Eurobasket 1946
Czechoslovakia returned to European competition with Eurobasket 1946. They started off well in a tournament notably lacking the Baltic countries that had dominated the pre-war competitions. Defeating Switzerland and then Belgium, the Czechoslovakian team placed first in the preliminary round group of three. They moved on to the semifinal round, facing the Hungarians. A 42-28 win secured a place in the championship game for Czechoslovakia. In that game, they played the undefeated Italy. After training 18-21 at halftime, Czechoslovakia came back to win the game 34-32 to win their first European championship.
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