EuroBasket 1959
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The EuroBasket 1959 was the 11th EuroBasket
Eurobasket
The EuroBasket, also referred to as the FIBA European Basketball Championship, is the main basketball competition contested biennially by the men's national teams governed by FIBA Europe, the European zone within the International Basketball Federation. The championship was first held in 1935 and...

, the biennial regional basketball
Basketball
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 championship contested by Europe
Europe
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an nations and held by FIBA Europe
FIBA Europe
FIBA Europe is a zone within the International Basketball Federation which includes all 49 national European basketball federations.-Division A:-Division B: -Division C:...

. The tournament, which was hosted by Turkey
Turkey
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, began on 21 May 1959 and concluded with the final on 31 May 1959. Seventeen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation
International Basketball Federation
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 (FIBA) entered the competition. Mithat Paşa Stadium
BJK Inonu Stadium
Fiyapı İnönü Stadium is a football stadium in Istanbul, Turkey and is the home ground of the football club Beşiktaş J.K.. Previously the ground has aso been shared with Galatasaray S.K. and Fenerbahce S.K.. The ground is located in Dolmabahçe, close to the Dolmabahçe Palace in the district of...

, Istanbul
Istanbul
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 was the location of the event.

Soviet Union
Soviet Union national basketball team
The Soviet national basketball team was the basketball side that represented the Soviet Union in international competitions. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the successor countries all set up their own national teams...

 claimed their fifth EuroBasket
Eurobasket
The EuroBasket, also referred to as the FIBA European Basketball Championship, is the main basketball competition contested biennially by the men's national teams governed by FIBA Europe, the European zone within the International Basketball Federation. The championship was first held in 1935 and...

 title. Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia national basketball team
The Czechoslovakian national basketball team was the basketball side that represented Czechoslovakia in international competitions. After the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, the Czech Republic and Slovakia set up their own national teams.- Medals :...

 captured the silver medal, and France
France national basketball team
The French national basketball team is the national basketball team representing France. It is administrated by the Fédération Française de Basket-Ball . The team has been competitive, but has yet to win a major international tournament...

 captured the bronze.

Final ranking

Rank Team
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5
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7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17

First round

In the preliminary round, the 17 teams were split up into four groups. One of the groups had five teams, with the other three having four each. The top two teams in each group advanced to the final round, while the other nine teams were relegated to classification play.

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
3 3 0 260 160 +100 6
3 2 1 184 197 -13 5
3 1 2 177 189 -12 4
3 0 3 147 222 -75 3

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
3 2 1 218 208 +10 5
3 2 1 196 187 -9 5
3 2 1 202 202 0 5
3 0 3 173 193 -20 3


Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
4 4 0 316 173 +143 8
4 3 1 252 228 +24 7
4 2 2 250 233 +17 6
4 1 3 145 216 -60 5
4 0 4 133 224 -124 4

Group D

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
3 2 1 210 149 +61 5
3 2 1 254 153 +101 5
3 2 1 145 216 -71 5
3 0 3 133 224 -91 3


Classification round 1

The first classification round was played in three round-robin groups. The first place from each group advanced to the second round to define the 9th-11th places, the second from each group, the 12th-14th and the remaining teams, the 14-17th places in the final standings.

Group 1

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
2 2 0 175 119 +119 4
2 1 1 122 145 -23 3
2 0 2 108 141 -71 2

Group 2

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
2 2 0 138 100 +38 4
2 1 1 108 123 -15 3
2 0 2 95 118 -23 2

Group 3

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
2 2 0 124 98 +26 4
2 1 1 124 93 +31 3
2 0 2 137 118 -57 2

Group 1 (9th–11th Place)

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
2 2 0 150 130 +20 4
2 1 1 151 134 +17 3
2 0 2 110 147 -37 2

Group 2 (12th–14th Place)

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
2 2 0 116 110 +6 4
2 1 1 117 111 +6 3
2 0 2 102 114 +12 2

Group 3 (15th–17th Place)

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
2 2 0 135 75 +60 4
2 1 1 93 113 -20 3
2 0 2 91 131 -40 2

Semi-Final round

The Semi-Final round consisted of two round-robin groups, where the top two from each one advanced to the Final Round to decide the first four places in the final standings, and the remaining teams, the 5th-8th places.

