The 2023 FIBA U16 Asian Championship was the seventh edition of the FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship in the International Basketball Federation's FIBA Asia zone. The tournament was held at the Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall and the Al-Rayyan Indoor Hall in Doha, Qatar, from September 17 to September 24, 2023. It served as a qualifier for the 2024 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Turkey, where the top four teams qualified.
successfully defended their U16 title against first-time semifinalists in the thrilling final, 79–76, while clinched the bronze medal after defeating the in the battle for third place, 87–59.
Qualification
Aside from the host nation and the defending champions, each of FIBA Asia's six subzones also gets one berth each, except for the Persian Gulf, East Asia and West Asian subzones, which were allocated two berths each. Rounding out the 16-team tournament are the four berths that would be added to each subzone, depending on its teams' performance in the previous championship.
Qualified teams
Here are the list of the qualified teams (FIBA Rankings in parentheses prior to the tournament):
The federation of Chinese Taipei protested the decision by the East Asia Basketball Federation Association to use FIBA rankings to determine the qualifying teams instead of holding a tournament.
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+3).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Final round
Bracket
Classification 5th–8th
Qualification to Quarterfinals
Quarterfinals
5–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final ranking
Awards
All-Tournament Team
C Henry Sewell
F Oscar Goodman (MVP) F Lachlan Crate G Zhang Boyuan G Kiefer Alas