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EUROBASKET 1937 Since Egypt was the only Africa n nation to have a basketball team capable of international play in 1937 , the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) allowed the team to compete in the Europe an championship. This state of affairs continued for decades. The Egyptians finished last at the second European basketball championship, the Eurobasket 1937 held by FIBA Europe continental federation. They had lost their first two preliminary round games against Estonia and Lithuania before withdrawing from the tournament. Their remaining matches were lost by default, including the final preliminary match, the classification semifinal, and the 7th/8th playoff. EUROBASKET 1947 Egypt was much more successful in their next appearance, Eurobasket 1947 . They won all three of their preliminary group matches and their first semifinal group game. Their only loss of the tournament came to eventual Gold Medal list Soviet Union in the second semifinal group game, before Egypt won their third. Their 2-1 record in the semifinal group placed them second and set up a Bronze Medal match against Belgium , whom Egypt had defeated in the preliminary round. Egypt won again in a close 50-48 match, winning their first European medal. EUROBASKET 1949 The following championship was both hosted and won by Egypt. In a sparsely contested event with only seven teams, none of which had placed better than third previously ( France and Egypt had both done so), the Egyptians had little trouble winning their first five games. By the luck of the draw, Egypt did not face France until the last game of the tournament, so while the standings were based entirely on the seven-team round robin, the two undefeated teams found themselves facing each other in the last game of the tournament. Dominating 36-16 after the first half, the Egyptians added another point to their lead in the second half to win the game 57-36. EUROBASKET 1953 In Moscow , the Egyptian team once again competed. Eurobasket 1953 saw the Egypt squad win their preliminary group easily, scoring more points in the round than anyone save the Soviet Union and Bulgaria , the latter of which had had one more game than Egypt. The final round was less conducive to Egyptian success, however; they defeated only Italy on their way to a 1-6 record. Their six losses included a forfeit to Israel , whom Egypt refused to play. The squad took 8th place of the 8 teams in the final round and 17 overall. |
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