1940 South American Basketball Championship

1940 South American Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Uruguay
Dates	20 January - 28 January
Teams	6
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Uruguay (3rd title)
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The South American Basketball Championship 1940 was the eighth South American Basketball Championship. It was held in Montevideo, Uruguay and won by the host Uruguay national basketball team. A record 6 teams competed, including Paraguay in their first appearance, despite the World War that was currently under way.

Final rankings

Each team played the other five teams once, for a total of five games played by each team and 15 overall in the tournament.