II EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP (RĪGA 1937)

(From 3-05-1937 to 7-05-1937)

 

 

COMPETITION SYSTEM

· The eight participating teams are divided in 2 groups of 4 teams each playing a round robin. In case that two or more teams finish level on points, their position is decided by their basket average.

· The group winners and runners-up advance to the semifinal round (played as an X-pairing), whereas the rest of teams enter a classification round.

· The two winners after the semifinals qualify for the final, whereas the two losers play a consolation final for the bronze medal.

 

 

PRELIMINARY ROUND

 

GROUP A

 

GROUP B

Competition Day 1 (3-05-1937)

Competition Day 1 (3-05-1937)

Lithuania - Italy

22-20 (15-9)

France - Poland

29-24 (15-11)

Estonia - Egypt

44-15 (22-5)

Latvia - Czechoslovakia

44-11 (16-4)

Competition Day 2 (4-05-1937)

Competition Day 2 (4-05-1937)

Lithuania - Estonia

20-15 (16-10)

Poland - Latvia

32-25 (16-14)

Egypt - Italy

0-2 (w.o.)*

France - Czechoslovakia

26-19 (9-8)

Competition Day 3 (5-05-1937)

Competition Day 3 (5-05-1937)

Italy - Estonia

30-20 (13-8)

Latvia - France

26-23 (15-16)

Lithuania - Egypt

21-7 (8-3)

Poland - Czechoslovakia

38-19 (13-12)

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pt

1. Lithuania

3

3

0

63

42

6

2. Italy

3

2

1

52

42

4

3. Estonia

3

1

2

79

65

2

4. Egypt

3

0

3

22

67

0

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pt

1. France

3

2

1

78

69

4

2. Poland

3

2

1

94

73

4

3. Latvia

3

2

1

95

66

4

4. Czechoslovakia

3

0

3

49

108

0

* The original game ended 31-28 (15-12) for Egypt; however, the Italians filed an official protest for a referee mistake, and FIBA decided a replay of the match two days later. Egypt protested this decision and forfeited the tournament. As a result of this withdrawal, this game and all the subsequent matches of Egypt were declared as a w.o. (2-0) for their rivals.

 

 

CLASSIFICATION ROUND

 

PLACES 5-8

Semifinals (6-05-1937)

A3-B4: Estonia - Czechoslovakia

39-20 (18-12)

B3-A4: Latvia - Egypt

2-0 (w.o.)

Finals (7-05-1937)

7/8: Czechoslovakia - Egypt

2-0 (w.o.)

5/6: Estonia - Latvia

41-19 (26-12)

 

 

PLACES 1-4

Semifinals (6-05-1937)

A1-B2: Lithuania - Poland

31-25 (18-18)

B1-A2: France - Italy

32-36 (20-15)

Finals (7-05-1937)

3/4: France - Poland

27-24 (13-15)

1/2: Lithuania - Italy

24-23 (11-9)

 

 

FINAL

VENUE: Sporta Nams (Rīga)

DATE: 7-05-1937 (22:00 h)

ATTENDANCE: 2.000

REFEREES: Marcel Pfeuti (SWI), Václav Jerábek (CZE)

FOULED OUT (FOUR FOULS): xxx

Lietuva

Lithuania - Italy

Italia

24-23 (11-9)

Lithuania (coach-player: Feliksas Kriaučiūnas)

Pranas Talžūnas (12)

Juozas Žukas (3)

Leonas Baltrūnas (2)

Zenonas Puzinauskas (4)

Feliksas Kriaučiūnas (3)

Italy (coach: Vittorio Ugolini)

Sergio Paganella (4)

Emilio Giassetti (3)

Galeazzo Dondi (2)

Livio Franceschini (12)

Giancarlo Marinelli (2)

Artūras Andrulis (-)

Ambrogio Bessi (-)

Mino Pasquini (-)

 

 

FINAL STANDING

1.

Lithuania LIT

2.

Italy ITA

3.

France FRA

4.

Poland POL

5.

Estonia EST

6.

Latvia LAT

7.

Czechoslovakia CZE

8.

Egypt EGY

 

 

TOP SCORERS (POINTS PER GAME)

Player

Pts.

G

Avg.

1. Rūdolfs Jurciņš (LAT)

50

4

12,5

2. Pranas Talžūnas (LIT)

62

5

12,4

3. Heino Veskila (EST)

59

5

11,8

4. Livio Franceschini (ITA)

51

5

10,2

5. Paweł Stok (POL)

50

5

10,0

6. Zenon Różycki (POL)

50

5

10,0

7. Henri Lesmayoux (FRA)

49

5

9,8

8. Pierre Boël (FRA)

22

4

5,5

9. Ralf Viksten (EST)

22

5

4,4

10. Florian Grzechowiak (POL)

20

5

4,0

 

 

TOURNAMENT MVP: Pranas Talžūnas (LIT)*

* Although some sources mention the Lithuanian-American player Pranas Lubinas as the MVP of this tournament, he didn't join the Lithuanian team until 1939 (as he clearly states in several interviews)

   

 

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