Basketball was one of the 13 sports disciplines held in the 1970 Asian Games again in Bangkok, Thailand. South Korea got their first Asian basketball title by outlasting the defending champions Israel in the championship round. The games were held from December 10 to 19, 1970.
Basketball at the 1970 Asian Games | |
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Venue | Kittikachorn Stadium |
Date | 10–19 December 1970 |
Nations | 12 |
Medalists
editDraw
editThe teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the 1966 Asian Games
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Results
editPreliminary round
editGroup A
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Israel | 3 | 3 | 0 | 288 | 181 | +107 | 6 | Final round |
2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 243 | 185 | +58 | 5 | |
3 | Singapore | 3 | 1 | 2 | 203 | 284 | −81 | 4 | Classification 7th–12th |
4 | South Vietnam | 3 | 0 | 3 | 202 | 286 | −84 | 3 |
Source: Results
Group B
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 218 | 210 | +8 | 5[a] | Final round |
2 | Republic of China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 210 | 190 | +20 | 5[a] | |
3 | Thailand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 201 | 189 | +12 | 5[a] | Classification 7th–12th |
4 | Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 199 | 239 | −40 | 3 |
Source: Results
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Group C
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 303 | 203 | +100 | 6 | Final round |
2 | Philippines | 3 | 2 | 1 | 280 | 221 | +59 | 5 | |
3 | Iran | 3 | 1 | 2 | 264 | 271 | −7 | 4 | Classification 7th–12th |
4 | Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 3 | 174 | 326 | −152 | 3 |
Source: Results
Classification 7th–12th
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | Iran | 5 | 5 | 0 | 476 | 397 | +79 | 10 |
2 | Thailand | 5 | 4 | 1 | 466 | 430 | +36 | 9 |
3 | Malaysia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 419 | 380 | +39 | 8 |
4 | Singapore | 5 | 2 | 3 | 422 | 432 | −10 | 7 |
5 | South Vietnam | 5 | 1 | 4 | 450 | 531 | −81 | 6 |
6 | Hong Kong | 5 | 0 | 5 | 374 | 437 | −63 | 5 |
Source: Results
Final round
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | South Korea | 5 | 4 | 1 | 393 | 320 | +73 | 9[a] |
2 | Israel | 5 | 4 | 1 | 429 | 373 | +56 | 9[a] |
3 | Japan | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 |
4 | Republic of China | 5 | 2 | 3 | 364 | 386 | −22 | 7[b] |
5 | Philippines | 5 | 2 | 3 | 381 | 378 | +3 | 7[b] |
6 | India | 5 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
Source: Results
Notes:
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Final standing
editRank | Team | Pld | W | L |
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South Korea | 8 | 7 | 1 | |
Israel | 8 | 7 | 1 | |
Japan | 8 | 5 | 3 | |
4 | Republic of China | 8 | 4 | 4 |
5 | Philippines | 8 | 4 | 4 |
6 | India | 8 | 2 | 6 |
7 | Iran | 8 | 6 | 2 |
8 | Thailand | 8 | 6 | 2 |
9 | Malaysia | 8 | 3 | 5 |
10 | Singapore | 8 | 3 | 5 |
11 | South Vietnam | 8 | 1 | 7 |
12 | Hong Kong | 8 | 0 | 8 |