25th FIBA Under-18 Asian Basketball Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Thailand |
City | Nonthaburi |
Dates | 5–11 August |
Teams | 16 (from 2 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Australia (1st title) |
Runners-up | New Zealand |
Third place | China |
Tournament statistics | |
Top scorer | Lee H.J. (26.0) |
Top rebounds | Wang Q.Z. (13.0) |
Top assists | Lee H.J. (6.0) |
PPG (Team) | South Korea (103.3) |
RPG (Team) | Australia (56.8) |
APG (Team) | South Korea (22.0) |
Official website | |
2018 FIBA Asia U-18 Championship | |
The 2018 FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship was the 25th edition of the Asian Championship for Junior Men aged 18 years old and below. The tournament was held in Nonthaburi, Thailand from 5 to 11 August 2018.
Australia held off New Zealand, 72−63, to win their first-ever Under-18 Asian title in their debut, while China avenged their Preliminary Round loss to the Philippines, 76−57, to secure third place in the final day of competition.[1] The top four teams qualified and will represent FIBA Asia in the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Greece.[2][3]