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Before The Jump Shot - The 1951 European Championship
As a former President of the Danish Basketball Federation, Peter Melbye has a wealth of experience in European basketball. In many ways, he is a pioneer of the game in Europe, or if not a pioneer, one of the links to those who spread basketball from the USA to over the Atlantic and beyond.
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SCOREBOARD

Final Round

Italy   Belgium
4836
30-15   18-21  
Turkey   Greece
4236
20-18   22-18  
France   Czechoslovakia
5059
22-34   28-25  
Soviet Union   Bulgaria
7254
38-20   34-34  
Belgium   Greece
3928
24-9   15-19  
Italy   Turkey
4338
26-18   17-20  
France   Bulgaria
5552
26-26   29-26  
Czechoslovakia   Soviet Union
4445
19-19   25-26  

FINAL STANDINGS

 Team
1.flagSoviet Union
2.flagCzechoslovakia
3.flagFrance
4.flagBulgaria
5.flagItaly
6.flagTurkey
7.flagBelgium
8.flagGreece
9.flagFinland
10.flagNetherlands
11.flagAustria
12.flagGermany
13.flagSwitzerland
14.flagDenmark
15.flagPortugal
16.flagScotland
17.flagLuxembourg
18.flagRomania

LEADING SCORERS

NameAvg.
1.Mrazek, I. 17.1
2.Butautas, S. 15.3
3.Korkia, O. 15.0
4.Sip, J. 14.0
5.Stefanini, S. 11.7