The 2008 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship was the 20th edition of the FIBA Asia's youth basketball championship. The games were played in Tehran, Iran, from August 28 to September 5, 2008.
The top three teams qualified for the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.
Qualification According to the FIBA Asia rules, each zone had two places, and the hosts (Iran) and holders (China) were automatically qualified. The other four places are allocated to the zones according to performance in the 2006 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship.
East Asia (1+2+2) European Gulf (2) Middle Asia (2+1) Southeast Asia (2) West Asia (1+2+1)
Draw Group AGroup BGroup CGroup D *
* Turkey withdrew from the tournament.
Preliminary round Group A TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 3 3 0 332 169 +163 6 3 2 1 257 250 +7 5 3 1 2 230 258 −28 4 3 0 3 185 327 −142 3
Group B TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 3 3 0 246 228 +18 6 3 2 1 264 216 +48 5 3 1 2 258 262 −4 4 3 0 3 252 314 −62 3
Group C TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 3 3 0 258 225 +33 6 3 2 1 263 246 +17 5 3 1 2 274 255 +19 4 3 0 3 169 238 −69 3
Group D TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 2 2 0 202 134 +68 4 2 1 1 173 163 +10 3 2 0 2 124 202 −78 2
Quarterfinal round
Group I TeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsTiebreaker 3 2 1 253 281 −28 5 3 1 2 181 173 +8 4 1–1 / 1.111 3 2 1 198 158 +40 4 1–1 / 1.074 3 1 2 267 287 −20 4 1–1 / 0.906
China forfeited the game against Syria after they walked out while leading 46–41 in the 3rd quarter.
Group II TeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsTiebreaker 3 2 1 280 255 +25 5 1–0 3 2 1 258 264 −6 5 0–1 3 1 2 252 246 +6 4 1–0 3 1 2 243 268 −25 4 0–1
Group III TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 2 2 0 204 178 +26 4 2 1 1 171 186 −15 3 2 0 2 163 174 −11 2
Group IV TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 3 3 0 246 174 +72 6 3 2 1 210 226 −16 5 3 1 2 204 239 −35 4 3 0 3 233 254 −21 3
Classification 9th–14th
13th place
11th place
9th place
Classification 5th–8th
Semifinals
7th place
5th place
Final round
Semifinals
3rd place
Final
Final standing Qualified for the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship RankTeamRecord 6–1 5–3 3–44 4–45 7–16 5–37 4–48 4–49 4–210 4–311 2–412 2–513 2–414 1–615 0–5
Awards
External links Official website Fiba Asia