# Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Basketball contests at the 1964 Summer Olympics was the sixth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It took place at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan from October 11 to October 23. The United States defeated the Soviet Union to win their sixth consecutive gold medal at this event, while Brazil earned the bronze against Puerto Rico.

## Results

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's basketball | United States Jim Barnes Bill Bradley Larry Brown Joe Caldwell Mel Counts Richard Davies Walt Hazzard Lucious Jackson John McCaffrey Jeff Mullins Jerry Shipp George Wilson | Soviet Union Valdis Muižnieks Mykola Bahley Armenak Alachachian Alexandr Travin Viacheslav Khrynin Jānis Krūmiņš Levan Moseshvili Yury Korneev Alexsandr Petrov Gennadi Volnov Jaak Lipso Juris Kalniņš | Brazil Amaury Antônio Pasos Wlamir Marques Ubiratan Pereira Maciel Carlos Domingos Massoni Friedrich Wilhelm Braun Rosa Branca Jatyr Eduardo Schall Edson Bispo dos Santos Antônio Salvador Sucar Victor Mirshauswka Sérgio de Toledo Machado José Edvar Simões |

## Qualification

Automatic qualifications were granted to the host country and the first eight places at the previous tournament. Additional spots were decided by various continental tournaments held by FIBA plus two additional intercontinental tournaments that granted six extra berths total, after the withdrawal of United Arab Republic and Czechoslovakia.
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
| Host nation | | | 1 | Japan |
| 1960 Summer Olympics | 26 August–10 September 1960 | Rome | 8 7 | United States |
| 1960 Summer Olympics | 26 August–10 September 1960 | Rome | 8 7 | Soviet Union |
| 1960 Summer Olympics | 26 August–10 September 1960 | Rome | 8 7 | Brazil |
| 1960 Summer Olympics | 26 August–10 September 1960 | Rome | 8 7 | Italy |
| 1960 Summer Olympics | 26 August–10 September 1960 | Rome | 8 7 | Czechoslovakia |
| 1960 Summer Olympics | 26 August–10 September 1960 | Rome | 8 7 | SFR Yugoslavia |
| 1960 Summer Olympics | 26 August–10 September 1960 | Rome | 8 7 | Poland |
| 1960 Summer Olympics | 26 August–10 September 1960 | Rome | 8 7 | Uruguay |
| 1963 Pan American Games | 23 April–3 May 1963 | São Paulo | 2 | Puerto Rico |
| 1963 Pan American Games | 23 April–3 May 1963 | São Paulo | 2 | Peru |
| FIBA Africa Championship 1964 | 4–8 March 1964 | Casablanca | 1 0 | United Arab Republic |
| European Pre-Olympic Tournament | 4–13 June 1964 | Geneva | 2 | Finland |
| European Pre-Olympic Tournament | 4–13 June 1964 | Geneva | 2 | Hungary |
| Pan-Continental Pre-Olympic Tournament | 25 September–3 October 1964 | Yokohama | 2 4 | Mexico |
| Pan-Continental Pre-Olympic Tournament | 25 September–3 October 1964 | Yokohama | 2 4 | Australia |
| Pan-Continental Pre-Olympic Tournament | 25 September–3 October 1964 | Yokohama | 2 4 | Canada |
| Pan-Continental Pre-Olympic Tournament | 25 September–3 October 1964 | Yokohama | 2 4 | South Korea |
| Total | | | 16 | |
* $^a$ Withdrew from the tournament.
* $^b$ Replacement teams.

## Format

* Two groups of eight teams are formed, where the top two from each group compete for the medals in a knockout round.
* The remaining places are defined as follows:
** Fifth through eighth places are decided in a separate bracket between the third and fourth places from each group in a separate bracket.
** Ninth through sixteenth places are decided between the fifth through eighth places from each group in separate brackets.

## Squads

For the team rosters see: Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters.

