Oscar Moglia

Oscar Moglia
Personal information
Born(1935-02-01)February 1, 1935
Montevideo, Uruguay
Died8 October 1989(1989-10-08) (aged 54)
Montevideo, Uruguay
Listed height6 ft 8.75 in (2.05 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
NBA draft1953: undrafted
Playing career1950–1972
PositionSmall forward
Number25
Career history
1950–1972Club Atlético Welcome
Career highlights and awards
As player:
FIBA Hall of Fame as player
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Uruguay
Summer Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Melbourne
FIBA South American Championship
Gold medal – first place 1953 Uruguay
Gold medal – first place 1955 Colombia
Silver medal – second place 1958 Chile

Oscar Aldo Moglia Eiras (February 1, 1935 – October 8, 1989) was a basketball player from Uruguay.

Club career

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During his club career, Moglia played with the Uruguayan team Club Atlético Welcome. He won five Uruguayan Federal Championships (1953, 1956, 1957, 1966, 1967). He was the league's second all-time highest scorer, after Fefo Ruiz, with 11,374 career total points scored.

National team career

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With the senior Uruguayan national basketball team, Moglia was the top scorer in points per game, of the 1954 FIBA World Championship, with a scoring average of 18.7 points per game.[1] He was also named to the All-Tournament Team. He won the bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympic Games, in Melbourne, Australia. He was also the leading scorer of that tournament, with a scoring average of 26.0 points per game.[2]

He also played at the 1967 FIBA World Championship. He won gold medals at the 1953 FIBA South American Championship and the 1955 FIBA South American Championship, and a silver medal at the 1958 FIBA South American Championship. He was the leading scorer of the FIBA South American Championship three times, (1955, 1958, 1960).

On June 11, Moglia was inducted to the FIBA Hall of Fame, class of 2021[3]

References

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  1. ^ "archive.fiba.com: 1954 World Championship for Men: Uruguay". archive.fiba.com.
  2. ^ "archive.fiba.com: 1956 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men: Uruguay". archive.fiba.com.
  3. ^ "2021 Class of FIBA Hall of Fame: Oscar Moglia".
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