Basketball at the SEA Games
The sport of basketball has been played, for both men and women, at the SEA Games since 1977. Starting in 2019, the 3x3 version of the game was played, in addition to the usual 5-on-5 full strength teams.
The Philippines have dominated the men's events since the sport was played, winning 20 of the 23 events.[1] Malaysia won 13 of the 21 women's events.
Men's tournaments
5-on-5
Medal summary
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippines (PHI) | 20 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| 2 | Malaysia (MAS) | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| 5 | Cambodia (CAM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Vietnam (VIE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 69 | |
Participating nations
Since the 1997 SEA Games.
| Team | 1997 |
1999 |
2001 |
2003 |
2007 |
2011 |
2013 |
2015 |
2017 |
2019 |
2021 |
2023 |
2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunei | 6th | ||||||||||||
| Cambodia | 7th | 5th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 2nd | ||||
| Timor-Leste | 9th | ||||||||||||
| Laos | 8th | 8th | |||||||||||
| Indonesia | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 4th | 3rd |
| Malaysia | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 4th |
| Myanmar | 8th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 8th | 7th | |||||||
| Philippines | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
| Singapore | 5th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 6th | ||
| Thailand | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd |
| Vietnam | 6th | 6th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 5th | ||||
| Nations | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
3x3
| Year | Host | Gold medal match | Bronze medal match | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Medalists | Score | Silver Medalists | Bronze Medalists | Score | 4th place | ||
| 2019 Details |
San Juan |
Philippines |
21–9 | Indonesia |
Vietnam |
21–17 | Thailand |
| 2021 Details |
Hanoi |
Thailand |
21–19 | Vietnam |
Philippines |
14–10 | Indonesia |
| 2023 Details |
Phnom Penh |
Cambodia |
20–15 | Philippines |
Thailand |
21–13 | Vietnam |
| 2025 Details |
Bangkok |
Thailand |
21–18 | Singapore |
Malaysia |
21–19 | Philippines |
Medal summary
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Philippines | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Cambodia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Vietnam | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Singapore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Women's tournaments
5-on-5
Medal summary
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malaysia | 13 | 1 | 6 | 20 |
| 2 | Thailand | 5 | 10 | 2 | 17 |
| 3 | Philippines | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | Indonesia | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 5 | Singapore | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 | |
3x3
| Year | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Details |
San Juan |
Philippines |
Thailand |
Malaysia |
| 2021 Details |
Hanoi |
Thailand |
Vietnam |
Indonesia |
| 2023 Details |
Phnom Penh |
Vietnam |
Philippines |
Indonesia |
| 2025 Details |
Bangkok |
Indonesia |
Thailand |
Malaysia |
Medal summary
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Philippines | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | Indonesia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Combined medal summary
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippines (PHI) | 25 | 12 | 6 | 43 |
| 2 | Malaysia (MAS) | 15 | 7 | 14 | 36 |
| 3 | Thailand (THA) | 8 | 21 | 13 | 42 |
| 4 | Indonesia (INA) | 3 | 8 | 12 | 23 |
| 5 | Vietnam (VIE) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Cambodia (CAM) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 53 | 53 | 53 | 159 | |
Note
* The 2005 men's basketball tournaments were originally scheduled to be held at the Ynares Center in Antipolo Province of Rizal, 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.
See also
- Southeast Asia Basketball Association
- Basketball at the Asian Games
- FIBA Asia Championship
- Basketball at the West Asian Games
References
- ^ Alinea, Eddie (August 26, 2017). "Pinoys keen to keep SEAG basketball supremacy". Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.