Basketball at the 1974 Asian Games
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Basketball was one of the 16 sports disciplines held in the 1974 Asian Games in Tehran, Iran. Israel won their 2nd title by beating the defending champions South Korea in the championship match. This is also the first time that women's edition were held, and Japan emerged as the first-ever champions after a round-robin format. The games were held from September 2 to 15, 1974.
| Basketball at the 1974 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Aryamehr Basketball Hall |
| Date | 2–15 September 1974 |
| Nations | 11 |
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men |
 IsraelMotti Aroesti Mooley Avishar Shmaryahu Zaslevsky Shuki Schwartz Hanan Keren Miki Berkovich Tal Brody Avigdor Moskowitz Shamuel Nachmias Itamar Marzel Jacob Eisner Boaz Janay |
 South KoreaLee Kwang-joon Kim Dong-kwang Kwak Hyun-chae Kang Ho-seok Yoo Hi-hyung Cha Sung-hwan Choi Kyung-duk Lee Bo-sun Hwang Jae-hwan Lee Ja-young Kim In-jin Kim Kyung-tae |
 ChinaZhang Weiping Mo Liangui Wang Deli Zhang Dawei Xuan Chengbin Liu Changrong Zhang Jianshe Cai Weichu Cai Guoqiang Xu Zhengwen Huang Pinjie Zhao Liangcai |
| Women |
 JapanReiko Aonuma Machiko Aoyama Hisako Furuno Kimiko Hashimoto Kazuko Kadoya Teruko Miyamoto Eriko Nagai Keiko Namai Miyako Otsuka Kimi Wakitashiro Sachiyo Yamamoto |
South Korea Cho Myung-ok Cho Yung-soon Kang Hyun-suk Kim Eun-ju Kim Jae-soon Lee Ock-ja Park Sung-ja Shin In-sup Won Young-ja Yoo Kwae-soon Yoon Jung-ko Yoon Seon-ja |
China Chen Xiushan Du Huanwen Fang Fengdi Li Muzhen Liu Yumin Luo Xuelian Wang Naifeng Wang She Wang Yuzhen Wei Wenshan Yang Shuying Zhu Qihui |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Israel (ISR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Draw
The draw was held in Tehran. The men were drawn into four groups of three teams but India later withdrew, the women were played in round robin format.
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Results
Men
Preliminary round
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Israel |
1 | 1 | 0 | 122 | 73 | +49 | 2 | Second round |
| 2 |  Philippines |
1 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 122 | −49 | 1 |
Source: Results
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | China |
2 | 2 | 0 | 235 | 192 | +43 | 4 | Second round |
| 2 | South Korea |
2 | 1 | 1 | 214 | 192 | +22 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Iraq |
2 | 0 | 2 | 190 | 255 | −65 | 2 | Classification 9th–11th |
Source: Results
Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Japan |
2 | 2 | 0 | 178 | 153 | +25 | 4 | Second round |
| 2 |  North Korea |
2 | 1 | 1 | 181 | 147 | +34 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Kuwait |
2 | 0 | 2 | 148 | 207 | −59 | 2 | Classification 9th–11th |
Source: Results
Group 4
Source: Results
Classification 9th–11th
Source: Results
Second round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Israel |
3 | 3 | 0 | 218 | 161 | +57 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | South Korea |
3 | 2 | 1 | 336 | 288 | +48 | 5 | |
| 3 | Japan |
3 | 1 | 2 | 287 | 293 | −6 | 4 | Classification 5th–8th |
| 4 |  Pakistan |
3 | 0 | 3 | 175 | 274 | −99 | 2 |
Source: Results
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | China |
3 | 2 | 1 | 266 | 246 | +20 | 5[a] | Semifinals |
| 2 | Philippines |
3 | 2 | 1 | 273 | 268 | +5 | 5[a] | |
| 3 | North Korea |
3 | 2 | 1 | 254 | 240 | +14 | 5[a] | Classification 5th–8th |
| 4 |  Iran |
3 | 0 | 3 | 234 | 273 | −39 | 3 |
Source: Results
Notes:
Notes:
- Tied on head-to-head wins (1). Head-to-head game points average: CHN 1.024, PHI 1.017, PRK 0.960.
Classification 5th–8th
| Semifinals | 5th place game | |||||
| 13 September | ||||||
| Japan | 86 | |||||
| 14 September | ||||||
| Iran | 89 | |||||
| Iran | 74 | |||||
| 13 September | ||||||
| North Korea | 75 | |||||
| Pakistan | 93 | |||||
| North Korea | 107 | |||||
| 7th place game | ||||||
| 14 September | ||||||
| Japan | 101 | |||||
| Pakistan | 90 | |||||
Semifinals
7th place game
5th place game
Final round
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 13 September | ||||||
| Israel | 123 | |||||
| 15 September | ||||||
| Philippines | 101 | |||||
| Israel | 92 | |||||
| 13 September | ||||||
| South Korea | 85 | |||||
| China | 114 | |||||
| South Korea (OT) | 119 | |||||
| Bronze medal game | ||||||
| 15 September | ||||||
| Philippines | 89 | |||||
| China | 102 | |||||
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Final
Final standing
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L |
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Israel | 6 | 6 | 0 |
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South Korea | 7 | 4 | 3 |
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China | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | Philippines | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | North Korea | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | Iran | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Japan | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | Pakistan | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Iraq | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Kuwait | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 |  Bahrain | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Women
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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| 1 | Japan |
4 | 4 | 0 | 321 | 238 | +83 | 8 |
| 2 | South Korea |
4 | 3 | 1 | 309 | 248 | +61 | 7 |
| 3 | China |
4 | 2 | 2 | 338 | 311 | +27 | 6 |
| 4 | Iran |
4 | 0 | 4 | 163 | 347 | −184 | 4 |
| — | North Korea |
4 | 1 | 3 | 305 | 292 | +13 | 5 |
Source: Results
September 14 19:00 |
| South Korea |
81–63 | North Korea |
| Game was abandoned after North Korea walked off the court to protest the officiating. | ||