| | Event type

Basketball, Men

Date	22 November – 1 December 1956
Status	Olympic
Location	Royal Exhibition Building Annex, Melbourne, Victoria
Participants	169 from 15 countries
Format	Series of round-robin pools advance to classification tournaments.

The Soviet Union had been European Champions in 1951 and 1953, but had lost in 1955 to Hungary. They did not compete in the 1954 World Championship, won by the United States. With the level of basketball improving around the world, it was thought that the US might be vulnerable in Melbourne. But that theory omitted one variable – the United States center was a gentleman named Bill Russell.

Russell played at the University of San Francisco, where he led his team to the NCAA title in 1955 and 1956. A 6-9 center (206 cm.) with very long arms, he emphasized defense and team play and would eventually be considered the greatest champion in the history of American basketball, leading his NBA team, the Boston Celtics, to 10 NBA Championships, eight of them consecutively. He was assisted by the guard, K. C. Jones, who played throughout his career with Russell, at San Francisco, on the Olympic team, and later with the Boston Celtics.

During the Olympics, the United States’ team was dominant. They won every game by over 30 points, including the final against the Soviet Union by 89-55.

Pos	Number	Team	NOC	GP	Points	Scoring Average	Disqualifications	2-point Field Goals Attempts	2-point Field Goals %	3-point Field Goals Made	3-point Field Goals Attempts	3-point Field Goals %	FG	FG%	FT	Free Throws %	Personal Fouls
1	–	United States	USA	8	793	99.1	–	–	–	–	–	–	320/723	0.443	153/184	0.832	117	Gold
	3	Carl Cain		2	3	1.5	0	–	–	–	–	–	1/5	–	1/2	0.500	2
	4	Bill Hougland		8	46	5.8	0	–	–	–	–	–	20/51	–	6/6	1.000	5
	5	K. C. Jones		8	87	10.9	0	–	–	–	–	–	32/75	–	23/27	0.852	11
	6	Bill Russell		8	113	14.1	0	–	–	–	–	–	46/96	–	21/27	0.778	5
	7	Jim Walsh		8	73	9.1	0	–	–	–	–	–	27/61	–	19/21	0.905	16
	8	Billy Evans		8	54	6.8	0	–	–	–	–	–	21/55	–	12/18	0.667	11
	9	Burdie Haldorson		8	69	8.6	0	–	–	–	–	–	28/58	–	13/15	0.867	14
	10	Ron Tomsic		8	89	11.1	0	–	–	–	–	–	34/92	–	21/25	0.840	12
	11	Dick Boushka		8	64	8.0	0	–	–	–	–	–	27/68	–	10/10	1.000	11
	12	Gib Ford		8	39	4.9	0	–	–	–	–	–	17/44	–	5/7	0.714	14
