1954 FIBA World Championship squads
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The 1954 FIBA World Championship squads were the squads of the 1954 FIBA World Championship. Each one of the 12 teams at the tournament selected a squad of 12 players.[1]
Group A
[edit]Brazil
[edit]- 4 Wilson Bombarda
- 5 Ângelo Bonfietti
- 6 José Henrique Carli
- 7 Almir Nelson de Almeida
- 8 Algodão
- 9 Mayr Facci
- 10 Fausto Sucena Rasga Filho
- 11 Jamil Gedeão
- 12 Amaury Pasos
- 13 Alfredo da Motta
- 14 Wlamir Marques
- coach Togo Renan Soares
Paraguay
[edit]- 3 Antonio Zapattini Ortiz
- 4 Reinaldo Cálcena
- 5 Antonio F. Coscia
- 6 Gustavo Bendlin Souza Lobos
- 7 Oswaldo Mongelós
- 8 Francisco S. Yegros
- 9 Rubén Darío Olavarrieta Onieva
- 10 Federico Abente
- 11 José Emilio Gorostiaga
- 12 Jorge Bogado
- 13 Arístides Isusi
- 14 Óscar Amarilla
- coach Carlos Rojas y Rojas
Philippines
[edit]Head coach: Herminio Silva[2]
| # | Pos | Name | Year Born | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Lauro Mumar | 1924 | ||
| 4 | Francisco Rabat |  Ateneo Blue Eagles
| ||
| 5 | Napoleon Flores | UST Glowing Goldies
| ||
| 6 | Mariano Tolentino | 1928 | ||
| 7 | Benjamin Francisco | PAL Skymasters
| ||
| 8 | Rafael Barretto | 1931 | San Miguel–San Beda
| |
| 9 | Ponciano Saldaña | 1928 | ||
| 10 | Florentino Batista | |||
| 11 | Ramon Manulat | 1930 | UST Glowing Goldies
| |
| 12 | Bayani Amador | FEU Tamaraws
| ||
| 13 | Antonio Genato | 1929 | ||
| 14 | Carlos Loyzaga | 1930 |
Group B
[edit]Canada
[edit]Head coach: Jim Bulloch
| # | Pos | Name | Year Born | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Carl Ridd | 1929 |  Winnipeg Paulins
| |
| 10 | Mike Spack | Winnipeg Paulins
| ||
| 22 | Roy Burkett | Winnipeg Paulins
| ||
| 23 | George Oelkers | Winnipeg Paulins
| ||
| 33 | Ralph Watts | Winnipeg Paulins
| ||
| 43 | Andy Spack | Winnipeg Paulins
| ||
| 44 | Doug Gresham | Winnipeg Paulins
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| 45 | Ken Callis | Winnipeg Paulins
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| 55 | Herb Olafson | Winnipeg Paulins
| ||
| 88 | Wally Parobec | Winnipeg Paulins
|
Peru
[edit]United States
[edit]Head coach: Warren Womble[3]
| # | Pos | Name | Year Born | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Center | Don Penwell |  Peoria Caterpillars
| |
| 12 | Forward | Kirby Minter | 1929 | Peoria Caterpillars
|
| 14 | Forward | Dick Retherford | Peoria Caterpillars
| |
| 21 | Forward | Richard Gott | Peoria Caterpillars
| |
| 22 | Forward | Bill Johnson | Peoria Caterpillars
| |
| 24 | Guard | Joe Stratton | Peoria Caterpillars
| |
| 34 | Guard | Allen Kelley | 1932 | Peoria Caterpillars
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| 34 | Forward | Forrest Hamilton | 1931 | Peoria Caterpillars
|
| 44 | Guard | Kendall Sheets | 1931 | Peoria Caterpillars
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| 45 | Center | B. H. Born | 1932 | Peoria Caterpillars
|
| 55 | Forward | Ed Solomon | Peoria Caterpillars
|
Group C
[edit]France
[edit]Uruguay
[edit]- 4 Oscar Moglia
- 5 Martín Acosta y Lara
- 6 Héctor García Otero
- 7 Roberto Lovera
- 8 Nelson Demarco
- 9 Adesio Lombardo
- 10 Carlos Roselló
- 11 Omar Zubillaga
- 12 Hector Costa
- 13 Raul Mera
- 14 Manuel Usher Ferrer
- 15 Julio Cesar Gully
- coach Prudencio de Pena
Yugoslavia
[edit]- 3 Bogdan Müller
- 4 Mirko Marjanović
- 5 Milan Bjegojević
- 6 Đorđe Andrijašević
- 7 Lajos Engler
- 8 Đorđe Konjović
- 9 Dragan Godžić
- 10 Milan Blagojević
- 11 Aleksandar Blašković
- 12 Boris Kristančič
- 13 Vilmos Lóczi
- 14 Borislav Ćurčić
- coach Aleksandar Nikolić
Group D
[edit]Chile
[edit]China
[edit]Israel
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ ROSTERS
- ^ Alinea, Eddie (21 August 2019). "The PH bags bronze in FIBA 1954 WC". The Manila Times. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Second World Championship — 1954". USA Basketball. 10 June 2000. Archived from the original on April 29, 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
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| Qualification | |
| Finals | |
| Squads | |
| Final draw | |
| Host bids | |
| Related topics | |
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