1940 South American Basketball Championship

8th South American Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Uruguay
Dates	20-28 January
Teams	6
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Uruguay (3rd title)
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The 1940 South American Basketball Championship was the 8th edition of this tournament. It was held in Montevideo, Uruguay and won by the host, Uruguay national basketball team. A record 6 teams competed, including Paraguay in their first appearance, despite the World War that was currently under way.

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

Each team played the other five teams once, for a total of five games played by each team and 15 overall in the tournament.

Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
1	Uruguay	10	5	0	192	101	+91
2	Argentina	9	4	1	177	106	+71
3	Brazil	8	3	2	135	156	-21
4	Chile	7	2	3	166	155	+11
5	Peru	6	1	4	149	146	+3
6	Paraguay	5	0	5	83	238	-155

• FIBA.com archive for SAC1940^{[dead link‍]}