# 1954 FIBA World Championship

The 1954 FIBA World Championship (also called the 2nd World Basketball Championship – 1954) was the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. It was held by the International Basketball Federation, from 23 October to 5 November 1954. Brazil hosted the event at Ginásio do Maracanãzinho in Rio de Janeiro. Twelve nations participated in the tournament.

## Competing nations

| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| Brazil  Paraguay  Philippines | Canada  Peru  United States | France  Uruguay  Yugoslavia | Chile  Formosa  Israel |

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 160 | 114 | +46 | 4 | Final round |
| 2 | Philippines | 2 | 1 | 1 | 126 | 151 | −25 | 3 | Final round |
| 3 | Paraguay | 2 | 0 | 2 | 104 | 125 | −21 | 2 | Classification round |
* 23 October 21:00
| Philippines | 64–52 | Paraguay |
| Scoring by half: 26–27, 38–25 |||
| Pts: Loyzaga 15 | | Pts: Zapattini 22 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
* 24 October 21:45
| Brazil | 99–62 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 44–22, 55–40 |||
| Pts: Bonfietti 18 | | Pts: Mumar 22 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
* 25 October 21:10
| Paraguay | 52–61 | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 17–33, 35–28 |||
| Pts: Bendlin 13 | | Pts: Facci 14 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 132 | 88 | +44 | 4 | Final round |
| 2 | Canada | 2 | 1 | 1 | 105 | 117 | −12 | 3 | Final round |
| 3 | Peru | 2 | 0 | 2 | 109 | 141 | −32 | 2 | Classification round |
* 23 October 22:30
| Canada | 37–59 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 18–33, 19–26 |||
| Pts: Ridd 11 | | Pts: Minter 16 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
* 24 October 23:12
| Peru | 51–73 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 26–24, 25–49 |||
| Pts: Chocano 15 | | Pts: Johnson 22 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
* 25 October 19:00
| Canada | 68–58 | Peru |
| Scoring by half: 28–33, 40–25 |||
| Pts: Ridd 25 | | Pts: Salas 20 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Uruguay | 2 | 2 | 0 | 113 | 98 | +15 | 4 | Final round |
| 2 | France | 2 | 1 | 1 | 113 | 118 | −5 | 3 | Final round |
| 3 | Yugoslavia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 112 | 122 | −10 | 2 | Classification round |
* 24 October 18:30
| Yugoslavia | 52–55 (OT) | Uruguay |
| Scoring by half: 23–23, 28–28 Overtime: 1–4 |||
| Pts: Ćurčić 17 | | Pts: Moglia 22 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
* 25 October 22:50
| France | 67–60 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 33–26, 34–34 |||
| Pts: Beugnot 25 | | Pts: Ćurčić 16 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
* 26 October
| Uruguay | 58–46 | France |
| Scoring by half: 34–15, 24–31 |||
| Pts: Lombardo 14 | | Pts: Haudegand 11 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Formosa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 115 | 113 | +2 | 3 | Final round |
| 2 | Israel | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 98 | +2 | 3 | Final round |
| 3 | Chile | 2 | 1 | 1 | 117 | 121 | −4 | 3 | Classification round |
* 24 October 18:30
| Israel | 45–49 | Formosa |
| Scoring by half: 27–25, 18–24 |||
| Pts: Cohen 12 | | Pts: Tong S.F. 18 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
* 25 October 19:00
| Formosa | 66–68 | Chile |
| Scoring by half: 28–27, 38–41 |||
| Pts: Tong S.F. 19 | | Pts: Badria 22 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
* 26 October 22:15
| Israel | 55–49 | Chile |
| Scoring by half: 18–25, 37–24 |||
| Pts: Schneor 21 | | Pts: Badria 13 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

## Classification round

All teams play one game against each other for a total of three games.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 9 | Paraguay | 3 | 3 | 0 | 193 | 177 | +16 | 6 |
| 10 | Chile | 3 | 2 | 1 | 179 | 170 | +9 | 5 |
| 11 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 210 | 221 | −11 | 4 |
| 12 | Peru | 3 | 0 | 3 | 190 | 204 | −14 | 3 |
* 29 October 17:30
| Yugoslavia | 62–70 | Chile |
| Scoring by half: 25–35, 37–35 |||
| Pts: Muller 13 | | Pts: Badria 21 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
* 30 October 17:30
| Paraguay | 66–58 | Peru |
| Scoring by half: 28–34, 38–24 |||
| Pts: Yegros 19 | | Pts: Salas 25 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
* 31 October 17:30
| Yugoslavia | 86–84 (OT) | Peru |
| Scoring by half: 39–44, 42–37 Overtime: 5–3 |||
| Pts: Muller 21 | | Pts: Salas 30 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
* 1 November 17:30
| Chile | 57–60 | Paraguay |
| Scoring by half: 30–22, 27–38 |||
| Pts: Badria 14 | | Pts: Isusi 18 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
* 3 November 17:30
| Yugoslavia | 62–67 | Paraguay |
| Scoring by half: 28–37, 34–30 |||
| Pts: Bjegojević 16 | | Pts: Isusi 21 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
* 4 November 22:00
| Peru | 48–52 | Chile |
| Scoring by half: 25–30, 23–22 |||
| Pts: Salas 13 | | Pts: Badria 12 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