	13	Bob Jeangerard		8	100	12.5	0	–	–	–	–	–	45/74	–	10/11	0.909	9
	14	Chuck Darling		6	56	9.3	0	–	–	–	–	–	22/44	–	12/15	0.800	7
Coach		Gerald Tucker
2	–	Soviet Union	URS	7	574	82.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	185/–	–	204/248	0.823	193	Silver
	3	Valdis Muižnieks		3	9	3.0	0	–	–	–	–	–	4/–	–	1/1	1.000	3
	4	Maigonis Valdmanis		8	54	6.8	0	–	–	–	–	–	18/–	–	18/19	0.947	18
	5	Vladimir Torban		8	76	9.5	0	–	–	–	–	–	21/–	–	34/41	0.829	14
	6	Stasys Stonkus		5	80	16.0	0	–	–	–	–	–	28/–	–	24/28	0.857	12
	7	Kazys Petkevičius		7	40	5.7	0	–	–	–	–	–	8/–	–	24/27	0.889	17
	8	Arkady Bochkaryov		7	60	8.6	0	–	–	–	–	–	22/–	–	16/20	0.800	19
	9	Jānis Krūmiņš		5	52	10.4	0	–	–	–	–	–	17/–	–	18/22	0.818	11
	10	Mikhail Semyonov		8	70	8.8	0	–	–	–	–	–	27/–	–	16/21	0.762	30
	11	Algirdas Lauritėnas		5	29	5.8	0	–	–	–	–	–	10/–	–	9/12	0.750	17
	12	Yury Ozerov		7	53	7.6	0	–	–	–	–	–	15/–	–	23/29	0.793	31
	13	Viktor Zubkov		3	16	5.3	0	–	–	–	–	–	5/–	–	6/10	0.600	8
	14	Mikhail Studenetsky		7	35	5.0	0	–	–	–	–	–	10/–	–	15/18	0.833	13
Coach		Stepan Spandaryan
3	–	Uruguay	URU	8	568	71.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	189/–	–	190/241	0.788	203	Bronze
	3	Carlos Blixen		5	44	8.8	0	–	–	–	–	–	14/–	–	16/20	0.800	12
	4	Ramiro Cortés		7	46	6.6	0	–	–	–	–	–	9/–	–	28/34	0.824	22
	5	Héctor Costa		8	91	11.4	0	–	–	–	–	–	38/–	–	15/26	0.577	29
	6	Nelson Chelle		6	18	3.0	0	–	–	–	–	–	4/–	–	10/12	0.833	21
	7	Nelson Demarco		8	41	5.1	0	–	–	–	–	–	12/–	–	17/19	0.895	24
	8	Héctor García		8	31	3.9	0	–	–	–	–	–	10/–	–	11/15	0.733	21
	9	Carlos González		3	4	1.3	0	–	–	–	–	–	2/–	–	0/1	0.000	2
	10	Sergio Matto		6	31	5.2	1	–	–	–	–	–	12/–	–	7/10	0.700	24
	11	Óscar Moglia		7	182	26.0	0	–	–	–	–	–	62/–	–	58/72	0.806	21
	12	Raúl Mera		8	68	8.5	0	–	–	–	–	–	22/–	–	24/28	0.857	19
	13	Ariel Olascoaga		4	9	2.3	0	–	–	–	–	–	3/–	–	3/3	1.000	2
	14	Milton Scarón		4	3	0.8	0	–	–	–	–	–	1/–	–	1/1	1.000	6
Coach		Héctor López
4	–	France	FRA	8	542	67.8	–	–	–	–	–	–	172/–	–	198/252	0.786	194
	3	Roger Haudegand		8	59	7.4	0	–	–	–	–	–	19/–	–	21/30	0.700	15
	4	Christian Baltzer		3	15	5.0	0	–	–	–	–	–	5/–	–	5/6	0.833	5
	5	Robert Monclar		8	65	8.1	0	–	–	–	–	–	17/–	–	31/38	0.816	23
	6	Roger Veyron		6	27	4.5	0	–	–	–	–	–	8/–	–	11/18	0.611	21
	7	Gérard Sturla		5	12	2.4	0	–	–	–	–	–	4/–	–	4/8	0.500	6
	8	Henri Rey		8	47	5.9	0	–	–	–	–	–	12/–	–	23/24	0.958	21
