# 1974 ABC Under-18 Championship

The 1974 ABC Under-18 Championship was the third edition of the Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC)'s junior championship. The games were held at Manila, Philippines from December 1–15, 1974.
The Philippines successfully defended their championship by sweeping all of their assignments, blasting South Korea, 89-79, in the final day, en route to their third title.

## Preliminary round

| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
| Philippines | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| South Korea | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| Thailand | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| Iran | 7 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| Singapore | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Khmer Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* December 1
* Report
| South Korea | 118–49 | Hong Kong |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 1
* Report
| Iran | 40–108 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 16−67, 24−41 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 2
* Report
| Iran | 51–126 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 21−54, 30−72 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 2
* Report
| Thailand | 87–86 | Taiwan |
| Scoring by half: 41−46, 46−40 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 2
* Report
| Hong Kong | 58–99 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by half: 31−46, 27−53 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 3
* Report
| Hong Kong | 70–126 | Thailand |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 3
* Report
| South Korea | 84–92 | Taiwan |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 3
* Report
| Philippines | W–L | Malaysia |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 4
* Report
| Singapore | 60–71 | Iran |
| Scoring by half: 25−34, 35−37 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 4
* Report
| Malaysia | 84–94 | Taiwan |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 4
* Report
| Thailand | 70–85 | Philippines |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 5
* Report
| Iran | 63–79 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 30−43, 33−36 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 5
* Report
| Singapore | 54–124 | South Korea |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 5
| Thailand | W–L | Malaysia |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 6
* Report
| Hong Kong | 80–67 | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: 33−35, 47−32 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 6
| Taiwan | W–L | Iran |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 6
| South Korea | L–W | Philippines |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 7
* Report
| Malaysia | 72–84 | South Korea |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 7
| Hong Kong | L–W | Taiwan |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 7
* Report
| Philippines | 137–63 | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: 62−29, 75−34 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 8
* Report
| Singapore | 69–103 | Thailand |
| Scoring by half: 23−55, 46−48 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 8
* Report
| Taiwan | 87–98 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 41−43, 46−55 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 9
* Report
| Malaysia | 95–30 | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: 46−18, 49−12 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 9
* Report
| Thailand | 94–81 | Iran |
| Scoring by half: 43−38, 51−43 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 9
* Report
| Philippines | 146–63 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 62−29, 75−34 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 10
* Report
| Iran | 63–102 | Malaysia |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 10
* Report
| Singapore | 70–113 | Taiwan |
| Scoring by half: 35−60, 35−53 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 10
* Report
| South Korea | 100–77 | Thailand |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila

## Final round
### Classification 5th–9th

| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
| Malaysia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Khmer Republic | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Iran | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Singapore | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
* December 8
* Report
| Khmer Republic | 85–79 | Iran |
| Scoring by half: 49−26, 36−53 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 11
* Report
| Iran | 71–61 | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: 38−24, 33−37 |||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* December 11
| Hong Kong | L–W | Malaysia |
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* December 12
* Report
| Iran | 72–63 | Hong Kong |
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* December 12
* Report
| Malaysia | 123–82 | Khmer Republic |
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* December 13
* Report
| Khmer Republic | 90–89 | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: 41−38, 49−51 |||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* December 13
* Report
| Malaysia | 96–52 | Iran |
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* December 14
* Report
| Singapore | 57–81 | Malaysia |
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* December 14
* Report
| Hong Kong | 68–82 | Khmer Republic |
| Scoring by half: 30−42, 38−40 |||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* December 15
* Report
| Singapore | 60–70 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 23−44, 37−26 |||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

### Championship

| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
| Philippines | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Thailand | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
* December 12
| South Korea | vs. | Taiwan |
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* December 12
* Report
| Philippines | 105–74 | Thailand |
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* December 13
* Report
| Thailand | 54–73 | South Korea |
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* December 13
* Report
| Taiwan | 75–77 | Philippines |
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* December 14
* Report
| Taiwan | 111–75 | Thailand |
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* December 15
* Report
| Philippines | 89–79 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 47−47, 42−32 |||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

## Final standing

| Rank | Team | Record |
| | Philippines | 10–0 |
| | South Korea | 7–3 |
| | Taiwan | 6–4 |
| 4 | Thailand | 5–5 |
| 5 | Malaysia | 7–4 |
| 6 | Khmer Republic | 3–1 |
| 7 | Iran | 3–8 |
| 8 | Hong Kong | 3–8 |
| 9 | Singapore | 0–11 |

## Awards

* 1974 Asian Under-18 champions
* Philippines Third title