1960 South American Basketball Championship

1960 South American Basketball Championship
18th South American Basketball Championship
Number of nations	7th
South American champions	Brazil 1889 Brazil (4th title)
venue	Argentina Argentina
Opening game	March 3, 1960
Endgame	March 18, 1960
Games	21st
Basket points	2753 (∅: 131.1 per game)

The 1960 South American Basketball Championship , the eighteenth South American Basketball Championship , took place between March 3 and 18, 1960 in Cordoba , Argentina , which was the third time the championship was held. The winner was the national team of Brazil , which won the title for the fourth time, for the second time in a row.

Final placement

Brazil 1889 Brazil
Paraguay 1954 Paraguay
Argentina Argentina
Uruguay Uruguay
Chile Chile
Colombia Colombia
Ecuador Ecuador

Results

Each team played against each opponent once, so that each team played six games (a total of 21 games took place). There were two points for each win and one point for a defeat. In the event of a tie, the direct comparison decided. The team with the most points became South American champions in 1960.

placement	team	Points	G	V	baskets	Diff
1	Brazil 1889 Brazil	12	6th	0	441: 360	+81
2	Paraguay 1954 Paraguay	10	4th	2	395: 379	+16
3	Argentina Argentina	10	4th	2	380: 337	+43
4th	Uruguay Uruguay	9	3	3	478: 388	+90
5	Chile Chile	8th	2	4th	351: 399	−48
6th	Colombia Colombia	7th	1	5	359: 451	−92
7th	Ecuador Ecuador	7th	1	5	339: 429	−90