The 2013 FIBA Asia Championship for Men was the intercontinental championship for basketball organized by FIBA Asia that served as the qualifying tournament for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain. The tournament was held from August 1–11 in Metro Manila, Philippines. Beirut, Lebanon was supposed to host the tournament but the hosting rights was given to the Philippines citing the Syrian Civil War and security concerns in the Middle East in general. This was also the last Asian Championships that served as the qualifying round for the FIBA Basketball World Cup, as a qualifying window was used starting 2019.
Hosting During the 2012 FIBA Asia Cup in Japan, FIBA Asia accepted the bids of the Philippines, Lebanon and Iran to host the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship. The Philippines' bid, which was presented by Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP; the national basketball federation) president Manuel V. Pangilinan, SBP secretary-general Sonny Barrios, Philippine Basketball Association commissioner Chito Salud and former FIBA Asia secretary general Moying Materlino, included hosting the games at the newly constructed Mall of Asia Arena. The Lebanese bid was presented by national team player Fadi El Khatib, which was a 10-minute video demonstration of the venues, of which Ghazir Club Court would be the primary arena. The FIBA Asia Executive Committee awarded the tournament to Lebanon, which shall be hosting its first championship.
Beirut was the host of the 2012 FIBA Asia Champions Cup, the Asian club championship. However, the final between Lebanese club Al-Riyadi and Mahram Tehran was put off due to political tension in the city. In a statement, FIBA Asia secretary general Hagop Khajirian said that "FIBA Asia will take a decision on holding the Final Game of the event very soon".
However, with the escalating Syrian civil war, FIBA Asia announced in January 2013 that they shall move the championship to the Philippines, after the SBP expressed willingly to still host the event. This would be the first time in 40 years that the Philippines hosted the championship.
Qualification
According to the FIBA Asia rules, the host nation Philippines and 2012 FIBA Asia Cup champions Iran automatically qualified. East Asia, West Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Gulf each had two berths while Central Asia and South Asia each had one slot allotted. The other four places are allocated to the zones according to performance in the 2012 FIBA Asia Cup. Therefore, with Japan, Qatar, China, and Chinese Taipei finishing in the top four in that tournament other than Iran and Philippines which were both direct qualifiers, East Asia gained another three berths while the Gulf gained an additional slot.
Included are the teams' FIBA World Rankings prior to the tournament.
Event Date Location Vacancies QualifiedHost nation 1 (45)2012 FIBA Asia Cup 14–22 September 2012 Tokyo 1 (20)Central Asia qualifying 7 May 2013 Astana 1 (47)East Asian Basketball Championship 16–21 May 2013 Incheon 5 (33) (11) (35) (71) (42)Gulf Basketball Championship 30 September–6 October 2012 Manama 3 (36) (75) (69)South Asian Qualifying Round 2–4 June 2013 New Delhi 1 (58)Southeast Asia Basketball Championship 20–23 June 2013 Medan 2 (85) (69)West Asia Basketball Championship 7–9 February 2013 Tehran 2 (25)* (30) Among teams that participated in 2011, Uzbekistan and Indonesia failed to qualify, and Syria did not participate. Returnees include Kazakhstan, which skipped the 2011 tournament after finishing ninth in 2009, Saudi Arabia, which failed to qualify in 2009 and last participated in 2005, Thailand, which last participated in 2001, and Hong Kong, which returned after failing to qualify in 2009 and 2011.
Suspension of the Lebanese federation Lebanon originally qualified for the tournament after placing second in the 2013 West Asian Basketball Championship. However, after the country's basketball federation was suspended indefinitely by FIBA due to unresolved conflicts within the country's national basketball federation, they were replaced by fourth-placer Iraq, who declined due to lack of preparation time, and FIBA Asia instead invited the United Arab Emirates to replace them. After the United Arab Emirates declined the invitation for the same reason, and FIBA's confirmed the Lebanese federation's suspension, FIBA Asia decided not to invite any other team, reducing the total number of teams to 15. This left Group B with only three teams, and some games were moved from the Ninoy Aquino Stadium to compensate for the lost games involving Lebanon.
This meant all Group B teams thus automatically qualified for the second round, regardless of the outcome of their first round matches.
Venues The Mall of Asia Arena (MOA Arena) was chosen as the main venue for the championship, while the Ninoy Aquino Stadium served as the second venue for the tournament. Treston College Gym, the University of Makati Gym, the Makati Coliseum and the Cuneta Astrodome were the designated practice venues.
Pasay Metro Manila Mall of Asia Arena Capacity: 20,000 Manila Ninoy Aquino Stadium Capacity: 6,000
Draw The draw was held at the Centennial Ballroom of the Manila Hotel on June 6. Unlike earlier championships where the draw favored stronger teams, FIBA Asia mandated that it will be a "pure draw", or the teams were not seeded, with the host country (the Philippines) picking 13th. At the time of the draw, two participants from the SEABA region were yet to be determined and were designated as "Southeast Asia 1" and "Southeast Asia 2". A separate draw would later be held to determine which teams would be designated as "Southeast Asia 1" and "Southeast Asia 2".
Squads
Each team has a roster of twelve players. Only one naturalized player per team is allowed by FIBA.