## Preliminary round

The top two teams from each group advance to the semifinals, while the remaining teams compete for 5th through 16th places in separate brackets. Both group leaders, the United States and the Soviet Union advanced undefeated to the knockout stage.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 7 | 7 | 0 | 562 | 424 | +138 | 14 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 7 | 5 | 2 | 493 | 454 | +39 | 12 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Poland | 7 | 4 | 3 | 467 | 448 | +19 | 11 | 5th–8th classification round |
| 4 | Italy | 7 | 4 | 3 | 495 | 480 | +15 | 11 | 5th–8th classification round |
| 5 | Mexico | 7 | 3 | 4 | 485 | 514 | −29 | 10 | 9th–12th classification round |
| 6 | Japan (H) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 421 | 428 | −7 | 10 | 9th–12th classification round |
| 7 | Hungary | 7 | 2 | 5 | 407 | 469 | −62 | 9 | 13th–16th classification round |
| 8 | Canada | 7 | 0 | 7 | 408 | 521 | −113 | 7 | 13th–16th classification round |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Poland 1–0 Italy
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Mexico 1–0 Japan
October 11
* 13:30
| Poland | 56–53 | Hungary |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 16:00
| Italy | 85–80 | Mexico |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 17:30
| Japan | 55–65 | Puerto Rico |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 19:00
| Soviet Union | 87–52 | Canada |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
October 12
* 10:30
| Italy | 74–64 | Puerto Rico |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 12:00
| Poland | 81–57 | Japan |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 19:00
| Soviet Union | 87–76 | Mexico |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 20:30
| Canada | 59–70 | Hungary |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
October 13
* 12:00
| Italy | 58–61 | Poland |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 13:30
| Puerto Rico | 73–55 | Mexico |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 16:00
| Soviet Union | 84–42 | Hungary |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 19:00
| Canada | 37–58 | Japan |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
October 14
* 9:00
| Soviet Union | 82–63 | Puerto Rico |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 12:00
| Hungary | 41–58 | Japan |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 16:00
| Canada | 54–66 | Italy |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 20:30
| Mexico | 71–70 | Poland |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
October 16
* 12:00
| Mexico | 78–68 | Canada |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 16:00
| Hungary | 73–77 | Italy |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 17:30
| Soviet Union | 72–59 | Japan |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 20:30
| Puerto Rico | 66–60 | Poland |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
October 17
* 9:00
| Japan | 72–68 | Italy |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 10:00
| Hungary | 69–61 | Mexico |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 12:00
| Soviet Union | 74–65 | Poland |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 13:30
| Puerto Rico | 88–69 | Canada |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
October 18
* 9:00
| Puerto Rico | 74–59 | Hungary |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 10:00
| Poland | 74–69 | Canada |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 12:00
| Japan | 62–64 | Mexico |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 13:30
| Soviet Union | 76–67 | Italy |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 7 | 7 | 0 | 569 | 333 | +236 | 14 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Brazil | 7 | 5 | 2 | 473 | 452 | +21 | 12 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Yugoslavia | 7 | 5 | 2 | 529 | 453 | +76 | 12 | 5th–8th classification round |
| 4 | Uruguay | 7 | 4 | 3 | 472 | 482 | −10 | 11 | 5th–8th classification round |
| 5 | Finland | 7 | 3 | 4 | 409 | 475 | −66 | 10 | 9th–12th classification round |
| 6 | Australia | 7 | 2 | 5 | 434 | 460 | −26 | 9 | 9th–12th classification round |
| 7 | Peru | 7 | 2 | 5 | 431 | 453 | −22 | 9 | 13th–16th classification round |
| 8 | South Korea | 7 | 0 | 7 | 432 | 641 | −209 | 7 | 13th–16th classification round |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Brazil 1–0 Yugoslavia
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Australia 1–0 Peru
October 11
* 9:00
| South Korea | 72–80 | Finland |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 10:30
| Brazil | 50–58 | Peru |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 12:00
| SFR Yugoslavia | 84–71 | Uruguay |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 20:30
| United States | 78–45 | Australia |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
October 12
* 9:00
| South Korea | 64–105 | Uruguay |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 13:30
| Brazil | 68–64 | SFR Yugoslavia |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 16:00
| United States | 77–51 | Finland |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 17:30
| Australia | 81–62 | Peru |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
October 13
* 9:00
| United States | 60–45 | Peru |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 10:30
| Finland | 55–73 | Uruguay |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 13:30
| Australia | 70–74 | SFR Yugoslavia |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 20:30
| South Korea | 65–92 | Brazil |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
October 14
* 10:30
| United States | 83–28 | Uruguay |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 13:30
| Peru | 64–73 | SFR Yugoslavia |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 17:30
| Finland | 54–61 | Brazil |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 19:00
| Australia | 65–58 | South Korea |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
October 16
* 9:00
| Finland | 61–59 | Australia |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 10:30
| Peru | 84–57 | South Korea |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 13:30
| Uruguay | 68–80 | Brazil |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 19:00
| United States | 69–61 | SFR Yugoslavia |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
October 17
* 16:00
| SFR Yugoslavia | 99–66 | South Korea |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 17:30
| Peru | 59–63 | Finland |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 19:00
| United States | 86–53 | Brazil |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 20:30
| Uruguay | 58–57 | Australia |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
October 18
* 10:30
| United States | 116–50 | South Korea |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 13:30
| SFR Yugoslavia | 74–45 | Finland |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 17:30
| Brazil | 69–57 | Australia |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 20:30
| Uruguay | 69–59 | Peru |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo

