Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
at the
2006 Asian Games
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was the second early start among the sports in the games. It was played from 23 November to 15 December 2006. In this competition, 20 teams participated in the men's competition and 6 teams played in the women's tournament. The events were held at the Basketball Indoor Hall.
The
Philippines national basketball team, winners of four gold medals in previous Games, did not participate in the basketball competition due to their suspension by the
International Basketball Federation
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(FIBA). The political interference and conflict between the
Basketball Association of the Philippines
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(BAP) and
Philippine Olympic Committee
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(POC) was the cause of the suspension.
Schedule
Medalists
Medal table
Draw
The teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the
2005 FIBA Asia Championship
The 2005 FIBA Asia Championship was the men's basketball qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the 2006 FIBA World Championship at Japan.
In order to qualify for the tournament, teams would have to go through regional qualifiers. At the main tou ...
and
2005 FIBA Asia Championship for Women
The 2005 FIBA Asia Championship for Women is the qualifying tournament for 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women. The tournament was held on Qinhuangdao, China from June 19 to June 26. The championship is divided into two levels: Level I and Le ...
.
Men
Twelve lower-ranked teams had to play in Round 1; 12 other teams qualify directly for the tournament proper.
;Round 1 – Group A
* (12)
*
*
;Round 1 – Group B
* (11)
*
*
;Round 1 – Group C
* (15)
*
*
;Round 1 – Group D
* (13)
**
*
;Preliminary – Group E
* (Host)
* (4)
* (6)
* (7)
*1st Round 1 – Group A
*1st Round 1 – Group B
;Preliminary – Group F
* (1)
* (2)
* (5)
* (10)*
*1st Round 1 – Group C
*1st Round 1 – Group D
* Chinese Taipei despite finishing 9th was unseeded in original draw but later replaced Kazakhstan in preliminary round.
Women
;Group X
* (1)
* (4)
*
(10)*
*
;Group Y
* (2)
* (5)
*
(7)*
*
* Withdrew.
Final standing
Men
Women
References
jabba-net.com
External links
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Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
2006
2006–07 in Asian basketball
International basketball competitions hosted by Qatar