1939 South American Basketball Championship| 7th South American Basketball Championship |
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| Host country | Brazil |
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| Dates | 14-30 April |
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| Teams | 5 |
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| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
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| 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.
Final rankings
- Brazil
- Uruguay
- Argentina
- Peru
- Chile
Results
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
|
|
|
|
|
| Brazil
|
34 - 32
|
Uruguay
|
| Brazil
|
31 - 30
|
Argentina
|
| Brazil
|
32 - 25
|
Peru
|
| Brazil
|
42 - 33
|
Chile
|
| Uruguay
|
43 - 42
|
Argentina
|
| Uruguay
|
34 - 29
|
Peru
|
| Uruguay
|
42 - 17
|
Chile
|
| Argentina
|
38 - 33
|
Peru
|
| Argentina
|
41 - 19
|
Chile
|
| Peru
|
42 - 28
|
Chile
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