	9	Roger Antoine		8	82	10.3	0	–	–	–	–	–	32/–	–	18/25	0.720	25
	10	Henri Grange		8	106	13.3	0	–	–	–	–	–	36/–	–	34/37	0.919	23
	11	Yves Gominon		2	7	3.5	0	–	–	–	–	–	2/–	–	3/4	0.750	3
	12	Maurice Buffière		3	9	3.0	0	–	–	–	–	–	4/–	–	1/3	0.333	9
	13	André Schlupp		6	26	4.3	0	–	–	–	–	–	11/–	–	4/6	0.667	11
	14	Jean-Paul Beugnot		8	87	10.9	0	–	–	–	–	–	22/–	–	43/53	0.811	32
Coach		Robert Busnel
5	–	Bulgaria	BUL	8	568	71.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	184/–	–	200/246	0.813	194
	3	Atanas Atanasov		4	6	1.5	0	–	–	–	–	–	3/–	–	0/0	0.000	6
	4	Tsvetko Slavov		7	63	9.0	0	–	–	–	–	–	20/–	–	23/27	0.852	25
	5	Iliya Mirchev		8	109	13.6	0	–	–	–	–	–	31/–	–	47/60	0.783	30
	6	Viktor Radev		8	137	17.1	0	–	–	–	–	–	41/–	–	55/64	0.859	23
	7	Georgi Kanev		6	39	6.5	0	–	–	–	–	–	18/–	–	3/6	0.500	13
	8	Vasil Manchenko		5	2	0.4	0	–	–	–	–	–	0/–	–	2/6	0.333	13
	9	Georgi Panov		7	66	9.4	0	–	–	–	–	–	22/–	–	22/25	0.880	20
	10	Konstantin Totev		8	49	6.1	0	–	–	–	–	–	19/–	–	11/16	0.688	28
	11	Vladimir Savov		2	22	11.0	0	–	–	–	–	–	6/–	–	10/12	0.833	4
	12	Lyubomir Panov		8	74	9.3	0	–	–	–	–	–	24/–	–	26/29	0.897	25
	13	Nikolay Ilov		3	1	0.3	0	–	–	–	–	–	0/–	–	1/1	1.000	7
Coach		Lyudmil Katerinski
6	–	Brazil	BRA	7	500	71.4	–	–	–	–	–	–	178/–	–	144/186	0.774	177
	3	Algodão		7	75	10.7	0	–	–	–	–	–	26/–	–	23/26	0.885	24
	4	Nelson Lisboa		4	8	2.0	0	–	–	–	–	–	3/–	–	2/2	1.000	7
	5	Wlamir Marques		7	120	17.1	0	–	–	–	–	–	50/–	–	20/27	0.741	17
	6	Angelim		7	71	10.1	0	–	–	–	–	–	22/–	–	27/33	0.818	22
	7	Jamil Gedeão		7	31	4.4	0	–	–	–	–	–	12/–	–	7/11	0.636	19
	8	Bombarda		1	2	2.0	0	–	–	–	–	–	1/–	–	0/2	0.000	1
	9	Jorge Olivieri		7	63	9.0	0	–	–	–	–	–	20/–	–	23/34	0.676	20
	10	Mayr Facci		6	10	1.7	0	–	–	–	–	–	1/–	–	8/8	1.000	13
	11	Edson Bispo		6	76	12.7	0	–	–	–	–	–	29/–	–	18/23	0.783	25
	12	Zé Luiz		1	4	4.0	0	–	–	–	–	–	1/–	–	2/2	1.000	2
	13	Fausto		6	16	2.7	0	–	–	–	–	–	5/–	–	6/7	0.857	12
	14	Amaury		5	24	4.8	0	–	–	–	–	–	8/–	–	8/11	0.727	15
Coach		Mario Duarte
7	–	Philippines	PHI	8	573	71.6	–	–	–	–	–	–	215/–	–	143/185	0.773	178
	3	Mon Manulat		7	21	3.0	0	–	–	–	–	–	5/–	–	11/11	1.000	19
	4	Ramón Campos		7	35	5.0	0	–	–	–	–	–	14/–	–	7/7	1.000	8
	5	Carlos Badion		7	76	10.9	0	–	–	–	–	–	29/–	–	18/24	0.750	18
	6	Loreto Carbonell		8	47	5.9	0	–	–	–	–	–	18/–	–	11/15	0.733	14
