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 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.

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

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

Classification round

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

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

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

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

Seventh place match

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

Fifth place match

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

Final round

 
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

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

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

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

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

Final

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

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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Latvia 3 3 0 98 49 +49 6
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Spain 3 2 1 64 58 +6 5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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

  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

External links

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