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EuroBasket 1935

Championnat Européen Basketball (French)
Tournament details
Host country	Switzerland
City	Geneva
Dates	2–4 May
Teams	10
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 played	17
MVP	Rafael Martín
Top scorer	Livio Franceschini (16.5 points per game)
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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.

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.

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 quarterfinals				5th–8th place semifinals				Fifth place match
					Belgium	29
					Bulgaria	11
	Bulgaria	22
	Hungary	19
									Belgium	30
									France	49
					Italy	27
					France	29			Seventh place match
	France	66
	Romania	23
									Bulgaria	22
									Italy	35

	Ninth place match
	Hungary	24
	Romania	17

5th–10th place quarterfinals

Bulgaria	22–19	Hungary
Scoring by half: 16–6, 6–13

Romania	23–66	France
Scoring by half: 11–40, 12–26

5th–8th place semifinals

Belgium	29–11	Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 16–2, 13–9

Italy	27–29	France
Scoring by half: 16–17, 11–12

Ninth place match

Hungary	24–17	Romania
Scoring by half: 9–12, 15–5

Seventh place match

Bulgaria	22–35	Italy
Scoring by half: 2–16, 20–19

Fifth place match

France	49–30	Belgium
Scoring by half: 31–8, 18–22

Final round

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

2 May 1935

Latvia

46

Hungary

12

3 May 1935

Latvia

28

2 May 1935

Switzerland

19

Switzerland

42

3 May 1935

Romania

9

Switzerland

27

2 May 1935

Italy

17

Italy

42

4 May 1935

Bulgaria

23

Latvia

24

Spain

18

2 May 1935

Spain

25

Belgium

17

3 May 1935

Spain

21

Czechoslovakia

17

Bronze medal match

2 May 1935

4 May 1935

France

21

Switzerland

23

Czechoslovakia

23

Czechoslovakia

25

Round of 16

Italy	42–23	Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 16–6, 26–17

Switzerland	42–9	Romania
Scoring by half: 25–3, 17–6

Quarterfinals

Spain	25–17	Belgium
Scoring by half: 14–7, 11–10

Latvia	46–12	Hungary
Scoring by half: 20–7, 26–5

France	21–23	Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 13–16, 8–7

Switzerland	27–17	Italy
Scoring by half: 15–15, 12–2

Semifinals

Latvia	28–19	Switzerland
Scoring by half: 16–12, 12–7

Czechoslovakia	17–21	Spain
Scoring by half: 10–10, 7–11

Bronze medal match

Switzerland	23–25	Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 15–16, 8–9

Final

Latvia	24–18	Spain
Scoring by half: 16–8, 8–10
Pts: Jurcins 11		Pts: Rafael Martin 6

1935 FIBA EuroBasket champions
Latvia 1st title

Final standings

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

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

• Journal de Genève:
  • 2 May 1935 Page 7
  • 3 May 1935 Page 5
  • 4 May 1935 Page 7
  • 5 May 1935 Page 9
  • 6 May 1935 Page 3

External links

• FIBA Europe EuroBasket 1935
• FIBA Europe article on 1930's EuroBaskets
• Eurobasket.com 1935 EChampionship

• EuroBasket
• 1935 in basketball
• International basketball competitions hosted by Switzerland
• 1935 in Swiss sport
• Sports competitions in Geneva
• May 1935 sports events
• 20th century in Geneva