The South American Basketball Championship 1955 was the 16th edition of this tournament. It was played in Cúcuta, Colombia. The title holder is Uruguay.

Preliminary round Team Pts. W L PCT PF PA Diff 6 3 0 1.000 183 138 +45 6 3 0 1.000 177 148 +29 5 2 1 0.667 154 163 -9 4 2 0 1.000 125 91 +34 4 2 0 1.000 128 97 +31 3 0 3 0.000 154 168 -14 3 0 3 0.000 153 190 -37 2 0 2 0.000 102 138 -36 2 0 2 0.000 99 137 -38

Final round Team Pts. W L PCT PF PA Diff 5 2 1 0.667 186 167 +19 5 2 1 0.667 165 162 +3 4 1 2 0.333 154 156 -2 4 1 2 0.333 152 172 -20

Final standings Place Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

References FIBA Archive