# Basketball at the 1962 Asian Games

Basketball was one of the 13 sports in the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Philippines successfully defended their title and got their fourth straight Asian Games championship which would be their last until the 2022 Edition. The games were held from 25 August to 3 September 1962.

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men details | Philippines Engracio Arazas Kurt Bachmann Narciso Bernardo Geronimo Cruz Manuel Jocson Carlos Loyzaga Alfonso Marquez Roel Nadurata Eduardo Pacheco Cristobal Ramas Alberto Reynoso Edgardo Roque | Japan Shoji Kamata Takao Kaneda Taku Kawai Atsunosuke Kimura Makoto Kuwabara Takashi Masuda Kunihiko Nakamura Setsuo Nara Yasukuni Oshima Masashi Shiga Kaoru Wakabayashi | South Korea Bang Yul Kang Tae-ha Kim Chul-kap Kim In-kun Kim Yeong-il Kim Young-ki Lee In-pyo Lee Jong-hwan Lee Kyung-oo Mun Hyeon-jang Park Nam-chung |

## Draw

* Indonesian government refused to issue visas for the Taiwanese delegation.

## Results
### Preliminary round
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 78 | +3 | 2 | Final round |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 81 | −3 | 1 | Final round |
* 25 August
| Indonesia | 81–78 | Hong Kong |
* Senayan Basketball Hall, Jakarta

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Philippines | 2 | 2 | 0 | 153 | 113 | +40 | 4 | Final round |
| 2 | Thailand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 125 | 128 | −3 | 3 | Final round |
| 3 | Cambodia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 145 | −37 | 2 | Classification 7th–9th |
* 25 August
| Thailand | 64–56 | Cambodia |
* Senayan Basketball Hall, Jakarta
* 26 August
| Philippines | 81–52 | Cambodia |
* Senayan Basketball Hall, Jakarta
* 27 August
| Philippines | 72–61 | Thailand |
* Senayan Basketball Hall, Jakarta

#### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 236 | 171 | +65 | 6 | Final round |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 236 | 212 | +24 | 5 | Final round |
| 3 | Singapore | 3 | 1 | 2 | 216 | 245 | −29 | 4 | Classification 7th–9th |
| 4 | Malaya | 3 | 0 | 3 | 184 | 244 | −60 | 3 | Classification 7th–9th |
* 25 August
| South Korea | 84–65 | Malaya |
* Senayan Basketball Hall, Jakarta
* 25 August
| Japan | 97–48 | Singapore |
* Senayan Basketball Hall, Jakarta
* 26 August
| South Korea | 87–73 | Singapore |
* Senayan Basketball Hall, Jakarta
* 26 August
| Japan | 65–58 | Malaya |
* Senayan Basketball Hall, Jakarta
* 27 August
| Singapore | 95–61 | Malaya |
* Senayan Basketball Hall, Jakarta
* 27 August
| Japan | 74–65 | South Korea |
* Senayan Basketball Hall, Jakarta

### Classification 7th–9th

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Cambodia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 149 | 131 | +18 | 4 |
| 2 | Singapore | 2 | 1 | 1 | 156 | 142 | +14 | 3 |
| 3 | Malaya | 2 | 0 | 2 | 126 | 158 | −32 | 2 |
* 29 August
| Cambodia | 76–71 | Singapore |
* Istora Senayan, Jakarta
* 30 August
| Cambodia | 73–60 | Malaya |
* Istora Senayan, Jakarta
* 31 August
| Singapore | 85–66 | Malaya |
* Istora Senayan, Jakarta

### Final round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Philippines | 5 | 5 | 0 | 500 | 350 | +150 | 10 |
| 2 | Japan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 406 | 364 | +42 | 9 |
| 3 | South Korea | 5 | 3 | 2 | 410 | 364 | +46 | 8 |
| 4 | Thailand | 5 | 2 | 3 | 381 | 438 | −57 | 7 |
| 5 | Indonesia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 422 | 494 | −72 | 6 |
| 6 | Hong Kong | 5 | 0 | 5 | 387 | 496 | −109 | 5 |
* 29 August
| Philippines | 84–68 | South Korea |
* Istora Senayan, Jakarta
* 29 August
| Japan | 88–62 | Hong Kong |
* Istora Senayan, Jakarta
* 29 August
| Indonesia | 76–86 | Thailand |
* Istora Senayan, Jakarta
* 30 August
| Japan | 81–66 | Thailand |
* Istora Senayan, Jakarta
* 30 August
| Hong Kong | 72–90 | South Korea |
* Istora Senayan, Jakarta
* 30 August
| Indonesia | 74–107 | Philippines |
* Istora Senayan, Jakarta
* 31 August
| Philippines | 108–73 | Thailand |
* Istora Senayan, Jakarta
* 31 August
| Japan | 75–58 | South Korea |
* Istora Senayan, Jakarta
* 31 August
| Indonesia | 120–106 | Hong Kong |
* Istora Senayan, Jakarta
* 2 September
| Philippines | 100–68 | Hong Kong |
* Istora Senayan, Jakarta
* 2 September
| Thailand | 58–94 | South Korea |
* Istora Senayan, Jakarta
* 2 September
| Indonesia | 77–95 | Japan |
* Istora Senayan, Jakarta
* 3 September
| Hong Kong | 79–98 | Thailand |
* Istora Senayan, Jakarta
* 3 September
| Indonesia | 75–100 | South Korea |
* Istora Senayan, Jakarta
* 3 September
| Philippines | 101–67 | Japan |
* Istora Senayan, Jakarta

## Final standing

| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L |
| | Philippines | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| | Japan | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| | South Korea | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Thailand | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Indonesia | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Hong Kong | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Cambodia | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Singapore | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Malaya | 5 | 0 | 5 |