EuroBasket 1935

EuroBasket 1935
Championnat Européen Basketball (French)
Tournament details
Host countrySwitzerland
CityGeneva
Dates2–4 May
Teams10
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 played17
MVPSpain Rafael Martín
Top scorerItaly Livio Franceschini
(16.5 points per game)
1937

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.


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