Basketball at the Islamic Games

International basketball competition

1980 Basketball Tournament of Islamic GamesTournament details

Host country| Turkey
City| İzmir
Dates| 29 September – 3 October
Teams| 6 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)| 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions|  Turkey (1st title)
Runners-up|  Algeria
Third place|  Malaysia
Fourth place|  Pakistan
Tournament statistics
Games played| 15
Top scorer|  Efe Aydan
(108 points)[1]

The Basketball Tournament at the Islamic Games was held in the İzmir Atatürk Sports Hall from September 29 to October 3, 1980, in İzmir, Turkey.

## Men's competition

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* 29 September 1980[2]

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Turkey  | 142 – 45 |  Libya
Malaysia  | 83 – 74 |  Saudi Arabia
Pakistan  | 72 – 73 (OT)  |  Algeria

* 30 September 1980[3]

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Libya  | 58 – 83 |  Pakistan
Algeria  | 84 – 69 |  Malaysia
Turkey  | 105 – 53 |  Saudi Arabia

* 1 October 1980[4]

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Libya  | 77 – 111 |  Malaysia
Turkey  | 111 – 66 |  Pakistan
Saudi Arabia  | 68 – 87 |  Algeria

* 2 October 1980[5][6]

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Pakistan  | 80 – 89 |  Malaysia
Saudi Arabia  | 93 – 79 |  Libya
Turkey  | 81 – 38 |  Algeria

* 3 October 1980[7]

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Saudi Arabia  | 69 – 82 |  Pakistan
Algeria  | 81 – 54 |  Libya
Turkey  | 100 – 59 |  Malaysia

## Final ranking

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Rank  | Team

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|  Turkey
|  Algeria
|  Malaysia
4\.  |  Pakistan
5\.  |  Saudi Arabia
6\.  |  Libya

## Winners

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Basketball tournament winners

Turkey

## References

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1. ^ Hürriyet Newspaper, 04.10.1980, p. 10
2. ^ Milliyet Newspaper, 30.09.1980, p. 6
3. ^ Milliyet Newspaper, 01.10.1980, p. 11
4. ^ Milliyet Newspaper, 02.10.1980, p. 11
5. ^ Cumhuriyet Newspaper, 03.10.1980, p. 6
6. ^ Tercüman Newspaper, 03.10.1980, p. 15
7. ^ Milliyet Newspaper, 04.10.1980, p. 11