2023 FIBA U16 Asian Championship


The 2023 FIBA U16 Asian Championship was the seventh edition of the FIBA U16 Asian Championship in the International Basketball Federation's FIBA Asia zone. The tournament was held at the Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall and the Al-Rayyan Indoor Hall in Doha, Qatar, from 17 to 24 September 2023. It served as a qualifier for the 2024 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Turkey, where the top four teams qualified.
Australia successfully defended their U16 title against first-time semifinalists in the thrilling final, 79–76, while clinched the bronze medal after defeating the in the battle for third place, 87–59.

Qualification

Allocation of berths

According to FIBA Asia rules, the number of participating teams in the FIBA U16 Asian Championship was set at 16. The hosts and the defending champions qualified automatically. All FIBA Asia subzones got two berths each, except for the Central and South Asian subzones, which got one berth each. FIBA Oceania also got one berth. The last three berths were allocated to Asian subzones based on their teams' results in the 2022 FIBA U16 Asian Championship.

Qualified teams

The following is the list of the qualified teams. FIBA Boys' World Rankings as of 15 December 2022 are in parentheses.
Means of qualificationDateVenueVacanciesQualifiers
Host nation27 January 2020N/A1
Defending champions12–19 June 2022Bku|16|AUS

Preliminary round

All times are local .

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Final round

Bracket

;Classification 5th–8th

Qualification to Quarterfinals

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Quarterfinals

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5th–8th place semifinals

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Semifinals

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Final standings

Qualified for the 2024 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup

Awards

All-Tournament Team