Basketball at the 1956 Olympic Games: Preliminary Round Group A
National teams, games, results and standings of Group A from the basketball tournament played in the 1956 Olympics, including details of points, games won and lost, points scored and received and other stats.
Preliminary Round Group A, National Teams
 Japan |  Philippines |  Thailand |  USA |
Preliminary Round Group A, Standings
| Standing | National Team | PTS | GP | W | L | Points | Qualified | |||||
| scored | against | dif. | ||||||||||
| 1. |  USA |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 320 | 122 | 198 | Yes | |||
| 2. |  Philippines |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 224 | 237 | -13 | Yes | |||
| 3. |  Japan |
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 171 | 225 | -54 | No | |||
| 4. |  Thailand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 134 | 265 | -131 | No | |||
Abbreviations:
GP = Games played / W = Wins / L = Losses / W.Perc = Winning Percentage
Preliminary Round Group A, Games Played
| Game | Date | Results | ||||||
| 1. | Nov 23, 1956 | |
USA | 98 - 40 | Japan | |
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| 2. | Nov 23, 1956 | |
Philippines | 94 - 55 | Thailand | |
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| 3. | Nov 24, 1956 | |
USA | 101 - 29 | Thailand | |
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| 4. | Nov 24, 1956 | |
Japan | 61 - 77 | Philippines | |
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| 5. | Nov 26, 1956 | |
Thailand | 50 - 70 | Japan | |
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| 6. | Nov 26, 1956 | |
USA | 121 - 53 | Philippines | |
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