The 1947 South American Basketball Championship was the 13th edition of this regional tournament. It was held in

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, and won by the

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. 6 teams competed.

Final rankings

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Results

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.

External links

FIBA.com archive for SAC1947
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