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European Championship for Men 1951
1951 European Championship action: France vs. Czechoslovakia


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.
11.05. Final Round
Italy48 - 36Belgium
30-15   18-21  
Turkey42 - 36Greece
20-18   22-18  
France50 - 59Czechoslovakia
22-34   28-25  
Soviet Union72 - 54Bulgaria
38-20   34-34  
12.05. Final Round
Belgium39 - 28Greece
24-9   15-19  
Italy43 - 38Turkey
26-18   17-20  
France55 - 52Bulgaria
26-26   29-26  
Czechoslovakia44 - 45Soviet Union
19-19   25-26  
GROUP 1
Belgium41 - 51Bulgaria
14-26   27-25  
Turkey38 - 32Belgium
18-18   20-14  
GROUP 2
Czechoslovakia37 - 53Soviet Union
26-25   11-28  
Soviet Union60 - 42Italy
35-25   25-17  
11.05. Classification Round II
Denmark46 - 39Portugal
24-18   22-21  
Finland67 - 56Federal Republic of Germany
31-27   36-29  
Austria28 - 44Netherlands
13-22   15-22  
Switzerland68 - 19Scotland
39-14   29-5  
12.05. Classification Round II
Portugal49 - 42Scotland
27-24   22-18  
Denmark22 - 54Switzerland
11-24   11-30  
Finland57 - 52Netherlands
27-25   30-27  
Federal Republic of Germany49 - 51Austria
24-27   25-24  
GROUP 1
Federal Republic of Germany47 - 39Portugal
31-20   16-19  
Austria39 - 37Federal Republic of Germany
10-14   29-23  
GROUP 2
Scotland32 - 73Finland
13-34   19-39  
Finland66 - 52Netherlands
40-31   26-21  
. Qualification Game
Denmark46 - 45Luxembourg
21-26   25-19  
GROUP A
France72 - 26Luxembourg
32-14   40-12  
France49 - 37Italy
20-16   29-21  
Netherlands50 - 48France
19-24   31-24  
France63 - 33Switzerland
29-14   34-19  
GROUP B
Austria18 - 50Turkey
7-32   11-18  
Turkey83 - 36Denmark
41-18   42-18  
Denmark26 - 33Austria
10-18   16-15  
Turkey60 - 42Finland
32-12   28-30  
GROUP C
Greece2 - 0Romania
Portugal35 - 81Greece
15-38   20-43  
Greece38 - 68Bulgaria
16-19   22-49  
Bulgaria77 - 32Portugal
34-13   43-19  
GROUP D
Federal Republic of Germany18 - 70Belgium
6-35   12-35  
Czechoslovakia62 - 30Federal Republic of Germany
24-9   38-21  
Belgium87 - 25Scotland
38-10   49-15  
Scotland25 - 69Federal Republic of Germany
11-36   14-33  
Points Per Game
Name Avg.
1.Hille, J. 23.8
2.Mrazek, I. 17.1
3.Butautas, S. 15.3
4.Korkia, O. 15.0
5.Sip, J. 14.0
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