| EuroBasket 1935 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1st FIBA European Basketball Championship | ||
| Tournament details | ||
| Host nation | Switzerland | |
| Dates | 2 May - 7 May | |
| Teams | 10 (from 15 federations) | |
| Venues | 1 (in 1 host city) | |
| Champions | Latvia (1st title) | |
The 1935 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1935, was the first Eurobasket regional championship held by FIBA Europe as well as a test event preceding the first Olympic basketball tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Ten national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) took part in the competition. The event was hosted by Switzerland and held in Geneva in May, 1935.
Contents |
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 98 | 49 | +49 | |
| Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 64 | 58 | +6 | |
| Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 65 | 65 | 0 | |
| 4 | Switzerland | 4 | 2 | 2 | 111 | 79 | +32 |
| 5 | France | 4 | 3 | 1 | 165 | 103 | +62 |
| 6 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 2 | 76 | 85 | -9 |
| 7 | Italy | 4 | 2 | 2 | 121 | 101 | +20 |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 4 | 1 | 3 | 78 | 125 | -47 |
| 9 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 2 | 55 | 85 | -30 |
| 10 | Romania | 3 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 132 | -83 |
Before the tournament began, a qualification game was played between Spain and Portugal. The game was held in Madrid, Spain and refereed by Spanish coach Mariano Manent. Spain won, 33-12.
The preliminary round was single-elimination, with losers moving to the classification round. Three of the five winners moved immediately to the semi-finals, while two (Italy and Switzerland) played each other in a sixth preliminary game, with the winner moving on and the loser going to classification.
Bold = game winner; Italic = advanced to final
| Spain | 25 - 17 | Belgium |
| Latvia | 46 - 12 | Hungary |
| Czechoslovakia | 23 - 21 | France |
| Italy | 42 - 23 | Bulgaria |
| Switzerland | 42 - 9 | Romania |
| Switzerland | 27 - 17 | Italy |
The classification round served to place the six teams eliminated in the preliminary round into places 5 through 10.
Bold = game winner
Classification 5-10: winner to classification 5-8, loser to classification 9/10.
| Bulgaria | 22 - 19 | Hungary |
| France | 66 - 23 | Romania |
Classification 9/10: winner receives 9th place, loser receives 10th place
| Hungary | 24 - 17 | Romania |
Classification 5-8: winner to classification 5/6, loser to classification 7/8
| France | 29 - 27 | Italy |
| Belgium | 29 - 11 | Bulgaria |
Classification 7/8: winner receives 7th place, loser receives 8th place
| Italy | 35 - 22 | Bulgaria |
Classification 5/6: winner receives 5th place, loser receives 6th place
| France | 49 - 30 | Belgium |
The semifinals pitted the four winners of the preliminary round against each other. Winners advanced to the final, with the losers playing in a match for 3rd and 4th place.
Bold = game winner
| Latvia | 28 - 19 | Switzerland |
| Spain | 21 - 17 | Czechoslovakia |
No medals were awarded in the first few Eurobasket tournaments.
Bold = game winner
3rd/4th game:
| Czechoslovakia | 25 - 23 | Switzerland |
Championship game:
| Latvia | 24 - 18 | Spain | May 5, 1935 |
1.Latvia: Rūdolfs Jurciņš, Eduards Andersons, Aleksejs Anufrijevs, Mārtiņš Grundmanis, Herberts Gulbins, Jānis Lidmanis, Džems Raudziņš, Visvaldis Melderis, Hudins (Coach: Valdemārs Baumanis)
2.Spain: Rafael Martin, Emilio Alonso, Pedro Alonso, Juan Carbonell, Armando Maunier, Fernando Muscat, Cayetano Ortega, Rafael Ruano(Coach: Mariano Manent)
3.Czechoslovakia: Jiří Ctyroky, Jan Fertek, Josef Franc, Josef Klima, Josef Moc, František Picek, Vaclav Voves
4.Switzerland: R.Karlen, J.Pollet, R.Lambercy, M.Wuilleumier, J.Pare, Mottier, Radle, Sidler
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