EuroBasket 1935
| Championnat Européen Basketball ( Rafael Martín | |
|---|---|
| Top scorer |  Livio Franceschini (16.5 points per game) |
The 1935 FIBA European Championship, commonly called EuroBasket 1935, was the first
International Basketball Federation (FIBA) took part in the competition. The event was hosted by Switzerland and held in Geneva
in May, 1935.
The 2012
Latvian national basketball team
, the winners of the tournament.
Preliminary round
Before the tournament began, a qualification game was played between
Portugal. The game was held in Madrid, Spain and refereed by Spanish coach Mariano Manent
. Spain won, 33–12.
Results
Classification round
The classification round served to place the six teams eliminated in the preliminary round into places 5 through 10.
| 5th–10th place quarterfinals | 5th–8th place semifinals | Fifth place match | ||||||||
 Belgium | 29 | |||||||||
 Bulgaria | 11 | |||||||||
| Bulgaria | 22 | |||||||||
 Hungary | 19 | |||||||||
| Belgium | 30 | |||||||||
 France | 49 | |||||||||
| Italy | 27 | |||||||||
| France | 29 | Seventh place match | ||||||||
| France | 66 | |||||||||
 Romania | 23 | |||||||||
| Bulgaria | 22 | |||||||||
| Italy | 35 | |||||||||
| Ninth place match | ||
| Hungary | 24 | |
| Romania | 17 | |
5th–10th place quarterfinals
5th–8th place semifinals
Ninth place match
Seventh place match
Fifth place match
Final round
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| 2 May 1935 | ||||||||||||||
 Latvia | 46 | |||||||||||||
| Hungary | 12 | |||||||||||||
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| Latvia | 28 | |||||||||||||
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 Switzerland | 19 | |||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 42 | |||||||||||||
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| Romania | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 27 | |||||||||||||
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| Italy | 17 | |||||||||||||
| Italy | 42 | |||||||||||||
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| Bulgaria | 23 | |||||||||||||
| Latvia | 24 | |||||||||||||
 Spain | 18 | |||||||||||||
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| Spain | 25 | |||||||||||||
| Belgium | 17 | |||||||||||||
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| Spain | 21 | |||||||||||||
 Czechoslovakia | 17 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||||||
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| France | 21 | Switzerland | 23 | |||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia | 23 | Czechoslovakia | 25 | |||||||||||
Round of 16
2 May 1935
22:40 |
| Switzerland |
42–9 | Romania |
| Scoring by half: 25–3, 17–6 | ||
Palais des Expositions, Geneva
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Quarterfinals
2 May 1935
16:00 |
| Spain |
25–17 | Belgium |
| Scoring by half: 14–7, 11–10 | ||
Palais des Expositions, Geneva
Referees: Lucini (Switzerland) |
2 May 1935
16:50 |
| Latvia |
46–12 | Hungary |
| Scoring by half: 20–7, 26–5 | ||
Palais des Expositions, Geneva
Referees: M. Pfeuti (Switzerland) |
2 May 1935
21:00 |
| France |
21–23 | Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 13–16, 8–7 | ||
Palais des Expositions, Geneva
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3 May 1935
15:00 |
| Switzerland |
27–17 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 15–15, 12–2 | ||
Palais des Expositions, Geneva
Referees: M. Creus (France) |
Semifinals
3 May 1935
22:30 |
| Latvia |
28–19 | Switzerland |
| Scoring by half: 16–12, 12–7 | ||
Palais des Expositions, Geneva
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3 May 1935
21:40 |
| Czechoslovakia |
17–21 | Spain |
| Scoring by half: 10–10, 7–11 | ||
Palais des Expositions, Geneva
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Bronze medal match
4 May 1935
21:40 |
| Switzerland |
23–25 | Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 15–16, 8–9 | ||
Palais des Expositions, Geneva
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Final
4 May 1935
22:30 |
| Latvia |
24–18 | Spain |
| Scoring by half: 16–8, 8–10 | ||
Jurcins 11 |
Pts: Rafael Martin 6 | |
Palais des Expositions, Geneva
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| 1935 FIBA EuroBasket champions |
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 Latvia 1st title |
Final standings
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| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Latvia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 98 | 49 | +49 | 6 | |
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Spain |
3 | 2 | 1 | 64 | 58 | +6 | 5 | |
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Czechoslovakia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 5 | |
| 4 | Switzerland |
4 | 2 | 2 | 111 | 79 | +32 | 6 | |
| 5 | France |
4 | 3 | 1 | 165 | 103 | +62 | 7 | |
| 6 | Belgium |
3 | 1 | 2 | 76 | 85 | −9 | 4 | |
| 7 | Italy |
4 | 2 | 2 | 121 | 101 | +20 | 6 | |
| 8 | Bulgaria |
4 | 1 | 3 | 78 | 125 | −47 | 5 | |
| 9 | Hungary |
3 | 1 | 2 | 55 | 85 | −30 | 4 | |
| 10 | Romania |
3 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 132 | −83 | 3 | |
Team rosters
- Latvia: Eduards Andersons, Aleksejs Anufrijevs, Mārtiņš Grundmanis, Herberts Gubiņš, Rūdolfs Jurciņš, Jānis Lidmanis, Džems Raudziņš, Visvaldis Melderis (Coach: Valdemārs Baumanis)
- Spain: Rafael Martín, Emilio Alonso, Pedro Alonso, Juan Carbonell, Armando Maunier, Fernando Muscat, Cayetano Ortega, Rafael Ruano (Coach: Mariano Manent)
- Czechoslovakia:
- Switzerland: René Karlen, Jean Pollet, Raymond Lambercy, Marcel Wuilleumier, Jean Pare, Mottier, Radle, Sidler
- Bulgaria: Nikola Rogatchev, Etropolski, Krum Konstantinov, Pinkas,