53 | 86-85 |
| Formosa | 8 | 2 | 4 | 315 | 350 | -35 | 85-86 |
| Puerto Rico | 7 | 1 | 5 | 397 | 471 | -74 | |
| Soviet Union | 11 | 5 | 1 | 365 | 264 | +101 | |
| Bulgaria | 10 | 4 | 2 | 372 | 382 | -10 |
The Soviet Union and Bulgaria refusal to meet Formosa in the final round led to their relegation to the last two places.
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil |
| 2 | United States |
| 3 | Chile |
| 4 | Formosa |
| 5 | Puerto Rico |
| 6 | USSR |
| 7 | Bulgaria |
| 8 | Philippines |
| 9 | Uruguay |
| 10 | Argentina |
| 11 | United Arab Republic |
| 12 | Canada |
| 13 | Mexico |
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