	7	Martin Urra		6	25	4.2	0	–	–	–	–	–	12/–	–	1/3	0.333	12
	8	Rafael Barretto		7	26	3.7	0	–	–	–	–	–	11/–	–	4/5	0.800	12
	9	Leonardo Marquicias		3	7	2.3	0	–	–	–	–	–	3/–	–	1/1	1.000	1
	10	Antonio Villamor		7	22	3.1	0	–	–	–	–	–	10/–	–	2/5	0.400	14
	11	Mariano Tolentino		7	71	10.1	0	–	–	–	–	–	26/–	–	19/20	0.950	14
	12	Carlos Loyzaga		7	121	17.3	0	–	–	–	–	–	39/–	–	43/52	0.827	23
	13	Tony Genato		8	70	8.8	0	–	–	–	–	–	28/–	–	14/23	0.609	21
	14	Eddie Lim		8	52	6.5	0	–	–	–	–	–	20/–	–	12/19	0.632	22
Coach		Leo Prieto
8	–	Chile	CHI	7	490	70.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	177/–	–	136/168	0.810	187
	3	Luis Salvadores		6	39	6.5	0	–	–	–	–	–	13/–	–	13/17	0.765	21
	4	Juan Ostoic		7	75	10.7	0	–	–	–	–	–	29/–	–	17/21	0.810	25
	5	Maximiliano Garafulic		1	0	0.0	0	–	–	–	–	–	0/–	–	0/0	0.000	2
	6	Pedro Araya		6	22	3.7	0	–	–	–	–	–	7/–	–	8/9	0.889	13
	7	Rufino Bernedo		7	99	14.1	0	–	–	–	–	–	35/–	–	29/35	0.829	12
	8	Víctor Mahaña		6	24	4.0	0	–	–	–	–	–	10/–	–	4/5	0.800	19
	9	Orlando Silva		7	63	9.0	0	–	–	–	–	–	24/–	–	15/16	0.938	21
	10	Raúl Urra		7	42	6.0	0	–	–	–	–	–	17/–	–	8/11	0.727	26
	11	Hernán Raffo		2	6	3.0	0	–	–	–	–	–	3/–	–	0/1	0.000	2
	12	Orlando Etcheberrigaray		5	29	5.8	0	–	–	–	–	–	9/–	–	11/13	0.846	15
	14	Rolando Etchepare		7	91	13.0	0	–	–	–	–	–	30/–	–	31/40	0.775	31
	13	Juan Arredondo DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–/–	–	–/–	–	–
Coach		Juan Arredondo
9	–	Canada	CAN	7	511	73.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	206/–	–	99/129	0.767	116
	3	Don Macintosh		7	38	5.4	0	–	–	–	–	–	16/–	–	6/8	0.750	13
	4	Mel Brown		4	2	0.5	0	–	–	–	–	–	1/–	–	0/0	0.000	5
	5	Doug Brinham		6	29	4.8	0	–	–	–	–	–	12/–	–	5/5	1.000	11
	6	Ed Wild		5	29	5.8	0	–	–	–	–	–	13/–	–	3/3	1.000	5
	7	Ron Bissett		5	23	4.6	0	–	–	–	–	–	8/–	–	7/9	0.778	8
	8	Coulter Osborne		7	38	5.4	0	–	–	–	–	–	16/–	–	6/11	0.545	9
	9	George Stulac		2	2	1.0	0	–	–	–	–	–	1/–	–	0/0	0.000	3
	10	Ron Stuart		4	33	8.3	0	–	–	–	–	–	13/–	–	7/11	0.636	10
	11	Bob Pickell		7	131	18.7	0	–	–	–	–	–	46/–	–	39/47	0.830	18
	12	John McLeod		7	84	12.0	0	–	–	–	–	–	35/–	–	14/19	0.737	10
	13	Bob Burtwell		7	86	12.3	0	–	–	–	–	–	40/–	–	6/8	0.750	13
	14	Ed Lucht		5	16	3.2	0	–	–	–	–	–	5/–	–	6/8	0.750	11
Coach		Lance Hudson
10	–	Japan	JPN	7	456	65.1	–	–	–	–	–	–	170/–	–	116/129	0.899	104
