EuroBasket 1946

The 1946 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1946, was the fourth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA 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
Tournament details
Host countrySwitzerland
CityGeneva
Dates30 April – 4 May
Teams10
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Czechoslovakia (1st title)
Runners-up Italy
Third place Hungary
Fourth place France
Tournament statistics
Games played21
MVPHungary François Németh
Top scorerPoland Pawel Stok
(12.4 points per game)

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.

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
Source: fibaeurope.com
Poland  45–28  Luxembourg
Italy  39–31  Hungary
Luxembourg  10–48  Hungary
Poland  25–40  Italy
Italy  73–15  Luxembourg
Poland  21–34  Hungary

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
Source: fibaeurope.com
England  27–48  Netherlands
England  11–65  France
France  47–18  Netherlands

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
Source: fibaeurope.com
Czechoslovakia  20–17   Switzerland
Belgium  23–33   Switzerland
Belgium  33–38  Czechoslovakia

Final round

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

Classification 5th–10th
 
Classification semifinalsSeventh place match
 
      
 
 
 
 
 England27
 
 
 
 Luxembourg50
 
 Luxembourg11
 
 
 
 Belgium42
 
 Poland22
 
 
 Belgium39
 
Ninth place match
 
 
 
 
 
 England22
 
 
 Poland50
 
Fifth place match
 
  
 
 
 
 
 Netherlands25
 
 
  Switzerland36
 

Upper bracket
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Czechoslovakia42
 
 
 
 Hungary28
 
 Czechoslovakia34
 
 
 
 Italy32
 
 Italy37
 
 
 France25
 
Third place match
 
 
 
 
 
 Hungary38
 
 
 France32
 1946 FIBA EuroBasket champions 

Czechoslovakia
1st title

Final standings
  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: François Németh, 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)

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