2022 FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship

The 2022 FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship was the sixth edition of the under-16 basketball championship in the International Basketball Federation's FIBA Asia zone. The tournament was held in Doha, Qatar from 12 to 19 June 2022. This marked the return of the Under-16 competition which was last held five years ago in China.[1][2]

2022 FIBA Under-16
Asian Championship
6th FIBA Under-16 Asian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Qatar
CityDoha
Dates12–19 June 2022
Teams13 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Australia (2nd title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place New Zealand
Tournament statistics
MVPJapan Yuto Kawashima
Top scorerJapan Yuto Kawashima (26.6)
Top reboundsIndia Lokendra Singh (12.6)
Top assistsIndia Jaideep Rathore (5.7)
PPG (Team) Australia (95.8)
RPG (Team) Australia (59.8)
APG (Team) Australia (20.2)
Official website
2022 FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship
2019
2023

Australia successfully defended their U16 title against Japan in the final, 94–63, while New Zealand retained the bronze medal after defeating first-time semifinalists Lebanon in the battle for third place, 89–62.[3] All four of the semifinalists were qualified to the 2022 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Spain as Asian representatives.

Participating teams

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The following are the list of teams that entered the tournament.

Includes current ranking prior to the start of the tournament (in parentheses).

Withdraw

Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC+3).[4]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 3 3 0 287 115 +172 6 Advanced to Quarterfinals Round
2   India 3 2 1 204 187 +17 5 Proceeded to Playoffs Round
3   Qatar (H) 3 1 2 163 242 −79 4
4   Bahrain 3 0 3 143 253 −110 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
12 June 2022
15:45
India   47–95   Australia
Scoring by quarter: 7–22, 9–28, 11–26, 20–19
Pts: Rathore 13
Rebs: Dagar 4
Asts: Rathore 5
Pts: Zikarsky 18
Rebs: O'Donnell 19
Asts: Dent 8
Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha
Referees:
Lee Seungmu
Ahmed Hassan Al Khamees
Rashid Al Musheifri
12 June 2022
18:00
Qatar   85–61   Bahrain
Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 22–14, 26–14, 22–11
Pts: Ndao 20
Rebs: Hajar 9
Asts: Abuissa 3
Pts: Fardan 15
Rebs: Salem 9
Asts: Ahmed 3
Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha
Referees:
Yevgeniy Mikheyev
Callum Welch
Haruga Iwai

13 June 2022
13:30
Bahrain   41–80   India
Scoring by quarter: 8–19, 12–18, 12–18, 9–25
Pts: Ghareeb 15
Rebs: Ramadhan 7
Asts: four players 2
Pts: K. Singh 22
Rebs: J. Singh 10
Asts: Dagar, Rathore 6
Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha
Referees:
Yevgeniy Mikheyev
Ahmed Hassan Al Khamees
Callum Welch
13 June 2022
18:00
Australia   104–27   Qatar
Scoring by quarter: 18–10, 21–6, 37–7, 28–4
Pts: Zikarsky 16
Rebs: Zikarsky 10
Asts: Rapp, Savage 5
Pts: Abuissa, Mousa 6
Rebs: Mousa 5
Asts: Alojan, Daradkeh 1
Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha
Referees:
Seungmu Lee
Mohammed Hasan Fanharawi
Rashid Al Musheifri

14 June 2022
11:15
Australia   88–41   Bahrain
Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 19–11, 19–9, 31–9
Pts: Savage 16
Rebs: Zikarsky 15
Asts: Rapp 3
Pts: Nayem 10
Rebs: Almashari 5
Asts: Ramadhan 5
Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha
Referees:
Callum Welch
Khaled Alshammari
Rashid Al Musheifri
14 June 2022
18:00
India   77–51   Qatar
Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 14–13, 29–9, 11–13
Pts: K. Singh 31
Rebs: L. Singh 12
Asts: L. Singh, Rathore 7
Pts: Mousa 15
Rebs: three players 9
Asts: Hajar 3
Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha
Referees:
Seungmu Lee
Reynante Hufana
Mohammed Hasan Fanharawi

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Iran 2 2 0 139 93 +46 4 Advanced to Quarterfinals Round
2   Lebanon 2 1 1 132 122 +10 3 Proceeded to Playoffs Round
3   Indonesia 2 0 2 86 142 −56 2
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
12 June 2022
20:15
Indonesia   49–76   Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 18–27, 8–18, 12–20, 11–11
Pts: Wijaya 16
Rebs: Louis, Putra 8
Asts: Louis 4
Pts: Avedissian 19
Rebs: Zamatta 10
Asts: Azzi 3
Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha
Referees:
Reynante Hufana
Mohammed Hasan Fanharawi
Khaled AlShammari