	3	Takashi Itoyama		7	74	10.6	0	–	–	–	–	–	19/–	–	36/37	0.973	23
	4	Manabu Fujita		2	2	1.0	0	–	–	–	–	–	1/–	–	0/0	0.000	3
	5	Takeo Sugiyama		7	103	14.7	0	–	–	–	–	–	44/–	–	15/17	0.882	18
	6	Riichi Arai		4	9	2.3	0	–	–	–	–	–	3/–	–	3/3	1.000	0
	7	Hiroshi Saito		7	82	11.7	0	–	–	–	–	–	28/–	–	26/30	0.867	14
	8	Shutaro Shoji		7	88	12.6	0	–	–	–	–	–	35/–	–	18/22	0.818	13
	9	Hitoshi Konno		4	5	1.3	0	–	–	–	–	–	2/–	–	1/1	1.000	4
	10	Tetsuro Noborisaka		2	10	5.0	0	–	–	–	–	–	5/–	–	0/0	0.000	1
	11	Kenichi Imaizumi		7	78	11.1	0	–	–	–	–	–	31/–	–	16/17	0.941	22
	12	Reizo Ohira		1	2	2.0	0	–	–	–	–	–	1/–	–	0/0	0.000	3
	13	Setsuo Nara		3	3	1.0	0	–	–	–	–	–	1/–	–	1/2	0.500	3
Coach		Tetsuo Ohba
11	–	Republic of China	TPE	8	582	72.8	–	–	–	–	–	–	216/–	–	150/198	0.758	140
	3	Ling Jing-Huan		8	94	11.8	0	–	–	–	–	–	39/–	–	16/20	0.800	11
	4	Hoo Cha-Pen		7	22	3.1	0	–	–	–	–	–	7/–	–	8/13	0.615	26
	5	Chien Kok-Ching		5	11	2.2	0	–	–	–	–	–	2/–	–	7/9	0.778	7
	6	Tong Suet-Fong		8	65	8.1	0	–	–	–	–	–	25/–	–	15/18	0.833	10
	8	Willie Chu		4	13	3.3	0	–	–	–	–	–	6/–	–	1/3	0.333	3
	9	Wu Yet-An		7	95	13.6	0	–	–	–	–	–	39/–	–	17/24	0.708	18
	10	Yung Pi-Hock		1	0	0.0	0	–	–	–	–	–	0/–	–	0/0	0.000	3
	11	Lai Lam-Kwong		7	38	5.4	0	–	–	–	–	–	17/–	–	4/7	0.571	11
	12	Chen Tsu-Li		8	143	17.9	0	–	–	–	–	–	52/–	–	39/47	0.830	22
	13	James Yap		8	93	11.6	0	–	–	–	–	–	27/–	–	39/51	0.765	21
	14	Loo Hor-Kuay		4	8	2.0	0	–	–	–	–	–	2/–	–	4/6	0.667	8
	7	Wang Yih-Jiun DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–/–	–	–/–	–	–
Coach		Bud Schaeffer
12	–	Australia	AUS	7	488	69.7	–	–	–	–	–	–	201/–	–	86/115	0.748	143
	3	Peter Demos		3	11	3.7	0	–	–	–	–	–	5/–	–	1/2	0.500	5
	4	Geoff Heskett		7	35	5.0	0	–	–	–	–	–	14/–	–	7/10	0.700	12
	7	Peter Bumbers		7	80	11.4	0	–	–	–	–	–	33/–	–	14/16	0.875	8
	8	Stan Dargis		6	9	1.5	0	–	–	–	–	–	4/–	–	1/3	0.333	9
	9	Inga Freidenfelds		6	104	17.3	0	–	–	–	–	–	41/–	–	22/28	0.786	26
	10	Colin Burdett		5	6	1.2	0	–	–	–	–	–	3/–	–	0/0	0.000	8
	12	George Dancis		7	114	16.3	0	–	–	–	–	–	50/–	–	14/22	0.636	26
	15	Peter Sutton		4	11	2.8	0	–	–	–	–	–	4/–	–	3/3	1.000	6
	16	Algis Ignatavicius		7	81	11.6	0	–	–	–	–	–	32/–	–	17/19	0.895	12
	17	Merv Moy		6	18	3.0	0	–	–	–	–	–	8/–	–	2/5	0.400	16
	18	Ken Finch		2	5	2.5	0	–	–	–	–	–	2/–	–	1/3	0.333	4
	19	Bruce Flick		6	14	2.3	0	–	–	–	–	–	5/–	–	4/4	1.000	11
Coach		Ken Watson
