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Men's Asian Basketball Confederation Championship was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Qualification

According to the FIBA Asia rules, each zone had two places, and the hosts (Saudi Arabia) and the best 5 teams of the previous Asian Championship were automatically qualified.

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Quarterfinal round

Group I

Group II

Group III

Group IV

Classification 5th–14th

13th place

11th place

9th place

7th place

5th place

Final round

Semifinals

3rd place

Final

Final standing

Awards

*Most Valuable Player: Chun Hee-Chul *Best Scorer:

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*Best Playmaker: Kang Dong-Hee *Best 3-Pointer:

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*Best Coach: Kim Dong-Kwang *Sportsmanship Award:

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References

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Results

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