1990 ABC Under-18 Championship

1990 FIBA Under-18 Asia Cup

11th FIBA Under-18 Asian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Japan
Dates	25 August–2 September
Teams	16
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. ^[1]

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. ^{[2] [3]}

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

	Semifinals				Final
	1 September
	Philippines	76
					2 September
	Japan	78
					Japan	82
	1 September
					Syria	63
	China	60
	Syria	61
					3rd place
					2 September
					Philippines	93
					China	96

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
	Japan	–
	Syria	–
	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

• 1990 ABC Under-18 Championship for Women

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.