| Tournament details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | Argentina | |
| Dates | March 3-18 | |
| Teams | 7 (from federations) | |
| Venues | 1 (in 1 host city) | |
| Champions | Brazil (4th title) | |
The South American Basketball Championship 1960 was the eighteenth South American Basketball Championship. It was held from March 3 to March 18 in Córdoba, Argentina and won by the Brazil national basketball team. 7 teams competed.
| Rank | Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 12 | 6 | 0 | 441 | 360 | +81 |
| 2 | Paraguay | 10 | 4 | 2 | 395 | 379 | +16 |
| 3 | Argentina | 10 | 4 | 2 | 380 | 337 | +43 |
| 4 | Uruguay | 9 | 3 | 3 | 478 | 388 | +90 |
| 5 | Chile | 8 | 2 | 4 | 351 | 399 | -48 |
| 6 | Colombia | 7 | 1 | 5 | 359 | 451 | -92 |
| 7 | Ecuador | 7 | 1 | 5 | 339 | 429 | -90 |
| Brazil | 89–67 | Colombia |
| Chile | 69–67 | Paraguay |
| Argentina | 71–38 | Ecuador |
| Uruguay | 86–60 | Chile |
| Argentina | 71–56 | Colombia |
| Colombia | 78–68 | Ecuador |
| Brazil | 71–64 | Paraguay |
| Uruguay | 87–63 | Ecuador |
| Argentina | 53–44 | Chile |
| Paraguay | 67–60 | Ecuador |
| Brazil | 73–45 | Chile |
| Uruguay | 94–49 | Colombia |
| Paraguay | 76–61 | Argentina |
| Chile | 76–57 | Colombia |
| Brazil | 81–80 | Uruguay |
| Brazil | 69–47 | Ecuador |
| Argentina | 67–65 | Uruguay |
| Paraguay | 53–52 | Colombia |
| Ecuador | 63–57 | Chile |
| Paraguay | 68–66 | Uruguay |
| Brazil | 58–57 | Argentina |
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