1935 edition of the FIBA EuroBasket
International basketball competition
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.
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
Ninth place match
Seventh place match
Fifth place match
Final round
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal match
Final
Final standings Latvia men's national basketball team members during EuroBasket 1935EuroBasket 1935 logo in a Swiss journal
Team rosters Latvia : Eduards Andersons , Aleksejs Anufrijevs , Mārtiņš Grundmanis , Herberts Gubiņš, Rūdolfs Jurciņš , Jānis Lidmanis , Džems Raudziņš , Visvaldis Melderis (Coach: Valdemārs Baumanis )Spain : Rafael Martín , Emilio Alonso, Pedro Alonso, Juan Carbonell, Armando Maunier, Fernando Muscat, Cayetano Ortega, Rafael Ruano (Coach: Mariano Manent)Czechoslovakia : Jiří Čtyřoký , Jan Fertek, Josef Franc, Josef Klima , Josef Moc , František Picek , Vaclav VovesSwitzerland : René Karlen , Jean Pollet , Raymond Lambercy , Marcel Wuilleumier , Jean Pare , Mottier, Radle, SidlerBulgaria : 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