2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship

The 2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship was the 24th edition of the Asian Championship for Junior Men aged 18 years old and below. The tournament was held in Tehran, Iran from July 22 to 31. The top three teams will qualify and will represent FIBA Asia the 2017 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Egypt. This will be the second time the country will host the tournament after successfully staging the 20th edition eight years ago.

Qualification

According to the FIBA Asia rules, the number of participating teams in the FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship is sixteen. Each of the six FIBA Asia Sub-Zones 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 2014 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship.

Allocation

Only 12 teams registered to participate in this tournament. No teams from the Persian Gulf region entered despite being allocated two automatic berths.

Teams

Draw

Only 12 teams participate in this tournament. The FIBA Boys' World Ranking are shown within the parenthesis.

Venue

This year's tournament was held at the Twelve Thousand People Sport Hall, located in the north & south of the main street of the Azadi Sport Complex.

Preliminary round

All times are in Iran Standard Time (UTC+04:30)

Group A

Group B

Final round

Quarterfinals

5th-8th-place semifinals

Semifinals

7th-place game

5th-place game

Bronze-medal match

Final

Referees

The following referees were selected for the tournament.

Final rankings

References

1. FIBA Under-18 Asia Cup
2. FIBA Under-18 Women's Asia Cup
3. 2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women
4. FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship
5. 2018 FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship
6. 2014 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship
7. Philippines men's national under-19 basketball team
8. 2016 FIBA 3x3 Under-18 Asian Championships
9. FIBA Oceania Under-17 Championship
10. 2016 SEABA Under-18 Championship
11. 2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship
12. FIBA Asia
13. 2016 FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship
14. 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship
15. 2022 FIBA U18 Asian Championship
16. 2013 FIBA Asia 3x3 Under-18 Championship
17. 2014 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women
18. FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championship
19. FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup
20. 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup