1949 South American Basketball Championship

1949 South American Basketball Championship

14th South American Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Paraguay
Dates	21 April - 7 May
Teams	6
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Uruguay (5th title)

The 1949 South American Basketball Championship was the 14th edition of this regional tournament. It was held in Asunción, Paraguay and won by the Uruguay national basketball team. 6 teams competed.

1.  Uruguay
2.  Brazil
3.  Chile
4.  Peru
5.  Argentina
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 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	161	134	+27
2	Brazil	8	3	2	188	178	+10
3	Chile	8	3	2	179	174	+5
4	Peru	7	2	3	178	162	+16
5	Argentina	7	2	3	188	187	+1
6	Paraguay	5	0	5	134	193	-59

• FIBA.com archive for SAC1949