1937 South American Basketball Championship

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The 1937 South American Basketball Championship was the 5th edition of this tournament. It was held in Valparaíso and Santiago, Chile and won by the host, Chile national basketball team. A record 5 teams competed, including Peru in their first appearance.

Final rankings

Each team played the other four teams twice apiece, for a total of eight games played by each team and 20 overall in the tournament.

Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
1	File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile	16	8	0	244	185	+59
2	File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay	13	5	3	201	198	+3
3	File:Flag of Brazil (1889–1960).svg Brazil	11	3	5	181	214	-33
4	File:Flag of Peru (1825–1884).svg Peru	10	2	6	182	190	-8
5	File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina	10	2	6	197	218	-21