The 1939 South American Basketball Championship was the 7th edition of this tournament. It was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and won by the host, Brazil national basketball team. 5 teams competed.

Final rankings

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

Results

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

External links

  • FIBA.com archive for SAC1939

1916 South American Championship Alchetron, the free social encyclopedia

1939 AAU Basketball National Championship Program friar62 Free

1939 AAU Basketball National Championship Program friar62 Free

Eurobasket 1939 Basketball history, Lithuania, History

From being a dump to receiving the final of a South American Basketball