1945 South American Basketball Championship

The 12945 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.

Tournament details
Host nationEcuador
Dates17 July - 2 August
Teams6
Venues1 
(in 1 host city)
Champions Brazil
(2nd title)

Final rankings

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

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.

Rank Team Pts W L PF PA Diff
1 Brazil 1050233170+63
2 Uruguay 941231181+50
3 Argentina 832271239+32
4 Chile 723208187+21
5 Ecuador 614209206+3
6 Colombia 505180349-169
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
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