Basketball was one of the 13 sports disciplines held in the
1970 Asian Games again in
Bangkok
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Thailand
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South Korea
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got their first Asian basketball title by outlasting the defending champions
Israel
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in the championship round. The games were held from December 10 to 19, 1970.
Medalists
Draw
The teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the
1966 Asian Games
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Results
Preliminary round
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Classification 7th–12th
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Final round
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Final standing
References
Results
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Basketball
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1970
Events
January
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1970 in Asian basketball
International basketball competitions hosted by Thailand