Basketball was among the sports contested at the 2019 SEA Games in the Philippines.

3x3 basketball was contested for the first time[2] for both genders.

[3] The regular 5-on-5 basketball tournament was held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay,[4] while 3x3 basketball tournament was played at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan.

[5] Cuneta Astrodome was also previously considered as a potential venue for 5-on-5 basketball,[6] while the SM Mall of Asia Activity Center was considered to host the 3x3 basketball competitions.

[7] The Filoil Flying V Centre was initially announced to be the venue for the 5x5 basketball as well after organizers failed to secure the SM Mall of Asia Arena or a similarly larger venue due to prior event bookings.