# 2016 South American Basketball Championship

The 2016 South American Basketball Championship was the 47th and last edition of the FIBA South American Basketball Championship. Ten teams participated in the competition, which was held in Caracas, Venezuela, from 26 June to 2 July 2016. The top five teams qualified for the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup and the top seven teams qualified for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification.
Venezuela won their second consecutive South American championship by beating Brazil in the final, 64–58.

## Participating teams

* Venezuela (Hosts, defending champions)
* Argentina
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Chile
* Colombia
* Ecuador
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Uruguay

## Preliminary round

The draw was held on 21 April 2016.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Venezuela (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 341 | 179 | +162 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Brazil | 4 | 3 | 1 | 382 | 231 | +151 | 7 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Paraguay | 4 | 2 | 2 | 256 | 290 | −34 | 6 | Fifth place match |
| 4 | Bolivia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 200 | 359 | −159 | 5 | Seventh place match |
| 5 | Ecuador | 4 | 0 | 4 | 230 | 350 | −120 | 4 | |
* 26 June
* Boxscore
| Paraguay | 74–55 | Bolivia |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 9–13, 22–12, 19–13 |||
| Pts: G. Peralta 12 Rebs: Fabio 8 Asts: Vallejos 5 | | Pts: Camargo 22 Rebs: Salvatierra 13 Asts: Arze 9 |
* Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas Referees: Carlos Dueñas (COL), Bartolomé Estrada (PER), Fabricio Vito (ARG)
* 26 June
* Boxscore
| Ecuador | 34–97 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 7–17, 7–29, 5–26, 15–25 |||
| Pts: Delgado 7 Rebs: Mina 6 Asts: Guayaquil 2 | | Pts: Bethelmy 17 Rebs: Ruiz 10 Asts: four players 4 |
* Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas Referees: Alejandro Sánchez (URU), Felipe Valenzuela (CHI), Roberto Vázquez (PUR)
* 27 June
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 107–65 | Ecuador |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 31–16, 30–17, 20–11 |||
| Pts: Olivinha 18 Rebs: three players 10 Asts: Meindl 5 | | Pts: Delgado 22 Rebs: Delgado 6 Asts: Martínez 4 |
* Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas Referees: Carlos Dueñas (COL), Fabricio Vito (ARG), Alejandro Sánchez (URU)
* 27 June
* Boxscore
| Venezuela | 77–48 | Paraguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–5, 17–8, 17–17, 25–18 |||
| Pts: G. Vargas 13 Rebs: Colmenares, Lewis 6 Asts: G. Vargas 8 | | Pts: Pérez 8 Rebs: Bareiro 6 Asts: Fabio 3 |
* Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas Referees: Jorge Cabrera (CUB), Stephen Seibel (CAN), Felipe Valenzuela (CHI)
* 28 June
* Boxscore
| Paraguay | 63–101 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 6–28, 18–24, 22–28, 17–21 |||
| Pts: Peralta 11 Rebs: Mellone 8 Asts: three players 2 | | Pts: Olivinha 21 Rebs: Jefferson, Toledo 8 Asts: Fúlvio 9 |
* Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Felipe Valenzuela (CHI), Fabricio Vito (ARG)
* 28 June
* Boxscore
| Bolivia | 37–97 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 9–25, 8–18, 6–30 |||
| Pts: Ramos 9 Rebs: Salvatierra 6 Asts: Arze, Ramos 3 | | Pts: Pérez 27 Rebs: Ruiz 7 Asts: Cazorla, Colmenares 6 |
* Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas Referees: Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM), Bartolomé Estrada (PER), Alejandro Sánchez (URU)
* 29 June
* Boxscore
| Ecuador | 57–71 | Paraguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 7–24, 20–21, 14–14, 16–12 |||
| Pts: Mina 16 Rebs: Mina 14 Asts: Martínez 5 | | Pts: Zanotti 16 Rebs: Vallejos 7 Asts: four players 3 |
* Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas Referees: Fabricio Vito (ARG), Carlos Dueñas (COL), Alejandro Sánchez (URU)
* 29 June
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 114–33 | Bolivia |
| Scoring by quarter: 31–7, 30–6, 25–7, 28–13 |||
| Pts: Jefferson 20 Rebs: Lucas, Toledo 7 Asts: Coelho, Deodato 6 | | Pts: Ramos 12 Rebs: Salvatierra 5 Asts: Salvatierra 2 |
* Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas Referees: Jorge Cabrera (CUB), Bartolomé Estrada (PER), Felipe Valenzuela (CHI)
* 30 June
* Boxscore
| Bolivia | 75–74 (OT) | Ecuador |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 15–18, 15–17, 21–14, Overtime: 9–8 |||
| Pts: Camargo 19 Rebs: Salvatierra 13 Asts: Arze 6 | | Pts: Delgado 17 Rebs: Caicedo 12 Asts: Orozco 8 |
* Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas Referees: Fabricio Vito (ARG), Carlos Dueñas (COL), Felipe Valenzuela (CHI)
* 30 June
* Boxscore
| Venezuela | 70–60 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–15, 20–16, 21–15, 16–14 |||
| Pts: Lewis 16 Rebs: Colmenares 6 Asts: Lewis, G. Vargas 4 | | Pts: de Souza 11 Rebs: Olivinha 11 Asts: Fúlvio 8 |
* Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas Referees: Stephen Seibel (CAN), Alejandro Sánchez (URU), Roberto Vázquez (PUR)