13	–	Singapore	SGP	7	446	63.7	–	–	–	–	–	–	176/–	–	94/124	0.758	116
	3	Ong Kiat Guan		2	0	0.0	0	–	–	–	–	–	0/–	–	0/0	0.000	2
	4	Ho Lien Siew		4	12	3.0	0	–	–	–	–	–	6/–	–	0/0	0.000	5
	5	Ko Tai Chuen		7	110	15.7	0	–	–	–	–	–	48/–	–	14/19	0.737	19
	6	Yee Tit Kwan		7	146	20.9	0	–	–	–	–	–	63/–	–	20/26	0.769	11
	7	Lee Chak Men		6	21	3.5	0	–	–	–	–	–	7/–	–	7/11	0.636	9
	8	Wong Kim Poh		7	27	3.9	0	–	–	–	–	–	10/–	–	7/9	0.778	24
	11	Yeo Gek Huat		3	4	1.3	0	–	–	–	–	–	1/–	–	2/2	1.000	2
	12	Chen Sho Fa		4	15	3.8	0	–	–	–	–	–	5/–	–	5/5	1.000	5
	13	Wee Tian Siak		7	39	5.6	0	–	–	–	–	–	13/–	–	13/15	0.867	22
	14	Jerome Henderson		7	72	10.3	0	–	–	–	–	–	23/–	–	26/37	0.703	17
Coach		Charlie Sien
14	–	Republic of Korea	KOR	7	464	66.3	–	–	–	–	–	–	185/–	–	94/130	0.723	135
	3	An Byeong-Seok		7	69	9.9	0	–	–	–	–	–	32/–	–	5/7	0.714	13
	4	Kim Yeong-Su		7	53	7.6	0	–	–	–	–	–	20/–	–	13/18	0.722	15
	5	Jo Byeong-Hyeon		4	22	5.5	0	–	–	–	–	–	10/–	–	2/4	0.500	3
	6	Kim Yeong-Gi		7	89	12.7	0	–	–	–	–	–	34/–	–	21/26	0.808	12
	7	Go Se-Tae		7	53	7.6	0	–	–	–	–	–	19/–	–	15/22	0.682	15
	8	Baek Jeong-Nam		7	55	7.9	0	–	–	–	–	–	18/–	–	19/25	0.760	25
	9	Kim Hyeong-Il		4	0	0.0	0	–	–	–	–	–	0/–	–	0/0	0.000	6
	10	Choi Tae-Gon		5	20	4.0	0	–	–	–	–	–	7/–	–	6/8	0.750	7
	11	An Yeong-Sik		7	59	8.4	0	–	–	–	–	–	25/–	–	9/11	0.818	28
	12	Kim Chun-Bae		6	44	7.3	0	–	–	–	–	–	20/–	–	4/9	0.444	11
Coach		Kim Jeong-Sin
15	–	Thailand	THA	7	331	47.3	–	–	–	–	–	–	121/–	–	89/138	0.645	93
	3	Kirin Chavanwong		7	49	7.0	0	–	–	–	–	–	18/–	–	13/18	0.722	21
	4	Visit Chaicharoen		1	1	1.0	0	–	–	–	–	–	0/–	–	1/2	0.500	2
	7	Mongkol Aimmanolrom		7	81	11.6	0	–	–	–	–	–	28/–	–	25/32	0.781	11
	8	Surakit Rukpanich		6	47	7.8	0	–	–	–	–	–	15/–	–	17/24	0.708	15
	9	Chan Sae-Lim		1	2	2.0	0	–	–	–	–	–	1/–	–	0/1	0.000	1
	11	Kuang Sae-Lim		7	71	10.1	0	–	–	–	–	–	28/–	–	15/22	0.682	21
	12	Ampol Saranont		4	5	1.3	0	–	–	–	–	–	1/–	–	3/6	0.500	3
	13	Chalaw Sonthong		6	35	5.8	0	–	–	–	–	–	14/–	–	7/11	0.636	10
	14	Ta Sriratana		6	40	6.7	0	–	–	–	–	–	16/–	–	8/22	0.364	9
	5	Vichit Imnoi DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–/–	–	–/–	–	–
	6	Sopon Julmanichoti DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–/–	–	–/–	–	–
	10	Kum Sailee DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–/–	–	–/–	–	–
Coach		C. B. Sunthorn
Coach		J. Jayangkun

