# Basketball at the 1958 Asian Games

Basketball was one of the 14 sports disciplines held in the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan. The Philippines successfully defended their title and won their third straight Asian Games championship. The games were held from May 25 to June 1, 1958.

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men details | Philippines Emilio Achacoso Kurt Bachmann Carlos Badion Loreto Carbonell Francisco Lagarejos Eduardo Lim Carlos Loyzaga Ramon Manulat Leonardo Marquicias Constancio Ortiz Mariano Tolentino Martin Urra Antonio Villamor Francis Wilson | Republic of China Chen Tsu-li Cheng Te-yuan Fu Da-ren Hoo Cha-pen Huang Kwok-young Lai Lam-kwong Emilio Li Ling Jing-huan Loo Yee-shine Lue Jih-ran Shu Yao-huang William Sy Tong Suet-fong Wang Yih-jiun | Japan Kiyoshi Aoki Manabu Fujita Kenichi Imaizumi Takashi Itoyama Shoji Kamata Hideo Kanekawa Reijiro Kawamoto Atsunosuke Kimura Setsuo Nara Hiroshi Saito Shutaro Shoji Sadao Sugawara Takeo Sugiyama Kaoru Wakabayashi |

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Philippines | 2 | 2 | 0 | 207 | 100 | +107 | 4 | Final round |
| 2 | Thailand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 143 | 168 | −25 | 3 | Final round |
| 3 | Malaya | 2 | 0 | 2 | 131 | 213 | −82 | 2 | Classification 7th–10th |
* 25 May
| Philippines | 97–40 | Thailand |
* Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 26 May
| Malaya | 71–103 | Thailand |
* Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 27 May
| Philippines | 110–60 | Malaya |
* Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 174 | 147 | +27 | 4 | Final round |
| 2 | Singapore | 2 | 1 | 1 | 178 | 166 | +12 | 3 | Final round |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 2 | 147 | 186 | −39 | 2 | Classification 7th–10th |
* 25 May
| Japan | 85–70 | Hong Kong |
* Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 26 May
| Singapore | 101–77 | Hong Kong |
* Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 27 May
| Japan | 89–77 | Singapore |
* Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo

#### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Republic of China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 208 | +62 | 6 | Final round |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 304 | 229 | +75 | 5 | Final round |
| 3 | Indonesia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 224 | 295 | −71 | 4 | Classification 7th–10th |
| 4 | Cambodia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 252 | 318 | −66 | 3 | Classification 7th–10th |
* 25 May
| South Korea | 127–92 | Cambodia |
* Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 25 May
| Republic of China | 102–64 | Indonesia |
* Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 26 May
| Republic of China | 95–75 | Cambodia |
* Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 26 May
| South Korea | 108–64 | Indonesia |
* Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 27 May
| Indonesia | 96–85 | Cambodia |
* Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 27 May
| Republic of China | 73–69 | South Korea |
* Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo

### Classification 7th–10th

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Cambodia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 281 | 257 | +24 | 5 |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 3 | 2 | 1 | 261 | 248 | +13 | 5 |
| 3 | Indonesia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 269 | 260 | +9 | 5 |
| 4 | Malaya | 3 | 0 | 3 | 248 | 294 | −46 | 3 |
* 1 2 3 Overall game points difference was used as the tiebreaker.
* 28 May
| Hong Kong | 78–92 | Cambodia |
* Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 28 May
| Malaya | 84–98 | Indonesia |
* Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 29 May
| Malaya | 86–102 | Cambodia |
* Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 29 May
| Hong Kong | 89–78 | Indonesia |
* Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 30 May
| Indonesia | 93–87 | Cambodia |
* Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 30 May
| Malaya | 78–94 | Hong Kong |
* Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo

### Final round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Philippines | 5 | 4 | 1 | 452 | 391 | +61 | 9 |
| 2 | Republic of China | 5 | 4 | 1 | 443 | 394 | +49 | 9 |
| 3 | Japan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 424 | 389 | +35 | 9 |
| 4 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 3 | 414 | 427 | −13 | 7 |
| 5 | Singapore | 5 | 1 | 4 | 358 | 441 | −83 | 6 |
| 6 | Thailand | 5 | 0 | 5 | 392 | 441 | −49 | 5 |
* 1 2 3 Overall game points difference was used as the tiebreaker.
* 28 May
| Republic of China | 92–81 | Singapore |
* Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 28 May
| Philippines | 99–85 | South Korea |
* Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 28 May
| Japan | 97–77 | Thailand |
* Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 29 May
| Republic of China | 76–67 | Thailand |
* Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 29 May
| Japan | 74–66 | South Korea |
* Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 29 May
| Philippines | 93–55 | Singapore |
* Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 30 May
| Thailand | 91–101 | South Korea |
* Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 30 May
| Japan | 83–71 | Singapore |
* Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 30 May
| Philippines | 88–93 | Republic of China |
* Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 31 May
| Philippines | 82–75 | Thailand |
* Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 31 May
| Japan | 87–85 | Republic of China |
* Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 31 May
| Singapore | 66–91 | South Korea |
* Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 1 June
| Thailand | 82–85 | Singapore |
* Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 1 June
| Philippines | 90–83 | Japan |
* Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 1 June
| Republic of China | 97–71 | South Korea |
* Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo

## Final standing

| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L |
| | Philippines | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| | Republic of China | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| | Japan | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | South Korea | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Singapore | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Thailand | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Cambodia | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Hong Kong | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Indonesia | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Malaya | 5 | 0 | 5 |