1939 South American Basketball Championship

7th South American Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Brazil
Dates	14-30 April
Teams	5
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (1st title)
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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.

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

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	8	4	0	139	120	+19
2	Uruguay	7	3	1	151	122	+29
3	Argentina	6	2	2	151	126	+25
4	Peru	5	1	3	129	132	-3
5	Chile	4	0	4	97	167	-70

• FIBA.com archive for SAC1939^{[dead link‍]}