## Final round

All teams play one game against each other for a total of seven games. The teams with the best records are awarded medals.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | United States (C) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 482 | 300 | +182 | 14 |
| 2 | Brazil (H) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 418 | 341 | +77 | 13 |
| 3 | Philippines | 7 | 5 | 2 | 438 | 406 | +32 | 12 |
| 4 | France | 7 | 3 | 4 | 371 | 392 | −21 | 10 |
| 5 | Formosa | 7 | 2 | 5 | 345 | 405 | −60 | 9 |
| 6 | Uruguay | 7 | 2 | 5 | 422 | 446 | −24 | 9 |
| 7 | Canada | 7 | 2 | 5 | 433 | 498 | −65 | 9 |
| 8 | Israel | 7 | 1 | 6 | 330 | 451 | −121 | 8 |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head record: Formosa 1–1 (1.06 GAvg), Uruguay 1–1 (1.03 GAvg), Canada 1–1 (0.91 GAvg)
* 27 October 22:35
| Canada | 50–43 | Israel |
| Scoring by half: 33–22, 17–21 |||
| Pts: Ridd 13 | | Pts: Cohen 13 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Alberto Pedro (PAR), Noli Coutinho (BRA)
* 27 October
| France | 57–49 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by half: 23–22, 34–27 |||
| Pts: Buffière 11 | | Pts: Moglia 19 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Earl Schlup (USA), Angelo Benvenuto (CHI)
* 27 October
| Formosa | 44–61 | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 26–32, 18–29 |||
| Pts: Wang Y.J. 16 | | Pts: Marques 14 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Pietro Reverberi (ITA), Juan M. Rossini (URU)
* 27 October 18:00
| Philippines | 43–56 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 22–25, 21–31 |||
| Pts: Mumar 14 | | Pts: Minter 15 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Eduardo Airaldi (PER), Helio Louzada (BRA)
* 28 October
| Uruguay | 66–67 | Canada |
| Scoring by half: 29–35, 37–32 |||
| Pts: Moglia 31 | | Pts: Ridd 14 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Alberto Pedro (PAR), Orlando Tabuso (BRA)
* 28 October
| Israel | 46–68 | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 20–31, 26–37 |||
| Pts: Erez 13 | | Pts: Pasos 15 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Pietro Reverberi (ITA), Angelo Benvenuto (CHI)
* 28 October
| France | 49–70 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 21–32, 28–38 |||
| Pts: Haudegand 13 | | Pts: Minter 15 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Eduardo Airaldi (PER), Noli Coutinho (BRA)
* 29 October 19:00
| Formosa | 38–48 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 21–21, 17–27 |||
| Pts: Wang Y.J. 12 | | Pts: Flores 12 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Renato Righetto (BRA), Juan M. Rossini (URU)
* 29 October
| Canada | 67–82 | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 22–43, 45–39 |||
| Pts: Gresham 19 | | Pts: Bonfietti 15 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Earl Schlup (USA), Angelo Benvenuto (CHI)
* 29 October 20:30
| Uruguay | 59–64 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 26–30, 33–34 |||
| Pts: Lara 23 | | Pts: Born 15 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Pietro Reverberi (ITA), Helio Louzada (BRA)
* 30 October
| Israel | 56–90 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 30–37, 26–53 |||
| Pts: Schneor 14 | | Pts: Loyzaga, Saldaña 20 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Earl Schlup (USA), Aladino Astuto (BRA)
* 30 October
| France | 58–48 | Formosa |
| Scoring by half: 27–22, 31–26 |||
| Pts: Beugnot 19 | | Pts: Wang Y.J. 17 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Pietro Reverberi (ITA), Angelo Benvenuto (CHI)
* 30 October
| Canada | 50–84 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 30–47, 20–37 |||
| Pts: Delkers 18 | | Pts: Born 17 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Eduardo Airaldi (PER), Alberto Pedro (PAR)
* 31 October
| Brazil | 57–41 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 35–23, 22–18 |||
| Pts: de Almeida 15 | | Pts: Loyzaga 15 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Alberto Pedro (PAR), Juan M. Rossini (URU)
* 31 October
| Uruguay | 67–62 | Formosa |
| Scoring by half: 28–33, 39–29 |||
| Pts: Moglia 27 | | Pts: Wang Y.J. 18 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Renato Righetto (BRA), Angelo Benvenuto (CHI)
* 31 October 18:30
| Israel | 48–45 (OT) | France |
| Scoring by half: 21–17, 22–26 Overtime: 5–2 |||
| Pts: Schneor 15 | | Pts: Dessemme 11 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Earl Schlup (USA), Helio Louzada (BRA)
* 1 November 19:30
| Canada | 76–83 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 35–41, 41–42 |||
| Pts: Ridd 37 | | Pts: Mumar 24 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Earl Schlup (USA), Orlando Tabuso (BRA)
* 1 November
| United States | 72–28 | Formosa |
| Scoring by half: 31–11, 41–17 |||
| Pts: Born 14 | | Pts: Ling J.H. 7 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Eduardo Airaldi (PER), Juan M. Rossini (URU)
* 1 November
| Brazil | 49–36 | France |
| Scoring by half: 25–14, 24–22 |||
| Pts: Bonfietti 13 | | Pts: Haudegand 9 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Pietro Reverberi (ITA), Angelo Benvenuto (CHI)
* 3 November
| Uruguay | 73–69 | Israel |
| Scoring by half: 32–31, 41–38 |||
| Pts: Lombardo 22 | | Pts: Cohen 21 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Aladino Astuto (BRA), Pietro Reverberi (ITA)
* 3 November
| Canada | 61–74 | Formosa |
| Scoring by half: 29–29, 32–45 |||
| Pts: Ridd 26 | | Pts: Tong S.F. 18 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Angelo Benvenuto (CHI), Orlando Tabuso (BRA)
* 3 November
| Philippines | 66–60 | France |
| Scoring by half: 25–23, 41–37 |||
| Pts: Loyzaga 19 | | Pts: Haudegand 11 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Eduardo Airaldi (PER), Noli Coutinho (BRA)
* 4 November 19:00
| United States | 74–30 | Israel |
| Scoring by half: 36–20, 38–10 |||
| Pts: Johnson 13 | | Pts: Schneor 6 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Angelo Benvenuto (CHI), Alberto Pedro (PAR)
* 4 November
| Brazil | 60–45 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by half: 24–23, 36–22 |||
| Pts: Pasos 18 | | Pts: Moglia 18 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Pietro Reverberi (ITA), Eduardo Airaldi (PER)
* 4 November
| Canada | 62–66 | France |
| Scoring by half: 32–27, 30–39 |||
| Pts: Ridd 22 | | Pts: Antoine 14 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Earl Schlup (USA), Aladino Astuto (BRA)
* 5 November
| Formosa | 51–38 | Israel |
| Scoring by half: 27–12, 24–26 |||
| Pts: Ling J.H. 12 | | Pts: Ofri 11 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Pietro Reverberi (ITA), Helio Louzada (BRA)
* 5 November
| Philippines | 67–63 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by half: 32–32, 35–31 |||
| Pts: Loyzaga 31 | | Pts: Lombardo 14 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Aladino Astuto (BRA), Angelo Benvenuto (CHI)
* 5 November
| United States | 62–41 | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 35–19, 27–22 |||
| Pts: Edward 14 | | Pts: Pasos 12 |
* Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Eduardo Airaldi (PER), Alberto Pedro (PAR)

