# 2022 FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship

The 2022 FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship was the sixth edition of the under-16 basketball championship in the International Basketball Federation's FIBA Asia zone. The tournament was held in Doha, Qatar from 12 to 19 June 2022. This marked the return of the Under-16 competition which was last held five years ago in China.
Australia successfully defended their U16 title against Japan in the final, 94–63, while New Zealand retained the bronze medal after defeating first-time semifinalists Lebanon in the battle for third place, 89–62. All four of the semifinalists were qualified to the 2022 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Spain as Asian representatives.

## Participating teams

The following are the list of teams that entered the tournament.
Includes current ranking prior to the start of the tournament (in parentheses).
Withdraw
* China
* Chinese Taipei
* Thailand

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+3).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 287 | 115 | +172 | 6 | Advanced to Quarterfinals Round |
| 2 | India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 204 | 187 | +17 | 5 | Proceeded to Playoffs Round |
| 3 | Qatar (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 163 | 242 | −79 | 4 | Proceeded to Playoffs Round |
| 4 | Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 3 | 143 | 253 | −110 | 3 | |
* 12 June 2022 15:45
* Boxscore
| India | 47–95 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 7–22, 9–28, 11–26, 20–19 |||
| Pts: Rathore 13 Rebs: Dagar 4 Asts: Rathore 5 | | Pts: Zikarsky 18 Rebs: O'Donnell 19 Asts: Dent 8 |
* Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha Referees: Lee Seungmu Ahmed Hassan Al Khamees Rashid Al Musheifri
* 12 June 2022 18:00
* Boxscore
| Qatar | 85–61 | Bahrain |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 22–14, 26–14, 22–11 |||
| Pts: Ndao 20 Rebs: Hajar 9 Asts: Abuissa 3 | | Pts: Fardan 15 Rebs: Salem 9 Asts: Ahmed 3 |
* Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev Callum Welch Haruga Iwai
* 13 June 2022 13:30
* Boxscore
| Bahrain | 41–80 | India |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–19, 12–18, 12–18, 9–25 |||
| Pts: Ghareeb 15 Rebs: Ramadhan 7 Asts: four players 2 | | Pts: K. Singh 22 Rebs: J. Singh 10 Asts: Dagar, Rathore 6 |
* Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev Ahmed Hassan Al Khamees Callum Welch
* 13 June 2022 18:00
* Boxscore
| Australia | 104–27 | Qatar |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–10, 21–6, 37–7, 28–4 |||
| Pts: Zikarsky 16 Rebs: Zikarsky 10 Asts: Rapp, Savage 5 | | Pts: Abuissa, Mousa 6 Rebs: Mousa 5 Asts: Alojan, Daradkeh 1 |
* Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha Referees: Seungmu Lee Mohammed Hasan Fanharawi Rashid Al Musheifri
* 14 June 2022 11:15
* Boxscore
| Australia | 88–41 | Bahrain |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 19–11, 19–9, 31–9 |||
| Pts: Savage 16 Rebs: Zikarsky 15 Asts: Rapp 3 | | Pts: Nayem 10 Rebs: Almashari 5 Asts: Ramadhan 5 |
* Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha Referees: Callum Welch Khaled Alshammari Rashid Al Musheifri
* 14 June 2022 18:00
* Boxscore
| India | 77–51 | Qatar |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 14–13, 29–9, 11–13 |||
| Pts: K. Singh 31 Rebs: L. Singh 12 Asts: L. Singh, Rathore 7 | | Pts: Mousa 15 Rebs: three players 9 Asts: Hajar 3 |
* Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha Referees: Seungmu Lee Reynante Hufana Mohammed Hasan Fanharawi

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Iran | 2 | 2 | 0 | 139 | 93 | +46 | 4 | Advanced to Quarterfinals Round |
| 2 | Lebanon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 132 | 122 | +10 | 3 | Proceeded to Playoffs Round |
| 3 | Indonesia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 142 | −56 | 2 | Proceeded to Playoffs Round |
* 12 June 2022 20:15
* Boxscore
| Indonesia | 49–76 | Lebanon |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–27, 8–18, 12–20, 11–11 |||
| Pts: Wijaya 16 Rebs: Louis, Putra 8 Asts: Louis 4 | | Pts: Avedissian 19 Rebs: Zamatta 10 Asts: Azzi 3 |
* Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha Referees: Reynante Hufana Mohammed Hasan Fanharawi Khaled AlShammari
* 13 June 2022 15:45
* Boxscore
| Iran | 66–37 | Indonesia |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–12, 18–8, 19–14, 11–3 |||
| Pts: Amini 25 Rebs: Amini 15 Asts: Parand, Samiei 2 | | Pts: Louis 9 Rebs: Abhyasa 7 Asts: Wijaya 2 |
* Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha Referees: Reynante Hufana Haruga Iwai Khaled Alshammari
* 14 June 2022 20:15
* Boxscore
| Lebanon | 56–73 | Iran |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–23, 12–5, 13–21, 20–24 |||
| Pts: Hachem 14 Rebs: Zamatta 10 Asts: Avedissian, Azzi 3 | | Pts: Amini 29 Rebs: Jafari 15 Asts: Beygi 4 |
* Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev Haruga Iwai Ahmed Hassan Al Khamees

