1950 FIBA World Championship
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox international basketball competition The 1950 FIBA World Championship, also called the 1st World Basketball Championship – 1950, was the inaugural edition of the World Cup basketball tournament for men's national teams. It was held by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), from 22 October to 3 November 1950. Argentina hosted the competition at Luna Park in Buenos Aires, where ten nations participated in the event.
Argentina claimed the gold medal, by beating the United States 64–50 in the decisive game of the final round. After winning the tournament, Argentinian fans celebrated by burning newspapers which became known as the "Night of the Torches".[1]
Host and venue
In the aftermath of World War II, Argentina was chosen as host of the inaugural World Cup partly because of its neutrality during the war.[1]
| Group | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final round | Buenos Aires | Estadio Luna Park | 9,000 |
Competing nations
FIBA determined the requirements to qualify for the World Championship to be as follows:
- The top three teams in the previous Olympic tournament (the United States, France and Brazil).
- The top two teams from the previous South American Championship (Uruguay and Chile).
- The winner of EuroBasket 1949 (Egypt).
- The top team in Asia (South Korea).
- The host country (Argentina).
Prior to the Championship, South Korea withdrew due to logistical and financial difficulties in travelling to Argentina, while Uruguay withdrew after Argentinian immigration officials refused the team visas to enter the country.
Subsequently, FIBA extended invitations to Ecuador, Yugoslavia, Spain, and Peru.
| Seeded to the 1st preliminary round | Seeded to the 2nd preliminary round |
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Preliminary rounds
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First phase
22 October
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| Peru File:Flag of Peru.svg | 33–27 | File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 18-16, 15-11 | ||
Buenos Aires
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22 October
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| Egypt File:Flag of Egypt (1922–1958).svg | 43–37 | File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador |
| Scoring by half: 18-22, 25-15 | ||
Buenos Aires
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- Egypt and Peru advance to the second preliminary phase.
- Ecuador and Yugoslavia advance to the first repass round.
Second phase
23 October
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| United States File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg | 37–33 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile |
| Scoring by half: 20-19, 17-14 | ||
Buenos Aires
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23 October
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| Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg | 56–40 | File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg France |
| Scoring by half: 30-17, 26-23 | ||
Buenos Aires
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23 October
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| Peru File:Flag of Peru.svg | 33–40 | File:Flag of Brazil (1889–1960).svg Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 15-16, 18-24 | ||
Buenos Aires
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23 October
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| Spain File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg | 56–57 | File:Flag of Egypt (1922–1958).svg Egypt |
| Scoring by half: 26-23, 30-34 | ||
Buenos Aires
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- Argentina, Brazil, Egypt and USA advance to the final round.
- Chile and France advance to the first repass round
- Peru and Spain advance to the second repass round.
Repass rounds
First phase
24 October
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| Chile File:Flag of Chile.svg | 40–24 | File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 27-11, 13-13 | ||
Buenos Aires
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24 October
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| Scoring by half: 26-30, 17-18 | ||
Buenos Aires
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- Chile and France advance to the second phase.
- Ecuador and Yugoslavia are relegated to the classification round.
Second phase
25 October
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| Spain File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg | 40–54 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile |
| Scoring by half: 18-24, 22-30 | ||
Buenos Aires
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25 October
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| France File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg | 49–46 (OT) (3-0) | File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru |
| Scoring by half: 25-22, 21-24 | ||
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- Chile and France advance to the final round.
- Peru and Spain are relegated to the classification round.
