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{{Short description|1937 edition of the FIBA EuroBasket}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox international basketball competition
| tourney_name     = 
| year             = 
| other_titles     = 
| image            = EuroBasket 1937 program poster.JPG
| size             =  
| alt              = 
| caption          = Poster promoting EuroBasket 1937
| city             = [[Riga]]
| country          = Latvia
| dates            = 2–7 May
| num_teams        = 8  
| venues           = 1
| cities           = 1
| champion         = LTU
| champion-flagvar = 1918
| count            = 1
| second           = ITA
| second-flagvar   = 1861
| third            = FRA
| third-flagvar    = 1794 
| fourth           = POL
| fourth-flagvar   = 1928
| games            = 20
| attendance       = 
| mvp              = {{flagicon|Lithuania|1918}} [[Pranas Talzūnas]]
| top_scorer       = {{flagicon|Latvia|1918}} [[Rūdolfs Jurciņš]] <br>(12.5 [[points per game]])
| prevseason       = [[EuroBasket 1935|1935]]
| nextseason       = [[EuroBasket 1939|1939]]
}}

The '''1937 FIBA European Championship''', commonly called '''FIBA EuroBasket 1937''', was the second [[FIBA EuroBasket]] regional [[basketball]] championship, held by FIBA. Eight national teams affiliated with the [[International Basketball Federation]] (FIBA) took part in the competition.  Defending champions [[Latvia]] hosted the tournament, held in [[Riga]].

==Results==
===First round===
[[File:EuroBasket 1937. Lithuania versus Estonia.jpg|thumb|left|Game between [[Lithuania men's national basketball team|Lithuania]] and [[Estonia men's national basketball team|Estonia]].]]
The preliminary round consisted of the eight teams being separated into two groups of four.  Each group played a [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] format tournament, with the top two teams in each group advancing to the semifinals and the bottom two playing in the lower classification matches.  Wins counted for 2 points, losses for 1 point.
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====Group A====
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|win_ITA= 2 |loss_ITA= 1  |gf_ITA= 52 |ga_ITA= 42
|win_EST= 1 |loss_EST= 2  |gf_EST= 79 |ga_EST= 65
|win_EGY= 0 |loss_EGY= 3  |gf_EGY= 22 |ga_EGY= 67

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|name_ITA={{Bk|Italy|1861}}
|name_EST={{Bk|Estonia}}
|name_EGY={{Bk|Egypt|1922}}

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|col_A=green1 |text_A=Semifinal
|col_B=yellow1 |text_B=Classification 5–8
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|teamB={{bk|EST}} |scoreB=20
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Note: Egypt originally won against Italy 31–28, but due to a referee's error, FIBA declared the game null and void, and ordered a replay. Egypt objected to the ruling and did not appear for the replay before withdrawing from the tournament.

====Group B====
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|result1=A |result2=A |result3=B |result4=B

|team1=FRA |team2=POL |team3=LAT |team4=CZE

|win_FRA= 2 |loss_FRA= 1  |gf_FRA= 78 |ga_FRA= 69
|win_POL= 2 |loss_POL= 1  |gf_POL= 84 |ga_POL= 73
|win_LAT= 2 |loss_LAT= 1  |gf_LAT= 95 |ga_LAT= 66
|win_CZE= 0 |loss_CZE= 3  |gf_CZE= 49 |ga_CZE= 98

|name_POL={{bk|Poland|1928}}
|name_FRA={{bk|France|1794}}
|name_LAT={{bk|Latvia}}
|name_CZE={{bk|Czechoslovakia}}

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|teamB={{bk|FRA|1794}} |scoreB=23
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Latvia are classified third, because of scores differences between France-Poland-Latvia (Latvia has −4, Poland +2 and France +2).

===Classification 5–8===
The bottom four teams from the preliminary group faced off in the classification matches.

====Classification semifinals====
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{{Center|'''(Awarded)'''}}
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====7th/8th playoff====
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|teamB={{bk|EGY|1922}} |scoreB=0
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====5th/6th playoff====
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|teamB={{bk|LAT}} |scoreB=19
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===Semifinals===
The semifinals pitted the four top teams of the preliminary round against each other.  Winners advanced to the final, with the losers playing in a match for 3rd and 4th place.