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 171 | 100 | +71 | 4 | Advanced to Quarterfinals Round |
| 2 | Philippines | 2 | 1 | 1 | 149 | 118 | +31 | 3 | Proceeded to Playoffs Round |
| 3 | Kuwait | 2 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 180 | −102 | 2 | Proceeded to Playoffs Round |
* 12 June 2022 13:30
* Boxscore
| Kuwait | 33–98 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 6–23, 5–23, 13–29, 9–23 |||
| Pts: Asadallah 10 Rebs: Asadallah 5 Asts: five players 1 | | Pts: Ogawa 15 Rebs: Naito 13 Asts: Sakihama 6 |
* Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha Referees: Craig Copes Rakesh Ramalingaiah Bandar Jassim Al Suwaidi
* 13 June 2022 20:15
* Boxscore
| Philippines | 82–45 | Kuwait |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–9, 18–15, 21–9, 18–12 |||
| Pts: Mahmood 16 Rebs: Bahay 8 Asts: Bahay 6 | | Pts: Alsaied 12 Rebs: Alsaied 9 Asts: Alenizi 4 |
* Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha Referees: Saif Al Dossari Aryan Jamshidi Craig Copes
* 14 June 2022 15:45
* Boxscore
| Japan | 73–67 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 18–10, 14–14, 24–29 |||
| Pts: Kawashima 26 Rebs: Kawashima 18 Asts: Ishiguchi 7 | | Pts: Harris 18 Rebs: four players 6 Asts: Bahay 3 |
* Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha Referees: Rakesh Ramalingaiah Claude Abi Gebrael Bandar Jassim Al Suwaidi

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 168 | 132 | +36 | 4 | Advanced to Quarterfinals Round |
| 2 | New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 165 | 146 | +19 | 3 | Proceeded to Playoffs Round |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 126 | 181 | −55 | 2 | Proceeded to Playoffs Round |
* 12 June 2022 11:15
* Boxscore
| Kazakhstan | 67–92 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 16–30, 16–20, 17–23 |||
| Pts: Severgin 28 Rebs: Khangereyev, Kuantayev 4 Asts: Mukhazhanov 4 | | Pts: Book 25 Rebs: Halaifonua 10 Asts: Matakatea, Trego 4 |
* Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha Referees: Saif Al Dossari Adel Mohamed Ghuloom Aryan Jamshidi
* 13 June 2022 11:15
* Boxscore
| South Korea | 89–59 | Kazakhstan |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 17–3, 30–17, 19–20 |||
| Pts: Kang T.H., Kim S.W. Rebs: Ku M.Y. 9 Asts: Lee G.W. 6 | | Pts: Mukhazhanov 12 Rebs: Severgin 10 Asts: Severgin 5 |
* Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha Referees: Claude Abi Gebrael Adel Mohamed Ghuloom Rendra Lesmana
* 14 June 2022 13:30
* Boxscore
| New Zealand | 73–79 (OT) | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 21–11, 19–26, 11–11, Overtime: 7–13 |||
| Pts: Halaifonua 16 Rebs: Halaifonua 17 Asts: Halaifonua 4 | | Pts: Lee 20 Rebs: Ku 10 Asts: Ko 3 |
* Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha Referees: Saif Al Dossari Adel Mohamed Ghuloom Aryan Jamshidi

## Final round
### Bracket

| Playoffs | Playoffs | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold Medal Game | Gold Medal Game |
| | | Australia | 109 | | |
| | | Philippines | 83 | | |
| Philippines | 83 | Philippines | 83 | | |
| Kazakhstan | 60 | | | | |
| Kazakhstan | 60 | | | Australia | 85 |
| | | | | Lebanon | 51 |
| | | South Korea | 64 | | |
| | | Lebanon | 72 | | |
| Lebanon | 78 | Lebanon | 72 | | |
| Qatar | 54 | | | | | | |
| Qatar | 54 | | | | | Australia | 94 |
| | | | | | | Japan | 63 |
| | | Iran | 66 | | | | |
| | | New Zealand | 72 | | | | |
| New Zealand | 107 | New Zealand | 72 | | | | |
| Kuwait | 57 | | | | | | |
| Kuwait | 57 | | | New Zealand | 79 | | |
| | | | | Japan | 99 | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game |
| | | Japan | 91 | | | Lebanon | 62 |
| | | India | 84 | | | New Zealand | 89 |
| India | 97 | India | 84 | | | New Zealand | 89 |
| Indonesia | 53 | | | | | | |

