# 2000 ABC Under-18 Championship

The ABC Under-18 Championship 2000 is the 16th edition of the ABC's junior championship for basketball. The games were held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from July 18–27, 2000.

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 279 | 113 | +166 | 6 |
| Kuwait | 3 | 2 | 1 | 168 | 216 | −48 | 5 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 226 | 212 | +14 | 4 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 3 | 126 | 258 | −132 | 3 |
* July 18 21:00
| Malaysia | 74–76 | Kuwait |
| Scoring by half: 20–32, 54–44 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 19 12:30
| Kuwait | 32–87 | China |
| Scoring by half: 12–41, 20–46 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 19 19:00
| Sri Lanka | 47–95 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by half: 24–52, 23–43 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 20 9:00
| China | 103–24 | Sri Lanka |
| Scoring by half: 38–11, 65–13 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 21 9:00
| Sri Lanka | 55–60 | Kuwait |
| Scoring by half: 29–36, 26–24 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 21 20:45
| Malaysia | 57–89 | China |
| Scoring by half: 38–49, 19–40 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 3 | 0 | 221 | 146 | +75 | 6 |
| Qatar | 3 | 2 | 1 | 188 | 188 | 0 | 5 |
| India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 214 | 209 | +5 | 4 |
| Singapore | 3 | 0 | 3 | 169 | 249 | −80 | 3 |
* July 18 9:00
| Qatar | 65–55 | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: 38–24, 27–31 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 18 16:45
| Hong Kong | 72–46 | India |
| Scoring by half: 32–19, 40–27 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 19 10:45
| Singapore | 45–77 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 24–43, 21–34 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 20 12:30
| India | 107–69 | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: 57–26, 50–43 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 20 19:00
| Hong Kong | 72–55 | Qatar |
| Scoring by half: 34–27, 38–28 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 21 12:30
| Qatar | 68–61 | India |
| Scoring by half: 40–26, 28–35 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 274 | 190 | +84 | 6 |
| Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 244 | 175 | +69 | 5 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 178 | 262 | −84 | 4 |
| Yemen | 3 | 0 | 3 | 172 | 241 | −69 | 3 |
* July 18 10:45
| Japan | 87–42 | Thailand |
| Scoring by half: 51–13, 36–29 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 19 9:00
| Thailand | 83–71 | Yemen |
| Scoring by half: 32–34, 51–37 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 19 20:45
| South Korea | 87–82 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 47–38, 40–44 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 20 17:15
| Yemen | 55–83 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 29–41, 26–42 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 21 10:45
| South Korea | 104–53 | Thailand |
| Scoring by half: 54–28, 50–25 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 21 17:15
| Japan | 75–46 | Yemen |
| Scoring by half: 44–22, 31–24 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 3 | 0 | 257 | 220 | +37 | 6 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 204 | 173 | +31 | 5 |
| Iran | 3 | 1 | 2 | 185 | 196 | −11 | 4 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 0 | 3 | 168 | 225 | −57 | 3 |
* July 18 12:30
| Chinese Taipei | 74–69 | Saudi Arabia |
| Scoring by half: 41–36, 33–33 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 18 18:30
| Iran | 56–47 | Lebanon |
| Scoring by half: 25–27, 31–20 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 19 17:15
| Lebanon | 69–99 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by half: 40–54, 29–45 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 20 10:45
| Saudi Arabia | 70–52 | Lebanon |
| Scoring by half: 34–23, 36–29 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 20 20:45
| Chinese Taipei | 84–82 | Iran |
| Scoring by half: 37–39, 47–43 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 21 19:00
| Iran | 47–65 | Saudi Arabia |
| Scoring by half: 13–26, 34–39 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

## Quarterfinal round
### Group I

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 283 | 202 | +81 | 6 |
| South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 300 | 235 | +65 | 5 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 201 | 215 | −14 | 4 |
| Qatar | 3 | 0 | 3 | 132 | 264 | −132 | 3 |
* July 22 17:15
| China | 98–43 | Qatar |
| Scoring by half: 51–19, 47–24 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 22 19:00
| South Korea | 99–77 | Saudi Arabia |
| Scoring by half: 52–40, 47–37 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 23 20:45
| Qatar | 51–98 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 19–52, 32–46 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 24 17:15
| Saudi Arabia | 68–38 | Qatar |
| Scoring by half: 35–15, 33–23 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 24 19:00
| South Korea | 103–107 (OT) | China |
| Scoring by half: 40–47, 53–46 Overtime: 10–14 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 25 20:45
| China | 78–56 | Saudi Arabia |
| Scoring by half: 46–29, 32–27 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

### Group II

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 3 | 0 | 291 | 189 | +102 | 6 |
| Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 232 | 187 | +45 | 5 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 2 | 173 | 248 | −75 | 4 |
| Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 3 | 175 | 247 | −72 | 3 |
* July 22 20:45
| Hong Kong | 54–115 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by half: 37–56, 17–59 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 23 17:15
| Chinese Taipei | 98–62 | Kuwait |
| Scoring by half: 40–25, 58–37 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 23 19:00
| Japan | 79–50 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 38–21, 41–29 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 24 20:45
| Kuwait | 59–80 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 31–30, 28–50 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 25 17:15
| Hong Kong | 69–54 | Kuwait |
| Scoring by half: 37–30, 32–24 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 25 19:00
| Japan | 73–78 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by half: 41–44, 32–34 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

