Qualification for the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship was held to determine the participants in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship. China secured qualification by being named as hosts. The other fifteen berths were disputed per FIBA Asia zone, and via the 2014 FIBA Asia Cup.
The 2015 FIBA Asia Championship for Men was the 28th continental basketball championship in Asia. The tournament was organised by FIBA Asia.
FIBA Asia is a zone within the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) which contains all 44 Asian FIBA federations.
2014 FIBA Asia Cup was the 5th FIBA Asia Cup, a top-level international basketball tournament of FIBA Asia. The tournament was held in Wuhan, Hubei, China from 11–19 July 2014. Iran won the tournament by defeating Chinese Taipei 89–79 in the final and thus automatically qualified for the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship to be held in China.
The following are eligible to participate: [1]
The FIBA Asia Challenge, previously known as the FIBA Asia Stanković Cup between 2004 and 2010 and FIBA Asia Cup from 2012 to 2014, is a basketball tournament which takes place every two years between teams from Asia.
Zone | Automatic | Additional berths from FIBA Asia Cup | Total |
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FIBA Asia Cup champion | 1 | N/A | 1 |
Host team | 1 | N/A | 1 |
Central Asia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
East Asia | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Gulf | 2 | 0 | 3 |
South Asia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Southeast Asia | 2 | 1 | 3 |
West Asia | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Total | 12 | 4 | 16 |
Team | Qualified as | Date | Last appearance | Total appearances |
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2014 FIBA Asia Cup champions | 19 July 2014 | 2013 | 16 | |
Tournament hosts | 24 July 2014 | 2013 | 21 | |
2014 Gulf champions | 19 October 2014 | 2013 | 9 | |
2014 Gulf runners-up | 20 October 2014 | 2009 | 12 | |
2015 Central Asian champions | 27 April 2015 | 2013 | 8 | |
2015 Southeast Asian champions | 29 April 2015 | 2013 | 25 | |
2015 Southeast Asian third place | 29 April 2015 | 2001 | 16 | |
2015 Southeast Asian runners-up | 30 April 2015 | 2013 | 24 | |
2015 West Asian champions | 31 May 2015 | 2011 | 7 | |
2015 East Asian 1st ranked | 1 June 2015 | 2013 | 27 | |
2015 East Asian 2nd ranked | 1 June 2015 | 2013 | 22 | |
2015 East Asian 3rd ranked | 1 June 2015 | 2013 | 26 | |
2015 East Asian 4th ranked | 1 June 2015 | 2013 | 25 | |
2015 West Asian runners-up | 2 June 2015 | 2013 | 13 | |
2015 West Asian third place | 2 June 2015 | Debut | 1 | |
2015 South Asian champions | 5 July 2015 | 2013 | 24 |
The 2014 FIBA Asia Cup was held at Wuhan, Hubei, China from 11 to 19 July 2014.
Wuhan is the capital and largest city of the Chinese province of Hubei. It is the most populous city in Central China, with a population of over 10 million, the seventh most populous Chinese city, and one of the nine National Central Cities of China. It lies in the eastern Jianghan Plain, on the middle reaches of the Yangtze River's intersection with the Han river. Arising out of the conglomeration of three cities, Wuchang, Hankou, and Hanyang, Wuhan is known as "China's Thoroughfare" (九省通衢), and holds sub-provincial status.
Hubei is a landlocked province in Central China. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Dongting Lake. The provincial capital is Wuhan, a major transportation thoroughfare and the political, cultural, and economic hub of Central China.
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around 1.404 billion in 2017. Covering approximately 9,600,000 square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi), it is the third or fourth largest country by total area. Governed by the Communist Party of China, the state exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities, and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.
Rank | Team | Note |
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Qualified | ||
East Asia (+1) | ||
Southeast Asia (+1) | ||
4 | Direct qualifier | |
5 | West Asia (+1) | |
6 | East Asia (+2) | |
7 | ||
8 | ||
9 |
The Central Asia qualifiers was a one-game playoff between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in Astana.
