The 1951 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1951, was the seventh regional championship held by FIBA Europe. FIBA Europe is a zone within the FIBA association which includes all 49 national European FIBA federations 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 International Basketball Federation ( French: Fédération Internationale de Basketball) more commonly known by the French acronym FIBA The competition was hosted by France, who had taken second place at Eurobasket 1949 behind 1949 hosts Egypt. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The 1949 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1949, was the sixth regional championship held by FIBA Europe. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Paris was the location of the event. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city

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. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania

Contents 1 Final rankings 2 Results 2.1 Preliminary round 2.1.1 Group A 2.1.2 Group B 2.1.3 Group C 2.1.4 Group D 2.2 Elimination game 2.3 Classification round 1 2.3.1 Group 1 2.3.2 Group 2 2.4 Classification round 2 2.4.1 Classification 13-16 2.4.1.1 Classification 15/16 2.4.1.2 Classification 13/14 2.4.2 Classification 9-12 2.4.2.1 Classification 11/12 2.4.2.2 Classification 9/10 2.5 Semifinal round 2.5.1 Group 1 2.5.2 Group 2 2.6 Final round 2.6.1 Classification 5-8 2.6.1.1 Classification 7/8 2.6.1.2 Classification 5/6 2.6.2 Semifinals 2.6.2.1 Bronze medal match 2.6.2.2 Championship 3 Team rosters 4 External links

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

Results

Preliminary round

In the preliminary round, the 18 teams were split up into four groups. The Soviet Union national basketball team was the Basketball side that represented the Soviet Union in international competitions The Czechoslovakia national basketball team was the Basketball side that represented Czechoslovakia in international competitions The France national basketball team is the national Basketball team representing France. The Bulgaria national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Bulgaria in international competitions The Italian national basketball team is the national Basketball team representing Italy. The Turkey national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Turkey in international competitions The Belgium national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Belgium in international competitions The Greece national basketball team is the representative for Greece in international men's Basketball competitions and it is organized and run by the Hellenic The Finland national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Finland in international competitions The Netherlands national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents the Netherlands in international competitions The Austria national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Austria in international competitions The Germany national basketball team for men is the basketball side that represents Germany in international competitions The Switzerland national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Switzerland in international competitions The Denmark national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Denmark in international competition The Portugal national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Portugal in international competition The Scotland national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Scotland in international competition The Luxembourg national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Luxembourg in international competitions The Romania national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Romania in international competitions 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 Romania national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Romania in international competitions 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.

Group A

Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
1	Italy	7	3	1	233	132	+101
2	France	7	3	1	232	146	+86
3	Netherlands	7	3	1	172	177	-5
4	Switzerland	5	1	3	180	214	-34
5	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

Group B

Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
1	Soviet Union	8	4	0	312	117	+195
2	Turkey	7	3	1	227	154	+73
3	Finland	6	2	2	175	180	-5
4	Austria	5	1	3	112	200	-88
5	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

Group C

Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
1	Bulgaria	6	3	0	147	70	+77
2	Greece	5	2	1	121	103	+18
3	Portugal	4	1	2	69	158	-89
4	Romania (withdrew)	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

Group D

Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
1	Belgium	6	3	0	208	81	+127
2	Czechoslovakia	5	2	1	203	99	+104
3	West Germany	4	1	2	117	157	-40
4	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

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 Italian national basketball team is the national Basketball team representing Italy. The France national basketball team is the national Basketball team representing France. The Netherlands national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents the Netherlands in international competitions The Switzerland national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Switzerland in international competitions The Luxembourg national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Luxembourg in international competitions The Soviet Union national basketball team was the Basketball side that represented the Soviet Union in international competitions The Turkey national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Turkey in international competitions The Finland national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Finland in international competitions The Austria national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Austria in international competitions The Denmark national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Denmark in international competition The Bulgaria national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Bulgaria in international competitions The Greece national basketball team is the representative for Greece in international men's Basketball competitions and it is organized and run by the Hellenic The Portugal national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Portugal in international competition The Romania national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Romania in international competitions The Belgium national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Belgium in international competitions The Czechoslovakia national basketball team was the Basketball side that represented Czechoslovakia in international competitions The Germany national basketball team for men is the basketball side that represents Germany in international competitions The Scotland national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Scotland in international competition The Denmark national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Denmark in international competition The Luxembourg national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Luxembourg in international competitions 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

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.

Group 1

Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
1	Austria	6	3	0	118	102	+16
2	West Germany	4	1	2	132	129	+3
3	Switzerland	4	1	2	134	136	-2
4	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

Group 2

Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
1	Finland	6	3	0	201	119	+82
2	Netherlands	5	2	1	162	111	+51
3	Denmark	4	1	2	99	158	-59
4	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

Classification round 2

Classification 13-16

Denmark	46 - 39	Portugal
Switzerland	68 - 19	Scotland

Classification 15/16

Portugal	49 - 42	Scotland

Classification 13/14

Denmark	22 - 54	Switzerland

Classification 9-12

Finland	67 - 56	West Germany
Austria	28 - 44	Netherlands

Classification 11/12

West Germany	49 - 51	Austria

Classification 9/10

Finland	57 - 52	Netherlands

Semifinal round

The semifinal round was played in two round-robin groups. The Austria national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Austria in international competitions The Germany national basketball team for men is the basketball side that represents Germany in international competitions The Switzerland national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Switzerland in international competitions The Portugal national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Portugal in international competition The Finland national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Finland in international competitions The Netherlands national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents the Netherlands in international competitions The Denmark national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Denmark in international competition The Scotland national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Scotland in international competition 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.