### Group III

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Lebanon | 3 | 3 | 0 | 254 | 187 | +67 | 6 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 255 | 214 | +41 | 5 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 232 | 226 | +6 | 4 |
| Singapore | 3 | 0 | 3 | 135 | 249 | −114 | 3 |
* July 22 9:00
| Singapore | 50–84 | Thailand |
| Scoring by half: 31–42, 19–42 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 22 10:45
| Malaysia | 83–85 | Lebanon |
| Scoring by half: 40–53, 43–32 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 23 12:30
| Thailand | 85–87 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by half: 39–55, 46–32 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 24 9:00
| Malaysia | 85–44 | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: 45–14, 40–30 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 24 10:45
| Lebanon | 89–63 | Thailand |
| Scoring by half: 53–35, 36–28 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 25 12:30
| Singapore | 41–80 | Lebanon |
| Scoring by half: 20–38, 21–42 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

### Group IV

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Iran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 290 | 138 | +152 | 6 |
| India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 194 | 214 | −20 | 5 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1 | 2 | 169 | 199 | −30 | 4 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 3 | 134 | 236 | −102 | 3 |
* July 22 12:30
| Sri Lanka | 48–76 | India |
| Scoring by half: 27–26, 21–50 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 23 9:00
| India | 61–58 | Yemen |
| Scoring by half: 28–26, 33–32 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 23 10:45
| Iran | 98–32 | Sri Lanka |
| Scoring by half: 56–17, 42–15 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 24 12:30
| Yemen | 49–84 | Iran |
| Scoring by half: 27–36, 22–48 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 25 9:00
| Sri Lanka | 54–62 | Yemen |
| Scoring by half: 30–38, 24–24 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 25 10:45
| Iran | 108–57 | India |
| Scoring by half: 49–32, 59–25 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

## Classification 5th–16th
### 15th place

* July 26 9:00
| Singapore | 62–77 | Sri Lanka |
| Scoring by half: 30–45, 32–32 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

### 13th place

* July 26 10:45
| Thailand | 51–54 | Yemen |
| Scoring by half: 25–29, 26–25 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

### 11th place

* July 26 12:30
| Malaysia | 101–58 | India |
| Scoring by half: 59–15, 42–43 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

### 9th place

* July 26 17:15
| Lebanon | 69–77 | Iran |
| Scoring by half: 37–38, 32–39 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

### 7th place

* July 27 9:00
| Qatar | 93–80 | Kuwait |
| Scoring by half: 48–40, 45–40 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

### 5th place

* July 27 10:45
| Saudi Arabia | 64–59 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 33–16, 31–43 |||
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

## Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| July 26 | July 26 |
| China | 73 |
| China | 73 | July 27 | July 27 |
| Japan | 66 | July 27 | July 27 |
| Japan | 66 | China | 92 |
| July 26 | July 26 | | China | 92 |
| July 26 | July 26 | South Korea | 120 |
| South Korea | 100 | South Korea | 120 |
| Chinese Taipei | 94 | | |
| Chinese Taipei | 94 | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| | | July 27 | July 27 |
| | | Japan | 76 |
| | | Chinese Taipei | 77 |

### Semifinals

* July 26 19:00
| China | 73–66 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 32–32, 41–34 |||
| Pts: Wang B. 18 | | Pts: Kazuya 14 |
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* July 26 20:45
| South Korea | 100–94 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by half: 47–35, 53–59 |||
| Pts: Bang S.Y. 32 | | Pts: Lin C.C. 23 |
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

### 3rd place

* July 27 18:30
| Japan | 76–77 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by half: 36–47, 40–30 |||
| Pts: Saito 22 | | Pts: Tien L. 16 |
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

### Final

* July 27 20:15
| China | 92–120 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 54–60, 38–60 |||
| Pts: Li M., Wang B. 21 | | Pts: Bang S.Y. 23 |
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

## Final standing

| Rank | Team | Record |
| | South Korea | 7–1 |
| | China | 7–1 |
| | Chinese Taipei | 7–1 |
| 4 | Japan | 4–4 |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 4–3 |
| 6 | Hong Kong | 4–3 |
| 7 | Qatar | 3–4 |
| 8 | Kuwait | 2–5 |
| 9 | Iran | 5–2 |
| 10 | Lebanon | 3–4 |
| 11 | Malaysia | 4–3 |
| 12 | India | 3–4 |
| 13 | Yemen | 2–5 |
| 14 | Thailand | 2–5 |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 1–6 |
| 16 | Singapore | 0–7 |

## Awards

* 2000 Asian Under-18 champions
* South Korea Third title
* Most Valuable Player: Bang Sung-Yoon
* Best Playmaker: Haruhito Shishito