1954 FIBA World Championship


The 1954 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation in Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from October 23 to November 5, 1954. Twelve nations participated in the tournament.

Competing nations

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Classification round

All teams play one game against each other for a total of three games.

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.

Awards

Most Valuable Player
Kirby Minter

Top scorers

All-tournament team

NameCountry
Carlos Loyzaga
Kirby Minter
Oscar Moglia
Zenny de Azevedo
Wlamir Marques

Final rankings