## Awards

* 1954 World Championship winner
* United States First title
* Most Valuable Player
* Kirby Minter

## Top scorers

| Name | Country | Games | Total points | Average points |
| Oscar Moglia | Uruguay | 9 | 168 | 18.7 |
| Carl Ridd | Canada | 9 | 164 | 18.2 |
| Carlos Loyzaga | Philippines | 9 | 148 | 16.4 |
| Jean-Paul Beugnot | France | 8 | 96 | 12.0 |
| Kirby Minter | United States | 9 | 100 | 11.1 |
| Amaury Pasos | Brazil | 9 | 100 | 11.1 |
| Doug Gresham | Canada | 9 | 98 | 10.8 |
| Angelo Bonfietti | Brazil | 9 | 97 | 10.7 |
| Avraham Schneor | Israel | 9 | 97 | 10.7 |
| Wlamir Marques | Brazil | 9 | 95 | 10.5 |

## All-tournament team

| Name | Country |
| Carlos Loyzaga | Philippines |
| Kirby Minter | United States |
| Oscar Moglia | Uruguay |
| Zenny de Azevedo ("Algodão") | Brazil |
| Wlamir Marques | Brazil |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team | Record |
| | United States | 9–0 |
| | Brazil | 8–1 |
| | Philippines | 6–3 |
| 4 | France | 4–5 |
| 5 | Taiwan | 3–6 |
| 6 | Uruguay | 4–5 |
| 7 | Canada | 3–6 |
| 8 | Israel | 2–7 |
| 9 | Paraguay | 3–2 |
| 10 | Chile | 3–2 |
| 11 | Yugoslavia | 1–4 |
| 12 | Peru | 0–5 |
* source:FIBA