Basketball at the 2019 SEA Games – Men's tournament explained

The men's basketball tournament at the 2019 SEA Games was held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines from 4 to 10 December.^[1]

Competition schedule

The following is the competition schedule for the men's basketball competitions:

P	Preliminaries	CM	Classification	½	Semifinals	B	3rd place play-off	F	Final

Wed 4	Thu 5	Fri 6	Sat 7	Sun 8	Mon 9	Tue 10
P	P	P	P	CM	½	B	F

The preliminary round was composed of two groups of four teams each. Each team played the teams within their group. The top two teams per group advanced to the knockout round. The other teams qualified to the classification round.
Classification round:
- 5th place: Third place teams played for fifth place.
- 7th place: Fourth place teams played for seventh place.
The knockout round was a single-elimination tournament, with a bronze medal match for the semi-finals losers. The losing team in the final was awarded the silver medal, while the winning team was awarded the gold medal.

The regular 5-on-5 basketball tournament was held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay.^[2]

Cuneta Astrodome was also previously considered as a potential venue for 5-on-5 basketball^[3] while the SM Mall of Asia Activity Center was considered to host the 3x3 basketball competitions.^[4]

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News: SEA Games basketball to be held at MOA Arena, after all . 23 March 2019 . Philippine Daily Inquirer . 20 March 2019.
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Web site: 2019 SEA Games. www.facebook.com. en. 2018-12-13.