1932 South American Basketball Championship

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1932 South American Basketball Championship
2nd South American Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryChile
Dates29 April - 14 May
Teams3
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay (2nd title)
1930
1934

The 1932 South American Basketball Championship was the 2nd edition of this regional tournament. It was held in Santiago, Chile and won by Uruguay.

Contents

Final rankings

  1. Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
  2. Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
  3. Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina

Results

Preliminary round

Each team played the other two teams twice apiece, for a total of four games played by each team.

RankTeamWLPFPADiff
1Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 318371+12
2Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 318177+4
3Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 048197-16
Uruguay21 - 19Chile
Chile14 - 13Uruguay
Uruguay31 - 25Argentina
Argentina13 - 18Uruguay
Chile27 - 24Argentina
Argentina19 - 21Chile

Uruguay's loss to Chile was its first defeat; nevertheless it took the top seed in the preliminary round.

Final

As Uruguay and Chile finished level on points, a play-off match for the championship was required.

Uruguay42 - 28Chile

Uruguay won the final to claim its second South American title.