Seven national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) took part in the competition.

The event took place in Cairo, with travel difficulties cited by many nations as the reason for not competing.

Egypt: Youssef Mohammed Abbas, Youssef Abou Ouf, Fouad Abdel Meguid El-Kheir, Gabriel Armand "Gaby" Catafago, Salah El-Dine Nessim, Abdel Rahman Hafez Ismail, Hussein Kamel Montasser, Mohamed Ali Ahmed El-Rashidy, Wahid Chafik Saleh, Mohammed Mahmud Soliman, Albert Fahmy Tadros, Medhat Youssef Mohamed, (Team Captain: Ahmed Hassan) (Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore) 2.

France: André Buffière, Robert Busnel, René Chocat, Jacques Dessemme, Maurice Desaymonnet, Louis Devoti, Jacques Favory, Fernand Guillou, Jean Perniceni, Jean-Pierre Salignon, Jean Swidzinski, André Vacheresse, Jacques Freimuller, Marc Quiblier (Coach: Robert Busnel) 3.

Turkey: Hüseyin Öztürk, Samim Göreç, Avram Barokas, Vitali Benazus, Haşim Tankut, Ali Uras, Mehmet Ali Yalım, Tevfik Tankut, Sacit Seldüz, Erdoğan Partener, Ayduk Koray, Candaş Tekeli