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Argentina | 4 | 4 | 0 | 396 | 241 | +155 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Uruguay | 4 | 3 | 1 | 301 | 242 | +59 | 7 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Colombia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 284 | 277 | +7 | 6 | Fifth place match |
| 4 | Chile | 4 | 1 | 3 | 279 | 339 | −60 | 5 | Seventh place match |
| 5 | Peru | 4 | 0 | 4 | 198 | 359 | −161 | 4 | |
* 26 June
* Boxscore
| Peru | 59–78 | Chile |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–18, 12–24, 14–17, 19–19 |||
| Pts: Fuller 16 Rebs: Masias 7 Asts: Bellatin, Fuller 5 | | Pts: Carrión 20 Rebs: Isla 11 Asts: Carrasco 16 |
* Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas Referees: Roberto Oliveros (VEN), Gustavo Vera (PAR), Flavio Zavala (ECU)
* 26 June
* Boxscore
| Uruguay | 60–54 | Colombia |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–15, 14–13, 15–14, 21–12 |||
| Pts: Fitipaldo 15 Rebs: Batista 10 Asts: Fitipaldo 4 | | Pts: Ortiz 15 Rebs: Hernández 10 Asts: Caicedo, Ortiz 4 |
* Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas Referees: Marcos Benito (BRA), Jorge Cabrera (CUB), Américo Rodríguez (VEN)
* 27 June
* Boxscore
| Colombia | 81–46 | Peru |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 21–9, 20–11, 23–12 |||
| Pts: Ortiz 26 Rebs: Hinestroza 10 Asts: Ortiz 8 | | Pts: Morales 15 Rebs: Céspedes, Chávez 5 Asts: Barrios 4 |
* Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas Referees: Marcos Benito (BRA), Américo Rodríguez (VEN), Gustavo Vera (PAR)
* 27 June
* Boxscore
| Argentina | 82–58 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–14, 28–15, 24–13, 22–16 |||
| Pts: Schattmann 13 Rebs: Delía 10 Asts: Brussino 6 | | Pts: Fitipaldo 12 Rebs: Batista 11 Asts: Parodi 5 |
* Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas Referees: Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM), Roberto Oliveros (VEN), Flavio Zavala (ECU)
* 28 June
* Boxscore
| Peru | 43–105 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 13–31, 5–30, 11–21 |||
| Pts: Fuller 19 Rebs: Fuller 6 Asts: Barrios 3 | | Pts: Aguerre, Schattmann 14 Rebs: Delía 9 Asts: De los Santos 7 |
* Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas Referees: Jorge Cabrera (CUB), Gustavo Vera (PAR), Flavio Zavala (ECU)
* 28 June
* Boxscore
| Chile | 74–80 | Colombia |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–18, 23–20, 21–15, 18–27 |||
| Pts: Suárez 19 Rebs: Carrasco, Fontena 6 Asts: Coro 5 | | Pts: Ortiz 28 Rebs: Pérez 8 Asts: Caicedo 8 |
* Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas Referees: Stephen Seibel (CAN), Marcos Benito (BRA), Américo Rodríguez (VEN)
* 29 June
* Boxscore
| Uruguay | 95–50 | Peru |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 14–8, 37–12, 19–13 |||
| Pts: Calfani 20 Rebs: Vázquez 10 Asts: Zanotta 11 | | Pts: Fuller 20 Rebs: Fuller 8 Asts: Fuller 4 |
* Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas Referees: Marcos Benito (BRA), Américo Rodríguez (VEN), Gustavo Vera (PAR)
* 29 June
* Boxscore
| Argentina | 112–71 | Chile |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–16, 23–17, 30–16, 32–22 |||
| Pts: Brussino 18 Rebs: Delía, Saiz 6 Asts: Deck 7 | | Pts: Carvacho 11 Rebs: Fontena 8 Asts: Carrasco 7 |
* Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Roberto Oliveros (VEN), Flavio Zavala (ECU)
* 30 June
* Boxscore
| Chile | 56–88 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–25, 21–14, 15–31, 11–18 |||
| Pts: Carvacho 10 Rebs: Carvacho 11 Asts: Carrasco 4 | | Pts: Calfani 22 Rebs: Calfani 10 Asts: Fitipaldo 8 |
* Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas Referees: Marcos Benito (BRA), Roberto Oliveros (VEN), Gustavo Vera (PAR)
* 30 June
* Boxscore
| Colombia | 69–97 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 15–20, 20–25, 15–30 |||
| Pts: Jackson 24 Rebs: Pérez 6 Asts: Salazar 4 | | Pts: Romano 20 Rebs: Romano 6 Asts: Mainoldi 7 |
* Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas Referees: Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM), Jorge Cabrera (CUB), Flavio Zavala (ECU)

## Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 1 July | 1 July |
| Venezuela | 74 |
| Venezuela | 74 | 2 July | 2 July |
| Uruguay | 62 | 2 July | 2 July |
| Uruguay | 62 | Venezuela | 64 |
| 1 July | 1 July | | Venezuela | 64 |
| 1 July | 1 July | Brazil | 58 |
| Argentina | 82 | Brazil | 58 |
| Brazil | 88 | | |
| Brazil | 88 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 2 July | 2 July |
| | | Uruguay | 87 |
| | | Argentina | 83 |

### Semifinals

* 1 July
* Boxscore
| Argentina | 82–88 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–28, 26–21, 16–16, 20–23 |||
| Pts: four players 12 Rebs: four players 5 Asts: Balbi, Brussino 4 | | Pts: Fúlvio 19 Rebs: Olivinha 8 Asts: Fúlvio 6 |
* Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas Referees: Stephen Seibel (CAN), Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM), Flavio Zavala (ECU)
* 1 July
* Boxscore
| Venezuela | 74–62 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 21–13, 18–13, 20–18 |||
| Pts: Cubillán 16 Rebs: Colmenares 12 Asts: Colmenares 6 | | Pts: Aguiar, Fitipaldo 15 Rebs: Fitipaldo 8 Asts: Fitipaldo 8 |
* Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Jorge Cabrera (CUB), Felipe Valenzuela (CHI)

### Seventh place game

* 1 July
* Boxscore
| Bolivia | 55–70 | Chile |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–15, 13–23, 9–19, 22–13 |||
| Pts: Veizaga 14 Rebs: Salvatierra 11 Asts: Ochoa 3 | | Pts: Carrión 14 Rebs: Carvacho 15 Asts: Carrasco, Suárez 4 |
* Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas Referees: Alejandro Sánchez (URU), Carlos Dueñas (COL), Américo Rodríguez (VEN)

### Fifth place game

* 1 July
* Boxscore
| Paraguay | 58–82 | Colombia |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–26, 15–18, 12–21, 16–17 |||
| Pts: A. Peralta 11 Rebs: A. Peralta 6 Asts: Zanotti 5 | | Pts: Jackson 24 Rebs: Hernández 11 Asts: Atencia 4 |
* Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas Referees: Marcos Benito (BRA), Roberto Oliveros (VEN), Fabricio Vito (ARG)

### Third place game

* 2 July
* Boxscore
| Uruguay | 87–83 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 18–21, 22–27, 22–17 |||
| Pts: Parodi 24 Rebs: Batista 13 Asts: Fitipaldo 5 | | Pts: Mainoldi 18 Rebs: Aguerre 8 Asts: Brussino 5 |
* Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas Referees: Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM), Marcos Benito (BRA), Roberto Oliveros (VEN)

### Final

* 2 July
* Boxscore
| Venezuela | 64–58 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 15–16, 13–17, 16–8 |||
| Pts: G. Vargas 21 Rebs: Colmenares 9 Asts: J. Vargas 5 | | Pts: Toledo 13 Rebs: Olivinha 8 Asts: Fúlvio 7 |
* Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas Referees: Stephen Seibel (CAN), Jorge Cabrera (CUB), Roberto Vázquez (PUR)
* 2016 South American Basketball Championship winners
* Venezuela 3rd title

## Final standings

The top five teams qualified for the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup and the top seven teams qualified for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification.
| Rank | Team | Record |
| | Venezuela | 6–0 |
| | Brazil | 4–2 |
| | Uruguay | 4–2 |
| 4 | Argentina | 4–2 |
| 5 | Colombia | 3–2 |
| 6 | Paraguay | 2–3 |
| 7 | Chile | 2–3 |
| 8 | Bolivia | 1–4 |
| 9 | Ecuador | 0–4 |
| 10 | Peru | 0–4 |
* Qualified for the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup and for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification
* Qualified for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification