3x3 basketball was featured in the Asian Indoor Games and the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games official programme in 2009, and since 2017. The inaugural staging of 3x3 basketball was seen in 2007, as a demonstration sport. The programme includes 2 events (men and women). The FIBA and FIBA Asia are the world and continental respectively governing body.
There are four Asian Indoor Games and Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games that 3x3 basketball competed, as both an official programme and a demonstration sport.
| Games | Year | Host nation | Venue | Men's champion | Women's champion | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| II | 2007 |  Macau | IPM Multisport Pavilion, Sé |  Iran | Not held | [1] |
| III | 2009 |  Vietnam | Lãnh Binh Thăng Gymnasium, Ho Chi Minh City | Iran |  Thailand | [2] |
| V | 2017 |  Turkmenistan | Ashgabat Basketball Arena, Ashgabat |  Qatar | Thailand | [3] |
| VI | 2021 | Thailand |
| Year | Hosts | Gold Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth Place | ||
| 2007 Details | Macau |  Iran | 33–28 |  China |  Hong Kong | 33–30 |  Philippines |
| 2009 Details | Ho Chi Minh City | Iran | 33–9 |  Saudi Arabia |  Thailand | 35–27 |  India |
| 2017 Details | Ashgabat |  Qatar | 22–12 |  Iraq |  Mongolia | 21–11 |  Kyrgyzstan |
| Nation | 2007 (8) | 2009 (11) | 2017 (16) | Overall appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | =9th | =9th | 2 | |
 China | 2nd | 1 | ||
 Chinese Taipei | =5th | =9th | 2 | |
 Guam | =13th | 1 | ||
 Hong Kong | 3rd | 1 | ||
 India | =5th | 4th | 2 | |
 Indonesia | =5th | 1 | ||
 Iran | 1st | 1st | 2 | |
 Iraq | 2nd | 1 | ||
 Jordan | =7th | =13th | 2 | |
 Kuwait | =5th | 1 | ||
 Kyrgyzstan | 4th | 1 | ||
 Lebanon | =9th | 1 | ||
 Macau | =7th | 1 | ||
 Malaysia | =7th | 1 | ||
 Mongolia | 3rd | 1 | ||
 Nepal | =9th | 1 | ||
 Philippines | 4th | 1 | ||
 Qatar | =9th | 1st | 2 | |
 Samoa | =5th | 1 | ||
 Saudi Arabia | 2nd | 1 | ||
 Tajikistan | =13th | 1 | ||
 Thailand | 3rd | =5th | 2 | |
 Turkmenistan | =5th | 1 | ||
 Uzbekistan | =7th | =9th | 2 | |
 Vietnam | =5th | 1 |
| Year | Hosts | Gold Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth Place | ||
| 2009 Details | Ho Chi Minh City | Thailand | No playoffs | India |  Vietnam | No playoffs |  Jordan |
| 2017 Details | Ashgabat | Thailand | 22–20 (OT) |  Uzbekistan |  Turkmenistan | 15–12 |  Syria |
| Nation | 2009 (5) | 2017 (12) | Overall appearances |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | =9th | 1 | |
| Chinese Taipei | =5th | 1 | |
 Cook Islands | =9th | 1 | |
| Guam | =9th | 1 | |
| India | 2nd | 1 | |
| Indonesia | =5th | 1 | |
| Iran | =5th | 1 | |
| Jordan | 4th | =5th | 2 |
| Kuwait | 5th | 1 | |
| Mongolia | =9th | 1 | |
 Syria | 4th | 1 | |
| Thailand | 1st | 1st | 2 |
| Turkmenistan | 3rd | 1 | |
| Uzbekistan | 2nd | 1 | |
| Vietnam | 3rd | 1 |
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