South American Basketball Championship 1947

South American Basketball Championship 1947
13th South American Basketball Championship
Number of nations	6th
South American champions	Uruguay Uruguay (4th title)
venue	Brazil 1889 Rio de Janeiro
Opening game	May 31, 1947
Endgame	June 17, 1947
Games	15th
Basket points	1242 (∅: 82.8 per game)

The South American Basketball Championship 1947 , the thirteenth South American Basketball Championship , took place between May 31 and June 17, 1947 in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , which hosted the championship for the third time. The winner was the Uruguayan national team , which won the title for the fourth time.

Final placement

Uruguay Uruguay
Brazil 1889 Brazil
Chile Chile
Ecuador Ecuador
Argentina Argentina
Peru 1825 Peru

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. In the event of a tie, the direct comparison decided. Only if there was a tie for first place would there have been a decisive final game. The team with the most points became South American champions in 1947.

placement	team	Points	G	V	baskets	Diff
1	Uruguay Uruguay	10	5	0	225: 183	+42
2	Brazil 1889 Brazil	8th	3	2	200: 181	+19
3	Chile Chile	8th	3	2	205: 193	+12
4th	Ecuador Ecuador	7th	2	3	193: 234	−41
5	Argentina Argentina	7th	2	3	223: 228	−5
6th	Peru 1825 Peru	5	0	5	196: 223	−27