EuroBasket 1963

EuroBasket 1963
Tournament details
Host country Poland
City Wrocław
Dates 4–13 October
Teams 16
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Soviet Union (7th title)
Runners-up  Poland
Third place  Yugoslavia
Fourth place  Hungary
Tournament statistics
MVP Spain Emiliano Rodríguez
Top scorer Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radivoj Korać
(26.6 points per game)

The 1963 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1963, was the thirteenth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. Seventeen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) entered the competition. The competition was hosted by Poland and held at Wrocław.

First round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Yugoslavia 7 7 0 608 472 +136 14 Qualified for the semifinals
2  Hungary 7 5 2 499 455 +44 10[lower-alpha 1]
3  Bulgaria 7 5 2 509 444 +65 10[lower-alpha 1] Qualified for the 5th–8th place playoffs
4  Belgium 7 4 3 520 512 +8 8[lower-alpha 2]
5  Italy 7 4 3 467 459 +8 8[lower-alpha 2] Qualified for the 9th–12th place playoffs
6  Israel 7 2 5 463 505 −42 4
7  Netherlands 7 1 6 453 588 −135 2 Qualified for the 13th–16th place playoffs
8  Turkey 7 0 7 405 499 −94 0
Source: FIBA Archives
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored; 5) Drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Hungary–Bulgaria 64–55
  2. 1 2 Belgium–Italy 76–75
 Yugoslavia Netherlands107–62
 Bulgaria Israel79–58
 Hungary Italy55–55 aet.71–74
 Belgium Turkey71–52
 Netherlands Italy60–73
 Bulgaria Turkey71–52
 Hungary Belgium71–69
 Yugoslavia Israel80–73
 Netherlands Belgium71–77
 Israel Turkey64–55
 Bulgaria Hungary55–64
 Yugoslavia Italy71–69
 Yugoslavia Turkey97–67
 Italy Belgium75–76
 Netherlands Bulgaria71–99
 Israel Hungary73–80
 Turkey Hungary42–50
 Israel Netherlands70–55
 Italy Bulgaria51–59
 Yugoslavia Belgium95–62
 Belgium Bulgaria72–80
 Turkey Netherlands72–74
 Italy Israel63–57
 Yugoslavia Hungary82–73
 Hungary Netherlands90–60
 Turkey Italy65–72
 Belgium Israel93–68
 Yugoslavia Bulgaria76–66

Group B

Pos.TeamMatchesWinsLosesResultsPointsDiff.
1. Soviet Union770558:39214+166
2. Poland761542:45412+88
3. East Germany743468:4698−1
4. Spain734563:5756−12
5. Romania734422:4306−8
6. Czechoslovakia734479:5146−35
7. France716427:5212−94
8. Finland716399:5032−104
 France East Germany49–63
 Soviet Union Finland75–53
 Spain Poland76–79
 Czechoslovakia Romania55–56
 France Czechoslovakia72–79
 Spain Romania75–70
 Finland East Germany50–73
 Soviet Union Poland64–54
 Finland Czechoslovakia45–78
 Soviet Union East Germany76–52
 Poland Romania64–60
 Spain France86–70
 Finland Spain83–79
 East Germany Czechoslovakia61–62
 Poland France98–65
 Soviet Union Romania64–54
 East Germany Spain91–85
 Romania France59–51
 Poland Finland68–54
 Soviet Union Czechoslovakia96–56
 East Germany Poland62–93
 Romania Finland69–55
 Czechoslovakia Spain76–98
 Soviet Union France77–59
 Romania East Germany54–66
 France Finland61–59
 Czechoslovakia Poland73–86
 Soviet Union Spain106–64

Knockout stage

13th–16th place playoffs

 
Classification Semifinals13th place match
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Netherlands
 
 
 
 Finland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 France
 
 
 Turkey
 
15th place match
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Team 1Team 2Res.
 Netherlands Finland58–71
 France Turkey80–63

