1955 South American Basketball Championship

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Tournament details
Host nationColombia
DatesAugust 13–31
Teams9
Venues1 
(in 1 host city)
Champions Uruguay
(7th title)
< 1953
1958 >

The South American Basketball Championship 1955 was the 16th edition of this tournament. It was played in Cúcuta, Colombia. The title holder is Uruguay.

Preliminary round[]

Team Pts. W L PCT PF PA Diff
 Brazil 6 3 0 1.000 183 138 +45
 Paraguay 6 3 0 1.000 177 148 +29
 Peru 5 2 1 0.667 154 163 -9
 Uruguay 4 2 0 1.000 125 91 +34
 Argentina 4 2 0 1.000 128 97 +31
 Chile 3 0 3 0.000 154 168 -14
 Ecuador 3 0 3 0.000 153 190 -37
 Colombia 2 0 2 0.000 102 138 -36
 Venezuela 2 0 2 0.000 99 137 -38
Brazil  42–38  Chile
Brazil  84–60  Colombia
Paraguay  58–39  Ecuador
Peru  57–49  Chile
Paraguay  50–42  Venezuela
Peru  42–40  Ecuador
Uruguay  87–57  Venezuela
Uruguay  38–34  Ecuador
Argentina  54–42  Colombia
Brazil  57–40  Ecuador
Paraguay  69–67  Chile
Argentina  74–55  Peru

Final round[]

Team Pts. W L PCT PF PA Diff
 Uruguay 5 2 1 0.667 186 167 +19
 Paraguay 5 2 1 0.667 165 162 +3
 Brazil 4 1 2 0.333 154 156 -2
 Argentina 4 1 2 0.333 152 172 -20
Paraguay  50–43  Brazil
Brazil  63–35  Argentina
Paraguay  53–50  Argentina
Uruguay  61–48  Brazil
Argentina  57–56  Uruguay
Uruguay  69–62  Paraguay


 South American Basketball Championship 1955 

Uruguay
seventh title

Final standings[]

Place Team
1  Uruguay
2  Paraguay
3  Brazil
4  Argentina
5  Peru
6  Chile
7  Ecuador
8  Colombia
9  Venezuela

References[]

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