1959 Basketball World Cup

Information about the Chile 1959 basketball World Cup with champion, medals, national teams, game results, final standings, groups, stats, top scorers and more data.

World Cup 1959

World Cup Throphy 1959

Champion

Brazil Flag
Brazil

- Results...
- Games: 48

Final Standings

Standing National Team
1. World Cup 1959 Brazil Brazil
2. World Cup 1959 USA USA
3. World Cup 1959 Chile Chile

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Final Stage

National Teams Qualified for Chile 1959:

National Teams: 13

Argentina / Brazil / Bulgaria / Canada / Chile / Formosa / Mexico / Philippines / Puerto Rico / Soviet Union / United Arab Emirates / Uruguay / USA

All-Tournament Team:
Juan Vicens (Puerto Rico)
Jerry West (USA)
Juan Baez (Puerto Rico)
Oscar Robertson (USA)
Amaury Pasos (Brazil)
Tournament MVP:
Amaury Pasos
(Brazil)
Scoring Leader:
James T.L. Chen (Formosa)
20.1 points per game

Groups

Groups

Rosters

Preliminary Round
A Results and Stats
Argentina
Argentina
Formosa
Formosa
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
USA
USA
Preliminary Round
B Results and Stats
Brazil
Brazil
Canada
Canada
Mexico
Mexico
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
Preliminary Round
C Results and Stats
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Philippines
Philippines
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Uruguay
Uruguay

Groups

Rosters

Classification Round I
A Results and Stats
Canada
Canada
Philippines
Philippines
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Classification Round I
B Results and Stats
Argentina
Argentina
Mexico
Mexico
Uruguay
Uruguay

Groups

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Final Round
Results and Stats
Brazil
Brazil
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Chile
Chile
Formosa
Formosa
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
USA
USA