| Tournament details | |||||||
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| Host nation | Argentina | ||||||
| Dates | 18 April – 26 May | ||||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||||
| Venues | 1 (in 1 host city) | ||||||
| Champions |  Argentina (3rd title) | ||||||
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< 1940 South American Basketball Championship 1942 South American Basketball Championship > | |||||||
The 1941 South American Basketball Championship was the 9th edition of this tournament. It was held in Mendoza, Argentina and won by the host, Argentina national basketball team. Six teams competed despite the World War that was then under way.
Final rankings
Argentina
Peru
Uruguay
Chile
Brazil
Paraguay
Results
Each team played the other five teams once, for a total of five games played by each team and 15 overall in the tournament.
| Rank | Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 10 | 5 | 0 | 233 | 129 | +104 |
| 2 |  Peru | 9 | 4 | 1 | 224 | 167 | +57 |
| 3 |  Uruguay | 8 | 3 | 2 | 206 | 151 | +55 |
| 4 |  Chile | 7 | 2 | 3 | 190 | 208 | −18 |
| 5 |  Brazil | 6 | 1 | 4 | 187 | 208 | −21 |
| 6 |  Paraguay | 5 | 0 | 5 | 144 | 321 | −177 |
| Argentina | 32–17 | Peru |
| Argentina | 33–25 | Uruguay |
| Argentina | 51–32 | Chile |
| Argentina | 51–26 | Brazil |
| Argentina | 66–29 | Paraguay |
| Peru | 37–36 | Uruguay |
| Peru | 46–36 | Chile |
| Peru | 48–28 | Brazil |
| Peru | 76–35 | Paraguay |
| Uruguay | 48–27 | Chile |
| Uruguay | 32–30 | Brazil |
| Uruguay | 65–24 | Paraguay |
| Chile | 48–36 | Brazil |
| Chile | 47–27 | Paraguay |
| Brazil | 67–29 | Paraguay |