EuroBasket 1949

EuroBasket 1949
Tournament details
Host countryEgypt
CityCairo
Dates15–22 May
Teams7
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Egypt (1st title)
Runners-up France
Third place Greece
Fourth place Turkey
Tournament statistics
MVPTurkey Hüseyin Öztürk
Top scorerTurkey Hüseyin Öztürk
(19.3 points per game)
1947
1951

The 1949 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1949, was the sixth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA. Seven national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) took part in the competition. The competition was hosted by Egypt after the Soviet Union refused to host it, as was the Soviet's obligation as defending champion under FIBA Europe rules. Czechoslovakia, the silver medallist at EuroBasket 1947, had been the host that year, so was not asked to repeat hosting duties and those duties fell to bronze medallist Egypt.

The event took place in Cairo, with travel difficulties cited by many nations as the reason for not competing. Only four of the seven competing teams were European.