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Host nation | Chile | ||||||
Dates | 5 March - 16 March | ||||||
Teams | 5 | ||||||
Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) | ||||||
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The South American Basketball Championship 1937 was the fifth South American Basketball Championship. 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.
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.