South American Basketball Championship 1945
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The South American Basketball Championship 1945 was the twelfth South American Basketball Championship
. It was held in Guayaquil
, Ecuador
and won by the Brazil national basketball team
. Six teams competed, including Colombia
in their first appearance. After an experiment with a two-round tournament two years earlier, the 1945 competition returned to a single round format.
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 Guayaquil
Guayaquil
Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port...
, Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
and won by the Brazil national basketball team
Brazil national basketball team
The Brazilian National Basketball Team represents Brazil in FIBA's basketball competitions.-Men's team:First drafted in 1922, the men's team has won two World Championships , three bronze Olympic medals , four Americas Championships and five Pan American Games .-Olympic Games:-FIBA...
. Six teams competed, including Colombia
Colombia national basketball team
The Colombia national basketball team are the men's basketball side that represent Colombia in international competition and they hosted and played in the 1982 FIBA World Championship.-Current squad:- Performance at FIBA World Championships :...
in their first appearance. After an experiment with a two-round tournament two years earlier, the 1945 competition returned to a single round format.
Results
Each team played the other five teams once, for a total of five games played by each team and 15 overall in the preliminary round.| Rank | Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 233 | 170 | ||
| 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 231 | 181 | ||
| 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 271 | 239 | ||
| 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 208 | 187 | ||
| 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 209 | 206 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 180 | 349 | ||
| Brazil | 31 - 26 | Uruguay |
| Brazil | 53 - 51 | Argentina |
| Brazil | 50 - 42 | Chile |
| Brazil | 30 - 26 | Ecuador |
| Brazil | 69 - 25 | Colombia |
| Uruguay | 55 - 49 | Argentina |
| Uruguay | 35 - 30 | Chile |
| Uruguay | 47 - 30 | Ecuador |
| Uruguay | 68 - 41 | Colombia |
| Argentina | 41 - 37 | Chile |
| Argentina | 50 - 42 | Ecuador |
| Argentina | 80 - 52 | Colombia |
| Chile | 41 - 37 | Ecuador |
| Chile | 58 - 24 | Colombia |
| Ecuador | 74 - 38 | Colombia |