# 1996 ABC Under-18 Championship

The ABC Under-18 Championship 1996 is the 14th edition of the ABC's junior championship for basketball. The games were held at Johor Bahru, Malaysia from September 1–10, 1996.

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| South Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 187 | 109 | +78 | 4 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 133 | 148 | −15 | 3 |
| India | 2 | 0 | 2 | 114 | 177 | −63 | 2 |
* September 1 21:15
| Malaysia | 78–60 | India |
| Scoring by half: 32–37, 46–23 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru
* September 2 12:30
| South Korea | 99–54 | India |
| Scoring by half: 51–27, 48–27 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru
* September 3 19:15
| Malaysia | 55–88 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 31–39, 24–49 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 345 | 167 | +178 | 6 |
| Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 368 | 168 | +200 | 5 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 251 | 253 | −2 | 4 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 3 | 86 | 462 | −376 | 3 |
* September 1 10:45
| Japan | 178–17 | Bangladesh |
| Scoring by half: 90–11, 88–6 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru
* September 1 17:45
| China | 102–59 | Kazakhstan |
| Scoring by half: 54–28, 48–31 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru
* September 2 9:00
| Bangladesh | 27–160 | China |
| Scoring by half: 15–81, 12–79 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru
* September 2 19:15
| Japan | 109–68 | Kazakhstan |
| Scoring by half: 53–40, 56–28 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru
* September 3 9:00
| Kazakhstan | 124–42 | Bangladesh |
| Scoring by half: 59–21, 65–21 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru
* September 4 21:00
| China | 83–81 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 45–39, 38–42 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Philippines | 3 | 3 | 0 | 258 | 199 | +59 | 6 |
| Qatar | 3 | 2 | 1 | 219 | 188 | +31 | 5 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 196 | 201 | −5 | 4 |
| Singapore | 3 | 0 | 3 | 170 | 255 | −85 | 3 |
* September 1 9:00
| Singapore | 63–83 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 34–42, 29–41 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru
* September 1 12:30
| Qatar | 67–40 | Jordan |
| Scoring by half: 33–20, 34–20 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru
* September 2 17:30
| Jordan | 73–83 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 37–52, 36–31 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru
* September 3 17:30
| Qatar | 89–56 | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: 45–19, 44–37 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru
* September 4 9:00
| Jordan | 83–51 | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: 50–21, 33–30 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru
* September 4 19:15
| Philippines | 92–63 | Qatar |
| Scoring by half: 54–29, 38–34 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru

### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 3 | 0 | 264 | 203 | +61 | 6 |
| Thailand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 188 | 193 | −5 | 5 |
| Iran | 3 | 1 | 2 | 196 | 224 | −28 | 4 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 3 | 203 | 231 | −28 | 3 |
* September 2 10:45
| Hong Kong | 75–78 | Iran |
| Scoring by half: 37–40, 38–38 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru
* September 2 21:00
| Chinese Taipei | 91–59 | Thailand |
| Scoring by half: 42–38, 49–21 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru
* September 3 10:45
| Thailand | 61–58 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 36–19, 25–39 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru
* September 3 21:00
| Iran | 74–81 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by half: 41–50, 33–31 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru
* September 4 10:45
| Thailand | 68–44 | Iran |
| Scoring by half: 33–24, 35–20 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru
* September 4 17:30
| Chinese Taipei | 92–70 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 46–34, 46–36 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru

## Quarterfinal round
### Group I

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 215 | +55 | 6 |
| Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 258 | 218 | +40 | 5 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1 | 2 | 238 | 279 | −41 | 4 |
| Thailand | 3 | 0 | 3 | 211 | 265 | −54 | 3 |
* September 5 17:30
| Japan | 80–62 | Thailand |
| Scoring by half: 44–28, 36–34 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru
* September 5 21:00
| South Korea | 93–74 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 51–41, 42–33 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru
* September 6 17:30
| Japan | 105–73 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 44–40, 61–33 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru
* September 6 19:15
| South Korea | 94–68 | Thailand |
| Scoring by half: 31–32, 63–36 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru
* September 7 15:45
| South Korea | 83–73 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 37–34, 46–39 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru
* September 7 19:15
| Philippines | 91–81 | Thailand |
| Scoring by half: 50–38, 41–43 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru