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===Bronze medal match===
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===Final===
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{{winners|bk|1937 FIBA EuroBasket champions|Lithuania|1st}}

==Final standings==
[[File:Lithuania national basketball team - EuroBasket 1937 champions.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Lithuania men's national basketball team|Lithuania national team]], winners of the competition, holding the Latvian presidential prize.]]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Rank !!width=200px| Team !!width=25px| Pld !!width=25px| W !!width=25px| L !!width=25px| PF !!width=25px| PA !!width=35px| PD !!width=55px| Pts
|-
| {{Gold01}} ||align=left|{{Bk|LTU|1918}}||5||5||0||118||90||+28||'''10'''
|-
| {{Silver02}} ||align=left|{{Bk|ITA|1861}}||5||3||2||109||98||+11||'''8'''
|-
| {{Bronze03}} ||align=left|{{Bk|FRA|1794}}||5||3||2||132||129||+3||'''8'''
|-
|4.||align=left|{{Bk|POL|1928}}||5||2||3||133||129||+4||'''7'''
|-
|colspan=10 height=1px bgcolor=lightgrey|
|-
|5.||align=left|{{Bk|EST}}||5||3||2||150||104||+46||'''8'''
|-
|6.||align=left|{{Bk|LAT}}||5||3||2||114||104||+10||'''8'''
|-
|7.||align=left|{{Bk|TCH}}||5||1||4||69||128||−59||'''6'''
|-
|8.||align=left|{{Bk|EGY|1922}}||5||0||5||22||65||−43||'''5'''
|}

==Team rosters==
'''1. Lithuania''': [[Feliksas Kriaučiūnas]], [[Pranas Talzūnas]], [[Stasys Šačkus]], [[Juozas Žukas]], [[Leonas Baltrūnas]], [[Zenonas Puzinauskas]], [[Artūras Andrulis]], [[Leopoldas Kepalas]], [[Pranas Mažeika]], [[Česlovas Daukša]], [[Leonas Petrauskas]], [[Eugenijus Nikolskis]] (Coach: [[Feliksas Kriaučiūnas]])

'''2. Italy''': [[Livio Franceschini]], [[Ambrogio Bessi]], [[Galeazzo Dondi]], [[Emilio Giassetti]], [[Giancarlo Marinelli]], [[Camillo Marinone]], [[Sergio Paganella]], [[Mino Pasquini]], [[Michele Pelliccia]], [[Ezio Varisco]]

'''3. France''': [[Pierre Boel]], [[Robert Cohu]], [[Jacques Flouret]], Henri Hell, [[Edmond Leclere]], [[Henri Lesmayoux]], [[Fernand Prudhomme]], [[Etienne Roland]], [[Eugene Ronner]], [[Marcel Vérot]] (Coach: [[Henri Kretzschmar]])

'''4. Poland''': [[Pawel Stok]], [[Michal Czajczyk]], [[Stefan Gendera]], [[Florian Grzechowiak]], [[Zdzislaw Kasprzak]], [[Janusz Patrzykont]], [[Andrzej Plucinski]], [[Zbigniew Resich]], [[Zenon Rozycki]], [[Jaroslaw Smigielski]] (Coach: [[Walenty Kłyszejko]])

'''5. Estonia''': [[Heino Veskila]], [[Oskar Erikson]], [[Evald Mahl]], [[Vladimir Kärk]], [[Robert Keres]], [[Aleksander Illi]], [[Alfred Zimmermann (basketball)|Alfred Zimmermann]], [[Alo Suurna|Albert Suurna]], [[Ralf Viksten]] (Coach: [[Herbert Niiler]])

==External links==
*[http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_f43ulKJBGLcVnbH-aqLVu2._.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_1937.roundID_2238.html FIBA Europe EuroBasket 1937]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060108060601/http://www.eurobasket.com/events/ec/ec37.asp Eurobasket.com 1937 EChampionship]
*[http://www.delfi.lv/video/zinas/sports/arhiva-video-1937-gada-eiropas-basketbola-cempionata-atklasana-riga.d?id=46428499]''(Video of the opening ceremony)''

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