Basketball was one of the 14 sports disciplines held in the 1966 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand. Israel won their 1st title by beating host country in the championship match. This marked the first time the Philippines wasn't able to reach the semifinals. The games were held from 10 December to 19, 1966.
Basketball at the 1966 Asian Games | |
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Venue | Nimibutr Stadium |
Date | 10–19 December 1966 |
Nations | 11 |
Medalists edit
Results edit
Preliminary round edit
Group A edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 326 | 199 | +127 | 8 | Semifinals |
2 | Thailand | 4 | 3 | 1 | 327 | 274 | +53 | 7 | |
3 | Republic of China | 4 | 2 | 2 | 355 | 301 | +54 | 6 | Classification 5th–8th |
4 | Malaysia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 259 | 293 | −34 | 5 | |
5 | Ceylon | 4 | 0 | 4 | 251 | 451 | −200 | 4 | Classification 9th–11th |
Source: Results
Group B edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | South Korea | 5 | 5 | 0 | 457 | 298 | +159 | 10 | Semifinals |
2 | Israel | 5 | 4 | 1 | 417 | 324 | +93 | 9 | |
3 | Philippines | 5 | 3 | 2 | 512 | 357 | +155 | 8 | Classification 5th–8th |
4 | Iran | 5 | 2 | 3 | 380 | 398 | −18 | 7 | |
5 | South Vietnam | 5 | 1 | 4 | 378 | 501 | −123 | 6 | Classification 9th–11th |
6 | Burma | 5 | 0 | 5 | 283 | 549 | −266 | 5 |
Source: Results
Classification 9th–11th edit
Classification 9th–11th | 9th place game | |||||
17 December | ||||||
Ceylon | 107 | |||||
19 December | ||||||
Burma | 82 | |||||
Ceylon | 88 | |||||
South Vietnam | 102 | |||||
Semifinals edit
9th place game edit
Classification 5th–8th edit
Classification 5th–8th | 5th place game | |||||
17 December | ||||||
Republic of China | 89 | |||||
19 December | ||||||
Iran | 78 | |||||
Republic of China | 75 | |||||
17 December | ||||||
Philippines | 72 | |||||
Philippines | 113 | |||||
Malaysia | 73 | |||||
7th place game | ||||||
19 December | ||||||
Iran | 95 | |||||
Malaysia | 88 |
Semifinals edit
7th place game edit
5th place game edit
Final round edit
Semifinals | Gold medal game | |||||
17 December | ||||||
Japan | 34 | |||||
19 December | ||||||
Israel | 57 | |||||
Israel | 90 | |||||
17 December | ||||||
Thailand | 42 | |||||
South Korea | 52 | |||||
Thailand | 67 | |||||
Bronze medal game | ||||||
19 December | ||||||
Japan | 60 | |||||
South Korea | 72 |
Semifinals edit
Bronze medal game edit
Gold medal game edit
Final standing edit
Rank | Team | Pld | W | L |
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Israel | 7 | 6 | 1 | |
Thailand | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
South Korea | 7 | 6 | 1 | |
4 | Japan | 6 | 4 | 2 |
5 | Republic of China | 6 | 4 | 2 |
6 | Philippines | 7 | 4 | 3 |
7 | Iran | 7 | 3 | 4 |
8 | Malaysia | 6 | 1 | 5 |
9 | South Vietnam | 6 | 2 | 4 |
10 | Ceylon | 6 | 1 | 5 |
11 | Burma | 6 | 0 | 6 |