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
Chile

Champion

Brazil

Standing	National Team
1.	Brazil

2.	USA

3.	Chile

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