1945 South American Basketball Championship

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1945 South American Basketball Championship
12th South American Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEcuador
Dates17 July - 2 August
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (2nd title)
1943
1947

The 1945 South American Basketball Championship was the 12th edition of this regional tournament. It was held in Guayaquil, Ecuador and won by the Brazil national basketball team. Six teams competed, including Colombia in their first appearance. After an experiment with a two-round tournament two years earlier, the 1945 competition returned to a single round format.

Contents

Final rankings

  1. Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
  2. Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
  3. Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
  4. Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
  5. Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
  6. Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia

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.

RankTeamPtsWLPFPADiff
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1050233170+63
2Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 941231181+50
3Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 832271239+32
4Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 723208187+21
5Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 614209206+3
6Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 505180349-169
Brazil31 - 26Uruguay
Brazil53 - 51Argentina
Brazil50 - 42Chile
Brazil30 - 26Ecuador
Brazil69 - 25Colombia
Uruguay55 - 49Argentina
Uruguay35 - 30Chile
Uruguay47 - 30Ecuador
Uruguay68 - 41Colombia
Argentina41 - 37Chile
Argentina50 - 42Ecuador
Argentina80 - 52Colombia
Chile41 - 37Ecuador
Chile58 - 24Colombia
Ecuador74 - 38Colombia