# Basketball at the 1983 SEA Games

The basketball tournament at the 1983 SEA Games took place from 29 May to 5 June 1983. This edition of the tournament featured both men's and women's tournament. All matches took place at the Gay World Stadium in Singapore.

## Tournament format

For both the men's and the women's tournament, the competition was on a round robin format, wherein the top team at the end of the single round wins the gold medal, with the next two team will take home the silver and bronze medals, respectively.

## Men's tournament
### Participating nations

* Brunei
* Indonesia
* Malaysia
* Philippines
* Singapore
* Thailand

### Results

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Final Result |
| 1 | Philippines | 5 | 5 | 0 | 452 | 320 | +132 | 10 | Gold medal |
| 2 | Malaysia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 318 | 253 | +65 | 9 | Silver medal |
| 3 | Thailand | 5 | 3 | 2 | 392 | 366 | +26 | 8 | Bronze medal |
| 4 | Singapore (H) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 400 | 373 | +27 | 7 | |
| 5 | Indonesia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 372 | 420 | −48 | 6 | |
| 6 | Brunei | 5 | 0 | 5 | 277 | 479 | −202 | 5 | |
* 29 May 1983 16:00
* Results
| Indonesia | 73–97 | Philippines |
* Gay World Stadium, Geylang
* 29 May 1983 21:00
* Report
| Singapore | 126–69 | Brunei |
* Gay World Stadium, Geylang
* 30 May 1983 16:00
* Results
| Brunei | 77–113 | Thailand |
* Gay World Stadium, Geylang
* 30 May 1983 19:30
* Results
| Malaysia | 82–54 | Indonesia |
* Gay World Stadium, Geylang
* 31 May 1983 19:30
* Results
| Singapore | 93–76 | Indonesia |
* Gay World Stadium, Geylang
* 31 May 1983 21:00
* Results
| Thailand | 60–83 | Philippines |
* Gay World Stadium, Geylang
* 1 June 1983 16:00
* Results
| Philippines | 128–62 | Brunei |
* Gay World Stadium, Geylang
* 1 June 1983 21:00:
* Report
| Singapore | 64–79 | Malaysia |
* Gay World Stadium, Geylang
* 3 June 1983 19:30
| Brunei | L–W | Malaysia |
* Gay World Stadium, Geylang
* 3 June 1983 21:00
* Report
| Singapore | 58–77 | Thailand |
* Gay World Stadium, Geylang
* 4 June 1983 14:30
* Report
| Indonesia | 57–79 | Thailand |
* Gay World Stadium, Geylang
* 4 June 1983 19:00
* Report
| Malaysia | 66–72 | Philippines |
* Gay World Stadium, Geylang
* 5 June 1983 17:30
* Results
| Brunei | 69–112 | Indonesia |
* Gay World Stadium, Geylang
* 5 June 1983 19:00
* Results
| Thailand | 63–91 | Malaysia |
* Gay World Stadium, Geylang
* 5 June 1983 20:30
* Results
| Singapore | 59–72 | Philippines |
* Gay World Stadium, Geylang

### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Philippines |
| | Malaysia |
| | Thailand |
| 4 | Singapore |
| 5 | Indonesia |
| 6 | Brunei |

## Women's tournament
### Participating nations

* Indonesia
* Malaysia
* Philippines
* Singapore
* Thailand

### Results

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Final Result |
| 1 | Malaysia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 314 | 214 | +100 | 8 | Gold medal |
| 2 | Philippines | 4 | 3 | 1 | 302 | 269 | +33 | 7 | Silver medal |
| 3 | Singapore (H) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 248 | 279 | −31 | 6 | Bronze medal |
| 4 | Thailand | 4 | 1 | 3 | 241 | 277 | −36 | 5 | |
| 5 | Indonesia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 212 | 277 | −65 | 4 | |
* 29 May 1983 14:30
* Results
| Thailand | 61–86 | Philippines |
* Gay World Stadium, Geylang
* 29 May 1983 19:30
* Report
| Singapore | 74–50 | Indonesia |
* Gay World Stadium, Geylang
* 30 May 1983 14:30
* Results
| Indonesia | 53–82 | Malaysia |
* Gay World Stadium, Geylang
* 30 May 1983 21:00
* Results
| Singapore | 73–82 | Philippines |
* Gay World Stadium, Geylang
* 31 May 1983 18:00
* Results
| Malaysia | 69–55 | Thailand |
* Gay World Stadium, Geylang
* 1 June 1983 14:30
* Results
| Philippines | 61–55 | Indonesia |
* Gay World Stadium, Geylang
* 1 June 1983 19:00
* Report
| Singapore | 68–65 | Thailand |
* Gay World Stadium, Geylang
* 3 June 1983 18:00
* Report
| Malaysia | 81–73 | Philippines |
* Gay World Stadium, Geylang
* 4 June 1983 16:00
* Report
| Indonesia | 54–60 | Thailand |
* Gay World Stadium, Geylang
* 4 June 1983 20:30
* Report
| Singapore | 33–82 | Malaysia |
* Gay World Stadium, Geylang

### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Malaysia |
| | Philippines |
| | Singapore |
| 4 | Thailand |
| 5 | Indonesia |