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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

Preliminary Round

France   Italy
4937
20-16   29-21  
France   Luxembourg
7226
32-14   40-12  
Netherlands   France
5048
19-24   31-24  
France   Switzerland
6333
29-14   34-19  
Austria   Turkey
1850
7-32   11-18  
Turkey   Denmark
8336
41-18   42-18  
Denmark   Austria
2633
10-18   16-15  
Turkey   Finland
6042
32-12   28-30  
Greece   Romania
20
Portugal   Greece
3581
15-38   20-43  
Greece   Bulgaria
3868
16-19   22-49  
Bulgaria   Portugal
7732
34-13   43-19  
Germany   Belgium
1870
6-35   12-35  
Czechoslovakia   Germany
6230
24-9   38-21  
Belgium   Scotland
8725
38-10   49-15  
Scotland   Germany
2569
11-36   14-33  

Qualification Game

Denmark   Luxembourg
4645
28-26   18-19  

Classification Round I

Germany   Portugal
4739
31-20   16-19  
Austria   Germany
3937
10-14   24-20   5-3  
Scotland   Finland
3273
13-34   19-39  
Finland   Netherlands
6652
40-31   26-21  

Classification Round II

Denmark   Portugal
4639
24-18   22-21  
Finland   Germany
6756
31-27   36-29  
Austria   Netherlands
2844
13-22   15-22  
Switzerland   Scotland
6819
39-14   29-5  
Portugal   Scotland
4942
27-24   22-18  
Denmark   Switzerland
2254
11-24   11-30  
Finland   Netherlands
5752
27-25   30-27  
Germany   Austria
4951
24-27   21-18   4-6  

Semi-Final Round

Bulgaria   Turkey
5245
36-24   16-21  
France   Belgium
5349
26-34   27-15  
France   Turkey
4042
17-22   21-16   2-4  
France   Bulgaria
5649
26-24   30-25  
Czechoslovakia   Soviet Union
3753
26-25   11-28  
Soviet Union   Italy
6042
35-25   25-17  

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