13 June 2022
15:45
Iran   66–37   Indonesia
Scoring by quarter: 18–12, 18–8, 19–14, 11–3
Pts: Amini 25
Rebs: Amini 15
Asts: Parand, Samiei 2
Pts: Louis 9
Rebs: Abhyasa 7
Asts: Wijaya 2
Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha
Referees:
Reynante Hufana
Haruga Iwai
Khaled Alshammari

14 June 2022
20:15
Lebanon   56–73   Iran
Scoring by quarter: 11–23, 12–5, 13–21, 20–24
Pts: Hachem 14
Rebs: Zamatta 10
Asts: Avedissian, Azzi 3
Pts: Amini 29
Rebs: Jafari 15
Asts: Beygi 4
Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha
Referees:
Yevgeniy Mikheyev
Haruga Iwai
Ahmed Hassan Al Khamees

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Japan 2 2 0 171 100 +71 4 Advanced to Quarterfinals Round
2   Philippines 2 1 1 149 118 +31 3 Proceeded to Playoffs Round
3   Kuwait 2 0 2 78 180 −102 2
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
12 June 2022
13:30
Kuwait   33–98   Japan
Scoring by quarter: 6–23, 5–23, 13–29, 9–23
Pts: Asadallah 10
Rebs: Asadallah 5
Asts: five players 1
Pts: Ogawa 15
Rebs: Naito 13
Asts: Sakihama 6
Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha
Referees:
Craig Copes
Rakesh Ramalingaiah
Bandar Jassim Al Suwaidi

13 June 2022
20:15
Philippines   82–45   Kuwait
Scoring by quarter: 25–9, 18–15, 21–9, 18–12
Pts: Mahmood 16
Rebs: Bahay 8
Asts: Bahay 6
Pts: Alsaied 12
Rebs: Alsaied 9
Asts: Alenizi 4
Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha
Referees:
Saif Al Dossari
Aryan Jamshidi
Craig Copes

14 June 2022
15:45
Japan   73–67   Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 18–10, 14–14, 24–29
Pts: Kawashima 26
Rebs: Kawashima 18
Asts: Ishiguchi 7
Pts: Harris 18
Rebs: four players 6
Asts: Bahay 3
Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha
Referees:
Rakesh Ramalingaiah
Claude Abi Gebrael
Bandar Jassim Al Suwaidi

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   South Korea 2 2 0 168 132 +36 4 Advanced to Quarterfinals Round
2   New Zealand 2 1 1 165 146 +19 3 Proceeded to Playoffs Round
3   Kazakhstan 2 0 2 126 181 −55 2
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
12 June 2022
11:15
Kazakhstan   67–92   New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 16–30, 16–20, 17–23
Pts: Severgin 28
Rebs: Khangereyev, Kuantayev 4
Asts: Mukhazhanov 4
Pts: Book 25
Rebs: Halaifonua 10
Asts: Matakatea, Trego 4
Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha
Referees:
Saif Al Dossari
Adel Mohamed Ghuloom
Aryan Jamshidi

13 June 2022
11:15
South Korea   89–59   Kazakhstan
Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 17–3, 30–17, 19–20
Pts: Kang T.H., Kim S.W.
Rebs: Ku M.Y. 9
Asts: Lee G.W. 6
Pts: Mukhazhanov 12
Rebs: Severgin 10
Asts: Severgin 5
Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha
Referees:
Claude Abi Gebrael
Adel Mohamed Ghuloom
Rendra Lesmana

14 June 2022
13:30
New Zealand   73–79 (OT)   South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 21–11, 19–26, 11–11, Overtime: 7–13
Pts: Halaifonua 16
Rebs: Halaifonua 17
Asts: Halaifonua 4
Pts: Lee 20
Rebs: Ku 10
Asts: Ko 3
Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha
Referees:
Saif Al Dossari
Adel Mohamed Ghuloom
Aryan Jamshidi

Final round

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Bracket

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PlayoffsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold Medal Game
 
              
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Australia109
 
 
 
  Philippines83
 
  Philippines83
 
 
 
  Kazakhstan60
 
  Australia85
 
 
  Lebanon51
 
 
 
 
 
  South Korea64
 
 
 
  Lebanon72
 
  Lebanon78
 
 
 
