Basketball at the 1974 Asian Games
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.
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.;Group 1
;Group 3
;Group 4
Results
Men
Preliminary round
Group 1
Group 2
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Group 3
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Group 4
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Classification 9th–11th
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Second round
Group A
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Group B
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Classification 5th–8th
Semifinals
----7th place game
5th place game
Final round
Semifinals
----Bronze medal game
Final
Women
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