South American Basketball Championship 1969

South American Basketball Championship 1969
23rd South American Basketball Championship
Number of nations	7th
South American champions	Uruguay Uruguay (8th title)
venue	Uruguay Montevideo
Opening game	March 16, 1969
Endgame	March 26, 1969
Games	21st
Basket points	2721 (∅: 129.57 per game)

The 1969 South American Basketball Championship , the twenty-third South American Basketball Championship , was held between March 16 and March 26, 1969 in Montevideo , Uruguay , which hosted the championship for the fourth time. The winner was the Uruguayan national team , which won the title for the eighth time.

Final placement

Uruguay Uruguay
Brazil 1968 Brazil
Argentina Argentina
Peru Peru
Chile Chile
Colombia Colombia
Paraguay 1954 Paraguay

Results

Each team played against each opponent once, so that each team played six games (a total of 21 games took place). There were two points for each win and one point for a defeat. In the event of a tie, the direct comparison decided. The team with the most points became South American champions in 1969.

placement	team	Points	G	V	baskets	Diff
1	Uruguay Uruguay	12	6th	0	433: 322	+111
2	Brazil 1968 Brazil	10	4th	2	401: 364	+37
3	Argentina Argentina	10	4th	2	434: 320	+114
4th	Peru Peru	9	3	3	415: 379	+36
5	Chile Chile	9	3	3	353: 390	−37
6th	Colombia Colombia	7th	1	5	371: 497	−126
7th	Paraguay 1954 Paraguay	6th	0	6th	314: 449	−135