Classification round
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27 October
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| Ecuador File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg | 45–40 | File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 14–15, 31–25 | ||
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27 October
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| Peru File:Flag of Peru.svg | 43–37 | File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain |
| Scoring by half: 20–19, 23–18 | ||
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29 October
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| Yugoslavia File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg | 43–46 (OT) | File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru |
| Scoring by half: 24–14, 11–21 Overtime: 4–4, 4–7 | ||
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29 October
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| Ecuador File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg | 54–50 | File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain |
| Scoring by half: 29–25, 25–25 | ||
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30 October
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| Spain File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg | 2–0 | File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia |
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30 October
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| Ecuador File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg | 43–51 | File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru |
| Scoring by half: 17–23, 26–28 | ||
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Final round
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27 October
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| Chile File:Flag of Chile.svg | 48–44 | File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg France |
| Scoring by half: 27-19, 21-25 | ||
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27 October
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| Egypt File:Flag of Egypt (1922–1958).svg | 32–34 | File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States |
| Scoring by half: 19-18, 13-16 | ||
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29 October
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| Scoring by half: 10-9, 21-19 | ||
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29 October
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| Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg | 40–35 | File:Flag of Brazil (1889–1960).svg Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 22-21, 18-14 | ||
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30 October
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| Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg | 62–41 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile |
| Scoring by half: 36-17, 26-24 | ||
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30 October
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| Brazil File:Flag of Brazil (1889–1960).svg | 42–45 | File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States |
| Scoring by half: 25-26, 17-19 | ||
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31 October
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| Brazil File:Flag of Brazil (1889–1960).svg | 38–19 | File:Flag of Egypt (1922–1958).svg Egypt |
| Scoring by half: 17-11, 21-8 | ||
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31 October
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| Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg | 66–41 | File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg France |
| Scoring by half: 38-19, 28-22 | ||
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1 November
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| Chile File:Flag of Chile.svg | 29–44 | File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States |
| Scoring by half: 12-29, 17-15 | ||
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1 November
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| Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg | 68–33 | File:Flag of Egypt (1922–1958).svg Egypt |
| Scoring by half: 35-15, 33-18 | ||
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2 November
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| France File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg | 33–48 | File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States |
| Scoring by half: 23-26, 10-22 | ||
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2 November
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| Brazil File:Flag of Brazil (1889–1960).svg | 40–51 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile |
| Scoring by half: 17-25, 23-26 | ||
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3 November
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| Chile File:Flag of Chile.svg | 40–43 | File:Flag of Egypt (1922–1958).svg Egypt |
| Scoring by half: 19-18, 21-25 | ||
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3 November
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| Brazil File:Flag of Brazil (1889–1960).svg | 59–27 | File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg France |
| Scoring by half: 31-14, 28-13 | ||
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3 November
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| Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg | 64–50 | File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States |
| Scoring by half: 34-24, 30-26 | ||
| Pts: Oscar Furlong 20 | Pts: John Stanich 11 | |
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Awards
Argentina won its first-ever World Cup, and Oscar Furlong was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. Furlong averaged a team-high and 11.2 points during the tournament, fourth highest of all players.[1]Template:(! class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: 0 auto;"
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First title
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| Template:Flagicon Oscar Furlong |
- Template:Flagicon Oscar Furlong (Argentina)
- Template:Flagicon John Stanich (USA)
- Template:Flagicon Rufino Bernedo (Chile)
- Template:Flagicon Álvaro Salvadores (Spain)
- Template:Flagicon Ricardo González (Argentina)
Final standings
Team rosters
Source: FIBA archive
- Argentina: 8.Oscar Furlong, 11.Ricardo González, 3.Pedro Bustos, 5.Leopoldo Contarbio, 4.Hugo del Vecchio, 7.Vito Liva, 14.Alberto López, 10.Rubén Menini, 13.Omar Monza, 6.Raúl Pérez Varela, 12.Juan Carlos Uder, 9.Roberto Viau (Coach: Jorge Hugo Canavesi – Casimiro González Trilla])
- USA: 20.John Stanich, 66.Bob Fisher, 75.Bryce Heffley, 55.Thomas Jaquet, 33.Dan Kahler, 19.John Langdon, 40.Les Metzger, 44.J. L. Parks, 22.Jimmy Reese, 16.Don Slocum, 77.Blake Williams (Coach: Gordon Carpenter)
- Chile: Rufino Bernedo, Pedro Araya, Eduardo Cordero, Mariano Fernández, Exequiel Figueroa, Juan José Gallo, Raúl López, Luis Enrique Marmentini, Juan Ostoic, Hernán Ramos, Marcos Sánchez, Víctor Mahana (Coach: Kenneth Davidson)
- Brazil: 45.Zenny de Azevedo "Algodão", 46.Ruy de Freitas, 44.Alfredo da Motta, 48.Paulo Rodrigues Siqueira "Montanha", 42.Hélio Marques Pereira "Godinho", 46.Celso dos Santos, 47.Plutão de Macedo, 49.Sebastião Amorim Gimenez "Tiao", 50.Thales Monteiro, 51.Alexandre Gemignani, Milton Santos Marques "Miltinho", 53.Ângelo Bonfietti "Angelim" (Coach: Moacyr Brondi Daiuto)
All-Tournament Team
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Top scorers
- Template:Flagicon Álvaro Salvadores (Spain) 13.8
- Template:Flagicon Fortunato Muñoz (Ecuador) 13.2
- Template:Flagicon Alfredo Arroyave (Ecuador) 11.4
- Template:Flagicon Oscar Furlong (Argentina) 11.2
- Template:Flagicon Rufino Bernedo (Chile) 10.8
- Template:Flagicon Ricardo González (Argentina) 10.7
- Template:Flagicon Eduardo Kucharski González (Spain) 9.8
- Template:Flagicon Hussein Kamel Montasser (Egypt) 8.8
- Template:Flagicon Eduardo Fiestas (Peru) 8.7
- Template:Flagicon Alberto Fernández (Peru) 8.2
References
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External links
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- Results
- WC 1950 on FIBA.com
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