| Type: | SEA Games |
| City: | Jakarta |
| Year: | 1997 |
| Size: | 110 |
| Games: | 1997 SEA Games |
| Host: | Indonesia |
| Venue: | Senayan Basketball Sports Hall |
| Dates: | 12–18 October 1997 |
| Men Teams: | 4 |
| Men Gold: | Philippines |
| Men Silver: | Malaysia |
| Men Bronze: | Thailand |
| Women Teams: | 5 |
| Women Gold: | Malaysia |
| Women Silver: | Thailand |
| Women Bronze: | Indonesia |
| Prev: | Chiang Mai 1995 |
| Next: | Bandar Seri Begawan 1999 |
Basketball at the 1997 SEA Games was held from 12 to 18 October 1997 in Senayan, Central Jakarta, Indonesia. This edition featured both tournaments for men's and women's team. All matches were held in Senayan Basketball Sports Hall.
The Philippines were able to defend their title by defeating their round robin dementors and last edition's bronze medallists Malaysia in the championship match, 96–86, for their fourth consecutive title since 1991 and their 10th overall title. Meanwhile, last edition's silver medallists Thailand was relegated to third place after besting the hosts Indonesia, 68–57.
In the women's event, Malaysia reclaimed the championship by defeating the defending champions Thailand, 67–58 for their ninth overall title. Indonesia, meanwhile, salvaged the solitary podium finish by pulling a miraculous come-from-behind 68–65 win against the Philippines for the bronze.[1]
The competition format for both men's and women's event calls for the top two teams after the single round robin to face in the championship match, whereas third and fourth-place finishers per division will playoff for the bronze medal.[2]
| bgcolor=#ccffcc width=10px | Qualified to the Gold Medal Match | ||
| bgcolor=#ccccff | Qualified to the Bronze Medal Match |
| width=150px | Team ! | width=30px | Pts. ! | width=20px | W ! | width=20px | L ! | width=20px | PF ! | width=30px | PA ! | width=30px | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | 5 | 2 | 1 | 157 | 150 | +7 | |||||||
| align=left | 2 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 72 | +4 | |||||||
| align=left | 1 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 85 | –11 | |||||||
| align=left | 1 | 0 | 1 |