# 2016 SABA Championship

The 2016 SABA Championship was the 5th SABA Championship, and the qualifying event in the SABA subzone, one of the FIBA Asia's subzone for the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge. The games were held from 6 July to 8 July in Bengaluru, India.
India successfully defended their title by sweeping the tournament, 3–0, winning the subzone title and the subzone's lone spot for the main tournament.
After a three-way tie for the second spot, Maldives notched their first podium finish by winning the point differential against third-place Nepal and fourth-place Bangladesh.

## Venue

The Kanteerava Indoor Stadium was set to host the games for the second successive year.
Bengaluru :
| Kanteerava Indoor Stadium | Kanteerava2016 SABA Championship (India) |
| Capacity: 4,000 | Kanteerava2016 SABA Championship (India) |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | India (C, H, Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 272 | 128 | +144 | 6 | Qualification to 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge |
| 2 | Maldives | 3 | 1 | 2 | 162 | 208 | −46 | 4 | |
| 3 | Nepal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 186 | 208 | −22 | 4 | |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 3 | 1 | 2 | 158 | 234 | −76 | 4 | |
* ↑ 1–1 head-to-head, 1.08 goal average vs. Nepal and Bangladesh
* ↑ 1–1 head-to-head, 1.05 goal average vs. Bangladesh and Maldives
* ↑ 1–1 head-to-head, 0.88 goal average vs. Nepal and Maldives

## Results

* 6 July 2016 17:00
* Box Scores
| India | 81–53 | Nepal |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–4, 17–21, 21–8, 20–20 |||
| Pts: Bhriguvanshi 11 Rebs: Singh, Pethani 5 Asts: Bhriguvanshi 4 | | Pts: Pradhan 13 Rebs: S. Shrestha, Maharjan, A. Shrestha 5 Asts: Sonam, Singh 1 |
* Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru
* 6 July 2016 18:30
* Box Scores
| Bangladesh | 50–68 | Maldives |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–14, 14–9, 9–21, 15–24 |||
| Pts: M. A. Rahman 10 Rebs: M. A. Rahman 7 Asts: Biswas 3 | | Pts: Rashad, Zabeer 14 Rebs: Zilaal 4 Asts: Zilaal, Shareef 3 |
* Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru
* 7 July 2016 17:00
* Box Scores
| Nepal | 71–73 | Bangladesh |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 13–11, 20–21, 22–23 |||
| Pts: Pradhan 26 Rebs: Maharjan 8 Asts: Sonam 4 | | Pts: Biswas, M. A. Rahman 22 Rebs: M. A. Rahman 10 Asts: Khan, Biswas 2 |
* Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru
* 7 July 2016 18:30
* Box Scores
| Maldives | 40–96 | India |
| Scoring by quarter: 5–23, 9–28, 19–23, 7–22 |||
| Pts: Yoosuf 9 Rebs: Rashad, Abdulla, Shareef 4 Asts: Fazlee, Abdulla, Zabeer 1 | | Pts: Shahi 15 Rebs: Aravind 10 Asts: Bhriguvanshi 7 |
* Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru
* 8 July 2016 17:00
* Box Scores
| Maldives | 54–62 | Nepal |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–13, 18–17, 11–13, 11–19 |||
| Pts: Latheef, Zilaal 10 Rebs: Zabeer 7 Asts: Zabeer 3 | | Pts: A. Shrestha, Singh 15 Rebs: Joshi 12 Asts: Sonam 3 |
* Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru
* 8 July 2016 18:30
* Box Scores
| India | 95–35 | Bangladesh |
| Scoring by quarter: 36–13, 24–8, 19–8, 16–6 |||
| Pts: Bhriguvanshi 16 Rebs: Aravind 7 Asts: Shahi 15 | | Pts: Biswas 8 Rebs: Hossian, M. A. Rahman 2 Asts: Khan 3 |
* Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru

## Final rankings

| Rank | Team |
| | India |
| | Maldives |
| | Nepal |
| 4 | Bangladesh |

## Awards

* 2016 SABA champions
* India Fourth title