Basketball at the 1962 Asian Games

Basketball
at the 1962 Asian Games
VenueSenayan Basketball Hall
Istora Senayan
Date25 August – 3 September 1962
Nations9
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Basketball at the 1962 Asian Games on a stamp of Indonesia

Basketball was one of the 13 sports in the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Philippines successfully defended their title and got their fourth straight Asian Games championship which would be their last until the 2022 Edition. The games were held from 25 August to 3 September 1962.

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
details 		 Philippines
Engracio Arazas
Kurt Bachmann
Narciso Bernardo
Geronimo Cruz
Manuel Jocson
Carlos Loyzaga
Alfonso Marquez
Roel Nadurata
Eduardo Pacheco
Cristobal Ramas
Alberto Reynoso
Edgardo Roque 		 Japan
Shoji Kamata
Takao Kaneda
Taku Kawai
Atsunosuke Kimura
Makoto Kuwabara
Takashi Masuda
Kunihiko Nakamura
Setsuo Nara
Yasukuni Oshima
Masashi Shiga
Kaoru Wakabayashi 		 South Korea
Bang Yul
Kang Tae-ha
Kim Chul-kap
Kim In-kun
Kim Yeong-il
Kim Young-ki
Lee In-pyo
Lee Jong-hwan
Lee Kyung-oo
Mun Hyeon-jang
Park Nam-chung

Draw

* Indonesian government refused to issue visas for the Taiwanese delegation.

Results

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Indonesia 1 1 0 81 78 +3 2 Final round
2  Hong Kong 1 0 1 78 81 −3 1
Source: Results

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Philippines 2 2 0 153 113 +40 4 Final round
2  Thailand 2 1 1 125 128 −3 3
3  Cambodia 2 0 2 108 145 −37 2 Classification 7th–9th
Source: Results

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 236 171 +65 6 Final round
2  South Korea 3 2 1 236 212 +24 5
3  Singapore 3 1 2 216 245 −29 4 Classification 7th–9th
4  Malaya 3 0 3 184 244 −60 3
Source: Results
26 August
Japan  65–58  Malaya

Classification 7th–9th

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  Cambodia 2 2 0 149 131 +18 4
2  Singapore 2 1 1 156 142 +14 3
3  Malaya 2 0 2 126 158 −32 2
Source: Results
29 August
Cambodia  76–71  Singapore
30 August
Cambodia  73–60  Malaya
31 August
Singapore  85–66  Malaya

Final round

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  Philippines 5 5 0 500 350 +150 10
2  Japan 5 4 1 406 364 +42 9
3  South Korea 5 3 2 410 364 +46 8
4  Thailand 5 2 3 381 438 −57 7
5  Indonesia 5 1 4 422 494 −72 6
6  Hong Kong 5 0 5 387 496 −109 5
Source: Results
29 August
Japan  88–62  Hong Kong
29 August
Indonesia  76–86  Thailand
30 August
Japan  81–66  Thailand
30 August
Hong Kong  72–90  South Korea
30 August
Indonesia  74–107  Philippines
31 August
Philippines  108–73  Thailand
31 August
Japan  75–58  South Korea
31 August
Indonesia  120–106  Hong Kong
2 September
Philippines  100–68  Hong Kong
2 September
Thailand  58–94  South Korea
2 September
Indonesia  77–95  Japan
3 September
Hong Kong  79–98  Thailand
3 September
Indonesia  75–100  South Korea
3 September
Philippines  101–67  Japan

Final standing

Rank Team Pld W L
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Philippines 7 7 0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Japan 8 7 1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  South Korea 8 5 3
4  Thailand 7 3 4
5  Indonesia 6 2 4
6  Hong Kong 6 0 6
7  Cambodia 4 2 2
8  Singapore 5 2 3
9  Malaya 5 0 5

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