1940 South American Basketball Championship

South America 1940 Uruguay 20-28 January 6 1 1 Uruguay 3 1939 1941 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 URU ARG BRA CHI PER PAR Results Each team played the other five teams once, for a total of five games played by each team and 15 overall in the tournament. RankTeamPtsWLPFPADiff 1 URU1050192101+91 2 ARG941177106+71 3 BRA832135156-21 4 CHI723166155+11 5 PER614149146+3 6 PAR50583238-155 Uruguay25 - 23ArgentinaUruguay38 - 15BrazilUruguay43 - 26ChileUruguay25 - 24PeruUruguay61 - 13ParaguayArgentina46 - 33BrazilArgentina18 - 17ChileArgentina40 - 26PeruArgentina50 - 5ParaguayBrazil36 - 31ChileBrazil27 - 21PeruBrazil24 - 20ParaguayChile35 - 32PeruChile57 - 26ParaguayPeru46 - 19Paraguay External links FIBA.com archive for SAC1940January 2025 medicmedic 1940 S B Champ Category:Sports competitions in Montevideo Category:1940s in Montevideo Category:1940 in Uruguayan sport Category:January 1940 sports events in South America