Israel at the 1954 FIBA World Championship

Israel competed at the 1954 FIBA World Championship, marking the first time Israel competed at the FIBA World Championship.^[1] This was the second such competition, and Israel was one of twelve teams to compete.^[2][3] Israel finished in 8th place overall.^[4]

Group D

Group D rankings

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Formosa	2	1	1	115	113	+2	3
Israel	2	1	1	100	98	+2	3
Chile	2	1	1	117	121	−4	3

Group D results

October 24 18:30

Israel	45–49	Formosa
Scoring by half: 27–25, 18–24
Pts: Cohen 12		Pts: Tong S.F. 18

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

October 26 22:15

Israel	55–49	Chile
Scoring by half: 18–25, 37–24
Pts: Schneor 21		Pts: Badria 13

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

Final round

All teams play one game against each other for a total of seven games.

Final round rankings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tie
1	United States	7	7	0	482	300	+182	14
2	Brazil	7	6	1	418	341	+77	13
3	Philippines	7	5	2	438	406	+32	12
4	France	7	3	4	371	392	−21	10
5	Formosa	7	2	5	345	405	−60	9	1.063
6	Uruguay	7	2	5	422	446	−24	9	1.031
7	Canada	7	2	5	433	498	−65	9	0.914
8	Israel	7	1	6	330	451	−121	8

Final round results

October 27 22:35

Canada	50–43	Israel
Scoring by half: 33–22, 17–21
Pts: Ridd 13		Pts: Cohen 13

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Alberto Pedro (PAR), Noli Coutinho (BRA)

October 28

Israel	46–68	Brazil
Scoring by half: 20–31, 26–37
Pts: Erez 13		Pts: Pasos 15

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Pietro Reverberi (ITA), Angelo Benvenuto (CHI)

October 30

Israel	56–90	Philippines
Scoring by half: 30–37, 26–53
Pts: Schneor 14		Pts: Loyzaga, Saldaña 20

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Earl Schlup (USA), Aladino Astuto (BRA)

October 31 18:30

Israel	48–45 (OT)	France
Scoring by half: 21–17, 22–26 Overtime: 5–2
Pts: Schneor 15		Pts: Dessemme 11

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Earl Schlup (USA), Helio Louzada (BRA)

November 3

Uruguay	73–69	Israel
Scoring by half: 32–31, 41–38
Pts: Lombardo 22		Pts: Cohen 21

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Aladino Astuto (BRA), Pietro Reverberi (ITA)

November 4 19:00

United States	74–30	Israel
Scoring by half: 36–20, 38–10
Pts: Johnson 13		Pts: Schneor 6

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Angelo Benvenuto (CHI), Alberto Pedro (PAR)

November 5

Formosa	51–38	Israel
Scoring by half: 27–12, 24–26
Pts: Ling J.H. 12		Pts: Ofri 11

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Pietro Reverberi (ITA), Helio Louzada (BRA)

Roster

Coach: Jacob Saltiel^[5]

Top scorer

Name	Country	Games	Total points	Average points
Abraham Shneior	Israel	9	97	10.7[6]

References