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International basketball competition
1990 FIBA Under-18 Asia Cup
11th FIBA Under-18 Asian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Japan
Dates25 August–2 September
Teams16
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Japan (1st title)
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The 1990 ABC Under-18 Championship was the eleventh edition of the Asian Championship for Junior Men. The tournament took place in Nagoya, Japan from August to 2 September 1990. Top three teams from this competition were qualified for the World Junior Basketball Championship held in Edmonton, Canada from July 26 to August 4 of 1991.

Japan won their first-ever championship after breezing past Syria in the championship match, 82-63. Defending champions China, edged out the Philippines, 96-93 in the battle for third place.

The top three teams represented Asia to the 1991 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.

Preliminary round

Top two teams from each group advance to the final round.

Draw

  • Group A: China, Malaysia, India, Kuwait
  • Group B: Taiwan, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Japan
  • Group C: Philippines, Iran, Hong Kong
  • Group D: South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria

Group D

26 August 1990
 Saudi Arabia 83–79  South Korea
Scoring by half: 49-44, 34-35
Nagoya Civic General Gymnasium, Nagoya
2? August 1990
 Syria vs.  Saudi Arabia
Nagoya Civic General Gymnasium, Nagoya
27 August 1990
 Syria 102–100  South Korea
Scoring by half: 51-50, 51-50
Nagoya Civic General Gymnasium, Nagoya

Championship round

30 August 1990
 China 100–71  Philippines
Nagoya Civic General Gymnasium, Nagoya
30 August 1990
 Japan 70–61  Syria
Nagoya Civic General Gymnasium, Nagoya


Classification round

9th-12th place match

31 August 1990
 South Korea 128–73  Indonesia
Scoring by half: 52-34, 76-39
Nagoya Civic General Gymnasium, Nagoya

Final round

 SemifinalsFinal
       
 1 September
 
  Philippines76
 2 September
  Japan78
  Japan82
 1 September
  Syria63
  China60
 
  Syria61
 3rd place
 
 2 September
 
  Philippines93
 
  China96

Semifinals

1 September
Report
Philippines  76–78  Japan
Scoring by half: –, –
Pts: Limpot 22 Pts: Sekiguchi 30
Nagoya Sports Center, Nagoya
Referees: Estabros Doubis (GRE), Hamid Kian-ersi (IRI)
1 September
Report
China  60–61  Syria
Scoring by half: –, –
Nagoya Sports Center, Nagoya

9th place

2 September
Report
South Korea  119–54  Iran
Scoring by half: 62–30, 57–24
Nagoya Sports Center, Nagoya

3rd place

2 September
Report
Philippines  93–96  China
Scoring by half: 47–53, 46–43
Pts: Limpot 26 Pts: Liu 35
Nagoya Sports Center, Nagoya

Final

2 September
Report
Japan  82–63  Syria
Scoring by half: –, –
Nagoya Sports Center, Nagoya

Final standing

Qualified for the 1991 FIBA Under-19 World Championship
Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Japan –
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Syria –
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  China –
4  Philippines –
5  Saudi Arabia –
6  Malaysia –
7  Chinese Taipei –
8  Hong Kong –
9  South Korea –
10  Iran –
11  India –
12  Indonesia –
13  Sri Lanka –

Awards

 1990 Asian Under-18 champions 

Japan
First title

See also

References

  1. "Japan new Asian titlist; China 3rd over RP". Manila Standard. 3 September 1990. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  2. "한국 상위권진출 무난할듯 청소년농구 대진 확정발표". The Hankyoreh. 22 August 1990. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  3. "아랍2국 亞洲 J농구 불참". The Dong-A Ilbo. 25 August 1990. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
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