1959 FIBA World Championship

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The 1959 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Chile from January 16 to 31, 1959. Amaury Antônio Pasos was named the MVP.

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[edit] Competing nations

Group A Group B Group C

Flag of Argentina Argentina
Flag of Egypt United Arab Rep.
Flag of the Republic of China Formosa
Flag of the United States USA

Flag of Brazil Brazil
Flag of Canada Canada
Flag of Mexico Mexico
Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union

Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria
Flag of the Philippines Philippines
Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
Flag of Uruguay Uruguay
Flag of Chile Chile - advanced automatically to the final round as host

[edit] Preliminary round

Qualified for the final round
Qualified for the classification round

[edit] Group A

Team Pts. W L PF PA PD
Flag of the United States USA 6 3 0 271 204 +67
Flag of the Republic of China Formosa 5 2 1 207 209 -2
Flag of Argentina Argentina 4 1 2 197 202 -5
Flag of Egypt United Arab Rep. 3 0 3 179 239 -60
January 16 USA Flag of the United States 81 – 73 Flag of Argentina Argentina Concepción, Chile
January 16 Formosa Flag of the Republic of China 71 – 69 Flag of Egypt United Arab Rep. Concepción, Chile
January 17 Argentina Flag of Argentina 65 – 52 Flag of Egypt United Arab Rep. Concepción, Chile
January 17 USA Flag of the United States 81 – 73 Flag of the Republic of China Formosa Concepción, Chile
January 18 Argentina Flag of Argentina 59 – 63 Flag of the Republic of China Formosa Concepción, Chile
January 18 United Arab Rep. Flag of Egypt 58 – 103 Flag of the United States USA Concepción, Chile

[edit] Group B

Team Pts. W L PF PA PD First Tiebreaker
Classification for Tied Teams		 Second Tiebreaker
Goal Average for Tied Teams
Flag of Brazil Brazil 5 2 1 211 175 +36 1W-1L 135/125 = 1.064
Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union 5 2 1 229 199 +30 1W-1L 127/127 = 1.000
Flag of Canada Canada 5 2 1 169 174 -5 1W-1L 115/123 = 0.935
Flag of Mexico Mexico 3 0 3 173 234 -61
January 16 Canada Flag of Canada 52 – 69 Flag of Brazil Brazil Temuco, Chile
January 16 Soviet Union Flag of the Soviet Union 73 – 64 Flag of Mexico Mexico Temuco, Chile
January 17 Canada Flag of Canada 54 – 51 Flag of Mexico Mexico Temuco, Chile
January 17 Soviet Union Flag of the Soviet Union 73 – 64 Flag of Brazil Brazil Temuco, Chile
January 18 Canada Flag of Canada 63 – 54 Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union Temuco, Chile
January 18 Mexico Flag of Mexico 50 – 78 Flag of Brazil Brazil Temuco, Chile

[edit] Group C

Team Pts. W L PF PA PD
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 6 3 0 217 174 +43
Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 5 2 1 209 194 +15
Flag of the Philippines Philippines 4 1 2 192 220 -28
Flag of Uruguay Uruguay 3 0 3 181 211 -30
January 16 Philippines Flag of the Philippines 68 – 59 Flag of Uruguay Uruguay Antofagasta, Chile
January 16 Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria 67 – 55 Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Antofagasta, Chile
January 17 Uruguay Flag of Uruguay 64 – 78 Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Antofagasta, Chile
January 17 Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria 85 – 61 Flag of the Philippines Philippines Antofagasta, Chile
January 18 Puerto Rico Flag of Puerto Rico 76 – 63 Flag of the Philippines Philippines Antofagasta, Chile
January 18 Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria 65 – 58 Flag of Uruguay Uruguay Antofagasta, Chile

[edit] Classification round

[edit] Group D

Team Pts. W L PF PA PD
Flag of the Philippines Philippines 4 2 0 145 120 +25
Flag of Egypt United Arab Rep. 3 1 1 136 148 -12
Flag of Canada Canada 2 0 2 124 137 -13

[edit] Group E

Team Pts. W L PF PA PD
Flag of Uruguay Uruguay 4 2 0 105 95 +20
Flag of Argentina Argentina 3 1 1 123 117 +6
Flag of Mexico Mexico 2 0 2 124 137 -13

[edit] Second round

January 25 12th place Canada Flag of Canada 64 – 56 Flag of Chile Chile Santiago, Chile
January 25 10th place United Arab Rep. Flag of Egypt 59 – 61 Flag of Argentina Argentina Santiago, Chile
January 25 8th place Philippines Flag of the Philippines 78 – 70 Flag of Uruguay Uruguay Santiago, Chile

[edit] Final round

Team Pts. W L PF PA PD First Tiebreaker
Classification for Tied Teams
Flag of Brazil Brazil 11 5 1 472 382 +90
Flag of the United States USA 10 4 2 372 382 -10
Flag of Chile Chile 8 2 4 393 446 -53 86-85
Flag of the Republic of China Formosa 8 2 4 315 350 -35 85-86
Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 7 1 5 397 471 -74
Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union 11 5 1 365 264 +101
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 10 4 2 372 382 -10

The Soviet Union and Bulgaria refusal to meet Formosa in the final round led to their relegation to the last two places.

[edit] Final ranking

Rank Team
1 Flag of Brazil Brazil
2 Flag of the United States USA
3 Flag of Chile Chile
4 Flag of the Republic of China Formosa
5 Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
6 Flag of the Soviet Union USSR
7 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria
8 Flag of the Philippines Philippines
9 Flag of Uruguay Uruguay
10 Flag of Argentina Argentina
11 Flag of Egypt United Arab Republic
12 Flag of Canada Canada
13 Flag of Mexico Mexico

[edit] Top scorers (ppg)

  1. James Chen (Formosa) 20.1
  2. Juan "Pachin" Vicens (Puerto Rico) 19.7
  3. Wlamir Marques (Brazil) 18.6
  4. Jerry Vayda (USA) 18
  5. Lio Jin Ron (Formosa) 16.7
  6. Dick Welsh (USA) 16.4
  7. Viktor Radev (Bulgaria) 15.25
  8. Amaury Pasos (Brazil) 15.22
  9. Jose Angel Cestero (Puerto Rico) 14.3
  10. Evelio Droz (Puerto Rico) 13.7

[edit] Best Basketball Player of the World

During the 1959 FIBA World Championship in Chile, Juan "Pachín" Vicens was declared to be the Best Player of the World [1] while NBA legends like Oscar Robertson , Amaury Pasos and Jerry West also played in that tournament.[1]

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Gems, Gerald R. (2006). The Athletic Crusade: Sport And American Cultural Imperialism. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0803222165. 
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