The 4th East Asian Basketball Championship was cancelled as no countries were willing to host it. The four countries with the highest FIBA rankings (excluding finals hosts China) took the 4 finals berths available to East Asian teams: South Korea, Chinese Taipei, Japan, and Hong Kong.
The Korean national basketball team represents South Korea in international men's basketball competitions. It is administered by the Korea Basketball Association.
The Japanese national basketball team is administered by the Japan Basketball Association (JBA). A 1936 founding member of FIBA Asia, Japan has one of Asia's longest basketball traditions.
The participation of Japan was dependent if FIBA lifts its suspension in time for the draw.
The 14th Gulf Basketball Championship was held at Dammam, Saudi Arabia from 13 to 20 October 2014. [2]
Dammam is the capital of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. The judicial and administrative bodies of the province, plus several government departments, are located in the city. Dammam is the largest city in the Eastern Province, and the sixth largest in Saudi Arabia, after Riyadh, Jeddah, Mecca, Medina and Taif. Like the other 12 regional capitals of Saudi Arabia, Dammam is not included within any governorate; instead, it is governed as a "municipality" headed by a mayor.
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is a country in Western Asia constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula. With a land area of approximately 2,150,000 km2 (830,000 sq mi), Saudi Arabia is geographically the largest sovereign state in the Middle East, the second-largest in the Arab world, the fifth-largest in Asia, and the 12th-largest in the world. Saudi Arabia is bordered by Jordan and Iraq to the north, Kuwait to the northeast, Qatar, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates to the east, Oman to the southeast and Yemen to the south; it is separated from Israel and Egypt by the Gulf of Aqaba. It is the only nation with both a Red Sea coast and a Persian Gulf coast, and most of its terrain consists of arid desert, lowland and mountains. As of October 2018, the Saudi economy was the largest in the Middle East and the 18th largest in the world. Saudi Arabia also has one of the world's youngest populations; 50 percent of its 33.4 million people are under 25 years old.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 381 | 284 | +97 | 10 | Qualification to 2015 FIBA Asia Championship | |
2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 344 | 323 | +21 | 9 | ||
3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 398 | 355 | +43 | 8 | ||
4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 378 | 348 | +30 | 7 | ||
5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 345 | 384 | −39 | 6 | ||
6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 265 | 417 | −152 | 5 |
The 4th SABA Championship was held at Bengaluru, India from 3 to 5 July 2015. [3] [4]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 552 | 220 | +332 | 10 | Qualification to 2015 FIBA Asia Championship | |
2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 392 | 347 | +45 | 9 | ||
3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 332 | 370 | −38 | 7 | ||
4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 334 | 424 | −90 | 7 | ||
5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 348 | 419 | −71 | 7 | ||
6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 292 | 470 | −178 | 5 |
The 11th SEABA Championship was held at Singapore from 27 April to 1 May 2015.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 542 | 200 | +342 | 10 | Qualification to 2015 FIBA Asia Championship | |
2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 325 | 285 | +40 | 9 | ||
3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 368 | 228 | +140 | 8 | ||
4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 277 | 303 | −26 | 7 | ||
5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 232 | 467 | −235 | 6 | ||
6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 190 | 451 | −261 | 5 |
The WABA Championship was held at Orthodox Club Arena, Amman from 29 May to 2 June 2015. As original hosts Iran were already qualified by winning the 2014 FIBA Asia Cup, they gave up hosting the tournament and withdrew. Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine qualified.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 341 | 279 | +62 | 8 | Qualification to 2015 FIBA Asia Championship | |
2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 332 | 308 | +24 | 7 | ||
3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 304 | 315 | −11 | 6 | ||
4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 276 | 306 | −30 | 5 | ||
5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 271 | 316 | −45 | 4 |
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