| 19th South American Basketball Championship | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Brazil |
| Dates | April 20-30 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (5th title) |
← 1960 1963 → | |
The South American Basketball Championship 1961 was the 18th edition[clarification needed] of this regional tournament. It was held from April 20 to April 30 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Eight teams competed.
The final standings were determined by a round robin, where the 8 teams played against each other once.
| - align=center bgcolor=#efefef | Rank | Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
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| 1 |  Brazil |
14 | 7 | 0 | 576 | 356 | +220 | |
| 2 |  Uruguay |
12 | 5 | 2 | 434 | 420 | +37 | |
| 3 |  Argentina |
12 | 5 | 2 | 473 | 436 | +14 | |
| 4 |  Paraguay |
11 | 4 | 3 | 462 | 448 | +14 | |
| 5 |  Peru |
10 | 3 | 4 | 363 | 434 | -71 | |
| 6 |  Chile |
9 | 2 | 5 | 408 | 446 | -38 | |
| 7 |  Ecuador |
8 | 1 | 6 | 419 | 521 | -74 | |
| 8 |  Venezuela |
8 | 1 | 6 | 372 | 446 | -102 |
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| Paraguay |
68–49 | Venezuela |
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| Ecuador |
54–88 | Brazil |
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| Argentina |
79–49 | Peru |
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| Chile |
60–63 | Uruguay |
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| Venezuela |
48–62 | Peru |
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| Paraguay |
63–61 | Uruguay |
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| Argentina |
83–70 | Ecuador |
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| Brazil |
98–54 | Chile |
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| Brazil |
84–63 | Argentina |
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| Venezuela |
56–59 | Ecuador |
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| Uruguay |
61–49 | Peru |
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| Paraguay |
60–61 | Chile |
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| Uruguay |
62–53 | Venezuela |
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| Brazil |
74–35 | Peru |
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| Ecuador |
61–86 | Paraguay |
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| Chile |
49–51 | Argentina |
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| Venezuela |
57–63 | Argentina |
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| Brazil |
94–58 | Paraguay |
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| Uruguay |
74–64 | Ecuador |
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| Peru |
54–51 | Chile |
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| Peru |
53–66 | Paraguay |
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| Uruguay |
66–65 | Argentina |
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| Ecuador |
56–73 | Chile |
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| Venezuela |
45–72 | Brazil |
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| Chile |
60–64 | Venezuela |
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| Argentina |
69–61 | Paraguay |
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| Ecuador |
55–61 | Peru |
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| Uruguay |
47–66 | Brazil |
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