  Qatar54
 
  Australia94
 
 
  Japan63
 
 
 
 
 
  Iran66
 
 
 
  New Zealand72
 
  New Zealand107
 
 
 
  Kuwait57
 
  New Zealand79
 
 
  Japan99Bronze Medal Game
 
 
  
 
 
  Japan91  Lebanon62
 
 
 
  India84  New Zealand89
 
  India97
 
 
  Indonesia53
 
Classification 5th–8th
 
Classification SemifinalsFifth Place Game
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Philippines77
 
 
 
  South Korea88
 
  South Korea80
 
 
 
  India90
 
  Iran78
 
 
  India83
 
Seventh Place Game
 
 
 
 
 
  Philippines95
 
 
  Iran87

Qualification to Quarterfinals

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16 June 2022
13:30
New Zealand   107–57   Kuwait
Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 24–17, 41–9, 21–16
Pts: Book 17
Rebs: Book, Halaifonua 10
Asts: Berridge 5
Pts: Alsaied, Alhusaini 17
Rebs: Alhusaini 4
Asts: Asadallah 3
Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha
Referees: Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND), Bandar Al Suwaidi (QAT), Rendra Lesmana (INA)

16 June 2022
15:45
Philippines   83–60   Kazakhstan
Scoring by quarter: 26–17, 27–18, 20–16, 10–9
Pts: Competente 15
Rebs: three players 9
Asts: Harris 7
Pts: Severgin 24
Rebs: Severgin 9
Asts: Severgin 3
Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha
Referees: Saif Al Dossari (QAT), Adel Ghuloom (BHR), Claude Abi Gebrael (LBN)

16 June 2022
18:00
India   97–53   Indonesia
Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 23–11, 27–8, 27–16
Pts: L. Singh 30
Rebs: L. Singh 17
Asts: Dagar 9
Pts: Wijaya 16
Rebs: Abhyasa, Putra 6
Asts: Leonard 4
Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha
Referees: Ahmed Hassan Al Khamees (KSA), Craig Copes (AUS), Aryan Jamshidi (IRN)

16 June 2022
20:15
Lebanon   78–54   Qatar
Scoring by quarter: 20–9, 17–13, 20–14, 21–18
Pts: Hachem 17
Rebs: Zamatta 9
Asts: Hachem 8
Pts: Moh. Ndao 18
Rebs: Mou. Ndao 15
Asts: Mou. Ndao 5
Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha
Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Callum Welch (NZL), Mohammed Hasan Fanharawi (IRQ)

Quarterfinals

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17 June 2022
13:30
Australia   109–83   Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 24–29, 23–22, 29–17, 33–15
Pts: Savage 27
Rebs: Dent 10
Asts: Dent 8
Pts: Competente 18
Rebs: Mahmood 8
Asts: Bahay 3
Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha
Referees: Saif Al Dossari (QAT), Haruga Iwai (JPN), Rendra Lesmana (INA)

17 June 2022
15:45
Japan   91–84   India
Scoring by quarter: 26–16, 21–19, 21–28, 23–21
Pts: Kawashima 32
Rebs: Kawashima 17
Asts: Ishiguchi 7
Pts: K. Singh 31
Rebs: K. Singh, J. Singh 9
Asts: Rathore 4
Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha
Referees: Khaled Alshammari (KUW), Bandar Al Suwaidi (QAT), Rashid Al Musheifri (OMN)

17 June 2022
18:00
Iran   66–72   New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 15–23, 19–17, 20–15
Pts: Khosravi 26
Rebs: Amini 15
Asts: Khosravi 3
Pts: Book, Matakatea 17
Rebs: Halaifonua 9
Asts: three players 4
Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha
Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Lee Seungmu (KOR), Mohammed Hasan Fanharawi (IRQ)

17 June 2022
20:15
South Korea   64–72   Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 18–18, 17–16, 9–17
Pts: Kim, Ku 19
Rebs: Ku 11
Asts: Ko 4
Pts: Zamatta 24
Rebs: Zamatta 21
Asts: Azzi 4
Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha
Referees: Ahmed Hassan Al Khamees (SAU), Adel Mohamed Ghuloom (BHR), Reynante Hufana (PHI)

5–8th place semifinals

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18 June 2022
13:30
Philippines   77–88   South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 16–19, 25–22, 20–27
Pts: Bahay 25
Rebs: Harris, Mahmood 6
Asts: Bahay 9
Pts: Lee Y. 17
Rebs: Lee Y. 6
Asts: Ku 7
Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha
Referees: Callum Welch (NZL), Bandar Jassim Al Suwaidi (QAT), Adel Mohamed Ghuloom (BHR)

