The 1958/59 EuroLeague season brought together 21 team, but some of those withdrew in the early stages of competition. All the leading teams, however, were keen to win the EuroLeague title, including the reigning champions – ASK Rīga.
The fans saw a sensational individual run by the Yugoslav forward – Radivoj Korac. The 21-year-old OKK Beograd star was putting up insane scoring averages, easily winning the Top Scorer title. Korac finished season with 223 points in 6 games, averaging 37.2 points per game. It helped OKK to reach the semifinals, but even his offensive efforts couldn’t get the Belgrade team past Academic Sofia, who made their second consecutive EuroLeague Finals appearance.
The Soviet powerhouse, ASK Rīga, led by their brilliant center, Jānis Krūmiņš, also got past Honved Budapest and Lech Poznan on their way to another EuroLeague Final. Academic had a chance to overcome the Soviet challenge, but the scenario turned out similar to 1958 season. Krūmiņš was dominant once again, winning his second Finals MVP award, averaging 28.0 points per game. Academic had no answer against the Latvian giant.
Overall, ASK Rīga had a well-balanced build-up. They were 4th-best offensive team and 6th-best defensive team. Largely, thanks to Krūmiņš and his efforts on both sides of the floor. His numbers weren’t as impressive as Korac’s, for example, but the efficiency was just enough to secure another title.
CHAMPIONS
Team
ASK Rīga
NAT
G
6
W
4
L
2
1958/59 EUROLEAGUE FINALS MVP
1958/59 EUROLEAGUE TOP SCORER
1958/59 EUROLEAGUE FINALS
GM1
79
58
GM2
67
69
AGG.
148
125
ASK RIGA
ACADEMIC
GAME 1 BOXSCORE
TEAM
TEAM
PLAYER
Jānis Krūmiņš
Gundars Muižnieks
Valdis Muižnieks
Leons Jankovskis
Alvils Gulbis
Oļģerts Hehts
Maigonis Valdmanis
Jānis Dāvids
Ivars Vērītis
Teobalds Kalherts
Andrejs Bergs
PLAYER
Viktor Radev
Ljubomir Panov
Nikola Ilov
Georgi Panov
Petko Lazarov
Konstantin Stoimenov
Mikhail Semov
Ivan Emanuilov
Ljuben Darvov
Aleksandar Blagoev
POINTS
25
19
10
8
7
6
4
0
0
0
0
79
POINTS
20
11
8
6
5
4
4
0
0
0
58
GAME 2 BOXSCORE
TEAM
TEAM
PLAYER
Viktor Radev
Ljubomir Panov
Nikola Ilov
Georgi Panov
Mikhail Semov
Petko Lazarov
Konstantin Stoimenov
Ivan Emanuilov
Dimitar Atanasov
Ljuben Darvov
Aleksandar Blagoev
PLAYER
Jānis Krūmiņš
Alvils Gulbis
Maigonis Valdmanis
Valdis Muižnieks
Oļģerts Hehts
Gundars Muižnieks
Leons Jankovskis
Jānis Dāvids
POINTS
22
12
12
8
5
4
4
0
0
0
0
67
POINTS
29
12
7
7
6
6
2
0
69
SEMIFINALS
GM1
76
84
GM2
90
69
AGG.
166
153
ASK RIGA
LECH POZNAN
GM1
69
79
GM2
94
77
AGG.
163
156
ACADEMIC
OKK BEOGRAD
1/4 FINALS
GM1
79
54
GM2
80
88
AGG.
159
142
ASK RIGA
HONVED BUDAPEST
GM1
89
80
GM2
105
61
AGG.
194
141
LECH POZNAN
ANTWERPSE BC
GM1
73
75
GM2
87
74
AGG.
160
149
OKK BEOGRAD
ETOILE BASKET
GM1
69
65
GM2
2
0
AGG.
71
65
ACADEMIC
AL-GEZIRA
SECOND ROUND
GM1
84
76
GM2
125
53
AGG.
209
129
OKK BEOGRAD
AEK ATHENS
GM1
63
60
GM2
113
61
AGG.
173
124
ANTWERPSE BC
PANTTERIT HELSINKI
GM1
87
63
GM2
68
85
AGG.
155
148
LECH POZNAN
SPARTAK ZJŠ BRNO
GM1
39
50
GM2
79
65
AGG.
118
115
ETOILE BASKET
REAL MADRID
GM1
47
72
GM2
2
0
AGG.
49
72
AL-GEZIRA
OLIMPIA MILANO
GM1
69
50
GM2
78
58
AGG.
147
108
ACADEMIC
MACCABI TEL-AVIV
GM1
86
52
GM2
80
81
AGG.
166
133
HONVED BUDAPEST
STEAUA BUCURESTI
FIRST ROUND
GM1
77
40
GM2
63
27
AGG.
140
67
ETOILE BASKET
BARREIRENSE BC
GM1
2
0
GM2
2
0
AGG.
