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1949 South American Basketball Championship
14th South American Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryParaguay
Dates21 April - 7 May
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Uruguay (5th title)
← 1947 1953 →

The 1949 South American Basketball Championship was the 14th edition of this regional tournament. It was held in Asunción, Paraguay and won by the Uruguay national basketball team. 6 teams competed.

Final rankings

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

Results

Each team played the other five teams once, for a total of five games played by each team and 15 overall in the preliminary round. Ties in the standings were broken by head-to-head results, as only a tie for first would have resulted in a final match.

Rank Team Pts W L PF PA Diff
1  Uruguay 10 5 0 161 134 +27
2  Brazil 8 3 2 188 178 +10
3  Chile 8 3 2 179 174 +5
4  Peru 7 2 3 178 162 +16
5  Argentina 7 2 3 188 187 +1
6  Paraguay 5 0 5 134 193 -59
Uruguay 34 - 26 Brazil
Uruguay 35 - 34 Chile
Uruguay 32 - 21 Peru
Uruguay 35 - 34 Argentina
Uruguay 25 - 19 Paraguay
Brazil 40 - 31 Chile
Brazil 32 - 30 Peru
Brazil 40 - 48 Argentina
Brazil 50 - 35 Paraguay
Chile 41 - 35 Peru
Chile 47 - 40 Argentina
Chile 26 - 24 Paraguay
Peru 37 - 29 Argentina
Peru 55 - 28 Paraguay
Argentina 37 - 28 Paraguay

External links

FIBA South American Championship
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