1945 South American Basketball Championship

International basketball competition

1945 South American Basketball Championship12th South American Basketball Championship

Tournament details
Host country| Ecuador
Dates| 17 July - 2 August
Teams| 6
Venue(s)| 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions|  Brazil (2nd title)

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The 1945 South American Basketball Championship was the 12th edition of this regional tournament. It was held in Guayaquil, Ecuador and won by the Brazil national basketball team. Six teams competed, including Colombia in their first appearance. After an experiment with a two-round tournament two years earlier, the 1945 competition returned to a single round format.

## Final rankings

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1. Brazil
2. Uruguay
3. Argentina
4. Chile
5. Ecuador
6. Colombia

## Results

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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.

Rank  | Team  | Pts  | W  | L  | PF  | PA  | Diff

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1 |  Brazil | 10 | 5 | 0 | 233 | 170 | +63
2 |  Uruguay | 9 | 4 | 1 | 231 | 181 | +50
3 |  Argentina | 8 | 3 | 2 | 271 | 239 | +32
4 |  Chile | 7 | 2 | 3 | 208 | 187 | +21
5 |  Ecuador | 6 | 1 | 4 | 209 | 206 | +3
6 |  Colombia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 180 | 349 | -169
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Brazil | 31 - 26 | Uruguay
Brazil | 53 - 51 | Argentina
Brazil | 50 - 42 | Chile
Brazil | 30 - 26 | Ecuador
Brazil | 69 - 25 | Colombia
Uruguay | 55 - 49 | Argentina
Uruguay | 35 - 30 | Chile
Uruguay | 47 - 30 | Ecuador
Uruguay | 68 - 41 | Colombia
Argentina | 41 - 37 | Chile
Argentina | 50 - 42 | Ecuador
Argentina | 80 - 52 | Colombia
Chile | 41 - 37 | Ecuador
Chile | 58 - 24 | Colombia
Ecuador | 74 - 38 | Colombia

## External links

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* FIBA.com archive for SAC1945

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