| Tournament details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | Colombia | |
| Dates | August 13-31 | |
| Teams | 9 (from federations) | |
| Venues | 1 (in 1 host city) | |
| Champions | Uruguay (7th title) | |
The South American Basketball Championship 1955 was the 16:th South American Basketball Championship, and played in Colombia.was won by Uruguay.
Contents |
| Team | Pts. | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 183 | 138 | +45 |
| Paraguay | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 177 | 148 | +29 |
| Peru | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | 154 | 163 | -9 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 125 | 91 | -34 |
| Argentina | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 128 | 97 | -31 |
| Chile | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 154 | 168 | -14 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 153 | 190 | -37 |
| Colombia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 102 | 138 | -36 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 99 | 137 | -38 |
| Brazil | 42–38 | Chile |
| Brazil | 84–60 | Colombia |
| Paraguay | 58–39 | Ecuador |
| Peru | 57–49 | Chile |
| Paraguay | 50–42 | Venezuela |
| Peru | 42–40 | Ecuador |
| Uruguay | 87–57 | Venezuela |
| Uruguay | 38–34 | Ecuador |
| Argentina | 54–42 | Colombia |
| Brazil | 57–40 | Ecuador |
| Paraguay | 69–67 | Chile |
| Argentina | 74–55 | Peru |
| Team | Pts. | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | 186 | 167 | +19 |
| Paraguay | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | 165 | 162 | +3 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0.333 | 154 | 156 | -2 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0.333 | 152 | 172 | -20 |
| Paraguay | 50–43 | Brazil |
| Brazil | 63–35 | Argentina |
| Paraguay | 53–50 | Argentina |
| Uruguay | 61–48 | Brazil |
| Argentina | 57–56 | Uruguay |
| Uruguay | 69–62 | Paraguay |
| South American Basketball Championship 1955 |
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Uruguay seventh title |
| Place | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay |
| 2 | Paraguay |
| 3 | Brazil |
| 4 | Argentina |
| 5 | Peru |
| 6 | Chile |
| 7 | Ecuador |
| 8 | Colombia |
| 9 | Venezuela |
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