Round One

Date	22 – 26 November 1956

Group A

Date	23 – 26 November 1956
Format	Round-robin pools.

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Wins	Losses	Points	Points
1	United States	USA	3	0	6	320-122
2	Philippines	PHI	2	1	4	224-237
3	Japan	JPN	1	2	2	171-225
4	Thailand	THA	0	3	0	134-265

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	23 Nov	Philippines	PHI	94 – 55	Thailand	THA
Match #2	23 Nov	United States	USA	98 – 40	Japan	JPN
Match #3	24 Nov	United States	USA	101 – 29	Thailand	THA
Match #4	24 Nov	Philippines	PHI	77 – 61	Japan	JPN
Match #5	26 Nov	United States	USA	121 – 53	Philippines	PHI
Match #6	26 Nov	Japan	JPN	70 – 50	Thailand	THA

Group B

Date	22 – 26 November 1956
Format	Round-robin pools.

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Wins	Losses	Points	Points
1	France	FRA	3	0	6	236-183
2	Soviet Union	URS	2	1	4	255-177
3	Canada	CAN	1	2	2	206-234
4	Singapore	SGP	0	3	0	154-257

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	22 Nov	Soviet Union	URS	97 – 59	Canada	CAN
Match #2	23 Nov	France	FRA	81 – 54	Singapore	SGP
Match #3	24 Nov	Canada	CAN	85 – 58	Singapore	SGP
Match #4	24 Nov	France	FRA	76 – 67	Soviet Union	URS
Match #5	26 Nov	Soviet Union	URS	91 – 42	Singapore	SGP
Match #6	26 Nov	France	FRA	79 – 62	Canada	CAN

Group C

Date	22 – 26 November 1956
Format	Round-robin pools.

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Wins	Losses	Points	Points
1	Uruguay	URU	3	0	6	238-187
2	Bulgaria	BUL	2	1	4	242-199
3	Republic of China	TPE	1	2	2	216-249
4	Republic of Korea	KOR	0	3	0	194-255

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	22 Nov	Republic of China	TPE	83 – 76	Republic of Korea	KOR
Match #2	23 Nov	Uruguay	URU	70 – 65	Bulgaria	BUL
Match #3	24 Nov	Uruguay	URU	85 – 62	Republic of China	TPE
Match #4	24 Nov	Bulgaria	BUL	89 – 58	Republic of Korea	KOR
Match #5	26 Nov	Bulgaria	BUL	88 – 71	Republic of China	TPE
Match #6	26 Nov	Uruguay	URU	83 – 60	Republic of Korea	KOR

Group D

Date	23 – 26 November 1956
Format	Round-robin pools.

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Wins	Losses	Points	Points
1	Brazil	BRA	2	0	4	167-125
2	Chile	CHI	1	1	2	137-134
3	Australia	AUS	0	2	0	122-167

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	23 Nov	Brazil	BRA	78 – 59	Chile	CHI
Match #2	24 Nov	Brazil	BRA	89 – 66	Australia	AUS
Match #3	26 Nov	Chile	CHI	78 – 56	Australia	AUS

Quarter-Finals

Date	27 – 29 November 1956

Group A

Date	27 – 29 November 1956
Format	Round-robin pools.

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Wins	Losses	Points	Points
1	France	FRA	2	1	4	195-187
2	Uruguay	URU	2	1	4	221-209
3	Chile	CHI	1	2	2	221-220
4	Philippines	PHI	1	2	2	204-225

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	27 Nov	France	FRA	71 – 60	Chile	CHI
Match #2	27 Nov	Uruguay	URU	79 – 70	Philippines	PHI	AET
Match #3	28 Nov	Uruguay	URU	80 – 73	Chile	CHI
Match #4	28 Nov	Philippines	PHI	65 – 58	France	FRA	AET
Match #5	29 Nov	Chile	CHI	88 – 69	Philippines	PHI
Match #6	29 Nov	France	FRA	66 – 62	Uruguay	URU

Group B

Date	27 – 29 November 1956
Format	Round-robin pools.