Group 1

Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
1	France	5	2	1	149	140	+9
2	Bulgaria	5	2	1	152	142	+10
3	Turkey	5	2	1	125	124	+1
4	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

Group 2

Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
1	Soviet Union	6	3	0	175	121	+54
2	Czechoslovakia	5	2	1	157	127	+30
3	Italy	4	1	2	140	177	-37
4	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

Final round

Classification 5-8

Italy	48 - 36	Belgium
Turkey	42 - 36	Greece

Classification 7/8

Belgium	39 - 28	Greece

Classification 5/6

Italy	43 - 38	Turkey

Semifinals

France	50 - 59	Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union	72 - 54	Bulgaria

Bronze medal match

France	55 - 52	Bulgaria

Championship

Czechoslovakia	44 - 45	Soviet Union

Team rosters

1. The France national basketball team is the national Basketball team representing France. The Bulgaria national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Bulgaria in international competitions The Turkey national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Turkey in international competitions The Belgium national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Belgium in international competitions The Soviet Union national basketball team was the Basketball side that represented the Soviet Union in international competitions The Czechoslovakia national basketball team was the Basketball side that represented Czechoslovakia in international competitions The Italian national basketball team is the national Basketball team representing Italy. The Greece national basketball team is the representative for Greece in international men's Basketball competitions and it is organized and run by the Hellenic Soviet Union: Otar Korkia, Stepas Butautas, Joann Lõssov, Anatoly Konev, Ilmar Kullam, Heino Kruus, Alexander Moiseev, Justinas Lagunavičius, Anatoly Belov, Vasili Kolpakov, Yuri Larionov, Evgeni Nikitin, Viktor Vlasov, Oleg Mamontov (Coach: Stepan Spandarian)

2. Otar Mikhailovich Korkiya ( Georgian: ? Russian:Отар Михайлович Коркия born May 10, 1923 in Kutaisi - died Stepas Butautas (born August 25, 1925 - died March 22, 2001 in Kaunas) was a Lithuanian Basketball player Joann Lõssov ( Russian:Иоанн Фёдорович (Fyodorovich Лысов born September 10, 1921 in Tallinn - died August 3 Anatoly Konstantinovich Konev (Анатолий Константинович Конев January 10 1921 – November 9 1965 was a Russian Basketball player Ilmar Kullam (born June 15, 1922) was an Estonian Basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Heino Kruus ( Russian:Хейно Рихардович (Richardovich Крууc born September 30, 1926) was an Estonian Basketball Aleksandr Ivanovich Moiseyev ( Russian:Александр Иванович Моисеев born May 28, 1927 - died in 2003 or 2004 was a Russian Justinas Lagunavičius (born September 4, 1924 - died 2003 was a Lithuanian Basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union Czechoslovakia: Ivan Mrázek, Jiri Baumruk, Zdenek Bobrovsky, Miroslav Skerik, Jaroslav Sip, Jan Kozak, Miroslav Baumruk, Karel Belohradsky, Miroslav Dostal, Jindrich Kinsky, Zoltan Krenicky, Jiri Matousek, Milos Nebuchla, Arnost Novak, Karel Sobota, Zdenek Rylich, Stanislav Vykydal (Coach: Josef Andrle)

3. France: André Buffiere, René Chocat, Jacques Dessemme, Louis Devoti, Jacques Freimuller, Robert Guillin, Robert Monclar, Marc Peironne, Marc Quiblier, Jean-Pierre Salignon, Pierre Thiolon, André Vacheresse, Jean Perniceni, Justy Specker (Coach: Robert Busnel)

4. Pierre André Buffière (born November 12, 1922) was a French Basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and René Chocat ( November 28, 1920 &ndash July 18, 2000) was a French Basketball player who competed in the 1948 Pierre Thiolon (born January 17, 1927) was a French Basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. Robert Busnel (born September 19, 1914 in Toulon, France; died March 15, 1991 in France) was a French basketball Bulgaria: Georgi Georgiev, Stefan Bankov, Nejcho Nejchev, Vladimir Slavov, Ilija Asenov, Petar Shishkov, Kiril Semov, Konstantin Totev, Anton Kuzov, Gencho Rashkov, Ivan Vladimirov, Dimitar Popov, Metodi Tomovski (Coach: Veselin Temkov)

External links

• FIBA Europe Eurobasket 1951
• FIBA article
• Eurobasket.com 1951 EChampionship

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