5th Southeast Asian Basketball Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Indonesia |
Dates | 17–19 July |
Teams | 4 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Philippines (5th title) |
The 2023 SEABA Under-16 Championship was the qualifying tournament for Southeast Asia Basketball Association at the 2023 FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship. The tournament was held in Surabaya, Indonesia from July 17 to 19. GOR Kertajaya Surabaya served as the venue of the four-team competition.[1]
The Philippines won their fifth straight title, their first since the 2017 edition, after completing a three-game sweep in the tournament. Malaysia, hosts Indonesia and Thailand finished the tournament with identical 1-2 records, however, due to superior quotient, Malaysia clinched second place, followed by Indonesia and Thailand.[2]
Philippines and Malaysia will represent SEABA in the U16 Asian tournament to be held in September 2023 in Doha, Qatar.