The 1939 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1939, was the third regional championship held by FIBA Europe. FIBA Europe is a zone within the FIBA association which includes all 49 national European FIBA federations Eight national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) took part in the competition. The International Basketball Federation ( French: Fédération Internationale de Basketball) more commonly known by the French acronym FIBA Defending champions Lithuania hosted the tournament, held in Kaunas Sports Hall. Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the Sporto hale 2007-07-15JPG|thumb|150px|Memorial to the architect of Kaunas Sports Hall
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Results
The 1939 competition was in a very simple format. Each team played each of the other teams once. A win was worth 2 standings points, a loss worth 1. The rankings were based on those standing points. Ties were broken by head-to-head results. The winning team was Lithuania. The Lithuania national basketball team represents Lithuania in international Basketball matches The most important match was (as of the end of tournament, watching behind) Lithuania - Latvia in the first round, which decided the title and which Lithuania won by 1 point.
Final standings
| Rank | Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lithuania |
14 | 7 | 0 | 396 | 137 | +259 |
| 2 |  Latvia |
12 | 5 | 2 | 353 | 163 | +190 |
| 3 |  Poland |
12 | 5 | 2 | 242 | 216 | +26 |
| 4 |  France |
11 | 4 | 3 | 265 | 216 | +49 |
| 5 |  Estonia |
11 | 4 | 3 | 286 | 167 | +119 |
| 6 | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy_(1861-1946).svg.png){kind=small} Italy |
9 | 2 | 5 | 225 | 216 | +9 |
| 7 |  Hungary |
8 | 1 | 6 | 162 | 343 | -181 |
| 8 |  Finland |
7 | 0 | 7 | 70 | 541 | -471 |
Match results
| France | 76 - 11 | Finland |
| Poland | 35 - 31 | Estonia |
| Italy | 39 - 21 | Hungary |
| Lithuania | 37 - 36 | Latvia |
| Poland | 38 - 36 | France |
| Italy | 63 - 13 | Finland |
| Lithuania | 33 - 14 | Estonia |
| Latvia | 58 - 24 | Hungary |
| France | 31 - 24 | Italy |
| Lithuania | 46 - 18 | Poland |
| Latvia | 108 - 7 | Finland |
| Estonia | 64 - 18 | Hungary |
| Estonia | 91 - 1 | Finland |
| Poland | 42 - 20 | Hungary |
| Latvia | 38 - 23 | Italy |
| Lithuania | 48 - 18 | France |
| Latvia | 45 - 26 | France |
| Lithuania | 79 - 15 | Hungary |
| Estonia | 29 - 22 | Italy |
| Poland | 46 - 13 | Finland |
| Poland | 43 - 27 | Italy |
| France | 45 - 19 | Hungary |
| Lithuania | 112 - 9 | Finland |
| Estonia | 26 - 25 | Latvia |
| Lithuania | 41 - 27 | Italy |
| Hungary | 45 - 16 | Finland |
| France | 33 - 31 | Estonia |
| Latvia | 43 - 20 | Poland |
Team rosters
Lithuania's Lubinas was the same person as the Frank Lubin who had played for the gold medal United States national basketball team at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The Lithuania national basketball team represents Lithuania in international Basketball matches The Latvia national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Latvia in international competitions The Poland national basketball team is the national Basketball side that represents Poland in international competitions The France national basketball team is the national Basketball team representing France. The Estonia National Basketball Team is the Basketball team that represents Estonia in international competitions The Italian national basketball team is the national Basketball team representing Italy. The Hungary national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Hungary in international competitions The Finland national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Finland in international competitions Frank John Lubin ( Lithuanian: Pranas Lubinas; 1910 January 7 &ndash 1999 July 8) was an American Basketball Gold Medal is an Album by American band The Donnas, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music) The United States men's national basketball team is the representative for the United States of America in international men's Basketball. The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, an International Multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin
1. Lithuania: Pranas Lubinas, Mykolas Ruzgys, Feliksas Kriaučiūnas, Leonas Baltrūnas, Zenonas Puzinauskas, Artūras Andrulis, Pranas Mažeika, Leonas Petrauskas, Eugenijus Nikolskis, Vytautas Norkus, Jurgis Jurgėla, Mindaugas Šliūpas, Vytautas Budriūnas, Vytautas Leščinskas (Coach: Pranas Lubinas)
2. Frank John Lubin ( Lithuanian: Pranas Lubinas; 1910 January 7 &ndash 1999 July 8) was an American Basketball Frank John Lubin ( Lithuanian: Pranas Lubinas; 1910 January 7 &ndash 1999 July 8) was an American Basketball Latvia: Visvaldis Melderis, Karlis Arents, Janis Graudins, Teodors Grinbergs, Maksis Kazaks, Alfreds Krauklis, Voldemars Smits, Juris Solovjovs, Aleksandrs Vanags, Karlis Satins (Coach: Valdemars Baumanis)
3. Aleksandrs Vanags ( March 21, 1919 – 1986 aka Alexandre Vanags, was a Latvian football and Basketball player Poland: Paweł Stok, Bogdan Bartosiewicz, Jerzy Gregołajtis, Florian Grzechowiak, Zdzisław Kasprzak, Ewaryst Łój, Stanisław Pawlowski, Zbigniew Resich, Jerzy Rossudowski, Jarosław Śmigielski (Coach: Walenty Kłyszejko)
4. Paweł Stanisław Stok ( March 22, 1913, Ternopil — August 18, 1993, Kraków) was a Polish Basketball Florian Grzechowiak (June 7 1914 in Bottrop, Germany – July 24 1972 in Poznań) was a Polish Basketball player who competed Zdzisław Kasprzak (born December 16, 1910 in Poznań - died August 5, 1971 in Poznań) was a Polish Ewaryst Antoni Łój (August 30 1912 in Strzelno – July 4 1973 in Poznań) was a Polish Basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer France: Robert Busnel, Vladimir Fabrikant, Henri Lesmayoux, Fernand Prudhomme, Jean Jeammes, Etienne Roland, Emile Frezot, Robert Cohu, Maurice Mertz, Abel Gravier, Andre Ambroise, Gaston Falleur, Gabriel Gonnet, Alexandre Katlama (Coach: Paul Geist)
5. Robert Busnel (born September 19, 1914 in Toulon, France; died March 15, 1991 in France) was a French basketball Estonia: Heino Veskila, Evald Mahl, Oskar Erikson, Ralf Viksten, Georg Vinogradov, Erich Altosaar, Artur Amon, Hans Juurup, Valdeko Valdmäe, Herbert Tillemann (Coach: Herbert Niiler)
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