EuroBasket 1957 Final: The Soviet Union begins its overwhelming dominance

In 1957, the EuroBasket was held in Bulgaria, where the Soviet Union won gold, the first of up to eight consecutive wins, a tyranny that reigned in Europe for more than three lustrums It was played in a group format, without playoffs, and the gold medal was decided when the Soviet Union met the hosts Bulgaria, in front of 48,000 spectators. The Soviets won by (60-57), and Bulgaria, despite all their drive both on and off the court, had to settle for the Silver. The Bronze went to Czechoslovakia with its balance of (8-2)

Soviet Union 60 *Zubkov - 17p *Valdmanis - 8p *Semenov - 9p *Ozerov - 7p *Botchkarev - 6p Muzhnieks - 6p Stonkus - 4p Torban - 3p Laga - 0p Lauritenas - 0p Minachvili - 0p Studenetsky - 0p

Bulgaria 57 *Savov - 15p *Mirchev - 14p *Panov - 7p *Kanev - 5p *Semov - 5p Totev - 4p Panov - 3p Ganchev - 2p Radev - 2p Lazarov - 0p Tomovski - 0p Atanasov - 0p