| FINAL STANDINGS 1. U.S.A. 2. Brazil 3. Philippines 4. France 5. Formosa 6. Uruguay 7. CANADA 8. Israel 9. Paraguay 10. Chile 11. Yugoslavia 12. Peru | CANADIANS Carl Ridd (Winnipeg, Man.) Mike Spack (Winnipeg, Man.) Roy Burkett (Winnipeg, Man.) George Delkers Ralph Watts (Winnipeg, Man.) Andy Spack (Winnipeg, Man.) Doug Gresham (Winnipeg, Man.) Ken Callis Herb Olafson Wally Parobec Jim Bulloch – coach |
| POOL A | BRA | PHI | PAR | Record | |||||||
| Brazil | —– | 99-62 | 61-52 | (2-0) | |||||||
| Philippines | 62-99 | —– | 64-52 | (1-1) | |||||||
| Paraguay | 52-61 | 52-64 | —– | (0-2) | |||||||
| POOL B | USA | CAN | PER | Record | |||||||
| United States | —– | 59-37 | 73-51 | (2-0) | |||||||
| Canada | 37-59 | —– | 68-58 | (1-1) | |||||||
| Peru | 51-73 | 58-68 | —– | (0-2) | |||||||
| POOL C | URU | FRA | YUG | Record | |||||||
| Uruguay | —– | 58-46 | 55-52 | (2-0) | |||||||
| France | 46-58 | —– | 67-60 | (1-1) | |||||||
| Yugoslavia | 52-55 | 60-67 | —– | (0-2) | |||||||
| POOL D | FOR | ISR | CHI | Record | |||||||
| Formosa | —– | 49-45 | 66-68 | (1-1) | |||||||
| Israel | 45-49 | —– | 55-49 | (1-1) | |||||||
| Chile | 68-66 | 49-55 | —– | (1-1) | |||||||
| MEDALS POOL | USA | BRA | PHI | FRA | FOR | URU | CAN | ISR | Record | ||
| United States | —– | 62-41 | 56-43 | 70-49 | 72-28 | 64-59 | 84-50 | 74-30 | (7-0) | ||
| Brazil | 41-62 | —– | 57-41 | 49-36 | 61-44 | 60-45 | 82-67 | 68-46 | (6-1) | ||
| Philippines | 43-56 | 41-57 | —– | 66-60 | 48-38 | 67-63 | 83-76 | 90-56 | (5-2) | ||
| France | 49-70 | 36-49 | 60-66 | —– | 58-48 | 57-49 | 66-62 | 45-48 | (3-4) | ||
| Formosa | 28-72 | 44-61 | 38-48 | 48-58 | —– | 62-67 | 74-61 | 51-38 | (2-5) | ||
| Uruguay | 59-64 | 45-60 | 63-67 | 49-57 | 67-62 | —– | 66-67 | 73-69 | (2-5) | ||
| Canada | 50-84 | 67-82 | 76-83 | 62-66 | 61-74 | 67-66 | —– | 50-43 | (2-5) | ||
| Israel | 30-74 | 46-68 | 56-90 | 48-45 | 38-51 | 69-73 | 43-50 | —– | (1-6) | ||
| CLASSIFICATION | PAR | CHI | YUG | PER | Record | ||||||
| Paraguay | —– | 60-57 | 67-62 | 66-58 | (3-0) | ||||||
| Chile | 57-60 | —– | 70-62 | 52-48 | (2-1) | ||||||
| Yugoslavia | 62-67 | 62-70 | —– | 86-84 | (1-2) | ||||||
| Peru | 58-66 | 48-52 | 84-86 | —– | (0-3) | ||||||
Canada was essentially represented by the 1954 Senior A champion Winnipeg Paulins and Wally Parobec.
Canada opened pool B round-robin play by losing 59-37 to the United States. The US led 33-18 at the half. James Minter paced the Americans with 16. Kendal Sheets added 11, William Johnson 9, Richard Retherford 7, Bertram Born Jr. 5, Joseph Stratton 4, Richard Waine Gott 2, Earl Kelley 2, Forrest Hamilton 2 and Donald Penwell 1, while Solomon Edward was scoreless. The US shot 13-32 from the line. Carl Ridd paced Canada with 11. Herb Olafson added 8, Ralph Watts 6, George Delkers 4, Roy Burkett 3, Doug Gresham 2, Mike Space 2 and Andy Spack 1, while Ken Callis and Wally Parobec were scoreless. Canada hit 13-28 from the line.
Canada qualified for medals pool play by dusting Peru 68-58 despite trailing 33-28 at the half. Carl Ridd paced Canada with 25. Doug Gresham added 13, Herb Olafson 10, Mike Spack 6, Roy Burkett 5, Ralph Watts 3, Andy Spack 2, Ken Callis 2 and Wally Parobec 2, while George Delkers was scoreless. Canada hit 24-36 from the line. Rodolfo Salas paced Peru with 20. Jose Chocano added 11, Hernan Sanchez 7, Virgilio Drago Burga 6, Eduardo Fiestas 6, Jose Vizcarra 5 and Lucioni Amalfi 3, while Alvaro Castro, Victor Obando, Guillermo Toro, Jorge Ferreyeros, Aurelio Moreira and Isaac Loveday were scoreless. Peru hit 12-22 from the line.
