The 1939 South American Basketball Championship was the 7th edition of this tournament. It was held in

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and won by the host,

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. 5 teams competed.

Final rankings

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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
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