EuroBasket 1946

FIBA EuroBasket 1946
4th FIBA European Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	Switzerland
Dates	30 April–4 May
Teams	10 (from 21 federations)
Venues	1 (in 1 host city)
Champions	Czechoslovakia (1st title)
Tournament leaders
Players Teams Points Pawel Stok (12.6)
Official website
EuroBasket 1946 (archive)
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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 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.

First round

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

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

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

Semifinal round

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

Lower bracket

Upper bracket

Final round

In the final round, each team played one last game to determine final rankings.

9th/10th place:

7th/8th place:

5th/6th place:

3rd/4th place:

Championship:

1946 FIBA European 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: Ferenc Nemeth, 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)

External links

• FIBA Europe EuroBasket 1946
• FIBA Europe article on 1940s EuroBaskets
• Eurobasket.com 1946 EChampionship