The 1945 South American Basketball Championship was the 12th edition of this regional tournament. It was held in

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and won by the

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. Six teams competed, including

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in their first appearance. After an experiment with a two-round tournament two years earlier, the 1945 competition returned to a single round format.

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.

External links

FIBA.com archive for SAC1945
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S B 1945 in Ecuador

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