1969 FIBA Asia Championship | |
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5th Asian Basketball Championship | |
Tournament details | |
Host nation | Thailand |
Dates | November 18–29 |
Teams | 9 (from all Asian federations) |
Venues | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Champions | South Korea (1st title) |
The 1969 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men was held in Bangkok, Thailand. Ten Asian teams participated in the competition but Laos played under special invitation and the games did not count in the championship standings.
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tiebreaker |
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South Korea | 8 | 8 | 0 | 779 | 510 | +269 | 16 | |
Japan | 8 | 7 | 1 | 702 | 506 | +196 | 15 | |
Philippines | 8 | 6 | 2 | 786 | 619 | +167 | 14 | |
Taiwan | 8 | 4 | 4 | 628 | 621 | +7 | 12 | 1–0 |
India | 8 | 4 | 4 | 748 | 720 | +28 | 12 | 0–1 |
Thailand | 8 | 3 | 5 | 628 | 632 | −4 | 11 | 1–0 |
Malaysia | 8 | 3 | 5 | 626 | 687 | −61 | 11 | 0–1 |
Pakistan | 8 | 1 | 7 | 544 | 826 | −282 | 9 | |
Hong Kong | 8 | 0 | 8 | 463 | 783 | −320 | 8 |
Qualified for the 1970 FIBA World Championship |
Rank | Team | Record |
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South Korea | 8–0 | |
Japan | 7–1 | |
Philippines | 6–2 | |
4 | Taiwan | 4–4 |
5 | India | 4–4 |
6 | Thailand | 3–5 |
7 | Malaysia | 3–5 |
8 | Pakistan | 1–7 |
9 | Hong Kong | 0–8 |
1969 Asian champions |
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South Korea First title |
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