EuroBasket 1937
 Poster promoting EuroBasket 1937 | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Latvia |
| City | Riga |
| Dates | 2–7 May |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Lithuania (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Italy |
| Third place |  France |
| Fourth place |  Poland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 20 |
| MVP | Pranas Talzūnas |
| Top scorer |  Rūdolfs Jurciņš (12.5 points per game) |
The 1937 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1937, was the second FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA.[1] 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
[edit]First round
[edit]
The preliminary round consisted of the eight teams being separated into two groups of four. Each group played a 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.
Group A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuania |
3 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 42 | +21 | 6 | Semifinal |
| 2 | Italy |
3 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Estonia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 79 | 65 | +14 | 4 | Classification 5–8 |
| 4 |  Egypt |
3 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 67 | −45 | 3 |
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
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France |
3 | 2 | 1 | 78 | 69 | +9 | 5 | Semifinal |
| 2 | Poland |
3 | 2 | 1 | 84 | 73 | +11 | 5 | |
| 3 | Latvia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 95 | 66 | +29 | 5 | Classification 5–8 |
| 4 |  Czechoslovakia |
3 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 98 | −49 | 3 |
Latvia are classified third, because of scores differences between France-Poland-Latvia (Latvia has −4, Poland +2 and France +2).
Classification 5–8
[edit]The bottom four teams from the preliminary group faced off in the classification matches.
Classification semifinals
[edit]7th/8th playoff
[edit]5th/6th playoff
[edit]Semifinals
[edit]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.
Bronze medal match
[edit]Final
[edit]| 1937 FIBA EuroBasket champions |
|---|
 Lithuania 1st title |
Final standings
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| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Lithuania | 5 | 5 | 0 | 118 | 90 | +28 | 10 | |
 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 109 | 98 | +11 | 8 | |
 | France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 132 | 129 | +3 | 8 | |
| 4. | Poland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 133 | 129 | +4 | 7 | |
| 5. | Estonia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 150 | 104 | +46 | 8 | |
| 6. | Latvia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 114 | 104 | +10 | 8 | |
| 7. | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 69 | 128 | −59 | 6 | |
| 8. | Egypt | 5 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 65 | −43 | 5 | |
Team rosters
[edit]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, Albert Suurna, Ralf Viksten (Coach: Herbert Niiler)
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- FIBA Europe EuroBasket 1937
- Eurobasket.com 1937 EChampionship
- (Video of the opening ceremony)