1954 FIBA World Championship squads

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The 1954 FIBA World Championship squads were the squads of the 1954 FIBA World Championship. Each one of the 12 teams at the tournament selected a squad of 12 players.[1][2]

## Group A

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### Brazil

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* 4 Wilson Bombarda
* 5 Ângelo Bonfietti
* 6 José Henrique Carli
* 7 Almir Nelson de Almeida
* 8 Algodão
* 9 Mayr Facci
* 10 Fausto Sucena Rasga Filho
* 11 Jamil Gedeão
* 12 Amaury Pasos
* 13 Alfredo da Motta
* 14 Wlamir Marques
* coach Togo Renan Soares

### Paraguay

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* 3 Antonio Zapattini Ortiz
* 4 Reinaldo Cálcena
* 5 Antonio F. Coscia
* 6 Gustavo Bendlin Souza Lobos
* 7 Oswaldo Mongelós
* 8 Francisco S. Yegros
* 9 Rubén Darío Olavarrieta Onieva
* 10 Federico Abente
* 11 José Emilio Gorostiaga
* 12 Jorge Bogado
* 13 Arístides Isusi
* 14 Óscar Amarilla
* coach Carlos Rojas y Rojas

### Philippines

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Head coach: Herminio Silva[3]

#  | Pos  | Name  | Year Born  | Team

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3 |  | Lauro Mumar | 1924 |
4 |  | Francisco Rabat |  |  Ateneo Blue Eagles
5 |  | Napoleon Flores |  |  UST Glowing Goldies
6 |  | Mariano Tolentino | 1928 |
7 |  | Benjamin Francisco |  |  PAL Skymasters
8 |  | Rafael Barretto | 1931 |  San Miguel–San Beda
9 |  | Ponciano Saldaña | 1928 |
10 |  | Florentino Batista |  |
11 |  | Ramon Manulat | 1930 |  UST Glowing Goldies
12 |  | Bayani Amador |  |  FEU Tamaraws
13 |  | Antonio Genato | 1929 |
14 |  | Carlos Loyzaga | 1930 |

## Group B

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### Canada

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Head coach: Jim Bulloch

#  | Pos  | Name  | Year Born  | Team

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9 |  | Carl Ridd | 1929 |  Winnipeg Paulins
10 |  | Mike Spack |  |  Winnipeg Paulins
22 |  | Roy Burkett |  |  Winnipeg Paulins
23 |  | George Oelkers |  |  Winnipeg Paulins
33 |  | Ralph Watts |  |  Winnipeg Paulins
43 |  | Andy Spack |  |  Winnipeg Paulins
44 |  | Doug Gresham |  |  Winnipeg Paulins
45 |  | Ken Callis |  |  Winnipeg Paulins
55 |  | Herb Olafson |  |  Winnipeg Paulins
88 |  | Wally Parobec |  |  Winnipeg Paulins

### Peru

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### United States

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Head coach: Warren Womble[4]

#  | Pos  | Name  | Year Born  | Team

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11 | Center | Don Penwell |  |  Peoria Caterpillars
12 | Forward | Kirby Minter | 1929 |  Peoria Caterpillars
14 | Forward | Dick Retherford |  |  Peoria Caterpillars
21 | Forward | Richard Gott |  |  Peoria Caterpillars
22 | Forward | Bill Johnson |  |  Peoria Caterpillars
24 | Guard | Joe Stratton |  |  Peoria Caterpillars
34 | Guard | Allen Kelley | 1932 |  Peoria Caterpillars
34 | Forward | Forrest Hamilton | 1931 |  Peoria Caterpillars
44 | Guard | Kendall Sheets | 1931 |  Peoria Caterpillars
45 | Center | B. H. Born | 1932 |  Peoria Caterpillars
55 | Forward | Ed Solomon |  |  Peoria Caterpillars

## Group C

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### France

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### Uruguay

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* 4 Oscar Moglia
* 5 Martín Acosta y Lara
* 6 Héctor García Otero
* 7 Roberto Lovera
* 8 Nelson Demarco
* 9 Adesio Lombardo
* 10 Carlos Roselló
* 11 Omar Zubillaga
* 12 Hector Costa
* 13 Raul Mera
* 14 Manuel Usher Ferrer
* 15 Julio Cesar Gully
* coach Prudencio de Pena

### Yugoslavia

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* 3 Bogdan Müller
* 4 Mirko Marjanović
* 5 Milan Bjegojević
* 6 Đorđe Andrijašević
* 7 Lajos Engler
* 8 Đorđe Konjović
* 9 Dragan Godžić
* 10 Milan Blagojević
* 11 Aleksandar Blašković
* 12 Boris Kristančič
* 13 Vilmos Lóczi
* 14 Borislav Ćurčić
* coach Aleksandar Nikolić

## Group D

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### Chile

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### China

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### Israel

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## References

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1. ^ ROSTERS[usurped]
2. ^ "List of Participating Players - World Championship for Men | FIBA Basketball Events". www.fiba.basketball. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
3. ^ Alinea, Eddie (21 August 2019). "The PH bags bronze in FIBA 1954 WC". The Manila Times. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
4. ^ "Second World Championship — 1954". USA Basketball. 10 June 2000. Archived from the original on April 29, 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2022.

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