Basketball at the Southeast Asian Games

Basketball is a Southeast Asian Games sport since the 1977 edition, with an exception in 2005 when the host country, the Philippines, was suspended by the International Basketball Federation, and in 2009 when the host country, Laos, did not include the sport due to lack of facilities.

The Philippines have won all of the men's tournaments when the sport was played except for 1989 when Malaysia won in a great upset at home. The Malaysians, meanwhile, won 12 of the 16 women's events with Thailand winning the last two games in 2011 and 2013, and two more in 1991 and 1995.

Men's tournaments

Year Host  Gold  Silver  Bronze
1977
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Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur

Philippines

Malaysia

Thailand
1979
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Indonesia
Jakarta

Philippines

Malaysia

Singapore
1981
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Philippines
Manila

Philippines

Malaysia

Thailand
1983
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Singapore
Singapore

Philippines

Malaysia

Thailand
1985
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Thailand
Bangkok

Philippines

Malaysia

Thailand
1987
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Indonesia
Jakarta

Philippines

Malaysia

Thailand
1989
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Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

Philippines

Thailand
1991
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Philippines
Quezon City

Philippines

Thailand

Malaysia
1993
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Singapore
Singapore

Philippines

Thailand

Indonesia
1995
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Thailand
Chiang Mai

Philippines

Thailand

Malaysia
1997
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Indonesia
Indonesia

Philippines

Malaysia

Thailand
1999
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Brunei
Bandar Seri Begawan

Philippines

Thailand

Indonesia
2001
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Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur

Philippines

Malaysia

Thailand
2003
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Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City

Philippines

Thailand

Malaysia
2005 Philippines
Antipolo
Not held - Philippines, the host country, was suspended by FIBA.
2007
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Thailand
Nakhon Ratchasima

Philippines

Indonesia

Malaysia
2009 Laos
Vientiane
Not held - Laos, the host country, reduced the number of sports due to lack of facilities.
2011
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Indonesia
Jakarta

Philippines

Thailand

Indonesia
2013
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Burma
Naypyidaw

Philippines

Thailand

Singapore

Medal summary

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Philippines Philippines 16 1 0 17
2 Malaysia Malaysia 1 8 4 13
3 Thailand Thailand 0 7 8 15
4 Indonesia Indonesia 0 1 3 4
5 Singapore Singapore 0 0 2 2
Total 17 17 17 51

Women's tournaments

Year Host  Gold  Silver  Bronze
1977
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Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

Philippines
1979
Details
Indonesia
Jakarta

Malaysia

Philippines
1981
Details
Philippines
Manila

Malaysia

Philippines
1983
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Singapore
Singapore

Malaysia

Philippines
1985
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Thailand
Bangkok

Malaysia

Thailand

Singapore
1987
Details
Indonesia
Jakarta

Malaysia

Philippines
1989
Details
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

Philippines
1991
Details
Philippines
Quezon City

Thailand

Indonesia

Malaysia
1993
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Singapore
Singapore

Malaysia

Philippines
1995
Details
Thailand
Chiang Mai

Thailand

Philippines
1997
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Indonesia
Jakarta

Malaysia

Thailand

Indonesia
1999 Brunei
Bandar Seri Begawan
Not held'
2001
Details
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

Thailand

Philippines
2003
Details
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City

Malaysia

Singapore

Philippines
2005 Philippines
Quezon City
Not held - Philippines, the host country, was suspended by FIBA.
2007
Details
Thailand
Nakhon Ratchasima

Malaysia

Thailand

Philippines
2009 Laos
Vientiane
Not held - Laos, the host country, reduced the number of sports due to lack of facilities.
2011
Details
Indonesia
Jakarta

Thailand

Philippines

Malaysia
2013
Details
Burma
Naypyidaw

Thailand

Philippines

Malaysia

Medal summary

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Malaysia 12 0 3 15
2  Thailand 4 4 0 8
3  Philippines 0 8 5 13
4  Indonesia 0 1 1 2
5  Singapore 0 1 1 2
Totals 16 14 10 40

Combined medal summary

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Philippines 16 9 5 30
2  Malaysia 13 8 7 28
3  Thailand 4 11 8 23
4  Indonesia 0 2 4 6
5  Singapore 0 1 3 4
Totals 33 31 27 91

Note

* The 2005 men's basketball tournaments were originally scheduled to be held at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City, while the women's tournaments were to be held at the Blue Eagle Gym in Quezon City. Both Final Games were to be held at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. Both cities are suburbs of Manila.

See also