The ABC Under-18 Championship 1998 is the 15th edition of the ABC's junior championship for basketball. The games were held at Kolkata, India from 5–13 November 1998.
Preliminary round Group A TeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsTiebreaker 3 2 1 250 159 +91 5 1–0 3 2 1 228 191 +37 5 0–1 3 1 2 155 264 −109 4 1–0 3 1 2 198 217 −19 4 0–1
Group B TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 3 3 0 253 142 +111 6 3 2 1 211 220 −9 5 3 1 2 228 223 +5 4 3 0 3 146 253 −107 3
Group C TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 3 3 0 310 131 +179 6 3 2 1 263 162 +101 5 3 1 2 146 193 −47 4 3 0 3 89 322 −233 3
Group D TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 2 2 0 202 171 +31 4 2 1 1 155 184 −29 3 2 0 2 173 175 −2 2
Quarterfinal round Group I TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 3 3 0 271 178 +93 6 3 2 1 275 235 +40 5 3 1 2 242 260 −18 4 3 0 3 183 298 −115 3
Group II TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 3 3 0 220 164 +56 6 3 2 1 242 230 +12 5 3 1 2 196 220 −24 4 3 0 3 196 240 −44 3
Group III TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 3 3 0 355 177 +178 6 3 2 1 261 238 +23 5 3 1 2 233 225 +8 4 3 0 3 156 365 −209 3
Group IV TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 2 2 0 135 97 +38 4 2 1 1 109 131 −22 3 2 0 2 113 129 −16 2
Classification 5th–14th 13th place
11th place
9th place
7th place
5th place
Final round
Semifinals
3rd place
Final
Final standing Qualified for the 1999 FIBA Under-19 World Championship RankTeamRecord 7–1 7–1 6–24 4–35 4–36 2–47 3–48 2–59 4–210 3–311 4–312 2–413 3–414 0–615 0–6
Awards
Most Valuable Player: Yao Ming Best Playmaker: Yuta Tabuse Best Scorer: Fumio Murayama Best Coach: Ma Lianbo
References FIBA Archive