9th–12th place playoffs

 
Classification Semifinals9th place match
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Italy
 
 
 
 Czech Republic
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Romania
 
 
 Israel
 
11th place match
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Team 1Team 2Res.
 Italy Czechoslovakia66–70
 Romania Israel47–57

5th–8th place playoffs

 
Classification Semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Bulgaria
 
 
 
 Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 East Germany
 
 
 Turkey
 
7th place match
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Team 1Team 2Res.
 Bulgaria Spain102–70
 East Germany Belgium81–53

Final round

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Soviet Union89
 
 
 
 Hungary51
 
 Soviet Union61
 
 
 
 Poland45
 
 Yugoslavia72
 
 
 Poland83
 
Third place game
 
 
 
 
 
 Yugoslavia89
 
 
 Hungary61

Semifinals

12 October 1963
18:30
Yugoslavia  72–83  Poland
Scoring by half: 40–47, 32–36
Pts: Korać 29 Pts: Lopatka 18
12 October 1963
20:00
Soviet Union  89–51  Hungary
Scoring by half: 38–27, 51–24
Pts: Volnov 27 Pts: Bencze 11

Bronze medal match

13 October 1963
17:00
Yugoslavia  89–61  Hungary
Scoring by half: 38–39, 51–22
Pts: Korać 27 Pts: Simon 13

Final

13 October 1963
18:30
Soviet Union  61–45  Poland
Scoring by half: 37–18, 24–27
Pts: Krūmiņš 17 Pts: Lopatka 11

Finals

PlacementTeam 1Team 2Res.
15th place Turkey Netherlands64–62
13th place France Finland60–50
11th place Italy Romania66–85
9th place Czechoslovakia Israel58–60
7th place Belgium Spain83–86
5th place East Germany Bulgaria62–77
3rd place Yugoslavia Hungary89–61
Final Soviet Union Poland61–45
 1963 FIBA EuroBasket Champions 

Soviet Union
7th title

Final rankings

  1.  Soviet Union
  2.  Poland
  3.  Yugoslavia
  4.  Hungary
  5.  Bulgaria
  6.  East Germany
  7.  Spain
  8.  Belgium
  9.  Israel
  10.  Czechoslovakia
  11.  Romania
  12.  Italy
  13.  France
  14.  Finland
  15.  Turkey
  16.  Netherlands

Awards

1963 FIBA EuroBasket MVP: Emiliano Rodríguez (Spain Spain)

Team rosters

1. Soviet Union: Jānis Krūmiņš, Gennadi Volnov, Jaak Lipso, Armenak Alachachian, Guram Minashvili, Tõnno Lepmets, Juris Kalnins, Aleksander Travin, Aleksander Petrov, Viacheslav Khrinin, Vadim Gladun, Olgerts Jurgensons (Coach: Alexander Gomelsky)

2. Poland: Mieczysław Łopatka, Bohdan Likszo, Janusz Wichowski, Andrzej Pstrokonski, Leszek Arent, Zbigniew Dregier, Kazimierz Frelkiewicz, Wieslaw Langiewicz, Andrzej Nartowski, Stanislaw Olejniczak, Jerzy Piskun, Marek Sitkowski (Coach: Witold Zagórski)

3. Yugoslavia: Radivoj Korać, Ivo Daneu, Trajko Rajković, Slobodan Gordić, Borut Bassin, Nemanja Đurić, Miodrag Nikolić, Miloš Bojović, Živko Kasun, Emil Logar, Zvonko Petričević, Dragoslav Ražnatović (Coach: Aleksandar Nikolić)

4. Hungary: János Greminger, Laszlo Gabanyi, János Simon, Janos Bencze, Miklos Bohaty, Gyorgy Polik, Gyorgy Vajdovics, Jozsef Prieszol, Arpad Glatz, Tibor Kangyal, Otto Temesvari, Pal Koczka (Coach: Tibor Zsiros)

References

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