The South American Basketball Championship 1961 was the 18th edition of this regional tournament. It was held from April 20 to April 30 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Eight teams competed.
Results The final standings were determined by a round robin, where the 8 teams played against each other once.
- align=center bgcolor=#efefefRankTeamPtsWLPFPADiff 1 14 7 0 576 356 +220 2 12 5 2 434 420 +37 3 12 5 2 473 436 +14 4 11 4 3 462 448 +14 5 10 3 4 363 434 -71 6 9 2 5 408 446 -38 7 8 1 6 419 521 -74 8 8 1 6 372 446 -102
References FIBA Archive