EuroBasket 1949
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Egypt |
| City | Cairo |
| Dates | 15–22 May |
| Teams | 7 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Egypt (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  France |
| Third place |  Greece |
| Fourth place |  Turkey |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Hüseyin Öztürk |
| Top scorer | Hüseyin Öztürk (19.3 points per game) |
The 1949 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1949, was the sixth
The event took place in Cairo, with travel difficulties cited by many nations as the reason for not competing. Only four of the seven competing teams were European.
Results
The 1949 competition was in the same format as EuroBasket 1939. 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.
Results
| Greece |
46–28 |  Netherlands
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| Egypt |
71–44 |  Syria
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Lebanon  |
36–45 | Greece
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| France |
58–35 | Netherlands
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| Netherlands |
40–37 | Syria
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| France |
43–26 | Lebanon
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| Greece |
54–41 | Turkey
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| France |
47–33 | Turkey
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| Lebanon |
28–38 | Syria
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| Netherlands |
23–54 | Egypt
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| France |
41–36 | Greece
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| Lebanon |
30–57 | Egypt
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| Syria |
33–43 | Turkey
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| Lebanon |
22–34 | Netherlands
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| Turkey |
44–57 | Egypt
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| Syria |
45–49 | Greece
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| Turkey |
38–24 | Netherlands
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| Egypt |
50–39 | Greece
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| France |
56–22 | Syria
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| Turkey |
48–41 | Lebanon
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| France |
36–57 | Egypt
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Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Final Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 346 | 216 | +130 | 12 | Champion |
| 2 | France
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 281 | 199 | +82 | 11 | Runner-up |
| 3 | Greece
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6 | 4 | 2 | 269 | 241 | +28 | 10 | Third Place |
| 4 | Turkey
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 247 | 256 | −9 | 9 | |
| 5 | Netherlands
|
6 | 2 | 4 | 174 | 255 | −81 | 8 | |
| 6 | Syria
|
6 | 1 | 5 | 219 | 287 | −68 | 7 | |
| 7 | Lebanon
|
6 | 0 | 6 | 183 | 265 | −82 | 6 |
| 1949 FIBA EuroBasket champions |
|---|
 Egypt 1st title |
Team rosters
1. Egypt:
2. France: André Buffière, Robert Busnel, René Chocat, Jacques Dessemme, Maurice Desaymonnet, Louis Devoti, Jacques Favory, Fernand Guillou, Jean Perniceni, Jean-Pierre Salignon, Jean Swidzinski, André Vacheresse, Jacques Freimuller, Marc Quiblier (Coach: Robert Busnel)
3. Greece:
)4. Turkey: