The 2023 FIBA U16 Asian Championship was the seventh edition of the FIBA U16 Asian Championship in the International Basketball Federation's FIBA Asia zone. The tournament was held at the Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall and the Al-Rayyan Indoor Hall in Doha, Qatar, from 17 to 24 September 2023. It served as a qualifier for the 2024 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Turkey, where the top four teams qualified.
Australia 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 Allocation of berths According to FIBA Asia rules, the number of participating teams in the FIBA U16 Asian 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. FIBA Oceania also got one berth. The last three berths were allocated to Asian subzones based on their teams' results in the 2022 FIBA U16 Asian Championship.
+Allocation of berthsSubzoneAutomatic qualifiersDefault berthsAdditional berths as top 3 Asian teams from last championshipTotalHostsDefending championsCentral Asia 0 0 1 0 1East Asia 0 0 2 1 3Gulf 1 0 2 0 3South Asia 0 0 1 1 2Southeast Asia 0 0 2 0 2West Asia 0 0 2 1 3FIBA Oceania 0 1 1 2 Total 1 1 11 3 16
Qualified teams The following is the list of the qualified teams. FIBA Boys' World Rankings as of 15 December 2022 are in parentheses.
Means of qualification Date Venue Vacancies QualifiersHost nation 27 January 2020 N/A 1 (58)Defending champions 12–19 June 2022 Doha 1 (4)Central Asia qualifiers 27–29 June 2023 Samarkand 1 (77)East Asia, based on FIBA Boys' World Ranking N/A N/A 3 (27) (29) (31)GCC U16 Basketball Championship 2023 25–31 July 2023 Jeddah 2 (65) (NR)SABA U16 Championship 2023 28–31 August 2023 Colombo 2 (34) (NR)2023 SEABA Under-16 Championship 17–19 July 2023 Surabaya 2 (26) (72)West Asia qualifiers N/A N/A 3 (22) (39) (NR)2022 FIBA Under-15 Oceania Championship 21–26 November 2022 Mangilao 1 (25) The federation of Chinese Taipei protested the decision by the East Asia Basketball Federation Association to use FIBA rankings to determine the qualified teams instead of holding a tournament.
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+3).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Final round Bracket
Classification 5th–8th
Qualification to Quarterfinals
Quarterfinals
5th–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final standings RankTeamRecord 6–0 5–1 5–1 4 4–3 5 5–1 6 4–3 7 3–4 8 3–4 9 2–2 10 1–3 11 1–3 12 1–3 13 0–3 14 0–3 15 0–3 16 0–3 Qualified for the 2024 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup
Awards
All-Tournament Team C Henry Sewell F Oscar Goodman (MVP) F Lachlan Crate G Zhang Boyuan G Kiefer Alas
References
External links Archive website Sportsleau