The Philippines have dominated the men's events since the sport was played, winning 19 of the 22 events.[1] Malaysia won 13 of the 21 women's events.
Starting in 2019, the 3x3 version of the game was played, in addition to the usual 5-on-5 full strength teams.
| Year | Host | Gold medal match | Bronze medal match | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Medalists | width=9% | Score | Silver Medalists | Bronze Medalists | width=9% | Score | 4th place | |
| 1977 Details |  Kuala Lumpur | No playoffs | No playoffs | |||||
| 1979 Details |  Jakarta | |||||||
| 1981 Details |  Manila | 91–74 | 99–90 | |||||
| 1983 Details |  Singapore | No playoffs | No playoffs | |||||
| 1985 Details |  Bangkok | |||||||
| 1987 Details | Jakarta | |||||||
| 1989 Details | Kuala Lumpur | No playoffs | No playoffs | |||||
| 1991 Details | Quezon City | 77–72 | 103–80 | |||||
| 1993 Details | Singapore | 71–66 | ||||||
| 1995 Details | Chiang Mai | 108–89 | ||||||
| 1997 Details | Jakarta | 96–86 | 68–57 | |||||
| 1999 Details | Bandar Seri Begawan | 89–69 | 71–48 | |||||
| 2001 Details | Kuala Lumpur | No playoffs | No playoffs | |||||
| 2003 Details | Ho Chi Minh City | No playoffs | No playoffs | |||||
| 2005 | Antipolo | Not held - Philippines, the host country, was suspended by FIBA. | ||||||
| 2007 Details | Nakhon Ratchasima | No playoffs | No playoffs | |||||
| 2009 | Vientiane | Not held - Laos, the host country, reduced the number of sports due to lack of facilities. | ||||||
| 2011 Details | Jakarta | 85–57 | 78–54 | |||||
| 2013 Details |  Naypyidaw | No playoffs | No playoffs | |||||
| 2015 Details | Singapore | 72–64 | 54–49 | |||||
| 2017 Details | Kuala Lumpur | 94–55 | 65–55 | |||||
| 2019 Details | Pasay | 115–81 | 86–71 | |||||
| 2021 Details | Hanoi | No playoffs | No playoffs | |||||
| 2023 Details | Phnom Penh | 80–69 | 83–69 | |||||
| 6th | DNP | DNP | NH | DNP | NH | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | |
| 7th | DNP | DNP | 5th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 2nd | |||
| DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 9th | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | |||
| DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 8th | DNP | DNP | 8th | |||
| 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 4th | |||
| 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 6th | 5th | 5th | |||
| DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 8th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 8th | DNP | DNP | |||
| 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | |||
| 5th | 5th | 4th | DNP | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | |||
| 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | |||
| DNP | 6th | 6th | DNP | 6th | DNP | 7th | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 6th |
| Year | Host | Gold medal match | Bronze medal match | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Medalists | width=9% | Score | Silver Medalists | Bronze Medalists | width=9% | Score | 4th place | |
| 2019 Details | San Juan | 21–9 | 21–17 | |||||
| 2021 Details | Hanoi | 21–19 | 14–10 | |||||
| 2023 Details | Phnom Penh | 20–15 | 21–13 | |||||
| width=8% | Year | width=20% | Host | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Details | Kuala Lumpur | |||||
| 1979 Details | Jakarta | |||||
| 1981 Details | Manila | |||||
| 1983 Details | Singapore | |||||
| 1985 Details | Bangkok | |||||
| 1987 Details | Jakarta | |||||
| 1989 Details | Kuala Lumpur | |||||
| 1991 Details | Quezon City | |||||
| 1993 Details | Singapore | |||||
| 1995 Details | Chiang Mai | |||||
| 1997 Details | Jakarta | |||||
| 1999 | Bandar Seri Begawan | Not held | ||||
| 2001 Details | Kuala Lumpur | |||||
| 2003 Details | Ho Chi Minh City | |||||
| 2005 | Quezon City | Not held - Philippines, the host country, was suspended by FIBA. | ||||
| 2007 Details | Nakhon Ratchasima | |||||
| 2009 | Vientiane | Not held - Laos, the host country, reduced the number of sports due to lack of facilities. | ||||
| 2011 Details | Jakarta | |||||
| 2013 Details | Naypyidaw | |||||
| 2015 Details | Singapore | |||||
| 2017 Details | Kuala Lumpur | |||||
| 2019 Details | Pasay | |||||
| 2021 Details | Hanoi | |||||
| 2023 Details | Phnom Penh | |||||
| width=8% | Year | width=20% | Host | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Details | San Juan | |||||
| 2021 Details | Hanoi | |||||
| 2023 Details | Phnom Penh |
* The 2005 men's basketball tournaments were originally scheduled to be held at the Ynares Center in Antipolo Province of Rizal, while the women's tournaments were to be held at the Blue Eagle Gym in Quezon City. Both Final Games were to be held at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.