1961 South American Basketball Championship

1961 South American Basketball Championship
19th South American Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil
DatesApril 20-30
Teams8
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (5th title)
← 1960
1963 →

The South American Basketball Championship 1961 was the 18th edition[clarification needed] of this regional tournament. It was held from April 20 to April 30 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Eight teams competed.

Results

The final standings were determined by a round robin, where the 8 teams played against each other once.

- align=center bgcolor=#efefef Rank Team Pts W L PF PA Diff
1  Brazil 14 7 0 576 356 +220
2  Uruguay 12 5 2 434 420 +37
3  Argentina 12 5 2 473 436 +14
4  Paraguay 11 4 3 462 448 +14
5  Peru 10 3 4 363 434 -71
6  Chile 9 2 5 408 446 -38
7  Ecuador 8 1 6 419 521 -74
8  Venezuela 8 1 6 372 446 -102
Paraguay  68–49  Venezuela
Ecuador  54–88  Brazil
Argentina  79–49  Peru
Chile  60–63  Uruguay
Venezuela  48–62  Peru
Paraguay  63–61  Uruguay
Argentina  83–70  Ecuador
Brazil  98–54  Chile
Brazil  84–63  Argentina
Venezuela  56–59  Ecuador
Uruguay  61–49  Peru
Paraguay  60–61  Chile
Uruguay  62–53  Venezuela
Brazil  74–35  Peru
Ecuador  61–86  Paraguay
Chile  49–51  Argentina
Venezuela  57–63  Argentina
Brazil  94–58  Paraguay
Uruguay  74–64  Ecuador
Peru  54–51  Chile
Peru  53–66  Paraguay
Uruguay  66–65  Argentina
Ecuador  56–73  Chile
Venezuela  45–72  Brazil
Chile  60–64  Venezuela
Argentina  69–61  Paraguay
Ecuador  55–61  Peru
Uruguay  47–66  Brazil

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