title: 1966 South American Basketball Championship
text: # 1966 South American Basketball Championship
  
  The South American Basketball Championship 1966 was the 20th edition of this regional tournament. It was held from December 2 to 12 in Mendoza, San Juan, Argentina. Eight teams competed.
  
  ## Results
  
  The final standings were determined by a round robin, where the 8 teams played against each other once.
  
  | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Argentina | 7 | 6 | 1 | 500 | 353 | +147 | 13 |
  | Brazil | 7 | 6 | 1 | 470 | 337 | +133 | 13 |
  | Peru | 7 | 5 | 2 | 458 | 448 | +10 | 12 |
  | Uruguay | 7 | 4 | 3 | 460 | 444 | +16 | 11 |
  | Ecuador | 7 | 3 | 4 | 426 | 477 | −51 | 10 |
  | Chile | 7 | 2 | 5 | 431 | 513 | −82 | 9 |
  | Colombia | 7 | 1 | 6 | 464 | 523 | −59 | 8 |
  | Paraguay | 7 | 1 | 6 | 409 | 523 | −114 | 8 |
  