1961 South American Basketball Championship

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.

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

Results

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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

References

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