Basketball at the 1966 Asian Games

Basketball
at the 1966 Asian Games
Venue Nimibutr Stadium
Date December 10, 1966 (1966-12-10)–December 19, 1966 (1966-12-19)
Nations 11

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.

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
 Israel
Amnon Avidan
Tanhum Cohen-Mintz
Igal Dar
Gershon Dekel
Offer Eshed
Abraham Gutt
David Kaminsky
Zvi Lubezki
Itshak Shachar
Ami Shelef
Haim Starkman
Ilan Zohar
 Thailand
Viroj Cheepluesak
Prakong Panturat
Dusit Puatusnanan
Surasak Saechua
Channaronk Seriwat
Tah Srirat
Pracha Srisavaet
Rangsan Supachitranan
Somsak Tohbundit
Wan Tubtawee
Manu Vichitsrawong
Banchong Vongwailert
 South Korea
Choi Jong-kyu
Ha Ui-kon
Kim Chul-kap
Kim In-kun
Kim Moo-hyun
Kim Young-il
Lee Byung-goo
Lee Byung-kuk
Lee In-pyo
Park Han
Shin Dong-pa
Shin Hyun-soo

Results

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Japan 440326199+1278
 Thailand 431327274+537
 Republic of China 422355301+546
 Malaysia 413259293−345
 Ceylon 404251451−2004
10 December
Thailand  7058  Malaysia
10 December
Japan  11553  Ceylon
11 December
Republic of China  12975  Ceylon
11 December
Japan  6934  Malaysia
12 December
Thailand  12070  Ceylon
12 December
Japan  6853  Republic of China
14 December
Malaysia  8753  Ceylon
15 December
Japan  7459  Thailand

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 South Korea 550457298+15910
 Israel 541417324+939
 Philippines 532512357+1558
 Iran 523380398−187
 South Vietnam 514378501−1236
 Burma 505283549−2665
10 December
Philippines  13249  Burma
10 December
Israel  8755  Iran
11 December
South Korea  12853  Burma
11 December
Israel  10070  South Vietnam
11 December
Philippines  10369  Iran
12 December
Iran  10348  Burma
12 December
South Korea  6248  Israel
14 December
South Vietnam  9582  Burma
14 December
South Korea  7453  Iran
14 December
Philippines  8691  Israel
15 December
Iran  10086  South Vietnam
15 December
Israel  9151  Burma
15 December
Philippines  8283  South Korea

Final round

Classification 9th–11th

 
Classification 9th–11th9th place game
 
      
 
17 December
 
 
 Ceylon107
 
19 December
 
 Burma82
 
 Ceylon88
 
17 December
 
 South Vietnam102
 
 South Vietnam
 
 
Bye
 
Semifinals
17 December
Ceylon  10782  Burma
9th place game
19 December
Ceylon  88102  South Vietnam

Classification 5th–8th

 
Classification 5th–8th5th place game
 
      
 
17 December
 
 
 Republic of China89
 
19 December
 
 Iran78
 
 Republic of China75
 
17 December
 
 Philippines72
 
 Philippines113
 
 
 Malaysia73
 
7th place game
 
 
19 December
 
 
 Iran95
 
 
 Malaysia88
Semifinals
17 December
Republic of China  8978  Iran
17 December
Philippines  11373  Malaysia
7th place game
19 December
Iran  9588  Malaysia
5th place game

Championship

 
SemifinalsGold medal game
 
      
 
17 December
 
 
 Japan34
 
19 December
 
 Israel57
 
 Israel90
 
17 December
 
 Thailand42
 
 South Korea52
 
 
 Thailand67
 
Bronze medal game
 
 
19 December
 
 
 Japan60
 
 
 South Korea72
Semifinals
17 December
Japan  3457  Israel
17 December
South Korea  5267  Thailand
Bronze medal game
19 December
Japan  6072  South Korea
Gold medal game
19 December
Israel  9042  Thailand

Final standing

Rank Team Pld W L
1st, gold medalist(s)  Israel761
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Thailand642
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  South Korea761
4  Japan642
5  Republic of China642
6  Philippines743
7  Iran734
8  Malaysia615
9  South Vietnam624
10  Ceylon615
11  Burma606

References

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