The 1950 FIBA World Championship, also called the 1st World Basketball Championship – 1950, was the inaugural edition of the World Cupbasketball 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.
1950 World Basketball Championship
FIBA Campeonato Mundial de Basquetebol Masculino de 1950
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]
As South Korea withdrew due to travel difficulties, and Uruguay withdrew after being refused visas to enter Argentina, FIBA extended invitations to Ecuador, Yugoslavia, Spain and Peru.
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]
^ abc"The Best of World Cup 1950: Argentina's first Night of the Torches, Denver Chevrolets and 20,000 fans". FIBA.basketball. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
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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 1950 World Basketball ChampionshipFIBA Campeonato Mundial de Basquetebol Masculino de 1950Tournament detailsHost countryArgentinaCityBuenos AiresDates22 October 3 NovemberOfficially opened byJuan PeronTeams10Venue s Luna Park StadiumFinal positionsChampions Argentina 1st title Runners up United StatesThird place ChileFourth place BrazilTournament statisticsGames played31MVPOscar FurlongTop scorerAlvaro Salvadores 13 8 points per game 1954 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 Contents 1 Host and venue 2 Competing nations 3 Preliminary rounds 3 1 First phase 3 2 Second phase 4 Repass rounds 4 1 First phase 4 2 Second phase 5 Classification round 6 Final round 7 Awards 8 Final standings 9 Team rosters 10 All Tournament Team 11 Top scorers 12 References 13 External linksHost and venue EditIn 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 CapacityFinal round Buenos Aires Estadio Luna Park 9 000Competing nations EditFIBA determined the requirements to qualify for the World Championship as follows the three best teams in the previous Olympic tournament France Brazil and the United States the two best teams from South America Uruguay and Chile the top two teams in the 1949 South American Basketball Championship Europe Egypt the winner of EuroBasket 1949 and Asia South Korea plus the host country Argentina As South Korea withdrew due to travel difficulties and Uruguay withdrew after being refused visas to enter Argentina FIBA extended invitations to Ecuador Yugoslavia Spain and Peru Seeded to the 1st preliminary round Seeded to the 2nd preliminary round nbsp Egypt nbsp Peru nbsp Yugoslavia nbsp Ecuador nbsp Argentina nbsp Brazil nbsp Chile nbsp France nbsp Spain nbsp United StatesPreliminary rounds EditFirst roundSecond roundFirst repass round 1st and 2nd round losers Second repass round 1st repass round winners nbsp Chile33 nbsp United States37 nbsp Chile40 nbsp Yugoslavia24 nbsp Brazil40 nbsp Peru33 nbsp Peru33 nbsp Yugoslavia27 nbsp Chile54 nbsp Spain40First roundSecond roundFirst repass round 1st and 2nd round losers Second repass round 1st repass round winners nbsp Egypt43 nbsp Ecuador37 nbsp Egypt57 nbsp Spain56 nbsp Ecuador43 nbsp France48 nbsp Argentina56 nbsp France40 nbsp Peru46 nbsp France49First phase Edit 22 OctoberPeru nbsp 33 27 nbsp YugoslaviaScoring by half 18 16 15 11Buenos Aires 22 OctoberEgypt nbsp 43 37 nbsp EcuadorScoring by half 18 22 25 15Buenos Aires Egypt and Peru advance to the second preliminary phase Ecuador and Yugoslavia advance to the first repass round Second phase Edit 23 OctoberUnited States nbsp 37 33 nbsp ChileScoring by half 20 19 17 14Buenos Aires 23 OctoberArgentina nbsp 56 40 nbsp FranceScoring by half 30 17 26 23Buenos Aires 23 OctoberPeru nbsp 33 40 nbsp BrazilScoring by half 15 16 18 24Buenos Aires 23 OctoberSpain nbsp 56 57 nbsp EgyptScoring by half 26 23 30 34Buenos Aires 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 EditFirst phase Edit 24 OctoberChile nbsp 40 24 nbsp YugoslaviaScoring by half 27 11 13 13Buenos Aires 24 OctoberEcuador nbsp 43 48 nbsp FranceScoring by half 26 30 17 18Buenos Aires Chile and France advance to the second phase Ecuador and Yugoslavia are relegated to the classification round Second phase Edit 25 OctoberSpain nbsp 40 54 nbsp ChileScoring by half 18 24 22 30Buenos Aires 25 OctoberFrance nbsp 49 46 OT 3 0 nbsp PeruScoring by half 25 22 21 24Buenos Aires Chile and France advance to the final round Peru and Spain are relegated to the classification round Classification round EditPos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts7 nbsp Peru 3 3 0 140 123 17 68 nbsp Ecuador 3 2 1 142 141 1 59 nbsp Spain 3 1 2 89 97 8 410 nbsp Yugoslavia 3 0 3 83 93 10 2Source FIBA archiveRules for classification 1 points 2 head to head points 3 head to head goal average 4 head to head number of points scored 27 OctoberEcuador nbsp 45 40 nbsp YugoslaviaScoring by half 14 15 31 25La Plata Argentina 27 