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

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from 23 October to 5 November 1954. Twelve nations participated in the tournament.ROSTERS
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Competing nations

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

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.

Awards

Top scorers

All-tournament team

Final rankings

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References

External links

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