### Group II

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Qatar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 212 | 178 | +34 | 6 |
| China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 253 | 202 | +51 | 5 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | 2 | 207 | 198 | +9 | 4 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 163 | 257 | −94 | 3 |
* September 5 15:45
| Qatar | 61–41 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by half: 29–19, 32–22 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru
* September 5 19:15
| Malaysia | 46–96 | China |
| Scoring by half: 18–44, 28–52 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru
* September 6 15:45
| Malaysia | 62–67 | Qatar |
| Scoring by half: 30–24, 32–43 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru
* September 6 21:00
| China | 82–72 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by half: 50–37, 32–35 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru
* September 7 17:30
| Chinese Taipei | 94–55 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by half: 48–30, 46–25 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru
* September 7 21:00
| Qatar | 84–75 | China |
| Scoring by half: 42–41, 42–34 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru

### Group III

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Jordan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 319 | 187 | +132 | 6 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 2 | 1 | 251 | 150 | +101 | 5 |
| India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 207 | 194 | +13 | 4 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 3 | 118 | 364 | −246 | 3 |
* September 5 9:00
| India | 89–39 | Bangladesh |
| Scoring by half: 46–21, 43–18 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru
* September 5 12:30
| Jordan | 72–68 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 37–35, 35–33 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru
* September 6 10:45
| Hong Kong | 66–43 | India |
| Scoring by half: 36–14, 30–29 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru
* September 6 12:30
| Bangladesh | 44–158 | Jordan |
| Scoring by half: 30–84, 14–74 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru
* September 7 10:45
| Jordan | 89–75 | India |
| Scoring by half: 54–39, 35–36 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru
* September 7 12:30
| Hong Kong | 117–35 | Bangladesh |
| Scoring by half: 56–17, 61–18 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru

### Group IV

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Iran | 2 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 151 | +29 | 4 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 156 | 166 | −10 | 3 |
| Singapore | 2 | 0 | 2 | 150 | 169 | −19 | 2 |
* September 5 10:45
| Singapore | 78–86 | Iran |
| Scoring by half: 41–51, 37–35 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru
* September 6 9:00
| Kazakhstan | 83–72 | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: 43–37, 40–35 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru
* September 7 9:00
| Kazakhstan | 73–94 | Iran |
| Scoring by half: 43–45, 30–49 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru

## Classification 5th–14th
### 13th place

* September 9 9:00
| India | 65–50 | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: 33–17, 32–33 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru

### 11th place

* September 9 10:45
| Hong Kong | 74–68 | Kazakhstan |
| Scoring by half: 40–29, 34–39 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru

### 9th place

* September 9 14:15
| Jordan | 69–62 | Iran |
| Scoring by half: 39–30, 30–32 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru

### 7th place

* September 10 14:30
| Thailand | 67–48 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by half: 34–31, 33–17 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru

### 5th place

* September 10 16:15
| Philippines | 69–91 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by half: 32–41, 37–50 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru

## Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| September 9 | September 9 |
| South Korea | 68 |
| South Korea | 68 | September 10 | September 10 |
| China | 81 | September 10 | September 10 |
| China | 81 | China | 86 |
| September 9 | September 9 | | China | 86 |
| September 9 | September 9 | Qatar | 71 |
| Japan | 54 | Qatar | 71 |
| Qatar | 68 | | |
| Qatar | 68 | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| | | September 10 | September 10 |
| | | South Korea | 75 |
| | | Japan | 89 |

### Semifinals

* September 9 19:00
| South Korea | 68–81 | China |
| Scoring by half: 24–44, 44–37 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru
* September 9 20:45
| Japan | 54–68 | Qatar |
| Scoring by half: 28–29, 26–39 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru

### 3rd place

* September 10 18:00
| South Korea | 75–89 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 32–47, 43–42 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru

### Final

* September 10 19:45
| China | 86–71 | Qatar |
| Scoring by half: 33–42, 53–29 |||
* Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru

## Final standing

| Rank | Team | Record |
| | China | 7–1 |
| | Qatar | 6–2 |
| | Japan | 5–3 |
| 4 | South Korea | 5–2 |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 5–2 |
| 6 | Philippines | 4–3 |
| 7 | Thailand | 3–4 |
| 8 | Malaysia | 1–5 |
| 9 | Jordan | 5–2 |
| 10 | Iran | 3–3 |
| 11 | Hong Kong | 3–4 |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 2–4 |
| 13 | India | 2–4 |
| 14 | Singapore | 0–6 |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 0–6 |

## Awards

* 1996 Asian Under-18 champions
* China Fifth title
All-Star Team:
* Wang Zhizhi
* Jin Lipeng
* Yasseen Ismail
* Takuma Watanabe
* Jun Hyung-Soo