1940 South American Basketball Championship
Appearance
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8th South American Basketball Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Uruguay |
Dates | 20-28 January |
Teams | 6 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
The 1940 South American Basketball Championship was the 8th edition of this tournament. It was held in Montevideo, Uruguay and won by the host, Uruguay national basketball team. A record 6 teams competed, including Paraguay in their first appearance, despite the World War that was currently under way.
Final rankings
[edit]Results
[edit]Each team played the other five teams once, for a total of five games played by each team and 15 overall in the tournament.
Rank | Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
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1 | ![]() |
10 | 5 | 0 | 192 | 101 | +91 |
2 | ![]() |
9 | 4 | 1 | 177 | 106 | +71 |
3 | ![]() |
8 | 3 | 2 | 135 | 156 | -21 |
4 | ![]() |
7 | 2 | 3 | 166 | 155 | +11 |
5 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 4 | 149 | 146 | +3 |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 5 | 83 | 238 | -155 |
Uruguay | 25 - 23 | Argentina |
Uruguay | 38 - 15 | Brazil |
Uruguay | 43 - 26 | Chile |
Uruguay | 25 - 24 | Peru |
Uruguay | 61 - 13 | Paraguay |
Argentina | 46 - 33 | Brazil |
Argentina | 18 - 17 | Chile |
Argentina | 40 - 26 | Peru |
Argentina | 50 - 5 | Paraguay |
Brazil | 36 - 31 | Chile |
Brazil | 27 - 21 | Peru |
Brazil | 24 - 20 | Paraguay |
Chile | 35 - 32 | Peru |
Chile | 57 - 26 | Paraguay |
Peru | 46 - 19 | Paraguay |