Group 1

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
3 3 0 213 179 +34 6
3 2 1 190 177 +13 5
3 1 2 181 190 -9 4
3 0 3 172 210 -38 3

Group 2

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
3 3 0 179 164 +15 6
3 2 1 191 160 +31 5
3 1 2 191 218 -27 4
3 0 3 187 206 -19 3

Final round

  • Two groups of four teams determined the 1st-8th places. Results from matches between teams that shared a group in Semi-Final round where carried over to this round (i.e. USSR vs. Hungary, France vs. Czechoslovakia, etc.).

Group 1 (1st–4th Place)

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
3 3 0 240 204 +36 6
3 1 2 192 196 -4 4
3 1 2 184 199 -15 4
3 1 2 183 200 -17 4


Group 2 (5th–8th Place)

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
3 3 0 194 158 +36 6
3 1 2 198 203 -5 5
3 1 2 196 222 -26 4
3 1 2 194 199 -5 3

Team rosters

1.Soviet Union: Janis Krumins
Janis Kruminš
Jānis Krūmiņš was a Soviet Latvian center basketball player. Helped by his height , he was the first giant center dominating under the European baskets, for years...

, Gennadi Volnov
Gennadi Volnov
Gennadi Georgievich Volnov was a Russian basketball player who played for the Soviet Union national basketball team from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. He was born in Moscow....

, Maigonis Valdmanis
Maigonis Valdmanis
Maigonis Valdmanis was a Latvian basketball player. He was born in Riga.He played for ASK Riga and won 3 Euroleague titles and 4 national championships ....

, Valdis Muiznieks
Valdis Muiznieks
Valdis Muižnieks is a retired Latvian basketball player.He played for ASK Riga and won 3 Euroleague titles and 4 national championships ....

, Viktor Zubkov
Viktor Zubkov (basketball)
Victor Alekseyevich Zubkov is a retired Soviet basketball player considered one of the most distinguished players of Soviet and European basketball in the '50s and '60s, who won two silver medals at the Olympics for the Soviet national team....

, Arkady Bochkarov, Yuri Korneev
Yuri Korneev
Yuri Korneev , was a Russian basketball player. A 1.98 m tall small forward, he started his career for Dynamo Moscow, but moved to CSKA to become one of its cornerstones in the sixties...

, Guram Minashvili, Mikhail Semyonov
Mikhail Semyonov
Mikhail Vladimirovich Semyonov , is a former Russian basketball player. As a member of the Soviet Union national basketball team he competed at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics, winning two silver medals.-References:...

, Aleksander Petrov, Vladimir Torban, Mikhail Studenetski (Coach: Stepan Spandarian)

2.Czechoslovakia: Jiri Baumruk, Frantisek Konvicka, Bohumil Tomasek, Miroslav Skerik, Jaroslav Sip, Boris Lukasik, Jaroslav Krivy, Dusan Lukasik, Zdenek Rylich, Jiri Stastny, Jaroslav Tetiva, Bohuslav Rylich (Coach: Gustav Hermann)

3.France: Henri Grange, Robert Monclar, Maxime Dorigo, Philippe Baillet, Christian Baltzer, Andre Chavet, Jerome Christ, Jean-Claude Lefebvre, Bernard Mayeur, Michel Rat, Lucien Sedat, Henri Villecourt (Coach: Robert Busnel
Robert Busnel
Robert Busnel was a French basketball player, coach and administrator.-Career:...

)

4.Hungary: Janos Greminger
János Greminger
János Greminger was a Hungarian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Szeged.He was part of the Hungarian basketball team, which was eliminated after the group stage of the 1952 tournament. He played all six matches...

, Tibor Zsiros
Tibor Zsíros
Tibor Zsíros is a Hungarian former basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics....

, Laszlo Banhegyi, Tibor Czinkan
Tibor Czinkán
Tibor Czinkán was a Hungarian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Hungarian basketball team, which was eliminated after the group stage of the 1952 tournament. He played five matches....

, Laszlo Gabanyi, Janos Simon
János Simon
János Simon was a Hungarian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and 1960 Summer Olympics. He was born in Budapest-Budafok....

, Janos Bencze, Zoltan Judik, Otto Temesvari, Miklos Bohaty, Arpad Glatz, Merenyi (Coach: Janos Pader)
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