4
0
LECH POZNAN
BBC ETZELLA
GM1
96
56
GM2
92
69
AGG.
188
125
SPARTAK ZJŠ BRNO
ENGELMANN WIEN
GM1
81
59
GM2
66
65
AGG.
147
124
STEAUA BUCURESTI
WISSENSCHAFT
GM1
2
0
GM2
2
0
AGG.
4
0
HONVED BUDAPEST
SK SUNDBYBERG
GM1
63
58
GM2
71
46
AGG.
134
104
REAL MADRID
URANIA GENEVE
1958/59 EUROLEAGUE TOP 50 BEST SCORERS LIST
The best scorers of the 1958/59 EuroLeague season are ranked based on the total points scored by a player throughout the season. The totality gives a better insight on the value of the player than the scoring averages.
#
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
Team
Player
Radivoj Korac
Jean-Paul Beugnot
Viktor Radev
Jānis Krūmiņš
Jerzy Mlynarczyk
Miodrag Nikolic
Dariusz Swierczewski
František Konvička
Johnny Baez
Slobodan Gordic
Janos Simon
Joseph Decombe
Valdis Muižnieks
Nikola Ilov
Laszlo Banhegyi
Karl Privoznik
Jef Eygel
Rene Aerts
Jean Perniceni
Wlodzimierz Pudelewicz
Georgi Panov
Zdenek Konečny
Alexandru Fodor
Robert Beugnot
Maurice Chavage
František Pokorny
Maigonis Valdmanis
Petko Lazarev
Ljubomir Panov
Gundars Muižnieks
Alvils Gulbis
Emil Niculescu
Herbert Kulik
Josef du Jardin
Zdislaw Blewaska
Tibor Czinkan
Stanislaw Olejniczak
Mihai Nedef
Andrei Folbert
William Brindle
Otto Temesvari
Ralph Klein
Teodor Nedelea
Charles Feyen
Joaquin Hernandez
Wiktor Haglauer
Leons Jankovskis
Antonio Diaz Miguel
Slobodan Nešic
Oļģerts Hehts
G
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
4
4
6
4
4
6
6
4
2
3
3
6
6
6
3
4
6
6
4
6
5
4
6
6
4
2
3
6
4
5
4
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
6
PPG
37.2
23.7
22.3
22.0
21.8
18.0
17.7
24.8
23.0
15.0
21.5
20.5
13.5
13.2
19.5
34.0
22.7
22.3
11.2
11.2
10.6
21.0
15.8
10.5
10.2
15.0
9.8
9.2
12.8
8.5
8.5
12.5
24.0
13.7
6.8
9.5
7.6
9.3
12.0
8.8
8.8
17.0
8.3
8.3
8.3
6.6
6.6
8.0
6.2
4.8
PTS
223
142
134
132
131
108
106
99
92
90
86
82
81
79
78
68
68
67
67
67
64
63
63
63
61
60
59
55
51
51
51
50
48
41
41
38
38
37
36
35
35
34
33
33
33
33
33
32
31
29
1958/59 EUROLEAGUE BEST OFFENSIVE TEAMS
#
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
Team
OKK BEOGRAD
SPARTAK ZJŠ BRNO
LECH POZNAN
ASK RIGA
ANTWERPSE BC
ACADEMIC
HONVED BUDAPEST
OLIMPIA MILANO
STEAUA BUCURESTI
ETOILE BASKET
AEK ATHENS
ENGELMANN WIEN
WISSENSCHAFT
REAL MADRID
PANTTERIT HELSINKI
AL-GEZIRA
MACCABI TEL-AVIV
URANIA GENEVE
BARREIRENSE BC
G
6
4
6
6
4
7
4
1
4
6
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
PTS
473
336
502
506
314
570
289
72
280
407
129
125
124
249
124
112
108
104
67
PPG
87.5
84.0
83.7
78.8
78.5
72.3
72.3
72.0
70.0
67.8
64.5
62.5
62.0
62.3
62.0
56.0
54.0
52.0
33.5
1958/59 EUROLEAGUE BEST DEFENSIVE TEAMS
#
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
Team
OLIMPIA MILANO
REAL MADRID
ETOILE BASKET
URANIA GENEVE
ACADEMIC
ASK RIGA
SPARTAK ZJŠ BRNO
BARREIRENSE BC
AL-GEZIRA
STEAUA BUCURESTI
HONVED BUDAPEST
OKK BEOGRAD
MACCABI TEL-AVIV
WISSENSCHAFT
LECH POZNAN
ANTWERPSE BC
PANTTERIT HELSINKI
ENGELMANN WIEN
AEK ATHENS
G
1
4
6
2
7
6
4
2
2
4
4
6
2
2
6
4
2
2
2
PTS
47
222
342
134
477
420
280
140
143
290
292
441
147
147
455
318
173
188
209
PPG
47.0
55.5
57.0
67.0
68.1
70.0
70.0
70.0
71.5
72.5
73.0
73.5
73.5
73.5
75.8
79.5
86.5
94.0
104.5
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