EuroBasket 1961

EuroBasket 1961
Tournament details
Host countryYugoslavia
CityBelgrade
Dates29 April - 8 May
Teams19
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (6th title)
Runners-up Yugoslavia
Third place Bulgaria
Fourth place France
Tournament statistics
MVPSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radivoj Korać
Top scorerSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radivoj Korać
(24.0 points per game)
1959
1963

The 1961 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1961, was the twelfth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. Nineteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) entered the competition. The tournament was hosted by Yugoslavia, and was held at the Belgrade City Fair.


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