1941 South American Basketball Championship

9th South American Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Argentina
Dates	18 April – 26 May
Teams	6
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (3rd title)
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The 1941 South American Basketball Championship was the 9th edition of this tournament. It was held in Mendoza, Argentina and won by the host, Argentina national basketball team. Six teams competed despite the World War that was then under way.

1.  Argentina
2.  Peru
3.  Uruguay
4.  Chile
5.  Brazil
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	Argentina	10	5	0	233	129	+104
2	Peru	9	4	1	224	167	+57
3	Uruguay	8	3	2	206	151	+55
4	Chile	7	2	3	190	208	−18
5	Brazil	6	1	4	187	208	−21
6	Paraguay	5	0	5	144	321	−177

• FIBA.com archive for SAC1941