Basketball at the 1977 SEA Games

1st SEA Games Basketball Tournament
Kuala Lumpur 1977
Tournament details
SEA Games1977 SEA Games
Host nationMalaysia
CityKuala Lumpur
VenueStadium Negara
Duration21–25 November
Men's tournament
Teams5
Medals
1 Gold medalists  Philippines
2 Silver medalists Malaysia
3 Bronze medalists  Thailand
Women's tournament
Teams4
Medals
1 Gold medalists  Malaysia
2 Silver medalists Thailand
3 Bronze medalists  Singapore
Tournaments
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The basketball tournament at the 1977 SEA Games took place from November 21–25, 1977, at Stadium Negara in Kuala Lumpur.

Tournament format

Both the men's and women's tournament were in round robin format, where the top team at the end of the single round won the gold medal, and the next two teams the silver and bronze, respectively.

Men's tournament

Participating nations

  •  Indonesia
  •  Malaysia
  •  Philippines (Anthony Dasalla, Bernardo Carpio, Jaime Javier, Eleazar Capacio, Jaime Manansala, Renato Lobo, Ramon Cruz, Angelito Ladores, Matthew Gaston, Alex Clarino, Joseph Herrera and Paul Velasco) Head Coach: Honesto Mayoralgo
  •  Singapore
  •  Thailand

Results

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Final Result
1  Philippines 3 2 1 293 237 +56 5 Gold medal
2  Malaysia (H) 3 2 1 301 277 +24 5 Silver medal
3  Thailand 3 2 1 257 269 −12 5 Bronze medal
4  Singapore 3 0 3 226 294 −68 3
5  Indonesia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: (1) Tournament points, (2) Head-to-head tournament points, (3) Head-to-head goal average, (4) Overall goal average, (5) Drawing of lots
(H) Hosts
21 November 1977
Thailand  vs.  Indonesia
21 November 1977
21:00
Malaysia  101–79  Singapore
22 November 1977
15:30
Singapore  69–105  Philippines
Scoring by half: 50–34, 34–39
22 November 1977
17:00
Malaysia  99–102 (OT)  Thailand
Scoring by half: 40–45, 59–54 Overtime: 0–3
23 November 1977
17:00
Thailand  67–92  Philippines
25 November 1977
16:30
Singapore  78–88  Thailand
25 November 1977
21:00
Philippines  96–101  Malaysia

Women's tournament

Participating nations

Results

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Final Result
1  Malaysia (H) 3 3 0 251 196 +55 6 Gold medal
2  Thailand 3 2 1 231 214 +17 5 Silver medal
3  Singapore 3 1 2 161 185 −24 4 Bronze medal
4  Indonesia 3 0 3 172 220 −48 3
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: (1) Tournament points, (2) Head-to-head tournament points, (3) Head-to-head goal average, (4) Overall goal average, (5) Drawing of lots
(H) Hosts
21 November 1977
19:30
Malaysia  84–73  Indonesia
Scoring by half: 50–34, 34–39
22 November 1977
14:00
Thailand  71–62  Singapore
Scoring by half: 37–31, 34–31
23 November 1977
14:00
Thailand  86–61  Indonesia
23 November 1977
15:30
Malaysia  76–49  Singapore
25 November 1977
15:00
Singapore  50–38  Indonesia
25 November 1977
19:30
Malaysia  91–74  Thailand

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Malaysia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Malaysia*1102
2 Philippines1001
3 Thailand0112
4 Singapore0011
5 Indonesia0000
Totals (5 entries)2226


Further reading

  • Ninth SEA Games Kuala Lumpur '77 Official Report, The Ninth Sea Games Organizing Council, 1979
  • SEA Games Programme, 20 September 1977, accessed 5 November 2017
  • Alinea, Eddie G. Moments to remember. Manila Times. 13 August 2017. Accessed 25 September 2019
Preceded by
 Basketball at the SEA Games
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