Eurobasket 1955
England played at Eurobasket 1955 in Budapest. Again, all four preliminary round games were lost as well as their first two of the four classification round games. Then, after beating Switzerland (England's first victory at a major international basketball event), England outscored Austria as well. Eventually, the team placed second in the five teams of the classification group, moving to the 9-12 classification semifinals. There, however, England could not take advantage of the gained self-confidence and lost the next two games. Overall, England finished in 12th place out of the 18 teams, a considerable improvement from its last eurobasket appearance in 1946.
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