# Basketball at the Summer World University Games

Basketball tournaments have been staged at the Universiade since 1959. The men's tournament was introduced in 1951, and the women's tournament was introduced in 1961. The tournament was not held in 1975.

## Medal winners
### Men

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1959 | Soviet Union | Italy | Czechoslovakia |
| 1961 | Soviet Union | Bulgaria | Czechoslovakia |
| 1963 | Brazil | Cuba | Peru |
| 1965 | United States | Soviet Union | Hungary |
| 1967 | United States | South Korea | Brazil |
| 1970 | Soviet Union | United States | Cuba |
| 1973 | United States | Soviet Union | Brazil |
| 1977 | United States | Soviet Union | Czechoslovakia |
| 1979 | United States | Yugoslavia | Cuba |
| 1981 | United States | Soviet Union | Yugoslavia |
| 1983 | Canada | Yugoslavia | United States |
| 1985 | Soviet Union | United States | Canada |
| 1987 | Yugoslavia | United States | Spain |
| 1989 | United States | Soviet Union | West Germany |
| 1991 | United States | Canada | Soviet Union |
| 1993 | United States | Canada | China |
| 1995 | United States | Japan | Canada |
| 1997 | United States | Canada | Brazil |
| 1999 | United States | FR Yugoslavia | Spain |
| 2001 | FR Yugoslavia | China | United States |
| 2003 | Serbia and Montenegro | Russia | Canada |
| 2005 | United States | Ukraine | Serbia and Montenegro |
| 2007 | Lithuania | Serbia | Canada |
| 2009 | Serbia | Russia | United States |
| 2011 | Serbia | Canada | Lithuania |
| 2013 | Russia | Australia | Serbia |
| 2015 | United States | Germany | Russia |
| 2017 | Lithuania | United States | Latvia |
| 2019 | United States | Ukraine | Australia |
| 2021 | Czech Republic | Brazil | United States |

### Women

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1961 | Bulgaria | Soviet Union | Czechoslovakia |
| 1965 | Soviet Union | Czechoslovakia | Hungary |
| 1967 | South Korea | Japan | France |
| 1970 | Soviet Union | Czechoslovakia | Cuba |
| 1973 | Soviet Union | United States | North Korea |
| 1977 | Soviet Union | United States | Bulgaria |
| 1979 | United States | Cuba | Canada |
| 1981 | Soviet Union | United States | Romania |
| 1983 | United States | Romania | Yugoslavia |
| 1985 | Soviet Union | United States | Yugoslavia |
| 1987 | Yugoslavia | Soviet Union | China |
| 1991 | United States | Spain | Canada |
| 1993 | China | Cuba | United States |
| 1995 | Italy | United States | Japan |
| 1997 | United States | Cuba | Czech Republic |
| 1999 | Spain | United States | Russia |
| 2001 | United States | China | Czech Republic |
| 2003 | China | Italy | Russia |
| 2005 | United States | Serbia and Montenegro | Australia |
| 2007 | Australia | Russia | Poland |
| 2009 | United States | Russia | Australia |
| 2011 | United States | Chinese Taipei | Australia |
| 2013 | United States | Russia | Australia |
| 2015 | United States | Canada | Russia |
| 2017 | Australia | Japan | Chinese Taipei |
| 2019 | Australia | United States | Portugal |
| 2021 | China | Japan | Finland |

## Combinated medal table

Last updated after the 2021 Summer Universiade
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 25 | 11 | 5 | 41 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 10 | 7 | 1 | 18 |
| 3 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | China (CHN) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Australia (AUS) | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | Serbia (SRB) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Lithuania (LTU) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| 9 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 10 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 18 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 19 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 20 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Romania (ROM) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Peru (PER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Portugal (POR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (31 entries) | Totals (31 entries) | 57 | 57 | 57 | 171 |