1939 South American Basketball Championship

The 1939 South American Basketball Championship was the 7th edition of this tournament. It was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and won by the host, Brazil national basketball team. 5 teams competed.

Tournament details
Host nationBrazil
Dates14 April - 30 April
Teams5
Venues1 
(in 1 host city)
Champions Brazil
(1st title)

Final rankings

  1.  Brazil
  2.  Uruguay
  3.  Argentina
  4.  Peru
  5.  Chile

Results

Each team played the other four teams once, for a total of four games played by each team and 10 overall in the tournament.

Rank Team Pts W L PF PA Diff
1 Brazil 840139120+19
2 Uruguay 731151122+29
3 Argentina 622151126+25
4 Peru 513129132-3
5 Chile 40497167-70
Brazil 34 - 32 Uruguay
Brazil 31 - 30 Argentina
Brazil 32 - 25 Peru
Brazil 42 - 33 Chile
Uruguay 43 - 42 Argentina
Uruguay 34 - 29 Peru
Uruguay 42 - 17 Chile
Argentina 38 - 33 Peru
Argentina 41 - 19 Chile
Peru 42 - 28 Chile
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