South American Basketball Championship 1953
Encyclopedia
The South American Basketball Championship 1953 was the fifteenth South American Basketball Championship
, and the first to follow the first World Championship in 1950. It was held in Montevideo
, Uruguay
and won by the host Uruguay national basketball team
. A record seven national teams competed.
South American Basketball Championship
South American Basketball Championship was first played in 1930. Male teams from South America take part in this tournament, which often has been played biannually.-Summaries:-Championships per nation:-Participation details:-External links:* *...
, and the first to follow the first World Championship in 1950. It was held in Montevideo
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
, Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
and won by the host Uruguay national basketball team
Uruguay national basketball team
The Uruguay national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Uruguay in international competitions.Uruguay's best achievement in basketball was obtaining the bronze medal in the both the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics.-Current squad:...
. A record seven national teams competed.
Final rankings
Results
Each team played the other six teams once, for a total of six games played by each team and 21 overall in the preliminary round. The three-way tie between Chile, Peru, and Paraguay was broken by a sub-bracket; each was 1-1 against the other teams in that sub-bracket. The point differentials within the bracket gave Chile the top spot in it with +5, Paraguay had +4, and Peru had -9. This was mostly due to Chile's relatively large victory over Peru while the other two games (Peru-Paraguay and Chile-Paraguay) had both been much closer.| Rank | Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 309 | 200 | ||
| 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 274 | 222 | ||
| 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 269 | 282 | ||
| 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 287 | 284 | ||
| 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 235 | 237 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 259 | 310 | ||
| 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 241 | 339 | ||
| Uruguay | 48 - 32 | Brazil |
| Uruguay | 52 - 36 | Chile |
| Uruguay | 62 - 45 | Paraguay |
| Uruguay | 22 - 20 | Peru |
| Uruguay | 58 - 34 | Ecuador |
| Uruguay | 67 - 33 | Colombia |
| Brazil | 51 - 40 | Chile |
| Brazil | 40 - 37 | Paraguay |
| Brazil | 31 - 15 | Peru |
| Brazil | 51 - 37 | Ecuador |
| Brazil | 69 - 45 | Colombia |
| Chile | 40 - 46 | Paraguay |
| Chile | 56 - 45 | Peru |
| Chile | 52 - 47 | Ecuador |
| Chile | 45 - 41 | Colombia |
| Paraguay | 51 - 53 | Peru |
| Paraguay | 57 - 43 | Ecuador |
| Paraguay | 51 - 46 | Colombia |
| Peru | 50 - 43 | Ecuador |
| Peru | 52 - 34 | Colombia |
| Ecuador | 55 - 42 | Colombia |