Junior championship for basketball
International basketball competition
1998 FIBA Under-18 Asia Cupth FIBA Under-18 Asian Basketball Championship |
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Tournament details |
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Host country | India |
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Dates | 5–13 November |
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Teams | 15 |
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Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
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Final positions |
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Champions | China (6th title) |
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Tournament statistics |
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MVP | Yao Ming |
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The ABC Under-18 Championship 1998 is the 15th edition of the ABC's junior championship for basketball. The games were held at Kolkata, India from 5–13 November 1998.
Preliminary round
Group A
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tiebreaker |
China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 250 | 159 | +91 | 5 | 1–0 |
Iran | 3 | 2 | 1 | 228 | 191 | +37 | 5 | 0–1 |
Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 2 | 155 | 264 | −109 | 4 | 1–0 |
Lebanon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 198 | 217 | −19 | 4 | 0–1 |
Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata |
China ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png) | 81–58 | Iran |
Scoring by half: 44–19, 37–39 |
Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
Qatar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 253 | 142 | +111 | 6 |
Malaysia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 211 | 220 | −9 | 5 |
India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 228 | 223 | +5 | 4 |
Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 146 | 253 | −107 | 3 |
Group C
Group D
Quarterfinal round
Group I
Group II
Iran ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png) | 53–68 | Qatar |
Scoring by half: 28–33, 25–35 |
Group III
Group IV
Classification 5th–14th
13th place
11th place
9th place
7th place
5th place
Final round
Semifinals
3rd place
Final
Final standing
Awards
1998 Asian Under-18 champions |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png) China Sixth title |
- Most Valuable Player:
Yao Ming - Best Playmaker:
Yuta Tabuse - Best Scorer:
Fumio Murayama - Best Coach:
Ma Lianbo
References