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 ...
was one of the 36
sports
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featured at the
17th Asian Games 2014, which took place in
Incheon,
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...
on 20 September – 3 October 2014. The event was held at the 7,406 seat
Samsan World Gymnasium
Incheon Samsan World Gymnasium is an indoor arena in Incheon, South Korea. It has hosted numerous international tournaments such as the 2014 World Wheelchair Basketball Championship and the basketball events at the 2014 Asian Games.
The compl ...
, and the 5,158 seat
Hwaseong Indoor Arena.
Schedule
Medalists
Medal table
Draw
The teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the
2010 Asian Games.
Men
The best 8 teams from the basketball competition of the 2010 Asian Games that were participating in 2014 directly entered the second round. The teams were distributed according to their position at the
2010 Asian Games using the
serpentine system for their distribution.
;Qualifying round – Group A
*
*
*
*
;Qualifying round – Group B
*
*
*
*
;Preliminary round – Group C
* (1)
* (9)
*2nd Qualifying round – Group B
;Preliminary round – Group D
* (2)
* (7)
*2nd Qualifying round – Group A
;Preliminary round – Group E
* (3)
* (6)
*1st Qualifying round – Group B
;Preliminary round – Group F
* (4)
* (5)
*1st Qualifying round – Group A
Women
The best 6 teams from the basketball competition of the 2010 Asian Games that were participating in 2014 directly entered the knockout round. The teams were distributed according to their position at the
2010 Asian Games using the
serpentine system for their distribution.
;Qualifying round
*
*
*
*
*
;Quarterfinals
* (1) vs. 2nd Qualifying round
* (2) vs. 1st Qualifying round
* (3) vs. (7)
* (4) vs. (5)
Final standing
Men
Women
References
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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 ...
2014
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International basketball competitions hosted by South Korea
2014–15 in Asian basketball
2014–15 in South Korean basketball