Canada opened medals pool play by losing 66-62 to France despite leading 32-27 at the half. Canada struggled to find its shooting touch in the second half.
Canada defeated Israel 50-43 after leading 33-22 at the half. Carl Ridd and Doug Gresham each scored 13 to pace Canada. Mike Spack added 9, Roy Burkett 6, Herb Olafson 5 and George Delkers 4, while Ralph Watts, Andy Spack, Ken Callis and Wally Parobec were scoreless. Canada hit 16-26 from the line. Alfred Cohen paced Israel with 13. Afri Zekharya added 11, Abrahim Shaneir 9, Dan Erez 3, Reuven Fecher 3, Marcel Hefez 2, Ralph Ram 1 and Szymon Shelah 2, while Daniel Moshe, Tavin Israel, Yehuda Gafni and Azriel Luboshitz were scoreless. Israel hit 19-25 from the line.
Canada nipped Uruguay 67-66 for its second consecutive win after leading 35-29 at the half. Carl Ridd paced Canada with 14. Wally Parobec added 13, Doug Gresham 12, George Delkers 10, Roy Burkett 8, Herb Olafson 6, Mike Spack 3 and Ralph Watts 2, while Andy Spack and Ken Callis were scoreless. Canada hit 23-35 from the line. Oscar Aldo Moglia paced Uruguay with 31. Hector Costa added 14, Raul Mera Ebers 6, Nelson Demarco 5, Carlos Rosello 5, Sergio Matto 3 and Martin Lara 2, while Enrique Balino, Roberto Lovera, Hector Garcia, Manuel Usher, Julio Cesar Gully, Adesio Lombardo and Omar Zubillaga were scoreless. Uruguay hit 16-29 from the line.
Canada was then whipped 82-67 by Brazil after trailing 45-39 at the half. Brazil scored at will. Angelo Bonifetti and Amaury Pasos each scored 15 to pace Brazil. Mayr Facci added 13, Bombarda Wilson 10, Jamil Gedeao 9, Marques Wlamir 5, Zenny De Azevedo 4, Jose De Carli 3, Almir De Almeida 2, Alfredo Da Motta 2, Thales Monteiro 3 and Mario Fonseca 2, while Helio Pereira and Fausto Rasga were scoreless. Brazil hit 14-25 from the line. Doug Gresham paced Canada with 19. Carl Ridd added 16, Herb Olafson 10, Wally Parobec 8, Mike Spack 6, Roy Burkett 4, George Delkers 2 and Ralph Watts 2, while Andy Spack and Ken Callis were scoreless. Canada hit 17-27 from the line.
Canada was then clocked 84-50 by the United States after trailing 47-30 at the half. Bertram Born Jr. paced the US with 17. Solomon Edward added 16, James Minter 10, Richard Retherford 9, Earl Kelley 8, Kendal Sheets 6, Donald Penwell 6, Joseph Stratton 5, Forrest Hamilton 5 and William Johnson 2, while Richard Waine-Gott was scoreless. George Delkers paced Canada with 18. Wally Parobec added 14, Doug Gresham 8, Andy Spack 4, Herb Olafson 4 and Mike Spack 2, while Carl Ridd, Roy Burkett, Ralph Watts and Ken Callis were scoreless. Canada hit 12-20 from the line.
Canada was then dumped 83-76 by the Philippines after trailing 41-35 at the half. Lauro Mumar paced the Philippines with 24. Carlos Loyzaga added 15, Rafael Barreto 14, Antonio Genato 12, Francisco Rabat 6, Mariano Palentino 5, Rayani Amador 5, Ponciano Saldana 2 and Ramon Manulat 1, while Napolon Flores, Francisco Benjamon and Florentino Batista were scoreless. The Philippines hit 25-33 from the line. Carl Ridd paced Canada with 37. Roy Burkett added 8, George Delkers 8, Ralph Watts 6, Doug Gresham 6, Herb Olafson 5, Mike Spack 4 and Ken Callis 2, while Andy Spack and Wally Parobec were scoreless. Canada hit 16-26 from the line.
Canada closed out medals pool round robin play with a 74-61 loss to Formosa. The score was knotted at 29 at the half. Tong Suet Fong paced Formosa with 18. James Yat added 16, Lai Lan Kang 10, Ling Jing-Huan 10, Joachim Poon 8, Ng Ynet-On 7 and Wang Yih-Jiun 5, while Hoo Cha-Pen, Edward Lee, Yao Jao-Quin were scoreless. Formosa hit 28-34 from the line. Carl Ridd paced Canada with 26 on 10-11 from the line. Doug Gresham added 11, Herb Olafson 5, Ralph Watts 4, George Delkers 4, Mike Spack 4, Wally Parobec 2, Roy Burkett 2 and Andy Spack 2, while Ken Callis was scoreless. Canada hit 14-21 from the line.
Canada finished tied with Formosa and Uruguay for 5th place but was placed 7th on pointspread in games between the trio. Formosa is +8, Uruguay is +4 and Canada is –12.
The all-tournament team featured MVP Kirby Minter (USA); Carlos Loyzaga (Philippines); Oscar Moglia (Uruguay); Zenny de Azevedo (Brazil); and Wlamir Marques (Brazil)