# 2023 AsiaBasket International Championship

The 2023 AsiaBasket International Championship was the fourth tournament under AsiaBasket, formerly known as FilBasket, and the first of three tournaments held in 2023. It was held from April 9 to 18, 2023 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with teams from both the host country and the Philippines.
Malaysian team Kuala Lumpur Aseel won over Philippine collegiate team San Beda–Machateam Red Lions in the final.

## Teams

The tournament featured seven teams from the Philippines and three from Malaysia.
| Name | Locality | Country | Head coach |
| Kuala Lumpur Aseel | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Kristoffer Reyes |
| Harimau Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Yong Kian Ann |
| MBC Kirin | Malacca City | Malaysia | Guganeswaran Batumalai |
| BGC Builders | Taguig City | Philippines | S. Cantos |
| CSB Blazers | Malate, Manila | Philippines | Charles Tiu |
| MFT Fruit Masters | Quezon City | Philippines | J. Padrigao |
| San Beda–Machateam Red Lions | Mendiola, Manila | Philippines | Yuri Escueta |
| Sanzar Pharmaceuticals | Las Pinas | Philippines | J. Gican |
| Shawarma Shack Pilipinas | Quezon City | Philippines | Raymond Valenzona |
| The Th3rd Floor – KalosPH | Quezon City | Philippines | J. Guion |

## Format

The ten teams are divided into two groups of five, from there each team plays one game against all other teams from the same group, with each team playing four games.
The top two teams from each group will then advance to the single-elimination knockout stage. The first round is a crossover semifinals, where the first-seed from each group is matched with the second-seed from the opposing group. The winning teams advance to the finals while the losing teams compete in a third place game.

## Group stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification | CSB | MAS | SHS | SAN | MFT |
| 1 | Benilde Blazers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 345 | 277 | +68 | 1.000 | Semifinals | — | 80–66 | 79–68 | 93–80 | 93–63 |
| 2 | Harimau Malaysia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 358 | 276 | +82 | .750 | Semifinals | 66–80 | — | 96–76 | 81–54 | 115–66 |
| 3 | Shawarma Shack Pilipinas | 4 | 2 | 2 | 301 | 326 | −25 | .500 | | 68–79 | 76–96 | — | 86–82 | 71–69 |
| 4 | Sanzar Pharmaceuticals | 4 | 1 | 3 | 291 | 333 | −42 | .250 | | 80–93 | 54–81 | 82–86 | — | 75–73 |
| 5 | MFT Fruit Masters | 4 | 0 | 4 | 271 | 354 | −83 | .000 | | 63–93 | 66–115 | 69–71 | 73–75 | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification | SBU | KLA | MBC | BGC | THF |
| 1 | San Beda Red Lions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 389 | 328 | +61 | .750 | Semifinals | — | 106–108 | 68–58 | 105–82 | 110–80 |
| 2 | Kuala Lumpur Aseel | 4 | 3 | 1 | 370 | 326 | +44 | .750 | Semifinals | 108–106 | — | 83–85 | 91–63 | 88–72 |
| 3 | MBC Kirin | 4 | 3 | 1 | 347 | 331 | +16 | .750 | | 58–68 | 85–83 | — | 112–95 | 92–85 |
| 4 | BGC Builders | 4 | 1 | 3 | 338 | 403 | −65 | .250 | | 82–105 | 63–91 | 95–112 | — | 98–95 |
| 5 | The Th3rd Floor – KalosPH | 4 | 0 | 4 | 332 | 388 | −56 | .000 | | 80–110 | 72–88 | 85–92 | 95–98 | — |
* 1 2 3 San Beda (+8), Kuala Lumpur (0), and MBC (-8) are ranked by head-to-head point differential.

## Knockout stage

The top two teams from the group stage advanced to the semifinals. The winners advanced for a one-game final while the losers contested in the third place play-off game.
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| B1 | San Beda Red Lions | 83 | | | |
| A2 | Harimau Malaysia | 72 | | | |
| A2 | Harimau Malaysia | 72 | B1 | San Beda Red Lions | 72 |
| | | | B2 | KL Aseel | 83 |
| A1 | CSB Blazers | 87 | B2 | KL Aseel | 83 |
| B2 | KL Aseel | 90 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | A2 | Harimau Malaysia | 93 |
| | | | A1 | CSB Blazers | 84 |