#### Classification 5th–8th

| Classification Semifinals | Classification Semifinals | Fifth Place Game | Fifth Place Game |
| Philippines | 77 |
| South Korea | 88 | | |
| South Korea | 88 | South Korea | 80 |
| | | India | 90 |
| Iran | 78 | India | 90 |
| India | 83 | | |
| India | 83 | Seventh Place Game | Seventh Place Game |
| | | Philippines | 95 |
| | | Iran | 87 |

### Qualification to Quarterfinals

* 16 June 2022 13:30
* Boxscore
| New Zealand | 107–57 | Kuwait |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 24–17, 41–9, 21–16 |||
| Pts: Book 17 Rebs: Book, Halaifonua 10 Asts: Berridge 5 | | Pts: Alsaied, Alhusaini 17 Rebs: Alhusaini 4 Asts: Asadallah 3 |
* Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha Referees: Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND), Bandar Al Suwaidi (QAT), Rendra Lesmana (INA)
* 16 June 2022 15:45
* Boxscore
| Philippines | 83–60 | Kazakhstan |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–17, 27–18, 20–16, 10–9 |||
| Pts: Competente 15 Rebs: three players 9 Asts: Harris 7 | | Pts: Severgin 24 Rebs: Severgin 9 Asts: Severgin 3 |
* Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha Referees: Saif Al Dossari (QAT), Adel Ghuloom (BHR), Claude Abi Gebrael (LBN)
* 16 June 2022 18:00
* Boxscore
| India | 97–53 | Indonesia |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 23–11, 27–8, 27–16 |||
| Pts: L. Singh 30 Rebs: L. Singh 17 Asts: Dagar 9 | | Pts: Wijaya 16 Rebs: Abhyasa, Putra 6 Asts: Leonard 4 |
* Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha Referees: Ahmed Hassan Al Khamees (KSA), Craig Copes (AUS), Aryan Jamshidi (IRN)
* 16 June 2022 20:15
* Boxscore
| Lebanon | 78–54 | Qatar |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–9, 17–13, 20–14, 21–18 |||
| Pts: Hachem 17 Rebs: Zamatta 9 Asts: Hachem 8 | | Pts: Moh. Ndao 18 Rebs: Mou. Ndao 15 Asts: Mou. Ndao 5 |
* Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Callum Welch (NZL), Mohammed Hasan Fanharawi (IRQ)

### Quarterfinals

* 17 June 2022 13:30
* Boxscore
| Australia | 109–83 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–29, 23–22, 29–17, 33–15 |||
| Pts: Savage 27 Rebs: Dent 10 Asts: Dent 8 | | Pts: Competente 18 Rebs: Mahmood 8 Asts: Bahay 3 |
* Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha Referees: Saif Al Dossari (QAT), Haruga Iwai (JPN), Rendra Lesmana (INA)
* 17 June 2022 15:45
* Boxscore
| Japan | 91–84 | India |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–16, 21–19, 21–28, 23–21 |||
| Pts: Kawashima 32 Rebs: Kawashima 17 Asts: Ishiguchi 7 | | Pts: K. Singh 31 Rebs: K. Singh, J. Singh 9 Asts: Rathore 4 |
* Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha Referees: Khaled Alshammari (KUW), Bandar Al Suwaidi (QAT), Rashid Al Musheifri (OMN)
* 17 June 2022 18:00
* Boxscore
| Iran | 66–72 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 15–23, 19–17, 20–15 |||
| Pts: Khosravi 26 Rebs: Amini 15 Asts: Khosravi 3 | | Pts: Book, Matakatea 17 Rebs: Halaifonua 9 Asts: three players 4 |
* Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Lee Seungmu (KOR), Mohammed Hasan Fanharawi (IRQ)
* 17 June 2022 20:15
* Boxscore
| South Korea | 64–72 | Lebanon |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 18–18, 17–16, 9–17 |||
| Pts: Kim, Ku 19 Rebs: Ku 11 Asts: Ko 4 | | Pts: Zamatta 24 Rebs: Zamatta 21 Asts: Azzi 4 |
* Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha Referees: Ahmed Hassan Al Khamees (SAU), Adel Mohamed Ghuloom (BHR), Reynante Hufana (PHI)

