| Tourney name | FIBA World Championship |
|---|---|
| Year | 1959 |
| Other titles | FIBA Campeonato Mundial de Baloncesto de 1959 |
| Country | Chile |
| Dates | 16–31 January |
| Opened | Jorge Alessandri |
| Num teams | 13 |
| Venues | 5 |
| Cities | 5 |
| Champion | Brazil |
| Champion-flagvar | 1889 |
| Count | 1 |
| Second | United States |
| Second-flagvar | 1912 |
| Third | Chile |
| Fourth other | ROC |
| Games | 48 |
| Mvp | Amaury Pasos |
| Top scorer | James T. L. Chen (20.1 points per game) |
| Prevseason | 1954 |
| Nextseason | 1963 |
The 1959 FIBA World Championship was the 3rd FIBA World Championship—the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. It was hosted by Chile from 16 to 31 January 1959. Amaury Antônio Pasos was named the MVP.
The hosting cities for the competition were Antofagasta, Concepción, Temuco, Valparaíso, with the final stages held at the capital of Santiago.
The final games were supposed to be conducted at the newly constructed Metropolitan Indoor Stadium, but because the venue was not finished in time, competition was postponed by a year from the original date. Organizers moved outdoors to the Estadio Nacional de Chile, where the events were watched at by a crowd of at least 16,000.
Competing nations
| Group A | Group B | Group C |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina Egypt ROC United States | Brazil Canada Mexico Soviet Union | Bulgaria Philippines Puerto Rico Uruguay |
| Chile – advanced automatically to the final round as host | ||
Competition format
- Preliminary round: Three groups of four teams play each other once; top two teams progress to the final round, bottom two teams relegated to classification round.
- Classification round:
- First round: Two groups of three teams (A1, B2, C1 and A2, B1, C2) play each other once.
- Second round: Top teams from each group play for eighth, second placers play for tenth, and last placers play for twelfth.
- Final round: All top two from preliminary round group play each other once. The team with the best record wins the championship.
Awards
| Most Valuable Player |
|---|
| Amaury Pasos |
Final standings
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 7–2 |
| 2 | United States | 7–2 |
| 3 | Chile | 2–4 |
| 4 | ROC | 4–5 |
| 5 | Puerto Rico | 3–6 |
| 6 | Soviet Union | 7–2 |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 5–4 |
| 8 | Philippines | 4–2 |
| 9 | Uruguay | 2–4 |
| 10 | Argentina | 3–3 |
| 11 | Egypt | 1–5 |
| 12 | Canada | 3–3 |
| 13 | Mexico | 0–6 |
Top scorers (points per game)
- James T. L. Chen (Formosa) 20.1
- Juan "Pachin" Vicens (Puerto Rico) 19.7
- Wlamir Marques (Brazil) 18.6
- Jerry Vayda (USA) 18
- Lio Jin Ron (Formosa) 16.7
- Dick Welsh (USA) 16.4
- Viktor Radev (Bulgaria) 15.25
- Amaury Pasos (Brazil) 15.22
- Jose Angel Cestero (Puerto Rico) 14.3
- Evelio Droz (Puerto Rico) 13.7
All-Tournament team
References
- ^ "World Championship 1959". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.