Tournament format Preliminary round: Three groups of four teams and a group of three teams. Teams from the same group play against each other once. Teams are ranked by points awarded in descending order. Top three advance to the second round. Group tournament ranking system: Games won: 2 points Games lost by ordinary circumstances: 1 point Games lost by default: 1 point, and the score at the time of stoppage if the defaulting team is trailing, or a score of 2–0 if it is leading or if the game is tied. Games lost by forfeit: 0 points and a score of 20–0 against the forfeiting team. Tiebreaking criteria: Game results between tied teams via points system above Goal average between games of the tied teams Goal average for all games of the tied teams Drawing of lots Second round: Groups A and B shall comprise Group E, while Groups C and D shall comprise Group F. Teams play against teams that have not played yet once, while the records for the teams that they had already met that also advanced are carried over. Same points and tiebreaking system as in the preliminary round. Top four advance to the final round. Final round: Single-elimination tournament for the championship 3rd–4th classification: Playoff for semifinals losers 5th–8th classification: Single-elimination tournament for quarterfinals losers 9th–12th classification: Single-elimination tournament for fifth and sixth placers in the second round 13th–15th classification: Single-elimination tournament for fourth placers in the preliminary round.
Preliminary round Qualified for the Second Round Relegated to 13th–15th Classification
Group A
1 August 2013 87–91 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay 66–78 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay2 August 2013 90–67 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay 71–77 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay3 August 2013 79–84 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay 47–63 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Group B
1 August 2013 74–75 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay2 August 2013 76–59 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay3 August 2013 64–87 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Group C
1 August 2013 115–25 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay 59–63 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay2 August 2013 113–22 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay 65–76 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay3 August 2013 58–80 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay 70–51 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Group D
1 August 2013 80–82OT Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila 81–67 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay2 August 2013 79–76OT Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila 65–89 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay3 August 2013 67–80 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay 86–62 Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
Classification 13th–15th
Second round Qualified for the Final Round Relegated to 9th–12th Classification The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the preliminary round shall be taken into account for the second round.
Group E
5 August 2013 75–61 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay 94–55 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay 90–71 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay6 August 2013 80–54 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay 76–79 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay 80–70 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay7 August 2013 56–65 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay 68–71 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay 55–67 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Group F
5 August 2013 102–58 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay 67–73 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay 96–51 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay6 August 2013 56–75 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay 79–45 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay 47–71 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay7 August 2013 85–53 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay 66–88 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay 54–95 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Classification 9th–12th
Final round
Quarterfinals
5th–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final standings Qualified for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup RankTeamRecordFIBA World RankingsBeforeAfterChange 9–0 20 200 7–2 45 34+11 7–2 33 31+2 4th 6–3 42 44−2 5th 6–3 11 12−1 6th 5–3 36 42−6 7th 4–5 30 300 8th 3–6 47 52−5 9th 3–4 35 350 10th 1–6 71 69+2 11th 2–6 58 61−3 12th 2–6 75 73+2 13th 1–3 69 76−7 14th 1–4 85 79+6 15th 0–4 69 71−2
Awards
Most Valuable Player: Hamed Haddadi All-Star Team: PG – Jayson Castro SG – Kim Min-goo SF – Lin Chih-chieh PF – Oshin Sahakian C – Hamed Haddadi
Statistical leaders
Player tournament averages
Points Pos. Name PPG1 Hamed Haddadi 18.82 Yi Jianlian 17.43 Jarvis Hayes 16.74 Aymam Almuwallad 15.35 Quincy Davis 14.76 Jimmy Baxter 14.17 Wang Zhizhi 13.48 Visresh Bhriguvanshi 13.19 Mikhail Yevtigneyev 12.910 Samad Nikkhah Bahrami 12.8
Rebounds Pos. Name RPG1 Hamed Haddadi 10 Mohammed Almarwani3 Marcus Douthit 9.4 J.R. Sakuragi 5 Quincy Davis 96 Yasseen Musa 8.97 Fong Shing Yee 8.78 Duncan Reid 8.49 Anton Ponomarev 7.810 Kosuke Takeuchi 7.4
Assists Pos. Name APG1 Mehdi Kamrani 6.62 Jerry Johnson 53 Lin Chih-chieh 4.94 Yang Dong-geun 4.45 Marzouq Almuwallad 4.36 Samad Nikkhah Bahrami 4.27 Jimmy Baxter 3.98 Daoud Mosa Daoud 3.69 Visresh Bhriguvanshi 3.510 Ryota Sakurai 3.4
Steals Pos. Name SPG1 Mehdi Kamrani 1.562 Hamed Afagh 1.33 Samad Nikkhah Bahrami 4 Makoto Hiejima 1.295 Wattana Suttisin 1.336 Attaporn Lertmalaiporn 1.27 Kim Tae-sul 1 Mazrouq Almuwallad Jamer Kabe Sing Tee Ng
Blocks Pos. Name BPG1 Marcus Douthit 22 Hamed Haddadi 1.67 Lee Jong-hyun 4 Ahmed Akber 1.635 Amjyot Singh 1.386 Kosuke Takeuchi 1.297 Quincy Davis 1.228 Darunong Apiromvilaichai 1.29 Gabe Norwood 1 Mohammad Hadrab Erfan Ali Saeed
Other statistical leaders Stat Name Avg.Field goal percentage Quincy Davis 73.7%3-point FG percentage Gan Hong Hoong 61.5%Free throw percentage Mohammad Hadrab 91.3%Turnovers Ban Sin Ooi 6Fouls Mohammed Almarwani Kuek Tian-yuan 4
Team tournament averages
Points Pos. Name PPG1 86.82 79.93 79.65 78.1
Rebounds Pos. Name RPG1 44.62 42.23 41.24 40.75 40.1
Assists Pos. Name APG1 20.92 20.73 18.24 16.45 15.7
Steals Pos. Name SPG1 6.22 5.93 5.64 5.35 4.3
Blocks Pos. Name BPG1 4.93 3.64 3.25 3
Tournament game highs