1963 South American Basketball Championship

1963 South American Basketball Championship
20th South American Basketball Championship
Number of nations	9
South American champions	Brazil 1960 Brazil (6th title)
venue	Peru Lima
Opening game	February 14, 1963
Endgame	March 4th 1963
Games	36
Basket points	4513 (∅: 125.36 per game)

The 1963 South American Basketball Championship , the twentieth South American Basketball Championship , took place between February 14 and March 4, 1963 in Lima , Peru , which was the third time the championship was held. The winner was the national team of Brazil , which won the title for the sixth time, for the fourth time in a row.

Final placement

Brazil 1960 Brazil
Peru Peru
Uruguay Uruguay
Argentina Argentina
Paraguay 1954 Paraguay
Ecuador Ecuador
Chile Chile
Colombia Colombia
Bolivia Bolivia

Results

Each team played against each opponent once, so that each team played eight games (a total of 36 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 1963. Since the first three teams were tied, the basket ratio decided.

placement	team	Points	G	V	baskets	Diff
1	Brazil 1960 Brazil	15th	7th	1	634: 410	+224
2	Peru Peru	15th	7th	1	565: 436	+129
3	Uruguay Uruguay	15th	7th	1	552: 474	+78
4th	Argentina Argentina	13	5	3	552: 497	+55
5	Paraguay 1954 Paraguay	12	4th	4th	469: 446	+23
6th	Ecuador Ecuador	11	3	5	478: 551	−73
7th	Chile Chile	10	2	6th	474: 518	−44
8th	Colombia Colombia	9	1	7th	428: 583	−155
9	Bolivia Bolivia	8th	0	8th	364: 601	−237