1949 South American Basketball Championship

14th South American Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Paraguay
Dates	21 April - 7 May
Teams	6
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Uruguay (5th title)
← 1947 1953 →

The 1949 South American Basketball Championship was the 14th edition of this regional tournament. It was held in Asunción, Paraguay and won by the Uruguay national basketball team. 6 teams competed.

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

Each team played the other five teams once, for a total of five games played by each team and 15 overall in the preliminary round. Ties in the standings were broken by head-to-head results, as only a tie for first would have resulted in a final match.

Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
1	Uruguay	10	5	0	161	134	+27
2	Brazil	8	3	2	188	178	+10
3	Chile	8	3	2	179	174	+5
4	Peru	7	2	3	178	162	+16
5	Argentina	7	2	3	188	187	+1
6	Paraguay	5	0	5	134	193	-59

• FIBA.com archive for SAC1949