South American Basketball Championship 1945

South American Basketball Championship 1945
12th South American Basketball Championship
Number of nations	6th
South American champions	Brazil 1889 Brazil (2nd title)
venue	Ecuador Guayaquil
Opening game	July 17, 1945
Endgame	August 2, 1945
Games	15th
Basket points	1362 (∅: 90.8 per game)

The 1945 South American Basketball Championship , the twelfth South American Basketball Championship , took place between July 17 and August 2, 1945 in Guayaquil , Ecuador , which hosted the championship for the first time. The winner was the national team of Brazil , which won the title for the second time. In addition, the basketball team of Colombia took part in the tournament for the first time.

Final placement

Brazil 1889 Brazil
Uruguay Uruguay
Argentina Argentina
Chile Chile
Ecuador Ecuador
Colombia Colombia

Results

Each team played against each opponent once, so that each team had to play five games (a total of 15 games). There were two points for each win and one point for a defeat. The team with the most points became South American champions in 1945. This gave up the previous year's mode.

placement	team	Points	G	V	baskets	Diff
1	Brazil 1889 Brazil	10	5	0	233: 170	+63
2	Uruguay Uruguay	9	4th	1	231: 181	+50
3	Argentina Argentina	8th	3	2	271: 239	+32
4th	Chile Chile	7th	2	3	208: 187	+21
5	Ecuador Ecuador	6th	1	4th	209: 206	+3
6th	Colombia Colombia	5	0	5	180: 349	−169