2016 FIBA Asia Challenge

2016 FIBA Asia Challenge
6th Asia Challenge
Tournament details
Host country Iran
Dates9–18 September
Teams12
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iran (3rd title)
Tournament statistics
MVPIran Hamed Haddadi
Top scorerJordan Tucker (26.8)
Top reboundsIran Haddadi (13.8)
Top assistsSouth Korea Kim S.H. (6.0)
PPG (Team) Jordan (94.8)
RPG (Team) Iran (51.8)
APG (Team) South Korea (17.4)
Official website
http://www.fiba.com/
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The 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge was the 6th FIBA Asia Challenge, an international basketball tournament of FIBA Asia which was hosted by Iran from 9–18 September 2016. This tournament served as the first step in determining the process of the qualifiers for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup which will feature teams from both FIBA Asia and FIBA Oceania for the first time.[1] Iran are the defending champion from 2014.

The top five teams earned their respective sub-confederations an extra berth for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup which is formerly named as the FIBA Asia Championship. The 2017 tournament is not an edition of the FIBA Asia Challenge, which was formerly named as FIBA Asia Cup until 2014.[2]

  1. ^ "FIBA Asia Central Board finalises 2016 calendar, sets road map for national federations leading up to region's 2017 flagship competition". FIBA Asia. 2 February 2016. Archived from the original on February 3, 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Debutants Thailand call up 24 players for FIBA Asia Challenge". FIBA. 19 August 2016. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.