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Wins	Losses	Points	Points
1	United States	USA	3	0	6	283-150
2	Soviet Union	URS	2	1	4	208-209
3	Bulgaria	BUL	1	2	2	182-224
4	Brazil	BRA	0	3	0	192-282

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	27 Nov	United States	USA	85 – 44	Bulgaria	BUL
Match #2	27 Nov	Soviet Union	URS	87 – 68	Brazil	BRA
Match #3	28 Nov	Soviet Union	URS	66 – 56	Bulgaria	BUL
Match #4	28 Nov	United States	USA	113 – 51	Brazil	BRA
Match #5	29 Nov	United States	USA	85 – 55	Soviet Union	URS
Match #6	29 Nov	Bulgaria	BUL	82 – 73	Brazil	BRA

Group C

Date	27 – 29 November 1956
Format	Round-robin pools.

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Wins	Losses	Points	Points
1	Republic of China	TPE	3	0	6	218-189
2	Australia	AUS	2	1	4	258-208
3	Singapore	SGP	1	2	2	200-215
4	Thailand	THA	0	3	0	150-214

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	27 Nov	Republic of China	TPE	67 – 64	Singapore	SGP
Match #2	27 Nov	Australia	AUS	87 – 48	Thailand	THA
Match #3	28 Nov	Singapore	SGP	62 – 50	Thailand	THA
Match #4	28 Nov	Republic of China	TPE	86 – 73	Australia	AUS
Match #5	29 Nov	Republic of China	TPE	65 – 52	Thailand	THA
Match #6	29 Nov	Australia	AUS	98 – 74	Singapore	SGP

Group D

Date	27 – 29 November 1956
Format	Round-robin pools.

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Wins	Losses	Points	Points
1	Canada	CAN	2	0	4	147-123
2	Japan	JPN	1	1	2	143-140
3	Republic of Korea	KOR	0	2	0	130-157

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	27 Nov	Canada	CAN	74 – 63	Republic of Korea	KOR	AET
Match #2	28 Nov	Japan	JPN	83 – 67	Republic of Korea	KOR
Match #3	29 Nov	Canada	CAN	73 – 60	Japan	JPN

Classification Round 13-15

Date	30 November 1956
Format	Classification matches.

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	30 Nov	Republic of Korea	KOR	61 – 47	Thailand	THA

Classification Round 9-12

Date	30 November 1956
Format	Classification matches.

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	30 Nov	Japan	JPN	82 – 61	Republic of China	TPE
Match #2	30 Nov	Canada	CAN	83 – 38	Australia	AUS

Classification Round 5-8

Date	30 November 1956
Format	Classification matches.

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	30 Nov	Brazil	BRA	89 – 64	Chile	CHI
Match #2	30 Nov	Bulgaria	BUL	80 – 70	Philippines	PHI

Semi-Finals

Date	30 November 1956
Format	Single-elimination.

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	30 Nov	Soviet Union	URS	56 – 49	France	FRA
Match #2	30 Nov	United States	USA	101 – 38	Uruguay	URU

Final Round

Date	30 November – 1 December 1956
Format	Medal round.

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match 1/2	01 Dec	United States	USA	89 – 55	Soviet Union	URS
Match 3/4	01 Dec	Uruguay	URU	71 – 62	France	FRA
Match 5/6	01 Dec	Bulgaria	BUL	64 – 52	Brazil	BRA
Match 7/8	01 Dec	Philippines	PHI	75 – 68	Chile	CHI
Match 9/10	01 Dec	Canada	CAN	75 – 60	Japan	JPN
Match 11/12	01 Dec	Republic of China	TPE	87 – 70	Australia	AUS
Match 13/14	01 Dec	Singapore	SGP	92 – 79	Republic of Korea	KOR