EuroBasket 1953

EuroBasket 1953
Tournament details
Host countrySoviet Union
CityMoscow
Dates23 May – 4 June
Teams17
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (3rd title)
Runners-up Hungary
Third place France
Fourth place Czechoslovakia
Tournament statistics
MVPSoviet Union Anatoly Konev
Top scorerLebanon Ahmed Idlibi
(15.9 points per game)
1951
1955

The 1953 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1953, was the eighth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA. Seventeen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) entered the competition. The competition was hosted by the Soviet Union, champions of EuroBasket 1951. Moscow was the location of the event.