Host nation Brazil Teams 12 | Start date October 22, 1954 Venues 1 | |
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Dates October 23 – November 5 Points Oscar Aldo Moglia (18.7) Champion United States men's national basketball team Similar 1963 FIBA World Championship, 1950 FIBA World Championship, 1978 FIBA World Championship, 1970 FIBA World Championship, 1990 FIBA World Championship | ||
The 1954 FIBA World Championship (also called the 2nd World Basketball Championship – 1954) was an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation in Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from October 23 to November 5, 1954. Twelve nations participated in the tournament.
Contents
Classification round
All teams play one game against each other for a total of three games.
Final round
All teams play one game against each other for a total of seven games. The teams with the best records are awarded medals.
The tie between Canada, Formosa and Uruguay was broken by the goal averages of the games between those three teams, considering both had 1–1 records against each other.
References
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