The South American Basketball Championship 1932 was the second South American Basketball Championship

South American Basketball Championship

South American Basketball Championship was first played in 1930. Male teams from South America take part in this tournament, which often has been played biannually.-Summaries:-Championships per nation:-Participation details:-External links:* *...

. It was held in Santiago

Santiago, Chile

Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...

, Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

 and won by Uruguay

Uruguay national basketball team

The Uruguay national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Uruguay in international competitions.Uruguay's best achievement in basketball was obtaining the bronze medal in the both the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics.-Current squad:...

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Preliminary round

Each team played the other two teams twice apiece, for a total of four games played by each team. The top two teams after this round played each other one more time in the final.

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4

Rank	Team	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
1		3	1	83	71
2		3	1	81	77
3		0	4	81	97

Uruguay	21 - 19	Chile
Chile	14 - 13	Uruguay
Uruguay	31 - 25	Argentina
Argentina	13 - 18	Uruguay
Chile	27 - 24	Argentina
Argentina	19 - 21	Chile

Uruguay's loss to Chile was its first defeat; nevertheless it took the top seed in the preliminary round.

Final

Uruguay

42 - 28

Chile

Uruguay won the final, clinching its second South American title.

External links

• FIBA.com archive for SAC1932