The 2023 FIBA U16 Asian Championship was the seventh edition of the

FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship The FIBA Under-16 Asia Cup, formerly known as the FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship, is a biennial international men's under-16 basketball competition organized by FIBA Asia. The event also serves as a qualification tournament for the FIBA Under ...

in the

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zone. The tournament was held at the Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall and the Al-Rayyan Indoor Hall in

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, from 17 to 24 September 2023. It served as a qualifier for the 2024 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in

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, where the top four teams qualified.

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successfully defended their U16 title against first-time semifinalists in the thrilling final, 79–76, while clinched the bronze medal after defeating the in the battle for third place, 87–59.

Qualification

Each of

's six subzones gets one berth or two each, and

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gets 2 berths. The remaining 4 berths include one host nation and three for the subzones contributed by the top 3 Asian nations of the previous champion. The host nation and the defending champion are qualified automatically and take one berth from their own subzones.

Qualified teams

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protested the decision by the East Asia Basketball Federation Association to use FIBA rankings to determine the qualifying teams instead of holding a tournament.

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Final round

Bracket

;Classification 5th–8th

Qualification to Quarterfinals

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Quarterfinals

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5th–8th place semifinals

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Semifinals

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Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Final standings

Awards

All-Tournament Team

* C

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* F Oscar Goodman (MVP) * F Lachlan Crate * G Zhang Boyuan * G Kiefer Alas

References

External links

Archive website

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