Eurobasket 1937
Encyclopedia
The 1937 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1937, was the second regional championship held by FIBA Europe
. Eight national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation
(FIBA) took part in the competition. Defending champions Latvia
hosted the tournament, held in Riga
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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.
Bold = game winner
Egypt won against Italy 31:28 but because of the mistake, FIBA ruled to replay the game. Egypt objected the ruling of FIBA and decided to withdrew from replaying of the match.
Unfortunate to hosts, Latvia, they are classificated here third, because of scores differences between France-Poland-Latvia, (Latvia has -1, Poland +2 and France -1) and the next factor - points scored (Latvia has 26, France 29).
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, Albert Suurna, Ralf Viksten (Coach: Herbert Niiler)
FIBA Europe
FIBA Europe is a zone within the International Basketball Federation which includes all 49 national European basketball federations.-Division A:-Division B: -Division C:...
. Eight national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation
International Basketball Federation
The International Basketball Federation, more commonly known as FIBA , from its French name Fédération Internationale de Basketball, is an association of national organizations which governs international competition in basketball...
(FIBA) took part in the competition. Defending champions Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
hosted the tournament, held in Riga
Riga
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
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Final rankings
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First round
The preliminary round consisted of the eight teams being separated into two groups of four. Each group played a round-robinRound-robin
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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.
Group A
| Rank | Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
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| 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 42 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 42 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 79 | 65 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 67 | ||
Bold = game winner
| Italy | 30 - 20 | Estonia |
| Estonia | 44 - 15 | Egypt |
| Lithuania | 22 - 20 | Italy |
| Lithuania | 20 - 15 | Estonia |
| Lithuania | 21 - 7 | Egypt |
| Italy | 2 - 0 | Egypt (withdrew) |
Egypt won against Italy 31:28 but because of the mistake, FIBA ruled to replay the game. Egypt objected the ruling of FIBA and decided to withdrew from replaying of the match.
Group B
| Rank | Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 84 | 73 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 75 | 69 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 95 | 63 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 98 | ||
| France | 26 - 19 | Czechoslovakia |
| France | 29 - 24 | Poland |
| Poland | 28 - 19 | Czechoslovakia |
| Poland | 32 - 25 | Latvia |
| Latvia | 44 - 11 | Czechoslovakia |
| Latvia | 26 - 20 | France |
Unfortunate to hosts, Latvia, they are classificated here third, because of scores differences between France-Poland-Latvia, (Latvia has -1, Poland +2 and France -1) and the next factor - points scored (Latvia has 26, France 29).
Classification 5-8
The bottom four teams from the preliminary group faced off in the classification matches.Classification semifinals
| Estonia | 30 - 20 | Czechoslovakia |
| Latvia | 2 - 0 | Egypt (withdrew) |
7th/8th playoff
| Czechoslovakia | 2 - 0 | Egypt (withdrew) |
5th/6th playoff
| Estonia | 41 - 19 | Latvia |
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.| Italy | 36 - 32 | France |
| Lithuania | 31 - 25 | Poland |
Bronze medal match
| France | 27 - 24 | Poland |
Final
| Lithuania | 24 - 23 | Italy |
Team rosters
1.Lithuania: Feliksas Kriaučiūnas, Pranas Talzūnas, Stasys Šackus, 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
Livio Franceschini
Livio Franceschini was an Italian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Trieste....
, Ambrogio Bessi, Galeazzo Dondi, Emilio Giassetti
Emilio Giassetti
Emilio Giassetti was an Italian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Trieste....
, Giancarlo Marinelli
Giancarlo Marinelli
Giancarlo Marinelli was an Italian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Bologna....
, Camillo Marinone, Sergio Paganella
Sergio Paganella
Sergio Paganella was an Italian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Mantua and died in Milan....
, 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
Pawel Stok
Paweł Stanisław Stok was a Polish basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics....
, Michal Czajczyk, Stefan Gendera, Florian Grzechowiak
Florian Grzechowiak
Florian Grzechowiak was a Polish basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics....
, Zdzislaw Kasprzak
Zdzislaw Kasprzak
Zdzisław Kasprzak was a Polish basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics....
, Janusz Patrzykont
Janusz Patrzykont
Janusz Stanisław Patrzykont was a Polish basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics....
, Andrzej Plucinski
Andrzej Plucinski
Andrzej Pluciński was a Polish basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Polish basketball team, which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches....
, Zbigniew Resich, Zenon Rozycki
Zenon Rózycki
Zenon Adam Różycki was a Polish basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Poznań....
, Jaroslaw Smigielski (Coach: Walenty Kłyszejko)
5.Estonia: Heino Veskila, Oskar Erikson, Evald Mahl, Vladimir Kärk, Robert Keres, Aleksander Illi, Alfred Zimmermann, Albert Suurna, Ralf Viksten (Coach: Herbert Niiler)