1961 South American Basketball Championship

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1961 South American Basketball Championship
19th South American Basketball Championship
Number of nations 8th
South American champions Brazil 1960Brazil Brazil (5th title)
venue Brazil 1960Brazil Rio de Janeiro
Opening game April 20, 1961
Endgame April 30, 1961
Games   28
Basket points 3507   (∅: 125.25 per game)

The 1961 South American Basketball Championship , the nineteenth South American Basketball Championship , took place between April 20 and 30, 1961 in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , which hosted the championship for the fourth time. The winner was the national team of Brazil , which won the title for the fifth time, for the third time in a row.

Final placement

  1. Brazil 1960Brazil Brazil
  2. UruguayUruguay Uruguay
  3. ArgentinaArgentina Argentina
  4. Paraguay 1954Paraguay Paraguay
  5. PeruPeru Peru
  6. ChileChile Chile
  7. EcuadorEcuador Ecuador
  8. Venezuela 1954Venezuela Venezuela

Results

Each team played against each opponent once, so that each team played seven games (a total of 28 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 1961.

placement team Points G V baskets Diff
1 Brazil 1960Brazil Brazil 14th 7th 0 576: 356 +220
2 UruguayUruguay Uruguay 12 5 2 434: 420 +14
3 ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 12 5 2 473: 436 +37
4th Paraguay 1954Paraguay Paraguay 11 4th 3 462: 448 +14
5 PeruPeru Peru 10 3 4th 363: 434 −71
6th ChileChile Chile 9 2 5 408: 446 −38
7th EcuadorEcuador Ecuador 8th 1 6th 419: 521 −102
8th Venezuela 1954Venezuela Venezuela 8th 1 6th 372: 446 −74


Paraguay 1954Paraguay Paraguay 68  - 49 Venezuela 1954Venezuela Venezuela
EcuadorEcuador Ecuador 54 -  88 Brazil 1960Brazil Brazil
ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 79  - 49 PeruPeru Peru
ChileChile Chile 60 -  63 UruguayUruguay Uruguay
Venezuela 1954Venezuela Venezuela 48 -  62 PeruPeru Peru
Paraguay 1954Paraguay Paraguay 63  - 61 UruguayUruguay Uruguay
ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 83  - 70 EcuadorEcuador Ecuador
Brazil 1960Brazil Brazil 98  - 54 ChileChile Chile
Brazil 1960Brazil Brazil 84  - 63 ArgentinaArgentina Argentina
Venezuela 1954Venezuela Venezuela 56 -  59 EcuadorEcuador Ecuador
UruguayUruguay Uruguay 61  - 49 PeruPeru Peru
Paraguay 1954Paraguay Paraguay 60 -  61 ChileChile Chile
UruguayUruguay Uruguay 62  - 53 Venezuela 1954Venezuela Venezuela
Brazil 1960Brazil Brazil 74  - 35 PeruPeru Peru
EcuadorEcuador Ecuador 61 -  86 Paraguay 1954Paraguay Paraguay
ChileChile Chile 49 -  51 ArgentinaArgentina Argentina
Venezuela 1954Venezuela Venezuela 57 -  63 ArgentinaArgentina Argentina
Brazil 1960Brazil Brazil 94  - 58 Paraguay 1954Paraguay Paraguay
UruguayUruguay Uruguay 74  - 64 EcuadorEcuador Ecuador
PeruPeru Peru 54  - 51 ChileChile Chile
PeruPeru Peru 53 -  66 Paraguay 1954Paraguay Paraguay
UruguayUruguay Uruguay 66  - 65 ArgentinaArgentina Argentina
EcuadorEcuador Ecuador 56 -  73 ChileChile Chile
Venezuela 1954Venezuela Venezuela 45 -  72 Brazil 1960Brazil Brazil
ChileChile Chile 60 -  64 Venezuela 1954Venezuela Venezuela
ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 69  - 61 Paraguay 1954Paraguay Paraguay
EcuadorEcuador Ecuador 55 -  61 PeruPeru Peru
UruguayUruguay Uruguay 47 -  66 Brazil 1960Brazil Brazil


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