| Type: | Olympics |
| City: | Tokyo |
| Year: | 1964 |
| Size: | 250px |
| Games: | 1964 Summer Olympics |
| Host: | Japan |
| Dates: | October 11–23 |
| Men Teams: | 16 |
| Men Gold: | United States |
| Men Silver: | Soviet Union |
| Men Bronze: | Brazil |
| Prev: | Rome 1960 |
| Next: | Mexico City 1968 |
Basketball contests at the 1964 Summer Olympics was the sixth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It took place at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan from October 11 to October 23. The United States defeated the Soviet Union to win their sixth consecutive gold medal at this event, while Brazil earned the bronze against Puerto Rico.[1]
| Event | align=center bgcolor=gold | Gold | align=center bgcolor=silver | Silver | align=center bgcolor=cc9966 | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's basketball | valign=top | Jim Barnes Bill Bradley Larry Brown Joe Caldwell Mel Counts Richard Davies Walt Hazzard Lucious Jackson John McCaffrey Jeff Mullins Jerry Shipp George Wilson | valign=top | valign=top | Amaury Antônio Pasos Wlamir Marques Ubiratan Pereira Maciel Carlos Domingos Massoni Friedrich Wilhelm Braun Rosa Branca Jatyr Eduardo Schall Edson Bispo dos Santos Antônio Salvador Sucar Victor Mirshauswka Sérgio de Toledo Machado José Edvar Simões |
Automatic qualifications were granted to the host country and the first eight places at the previous tournament. Additional spots were decided by various continental tournaments held by FIBA plus two additional intercontinental tournaments that granted six extra berths total, after the withdrawal of United Arab Republic and Czechoslovakia.
| width=28% | Means of qualification[2] ! | width=25% | Date ! | width=25% | Venue ! | width=7% | Berths ! | width=15% | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | ||||||||
| 26 August–10 September 1960 | |||||||||
| 23 April–3 May 1963 | 2 | ||||||||
| 4–8 March 1964 | |||||||||
| European Pre-Olympic Tournament | 4–13 June 1964 | 2 | |||||||
| 25 September–3 October 1964 | |||||||||
| Total | 16 | ||||||||
For the team rosters see: Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters.
The top two teams from each group advance to the semifinals, while the remaining teams compete for 5th through 16th places in separate brackets. Both group leaders, the United States and the Soviet Union advanced undefeated to the knockout stage.
October 11October 12October 13October 14October 16October 17October 18
5th–8th Place
9th–12th Place
13th–16th Place
| Rank | width=150px | Team ! | width=20px | W ! | width=20px | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 0 | |||||
| 8 | 1 | |||||
| 6 | 3 | |||||
| 4th | 5 | 4 | ||||
| 5th | 6 | 3 | ||||
| 6th | 5 | 4 | ||||
| 7th | 6 | 3 | ||||
| 8th | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 9th | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 10th | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 11th | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 12th | 3 | 6 | ||||
| 13th | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 14th | 1 | 8 | ||||
| 15th | 3 | 6 | ||||
| 16th | 0 | 9 |