1947 South American Basketball Championship| 13th South American Basketball Championship |
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| Host country | Brazil |
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| Dates | 31 May - 17 June |
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| Teams | 6 |
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| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
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| Champions | Uruguay (4th title) |
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The 1947 South American Basketball Championship was the 13th edition of this regional tournament. It was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and won by the Uruguay national basketball team. 6 teams competed.
Final rankings
- Uruguay
- Brazil
- Chile
- Ecuador
- Argentina
- Peru
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. Ties in the standings were broken by head-to-head results, as only a tie for first would have resulted in a final match.
| Rank
|
Team
|
Pts
|
W
|
L
|
PF
|
PA
|
Diff
|
| 1 |
Uruguay
|
10 |
5 |
0 |
225 |
183 |
+42
|
| 2 |
Brazil
|
8 |
3 |
2 |
200 |
181 |
+19
|
| 3 |
Chile
|
8 |
3 |
2 |
205 |
193 |
+12
|
| 4 |
Ecuador
|
7 |
2 |
3 |
193 |
234 |
-41
|
| 5 |
Argentina
|
7 |
2 |
3 |
223 |
228 |
-5
|
| 6 |
Peru
|
5 |
0 |
5 |
196 |
223 |
-27
|
|
|
|
|
| Uruguay
|
37 - 27
|
Brazil
|
| Uruguay
|
45 - 44
|
Chile
|
| Uruguay
|
46 - 33
|
Ecuador
|
| Uruguay
|
51 - 48
|
Argentina
|
| Uruguay
|
46 - 31
|
Peru
|
| Brazil
|
44 - 33
|
Chile
|
| Brazil
|
50 - 34
|
Ecuador
|
| Brazil
|
37 - 38
|
Argentina
|
| Brazil
|
42 - 39
|
Peru
|
| Chile
|
52 - 31
|
Ecuador
|
| Chile
|
42 - 41
|
Argentina
|
| Chile
|
34 - 32
|
Peru
|
| Ecuador
|
47 - 43
|
Argentina
|
| Ecuador
|
48 - 43
|
Peru
|
| Argentina
|
53 - 51
|
Peru
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