OctoberPeru nbsp 43 37 nbsp SpainScoring by half 20 19 23 18La Plata Argentina 29 OctoberYugoslavia nbsp 43 46 nbsp PeruScoring by half 24 14 11 21 Overtime 4 4 7 4Rosario Argentina 29 OctoberEcuador nbsp 54 50 nbsp SpainScoring by half 29 25 25 25Rosario Argentina 30 OctoberSpain nbsp 2 0 nbsp YugoslaviaYugoslavia refused to stand for the Spanish national anthem or play for political reasons Spain was awarded the game on forfeit Buenos Aires Argentina 30 OctoberEcuador nbsp 43 51 nbsp PeruScoring by half 17 23 26 28Buenos Aires ArgentinaFinal round EditPos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts1 nbsp Argentina C H 5 5 0 300 200 100 102 nbsp United States 5 4 1 221 200 21 93 nbsp Chile 5 2 3 209 233 24 74 nbsp Brazil 5 2 3 214 182 32 75 nbsp Egypt 5 2 3 158 208 50 76 nbsp France 5 0 5 173 252 79 5Source FIBA archiveRules for classification 1 points 2 head to head points 3 head to head goal average 4 head to head number of points scored C Champions H Hosts 27 OctoberChile nbsp 48 44 nbsp FranceScoring by half 27 19 21 25Buenos Aires Argentina 27 OctoberEgypt nbsp 32 34 nbsp United StatesScoring by half 19 18 13 16Buenos Aires Argentina 29 OctoberEgypt nbsp 31 28 nbsp FranceScoring by half 10 9 21 19Buenos Aires Argentina 29 OctoberArgentina nbsp 40 35 nbsp BrazilScoring by half 22 21 18 14Buenos Aires Argentina 30 OctoberArgentina nbsp 62 41 nbsp ChileScoring by half 36 17 26 24Buenos Aires Argentina 30 OctoberBrazil nbsp 42 45 nbsp United StatesScoring by half 25 26 17 19Buenos Aires Argentina 31 OctoberBrazil nbsp 38 19 nbsp EgyptScoring by half 17 11 21 8Buenos Aires Argentina 31 OctoberArgentina nbsp 66 41 nbsp FranceScoring by half 38 19 28 22Buenos Aires Argentina 1 NovemberChile nbsp 29 44 nbsp United StatesScoring by half 12 29 17 15Buenos Aires Argentina 1 NovemberArgentina nbsp 68 33 nbsp EgyptScoring by half 35 15 33 18Buenos Aires Argentina 2 NovemberFrance nbsp 33 48 nbsp United StatesScoring by half 23 26 10 22Buenos Aires Argentina 2 NovemberBrazil nbsp 40 51 nbsp ChileScoring by half 17 25 23 26Buenos Aires Argentina 3 NovemberChile nbsp 40 43 nbsp EgyptScoring by half 19 18 21 25Buenos Aires Argentina 3 NovemberBrazil nbsp 59 27 nbsp FranceScoring by half 31 14 28 13Buenos Aires Argentina 3 NovemberArgentina nbsp 64 50 nbsp United StatesScoring by half 34 24 30 26Pts Oscar Furlong 20 Pts John Stanich 11Buenos Aires ArgentinaAttendance 20 000Awards EditArgentina 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 1950 World Championship winner nbsp ArgentinaFirst titleMost Valuable Player nbsp Oscar FurlongAll Tournament Team nbsp Oscar Furlong Argentina nbsp John Stanich USA nbsp Rufino Bernedo Chile nbsp Alvaro Salvadores Spain nbsp Ricardo Gonzalez Argentina Final standings Edit nbsp The Argentina squad that won their first World championship Rank Team Record1 nbsp Argentina 6 02 nbsp United States 5 13 nbsp Chile 4 44 nbsp Brazil 3 35 nbsp Egypt 4 36 nbsp France 2 67 nbsp Peru 4 28 nbsp Ecuador 2 39 nbsp Spain 1 410 nbsp Yugoslavia 0 5Team rosters EditSource FIBA archive Argentina 8 oscar Furlong 11 Ricardo Gonzalez 3 Pedro Bustos 5 Leopoldo Contarbio 4 Hugo del Vecchio 7 Vito Liva 14 Alberto Lopez 10 Ruben Menini 13 Omar Monza 6 Raul Perez Varela 12 Juan Carlos Uder 9 Roberto Viau Coach Jorge Hugo Canavesi Casimiro Gonzalez 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 Fernandez Exequiel Figueroa Juan Jose Gallo Raul Lopez Luis Enrique Marmentini Juan Ostoic Hernan Ramos Marcos Sanchez Victor Mahana Coach Kenneth Davidson Brazil 45 Zenny de Azevedo Algodao 46 Ruy de Freitas 44 Alfredo da Motta 48 Paulo Rodrigues Siqueira Montanha 42 Helio Marques Pereira Godinho 46 Celso dos Santos 47 Plutao de Macedo 49 Sebastiao Amorim Gimenez Tiao 50 Thales Monteiro 51 Alexandre Gemignani Milton Santos Marques Miltinho 53 Angelo Bonfietti Angelim Coach Moacyr Brondi Daiuto All Tournament Team EditMain article FIBA Basketball World Cup All Tournament TeamTop scorers Edit nbsp Alvaro Salvadores Spain 13 8 nbsp Fortunato Munoz Ecuador 13 2 nbsp Alfredo Arroyave Ecuador 11 4 nbsp oscar Furlong Argentina 11 2 nbsp Rufino Bernedo Chile 10 8 nbsp Ricardo Gonzalez Argentina 10 7 nbsp Eduardo Kucharski Gonzalez Spain 9 8 nbsp Hussein Kamel Montasser Egypt 8 8 nbsp Eduardo Fiestas Peru 8 7 nbsp Alberto Fernandez Peru 8 2References Edit a b c The Best of World Cup 1950 Argentina s first Night of the Torches Denver Chevrolets and 20 000 fans FIBA basketball 10 March 2023 Retrieved 12 March 2023 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1950 FIBA World Championship FIBA official website EuroBasket com FIBA Basketball World Cup Page Results WC 1950 on FIBA com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1950 FIBA World Championship amp oldid 1179759848, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
