1998 FIBA Asia U-18 Championship
15th Asian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryIndia
Dates5–13 November
Teams15
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions China (6th title)
Tournament statistics
MVPChina Yao Ming

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
 China321250159+9151–0
 Iran321228191+3750–1
 Hong Kong312155264−10941–0
 Lebanon312198217−1940–1
5 November
18:00
Hong Kong  76–66  Lebanon
Scoring by half: 30–28, 36–48
5 November
19:30
China  81–58  Iran
Scoring by half: 44–19, 37–39
6 November
17:00
Lebanon  59–54  China
Scoring by half: 28–27, 31–27
6 November
18:30
Iran  73–47  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 35–29, 38–18
7 November
11:00
China  115–42  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 51–24, 64–18
8 November
15:30
Iran  97–63  Lebanon
Scoring by half: 44–26, 53–37

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Qatar330253142+1116
 Malaysia321211220−95
 India312228223+54
 Pakistan303146253−1073
5 November
16:30
India  76–87  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 44–48, 32–39
6 November
14:00
Qatar  87–32  Pakistan
Scoring by half: 29–14, 58–18
7 November
9:30
Malaysia  52–87  Qatar
Scoring by half: 32–48, 20–39
7 November
15:30
Pakistan  57–94  India
Scoring by half: 35–42, 22–52
8 November
14:00
Qatar  79–58  India
Scoring by half: 31–22, 48–36
8 November
17:00
Pakistan  57–72  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 31–40, 26–32

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Japan330310131+1796
 Philippines321263162+1015
 Kuwait312146193−474
 Bangladesh30389322−2333
6 November
9:30
Bangladesh  21–67  Kuwait
Scoring by half: 11–33, 10–34
6 November
15:30
Japan  81–65  Philippines
Scoring by half: 45–35, 36–30
7 November
12:30
Bangladesh  30–147  Japan
Scoring by half: 15–68, 15–79
7 November
14:00
Kuwait  43–90  Philippines
Scoring by half: 20–45, 23–45
8 November
9:30
Japan  82–36  Kuwait
Scoring by half: 34–16, 48–20
8 November
11:00
Philippines  108–38  Bangladesh
Scoring by half: 60–20, 48–18

Group D

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Chinese Taipei220202171+314
 Kazakhstan211155184−293
 South Korea202173175−22
6 November
11:00
Chinese Taipei  106–76  Kazakhstan
Scoring by half: 58–38, 48–38
7 November
17:00
South Korea  95–96  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 53–49, 42–47
8 November
12:30
Kazakhstan  79–78 (OT)  South Korea
Scoring by half: 39–33, 30–36 Overtime: 10–9

Quarterfinal round

Group I

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 China330271178+936
 Japan321275235+405
 Kazakhstan312242260−184
 Malaysia303183298−1153
9 November
16:30
Malaysia  55–97  Japan
Scoring by half: 34–47, 21–50
9 November
18:00
China  83–49  Kazakhstan
Scoring by half: 33–25, 50–24
10 November
17:00
Japan  97–89  Kazakhstan
Scoring by half: 61–48, 36–41
10 November
18:30
China  97–48  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 52–29, 45–19
11 November
12:00
Malaysia  80–104  Kazakhstan
Scoring by half: 42–48, 38–56
11 November
18:30
China  91–81  Japan
Scoring by half: 40–40, 51–41

Group II

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Qatar330220164+566
 Chinese Taipei321242230+125
 Iran312196220−244
 Philippines303196240−443
9 November
13:30
Iran  79–96  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 39–61, 40–35
9 November
15:00
Qatar  84–57  Philippines
Scoring by half: 40–31, 44–26
10 November
12:00
Iran  53–68  Qatar
Scoring by half: 28–33, 25–35
10 November
13:30
Philippines  83–92  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 50–43, 33–49
11 November
13:30
Iran  64–56  Philippines
Scoring by half: 31–29, 33–27
11 November
17:00
Qatar  68–54  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 31–24, 37–30

Group III

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 South Korea330355177+1786
 India321261238+235
 Lebanon312233225+84
 Bangladesh303156365−2093
9 November
10:30
Lebanon  60–85  South Korea
Scoring by half: 25–46, 35–39
9 November
12:00
India  102–58  Bangladesh
Scoring by half: 47–25, 55–33
10 November
10:30
Bangladesh  48–148  South Korea
Scoring by half: 28–67, 20–81
10 November
15:15
Lebanon  58–90  India
Scoring by half: 29–37, 29–53
11 November
10:30
Lebanon  115–50  Bangladesh
Scoring by half: 59–22, 56–28
11 November
15:15
South Korea  122–69  India
Scoring by half: 60–33, 62–36

Group IV

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Hong Kong22013597+384
 Kuwait211109131−223
 Pakistan202113129−162
9 November
9:00
Hong Kong  69–46  Kuwait
Scoring by half: 34–19, 35–27
10 November
9:00
Hong Kong  66–51  Pakistan
Scoring by half: 33–24, 33–27
11 November
9:00
Pakistan  62–63  Kuwait
Scoring by half: 36–36, 26–27

Classification 5th–14th

13th place

12 November
8:00
Pakistan  45–73  Lebanon
Scoring by half: 27–42, 18–31

11th place

12 November
9:30
Kuwait  77–94  India
Scoring by half: 43–53, 34–41

9th place

12 November
11:00
Hong Kong  64–103  South Korea
Scoring by half: 27–54, 37–49

7th place

13 November
9:00
Malaysia  50–95  Philippines
Scoring by half: 18–37, 32–58

5th place

13 November
10:30
Kazakhstan  67–83  Iran
Scoring by half: 38–41, 29–42

Final round

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
November 12
 
 
 China 95
 
November 13
 
 Chinese Taipei73
 
 China 59
 
November 12
 
 Qatar45
 
 Japan66
 
 
 Qatar 78
 
3rd place
 
 
November 13
 
 
 Chinese Taipei94
 
 
 Japan110

Semifinals

12 November
15:00
China  95–73  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 48–29, 47–44
12 November
16:45
Japan  66–78  Qatar
Scoring by half: 34–46, 32–32

3rd place

13 November
12:00
Chinese Taipei  94–110  Japan
Scoring by half: 55–64, 39–46

Final

13 November
15:00
China  59–45  Qatar
Scoring by half: 26–21, 33–24

Final standing

Qualified for the 1999 FIBA Under-19 World Championship
Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s)  China7–1
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Qatar7–1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Japan6–2
4  Chinese Taipei4–3
5  Iran4–3
6  Kazakhstan2–4
7  Philippines3–4
8  Malaysia2–5
9  South Korea4–2
10  Hong Kong3–3
11  India4–3
12  Kuwait2–4
13  Lebanon3–4
14  Pakistan0–6
15  Bangladesh0–6

Awards

 1998 Asian Under-18 champions 

China
Sixth title
  • Most Valuable Player: China Yao Ming
  • Best Playmaker: Japan Yuta Tabuse
  • Best Scorer: Japan Fumio Murayama
  • Best Coach: China Ma Lianbo

References

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