South American Basketball Championship 1971

South American Basketball Championship 1971
24th South American Basketball Championship
Number of nations	8th
South American champions	Brazil 1968 Brazil (8th title)
venue	Uruguay Montevideo
Opening game	March 18, 1971
Endgame	March 30, 1971
Games	28
Basket points	3933 (∅: 140.46 per game)

The 1971 South American Basketball Championship , the twenty-fourth South American Basketball Championship , was held between March 18 and March 30, 1971 in Montevideo , Uruguay , hosting the championship for the fifth time, for the second time in a row. The winner was the national team of Brazil , which won the title for the eighth time.

Final placement

Brazil 1968 Brazil
Uruguay Uruguay
Argentina Argentina
Peru Peru
Colombia Colombia
Chile Chile
Paraguay 1954 Paraguay
Ecuador Ecuador

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 1971.

placement	team	Points	G	V	baskets	Diff
1	Brazil 1968 Brazil	13	6th	1	551: 404	+147
2	Uruguay Uruguay	13	6th	1	516: 455	+61
3	Argentina Argentina	12	5	2	557: 465	+92
4th	Peru Peru	12	5	2	457: 465	+50
5	Colombia Colombia	10	3	4th	510: 546	−36
6th	Chile Chile	9	2	5	442: 544	−102
7th	Paraguay 1954 Paraguay	8th	1	6th	435: 546	−111
8th	Ecuador Ecuador	7th	0	7th	417: 518	−101