South American Basketball Championship 1976

South American Basketball Championship 1976
26th South American Basketball Championship
Number of nations	7th
South American champions	Argentina Argentina (7th title)
venue	Colombia Medellin
Opening game	March 30, 1976
Endgame	April 9, 1976
Games	21st
Basket points	3339 (∅: 159 per game)

The 1976 South American Basketball Championship , the twenty-sixth South American Basketball Championship , took place between March 30 and April 9, 1976 in Medellín , Colombia , and hosted the championship for the third time, for the second time in a row. The winner was the national team of Argentina , which could win the title for the seventh time.

Final placement

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

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 1976.

placement	team	Points	G	V	baskets	Diff
1	Argentina Argentina	12	6th	0	562: 437	+125
2	Brazil 1968 Brazil	11	5	1	534: 354	+180
3	Uruguay Uruguay	10	4th	2	452: 456	−4
4th	Paraguay 1954 Paraguay	8th	2	4th	413: 487	−74
5	Colombia Colombia	8th	2	4th	411: 474	−63
6th	Chile Chile	7th	1	5	506: 586	−80
7th	Peru Peru	7th	1	5	461: 545	−84