1938 South American Basketball Championship

1938 South American Basketball Championship

6th South American Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Peru
Dates	12-22 February
Teams	5
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Peru (1st title)
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The 1938 South American Basketball Championship was the 6th edition of this tournament. It was held in Lima, Peru and won by the host, Peru national basketball team. 5 teams competed, including Ecuador in their first appearance.

1.  Peru
2.  Argentina
3.  Uruguay
4.  Brazil
5.  Ecuador

Each team played the other four teams once, for a total of four games played by each team and 10 overall in the tournament.

Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
1	Peru	8	4	0	203	167	+36
2	Argentina	7	3	1	218	180	+38
3	Uruguay	6	2	2	160	139	+21
4	Brazil	5	1	3	174	195	-21
5	Ecuador	4	0	4	132	206	-74

• FIBA.com archive for SAC1938^{[dead link]}