### 5–8th place semifinals

* 18 June 2022 13:30
* Boxscore
| Philippines | 77–88 | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 16–19, 25–22, 20–27 |||
| Pts: Bahay 25 Rebs: Harris, Mahmood 6 Asts: Bahay 9 | | Pts: Lee Y. 17 Rebs: Lee Y. 6 Asts: Ku 7 |
* Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha Referees: Callum Welch (NZL), Bandar Jassim Al Suwaidi (QAT), Adel Mohamed Ghuloom (BHR)
* 18 June 2022 15:45
* Boxscore
| Iran | 78–83 (OT) | India |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–10, 21–10, 13–31, 17–19, Overtime: 8-13 |||
| Pts: Amini 27 Rebs: Khosravi 15 Asts: Amini 7 | | Pts: Dagar 25 Rebs: L. Singh 18 Asts: L. Singh 6 |
* Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha Referees: Haruga Iwai (JPN), Craig Copes (AUS), Claude Abi Gebrael (LBN)

### Semifinals

* 18 June 2022 18:00
* Boxscore
| New Zealand | 79–99 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–29, 18–25, 23–19, 25–26 |||
| Pts: Book 25 Rebs: Book 12 Asts: Berridge 4 | | Pts: Kawashima 38 Rebs: Kawashima 7 Asts: Ishiguchi 9 |
* Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Lee Seung-mu (KOR), Khaled AlShammari (KUW)
* 18 June 2022 20:15
* Boxscore
| Australia | 85–51 | Lebanon |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–7, 18–16, 20–15, 24–13 |||
| Pts: Furphy 15 Rebs: Zikarsky 9 Asts: five players 2 | | Pts: Sleiman 10 Rebs: El Shamee, Tabbara 4 Asts: Azzi, Hachem 3 |
* Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha Referees: Saif Al Dossari (QAT), Aryan Jamshidi (IRN), Ahmed Hassan Al Khamees (SAU)

### Seventh place game

* 19 June 2022 13:30
* Boxscore
| Philippines | 95–87 | Iran |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 19–30, 29–15, 27–24 |||
| Pts: Konov 18 Rebs: Bahay, Harris 6 Asts: Bahay 7 | | Pts: Khosravi 28 Rebs: Mirjalalifilabi 8 Asts: Jafari 4 |
* Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha Referees: Callum Welch (NZL), Khaled AlShammari (KUW), Rendra Lesmana (INA)

### Fifth place game

* 19 June 2022 15:45
* Boxscore
| South Korea | 80–90 | India |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–30, 14–15, 20–26, 27–19 |||
| Pts: Ku 17 Rebs: Ko 8 Asts: Ko 6 | | Pts: L. Singh 29 Rebs: L. Singh 20 Asts: Rathore 8 |
* Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha Referees: Craig Copes (AUS), Aryan Jamshidi (IRN), Claude Abi Gebrael (LBN)

### Third place game

* 19 June 2022 18:00
* Boxscore
| Lebanon | 62–89 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–28, 13–23, 24–17, 15–21 |||
| Pts: El Shamee, Choueiri 12 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Hachem 5 | | Pts: Book 17 Rebs: Book 10 Asts: Matakatea 4 |
* Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha Referees: Haruga Iwai (JPN), Ahmed Hassan Al Khamees (SAU), Mohammed Hasan Fanharawi (IRQ)

### Final

* 19 June 2022 20:15
* Boxscore
| Australia | 94–63 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 22–18, 24–15, 29–16 |||
| Pts: Siulepa 18 Rebs: O'Donnell 12 Asts: Dent 5 | | Pts: Kawashima 23 Rebs: Kawashima 7 Asts: three players 2 |
* Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Saif Al Dossari (QAT), Lee Seung-mu (KOR)

## Qualified teams for FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup

The following four teams from FIBA Asia qualified for the 2022 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup |
| Australia | 17 June 2022 | 5 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) |
| Japan | 17 June 2022 | 1 (2014) |
| New Zealand | 17 June 2022 | 1 (2018) |
| Lebanon | 17 June 2022 | 0 (debut) |

## Final ranking

* Qualified for the 2022 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup.
| Rank | Team | Record |
| | Australia | 6–0 |
| | Japan | 4–1 |
| | New Zealand | 4–2 |
| 4 | Lebanon | 3–3 |
| 5 | India | 5–2 |
| 6 | South Korea | 3–2 |
| 7 | Philippines | 3–3 |
| 8 | Iran | 2–3 |
| 9 | Qatar | 1–3 |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 0–3 |
| 11 | Indonesia | 0–3 |
| 12 | Kuwait | 0–3 |
| 13 | Bahrain | 0–3 |

## Awards

* 2022 Asian Under-16 champions
* Australia Second title

### All-Tournament Team

* C Rocco Zikarsky
* F Kushal Singh
* F Yuto Kawashima (MVP)
* G Nic Book
* G Suguru Ishiguchi