1953 South American Basketball Championship| 15th South American Basketball Championship |
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| Host country | Uruguay |
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| Dates | April 4–19 |
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| Teams | 7 |
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| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
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| Champions |  Uruguay (6th title) |
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The 1953 South American Basketball Championship was the 15th edition of this regional tournament. It was held in Montevideo, Uruguay and won by the host, Uruguay national basketball team. A record seven national teams competed. It was the first to follow the first World Championship in 1950.
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.
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| 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 |
Brazil
Chile
Paraguay
Peru
Ecuador
Colombia