## Knockout stage
### Championship playoffs

| Semifinals (October 21) One-game playoff | Semifinals (October 21) One-game playoff | Semifinals (October 21) One-game playoff | Gold medal Final (October 23) One-game playoff | Gold medal Final (October 23) One-game playoff | Gold medal Final (October 23) One-game playoff |
| A1 | Soviet Union | 53 | | | |
| B2 | Brazil | 47 | | | |
| B2 | Brazil | 47 | B1 | United States | 73 |
| | | | A1 | Soviet Union | 59 |
| B1 | United States | 62 | A1 | Soviet Union | 59 |
| A2 | Puerto Rico | 42 | Bronze medal game (October 23) One-game playoff | Bronze medal game (October 23) One-game playoff | Bronze medal game (October 23) One-game playoff |
| | | | A2 | Puerto Rico | 60 |
| | | | B2 | Brazil | 76 |

### Classification brackets

5th–8th Place
| Semifinals (October 20) | Semifinals (October 20) | Semifinals (October 20) | 5th place (October 22) | 5th place (October 22) | 5th place (October 22) |
| A3 | Poland | 82 | | | |
| B4 | Uruguay | 69 | | | |
| B4 | Uruguay | 69 | A3 | Poland | 59 |
| | | | A4 | Italy | 79 |
| B3 | SFR Yugoslavia | 63 | A4 | Italy | 79 |
| A4 | Italy | 75 | 7th place (October 22) | 7th place (October 22) | 7th place (October 22) |
| | | | B3 | SFR Yugoslavia | 78 |
| | | | B4 | Uruguay | 55 |
9th–12th Place
| Semifinals (October 21) | Semifinals (October 21) | Semifinals (October 21) | 9th place (October 23) | 9th place (October 23) | 9th place (October 23) |
| A5 | Mexico | 58 | | | |
| B6 | Australia | 70 | | | |
| B6 | Australia | 70 | B6 | Australia | 64 |
| | | | A6 | Japan | 57 |
| B5 | Finland | 45 | A6 | Japan | 57 |
| A6 | Japan | 54 | 11th place (October 23) | 11th place (October 23) | 11th place (October 23) |
| | | | A5 | Mexico | 72 |
| | | | B5 | Finland | 73 |
13th–16th Place
| Semifinals (October 20) | Semifinals (October 20) | Semifinals (October 20) | 13th place (October 22) | 13th place (October 22) | 13th place (October 22) |
| A7 | Hungary | 99 | | | |
| B8 | South Korea | 83 | | | |
| B8 | South Korea | 83 | A7 | Hungary | 68 |
| | | | A8 | Canada | 65 |
| B7 | Peru | 81 | A8 | Canada | 65 |
| A8 | Canada | 82 | 15th place (October 22) | 15th place (October 22) | 15th place (October 22) |
| | | | B7 | South Korea | 66 |
| | | | B8 | Peru | 71 |

## Awards

* 1964 Olympic Basketball Champions
* United States Sixth title

## Final standings

| Rank | Team | W | L |
| | United States | 9 | 0 |
| | Soviet Union | 8 | 1 |
| | Brazil | 6 | 3 |
| 4th | Puerto Rico | 5 | 4 |
| 5th | Italy | 6 | 3 |
| 6th | Poland | 5 | 4 |
| 7th | SFR Yugoslavia | 6 | 3 |
| 8th | Uruguay | 4 | 5 |
| 9th | Australia | 4 | 5 |
| 10th | Japan | 4 | 5 |
| 11th | Finland | 4 | 5 |
| 12th | Mexico | 3 | 6 |
| 13th | Hungary | 4 | 5 |
| 14th | Canada | 1 | 8 |
| 15th | Peru | 3 | 6 |
| 16th | South Korea | 0 | 9 |