See main article: Basketball at the 2021 Summer World University Games.
| Event: | Men's basketball |
| Games: | 2021 Summer |
| Venue: | various |
| Dates: | 29 July–6 August |
| Teams: | 15 |
| Prev: | 2019 |
| Next: | 2025 |
The men's tournament in basketball at the 2021 Summer Universiade in Chengdu, China was held from 29 July to 6 August.[1]
| Qualified for the Final eight | ||
| Qualified for the Placement 9th–16th |
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| Place | Team | Record | |
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| 5–1 | |||
| 5–1 | |||
| 5–1 | |||
| 4 | 4–2 | ||
| 5 | 4–1 | ||
| 6 | 3–3 | ||
| 7 | 3–3 | ||
| 8 | 1–4 | ||
| 9 | 3–2 | ||
| 10 | 2–4 | ||
| 11 | 3–3 | ||
| 12 | 1–5 | ||
| 13 | 3–3 | ||
| 14 | 1–4 | ||
| 15 | 0–6 |