18 June 2022
15:45
Iran   78–83 (OT)   India
Scoring by quarter: 19–10, 21–10, 13–31, 17–19Overtime: 8-13
Pts: Amini 27
Rebs: Khosravi 15
Asts: Amini 7
Pts: Dagar 25
Rebs: L. Singh 18
Asts: L. Singh 6
Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha
Referees: Haruga Iwai (JPN), Craig Copes (AUS), Claude Abi Gebrael (LBN)

Semifinals

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18 June 2022
18:00
New Zealand   79–99   Japan
Scoring by quarter: 13–29, 18–25, 23–19, 25–26
Pts: Book 25
Rebs: Book 12
Asts: Berridge 4
Pts: Kawashima 38
Rebs: Kawashima 7
Asts: Ishiguchi 9
Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha
Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Lee Seung-mu (KOR), Khaled AlShammari (KUW)

18 June 2022
20:15
Australia   85–51   Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 23–7, 18–16, 20–15, 24–13
Pts: Furphy 15
Rebs: Zikarsky 9
Asts: five players 2
Pts: Sleiman 10
Rebs: El Shamee, Tabbara 4
Asts: Azzi, Hachem 3
Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha
Referees: Saif Al Dossari (QAT), Aryan Jamshidi (IRN), Ahmed Hassan Al Khamees (SAU)

Seventh place game

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19 June 2022
13:30
Philippines   95–87   Iran
Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 19–30, 29–15, 27–24
Pts: Konov 18
Rebs: Bahay, Harris 6
Asts: Bahay 7
Pts: Khosravi 28
Rebs: Mirjalalifilabi 8
Asts: Jafari 4
Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha
Referees: Callum Welch (NZL), Khaled AlShammari (KUW), Rendra Lesmana (INA)

Fifth place game

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19 June 2022
15:45
South Korea   80–90   India
Scoring by quarter: 19–30, 14–15, 20–26, 27–19
Pts: Ku 17
Rebs: Ko 8
Asts: Ko 6
Pts: L. Singh 29
Rebs: L. Singh 20
Asts: Rathore 8
Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha
Referees: Craig Copes (AUS), Aryan Jamshidi (IRN), Claude Abi Gebrael (LBN)

Third place game

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19 June 2022
18:00
Lebanon   62–89   New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 10–28, 13–23, 24–17, 15–21
Pts: El Shamee, Choueiri 12
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: Hachem 5
Pts: Book 17
Rebs: Book 10
Asts: Matakatea 4
Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha
Referees: Haruga Iwai (JPN), Ahmed Hassan Al Khamees (SAU), Mohammed Hasan Fanharawi (IRQ)

Final

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19 June 2022
20:15
Australia   94–63   Japan
Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 22–18, 24–15, 29–16
Pts: Siulepa 18
Rebs: O'Donnell 12
Asts: Dent 5
Pts: Kawashima 23
Rebs: Kawashima 7
Asts: three players 2
Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha
Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Saif Al Dossari (QAT), Lee Seung-mu (KOR)

Qualified teams for FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup

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The following four teams from FIBA Asia qualified for the 2022 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup1
  Australia 17 June 2022 5 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
  Japan 17 June 2022 1 (2014)
  New Zealand 17 June 2022 1 (2018)
  Lebanon 17 June 2022 0 (debut)

Final ranking

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Qualified for the 2022 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup.
Rank Team Record
    Australia 6–0
    Japan 4–1
    New Zealand 4–2
4   Lebanon 3–3
5   India 5–2
6   South Korea 3–2
7   Philippines 3–3
8   Iran 2–3
9   Qatar 1–3
10   Kazakhstan 0–3
11   Indonesia 0–3
12   Kuwait 0–3
13   Bahrain 0–3

Awards

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 2022 Asian Under-16 champions 
 
Australia
Second title

All-Tournament Team

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[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Mark your calendars for jam-packed basketball scheduled in Asia for 2022". FIBA Asia. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Iran to meet Indonesia at 2022 FIBA U16 Asian C'ship opener". Mehr News. 7 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Australia claim second consecutive FIBA U16 Asian Championship". FIBA Asia. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  4. ^ "FIBA U16 Asian Championship schedule". FIBA Asia. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Yuto Kawashima named MVP to headline All-Star Five of Zikarsky, Book, Singh, Ishiguchi". FIBA Asia. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.