EuroBasket 1935

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The 1935 FIBA European Championship, commonly called EuroBasket 1935, was the first FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA, as well as a test event preceding the first Olympic basketball tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Ten national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) took part in the competition. The event was hosted by Switzerland and held in Geneva in May, 1935.

EuroBasket 1935
Championnat Européen Basketball (French)
Tournament details
Host countrySwitzerland
CityGeneva
Dates2–4 May
Teams10
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Latvia (1st title)
Runners-up Spain
Third place Czechoslovakia
Fourth place  Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Games played17
MVPSpain Rafael Martín
Top scorerItaly Livio Franceschini
(16.5 points per game)
1937

The 2012 Latvian film Dream Team 1935 is based on the events of the tournament. It tells the story of the Latvian national basketball team, the winners of the tournament.

Preliminary round

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Before the tournament began, a qualification game was played between Spain and Portugal. The game was held in Madrid, Spain and refereed by Spanish coach Mariano Manent. Spain won, 33–12.

15 April 1935
Spain   33–12   Portugal
Scoring by half: 16–6, 17–6

Results

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Classification round

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The classification round served to place the six teams eliminated in the preliminary round into places 5 through 10.

 
5th–10th place quarterfinals5th–8th place semifinalsFifth place match
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Belgium29
 
 
 
  Bulgaria11
 
  Bulgaria22
 
 
 
  Hungary19
 
  Belgium30
 
 
  France49
 
 
 
 
 
  Italy27
 
 
 
  France29 Seventh place match
 
  France66
 
 
 
  Romania23
 
  Bulgaria22
 
 
  Italy35
 
 
Ninth place match
 
  
 
 
 
 
  Hungary24
 
 
  Romania17
 

5th–10th place quarterfinals

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3 May 1935
20:00
Bulgaria   22–19   Hungary
Scoring by half: 16–6, 6–13
Palais des Expositions, Geneva
3 May 1935
20:50
Romania   23–66   France
Scoring by half: 11–40, 12–26
Palais des Expositions, Geneva

5th–8th place semifinals

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4 May 1935
Belgium   29–11   Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 16–2, 13–9
Palais des Expositions, Geneva
4 May 1935
Italy   27–29   France
Scoring by half: 16–17, 11–12
Palais des Expositions, Geneva

Ninth place match

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Hungary   24–17   Romania
Scoring by half: 9–12, 15–5
Palais des Expositions, Geneva

Seventh place match

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4 May 1935
20:00
Bulgaria   22–35   Italy
Scoring by half: 2–16, 20–19
Palais des Expositions, Geneva

Fifth place match

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4 May 1935
20:50
France   49–30   Belgium
Scoring by half: 31–8, 18–22
Palais des Expositions, Geneva

Final round

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Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
2 May 1935
 
 
  Latvia46
 
 
  Hungary12
 
 
3 May 1935
 
 
  Latvia28
 
2 May 1935
 
   Switzerland19
 
   Switzerland42
 
3 May 1935
 
  Romania9
 
   Switzerland27
 
2 May 1935
 
  Italy17
 
  Italy42
 
4 May 1935
 
  Bulgaria23
 
  Latvia24
 
 
  Spain18
 
 
2 May 1935
 
 
  Spain25
 
 
  Belgium17
 
 
3 May 1935
 
 
  Spain21
 
 
  Czechoslovakia17 Bronze medal match
 
 
2 May 19354 May 1935
 
 
  France21   Switzerland23
 
 
  Czechoslovakia23   Czechoslovakia25
 
 
 
 

Round of 16

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2 May 1935
21:50
Italy   42–23   Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 16–6, 26–17
Palais des Expositions, Geneva
2 May 1935
22:40
Switzerland   42–9   Romania
Scoring by half: 25–3, 17–6
Palais des Expositions, Geneva

Quarterfinals

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2 May 1935
16:00
Spain   25–17   Belgium
Scoring by half: 14–7, 11–10
Palais des Expositions, Geneva
Referees: Lucini (Switzerland)
2 May 1935
16:50
Latvia   46–12   Hungary
Scoring by half: 20–7, 26–5
Palais des Expositions, Geneva
Referees: M. Pfeuti (Switzerland)
2 May 1935
21:00
France   21–23   Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 13–16, 8–7
Palais des Expositions, Geneva
3 May 1935
15:00
Switzerland   27–17   Italy
Scoring by half: 15–15, 12–2
Palais des Expositions, Geneva
Referees: M. Creus (France)

Semifinals

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3 May 1935
22:30
Latvia   28–19    Switzerland
Scoring by half: 16–12, 12–7
Palais des Expositions, Geneva
3 May 1935
21:40
Czechoslovakia   17–21   Spain
Scoring by half: 10–10, 7–11
Palais des Expositions, Geneva

Bronze medal match

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4 May 1935
21:40
Switzerland   23–25   Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 15–16, 8–9
Palais des Expositions, Geneva

Final

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4 May 1935 (1935-05-04)
22:30
Latvia   24–18   Spain
Scoring by half: 16–8, 8–10
Pts: Jurcins 11 Pts: Rafael Martin 6
Palais des Expositions, Geneva


 1935 FIBA EuroBasket champions 
 
Latvia
1st title

Final standings

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Latvia men's national basketball team members during EuroBasket 1935
 
EuroBasket 1935 logo in a Swiss journal
Rank Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
    Latvia 3 3 0 98 49 +49 6
    Spain 3 2 1 64 58 +6 5
    Czechoslovakia 3 2 1 65 65 0 5
4    Switzerland 4 2 2 111 79 +32 6
5   France 4 3 1 165 103 +62 7
6   Belgium 3 1 2 76 85 −9 4
7   Italy 4 2 2 121 101 +20 6
8   Bulgaria 4 1 3 78 125 −47 5
9   Hungary 3 1 2 55 85 −30 4
10   Romania 3 0 3 49 132 −83 3

Team rosters

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  1. Latvia: Eduards Andersons, Aleksejs Anufrijevs, Mārtiņš Grundmanis, Herberts Gubiņš, Rūdolfs Jurciņš, Jānis Lidmanis, Džems Raudziņš, Visvaldis Melderis (Coach: Valdemārs Baumanis)
  2. Spain: Rafael Martín, Emilio Alonso, Pedro Alonso, Juan Carbonell, Armando Maunier, Fernando Muscat, Cayetano Ortega, Rafael Ruano (Coach: Mariano Manent)
  3. Czechoslovakia: Jiří Čtyřoký, Jan Fertek, Josef Franc, Josef Klima, Josef Moc, František Picek, Vaclav Voves
  4. Switzerland: René Karlen, Jean Pollet, Raymond Lambercy, Marcel Wuilleumier, Jean Pare, Mottier, Radle, Sidler
  5. Bulgaria: Nikola Rogatchev, Etropolski, Krum Konstantinov, Pinkas,

References

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