The 2015 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship. The tournament was supposed to be held in Bangalore, India from July 2 to 12, but according to FIBA's official tournament website, it is scheduled to be played in Jakarta, Indonesia from October 29 to November 7.

South Korea defeated Chinese Taipei in the Finals, 78–69 to capture their first FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship after finishing second in the first two installments of the competition. Three-time defending champions China on the other hand managed to capture bronze against Japan, 80–58. The top three teams will represent FIBA Asia in the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Spain.

Qualification Allocation of berths According to FIBA Asia rules, the number of participating teams in the FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship was set at 16. The hosts and the defending champions qualified automatically. All FIBA Asia subzones got two berths each, except for the Central and South Asian subzones, which got one berth each. The last four berths were allocated to subzones based on their teams' results in the 2013 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship.

+Allocation of berthsSubzoneAutomatic qualifiersDefault berthsAdditional berths as 2nd–5th place teams from last championshipTotalHostsDefending championsCentral Asia 0 0 1 0 1East Asia 0 1 2 3 6Gulf 0 0 2 0 2South Asia 0 0 1 0 1Southeast Asia 1 0 2 1 4West Asia 0 0 2 0 2 Total 1 1 10 4 16

Qualified teams

Central Asia (1): N/A East Asia (6): (defending champions)

Gulf (2):

South Asia (1):

Southeast Asia (4): (hosts)

West Asia (2):

The Central Asian qualification was cancelled. India from the South Asian subzone was selected to take the Central Asian place, thus completing the 16-team field. North Korea reportedly withdrew a day before the beginning of the tournament, bringing down the number of participating teams to 15.

Draw The draw took place on 8 October 2015 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Group AGroup BGroup CGroup D*

* Withdrew.

Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+7).

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Second round Group E

Group F

Classification round Classification 13th–15th

13–15th place semifinals

13th place game

Classification 9th–12th

9–12th place semifinals

Eleventh place game

Ninth place game

Final round Bracket

Quarterfinals

5–8th place semifinals

Semifinals

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Final standing Qualified for the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship RankTeamRecord 8–1 8–1 7–245–456–266–373–582–794–4103–5112–6120–7131–3142–3150–4

Awards

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