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6th FIBA Under-16 Asian Basketball Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Qatar |
City | Doha |
Dates | 12–19 June 2022 |
Teams | 13 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Australia (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Japan |
Third place | New Zealand |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | Yuto Kawashima |
Top scorer | Yuto Kawashima (26.6) |
Top rebounds | Lokendra Singh (12.6) |
Top assists | Jaideep Rathore (5.7) |
PPG (Team) | Australia (95.8) |
RPG (Team) | Australia (59.8) |
APG (Team) | Australia (20.2) |
Official website | |
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.[1][2]
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.[3] All four of the semifinalists were qualified to the 2022 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Spain as Asian representatives.