1955 South American Basketball Championship

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

1955 South American Basketball Championship
16th South American Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryColombia
DatesAugust 13–31
Teams9
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Uruguay (7th title)
1953
1958

Preliminary round

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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
San Jose de Cucuta
Brazil   84–60   Colombia
San Jose de Cucuta
Paraguay   58–39   Ecuador
San Jose de Cucuta
Peru   57–49   Chile
San Jose de Cucuta
Paraguay   50–42   Venezuela
San Jose de Cucuta
Peru   42–40   Ecuador
San Jose de Cucuta
Uruguay   87–57   Venezuela
San Jose de Cucuta
Uruguay   38–34   Ecuador
San Jose de Cucuta
Argentina   54–42   Colombia
San Jose de Cucuta
Brazil   57–40   Ecuador
San Jose de Cucuta
Paraguay   69–67   Chile
San Jose de Cucuta
Argentina   74–55   Peru
San Jose de Cucuta

Final round

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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
San Jose de Cucuta
Brazil   63–35   Argentina
San Jose de Cucuta
Paraguay   53–50   Argentina
San Jose de Cucuta
Uruguay   61–48   Brazil
San Jose de Cucuta
Argentina   57–56   Uruguay
San Jose de Cucuta
Uruguay   69–62   Paraguay
San Jose de Cucuta


 South American Basketball Championship 1955 
 
Uruguay
seventh title

Final standings

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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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