FIBA U18 Asia Cup 2024: Schedule, fixtures, results, India squad, live streaming details

The competition will serve as a qualifier for next year’s FIBA U19 World Cup.

Amman, Jordan, is set to host the FIBA U18 Asia Cup 2024 from September 2-9. This marks the first time Jordan will host the prestigious youth basketball tournament, now in its 27th edition.

The competition, formerly known as the FIBA U18 Asian Championship, will take place at the Prince Hamza Sport Hall and the Arena Complex in Amman. It will serve as a qualifier for the 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup in Switzerland.

Top young players from across Asia and Oceania will compete in this biennial event, which showcases the talent of national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation’s (FIBA) Asia Zone.

China has historically dominated the tournament, winning 11 titles. Other past champions include the Philippines (6 titles), South Korea (4), Iran (3), and Japan and Australia (1 each).

South Korea, the reigning champions, secured their fourth title at the 2022 event in Tehran, Iran. The tournament was not held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia.

When and where will FIBA U18 Asia Cup 2024 take place?

The 27th edition of the competition will take place in Amman from 02-09 September. This marks the First time that the tournament will be held in the capital of Jordan.

Teams

There are total of 16 nations including hosts Jordan in this year Championship. The list of teams are — Jordan (Host), Australia, Kazakhstan, China, Japan, Chinese Taipei, Mongolia, South Korea, Indonesia, New Zealand, India, Qatar, Kuwait, Philippines, Iran and Lebanon.

FIBA U18 Asia Cup 2024 Groups

Pool A: Australia, Chinese Taipei, Lebanon, Mongolia

Pool B: Iran, South Korea, India, Kuwait

Pool C: China, Japan, Qatar, Kazakhstan

Pool D: Philippines, New Zealand , Jordan (Host), Indonesia

India’s best performance in FIBA U18 Asia Cup

Indian Basketball team have participated in 21 editions of Continental Championship so far. Their best ever performance came in second edition in 1972, where young hoopsters secured fourth Spot. Their next best performance came in their debut season in 1970 when they secured fifth spot.

India squad for FIBA U18 Asia Cup 2024

• Ankush
• Mirthul Vel Dhanasekar
• Lavish (Captain)
• Lokesh Kumar Sharma
• Abhimanyu Govindarajan
• Mohammad Ishan
• Rohan Shejwal
• Sahibjit Singh
• Vedansh Ranot
• Gurmaninder Singh
• Harjeet Singh
• Sanju Gajbhijye

Head Coach: Scott Flemming

Assistant Coach: Narendra Grewal

Where and how to watch live telecast and live streaming of FIBA U-18 Asia cup 2024?

Unfortunately, live telecast for the FIBA U-18 Asia Cup won’t be available on any TV channels. However, fans can watch the live streaming of the competition on the official YouTube channel of FIBA.

FIBA U18 Asia Cup 2024 full schedule and fixtures (All timings are in IST)

Preliminary Round

September 2 (Sunday)

• 14.00: Australia 93-92 Mongolia (Pool A)
• 14.00: China 86-50 Kazakhstan (Pool C)
• 16.30: Chinese Taipei 75-97 Lebanon (Pool A)
• 16.30: Japan 73-55 Qatar (Pool C)
• 19.00: Iran 90-53 Kuwait (Pool B)
• 19.00: Philippines 75-48 Indonesia (Pool D)
• 22.00: India 47-119 Korea (Pool B)- Report
• 21.00: New Zealand 71-62 Jordan (Pool D)

September 03 (Tuesday)

• 14.00: Lebanon 46-78 Australia (Pool A)
• 14.00: Qatar 43-99 China (Pool C)
• 16.30: Mongolia 46-92 Chinese Taipei (Pool A)
• 16.30: Kazakhstan 35-84 Japan (Pool C)
• 19.00: India 53-70 Iran (Pool B)- Report
• 19.00: Indonesia 43-89 New Zealand (Pool D)
• 22.00: Kuwait 36-86 Korea (Pool B)
• 22.00: Philippines 56-62 Jordan (Pool D)

September 4 (Wednesday)

• 14.00: Australia 113-48 Chinese Taipei (Pool A)
• 14.00: China 68-66 Japan (Pool C)
• 16.30: Lebanon 66-45 Mongolia (Pool A)
• 16.30: Qatar 71-64 Kazakhstan (Pool C)
• 19.00: Iran 60-83 South Korea (Pool B)
• 19.00: Philippines 58-75 New Zealand (Pool D)
• 22.00: India 62-51 Kuwait (Pool B)- Report
• 22.00: Jordan 82-59 Indonesia (Pool D)

September 6 (Friday)

Playoffs

• Japan 85-61 Philippines
• Jordan 91-85 Qatar
• Lebanon 62-64 India – Report
• Iran 86-73 Chinese Taipei

September 07 (Saturday)

Quarterfinals

• Japan 41-89 Australia
• South Korea 69-73 Jordan
• China 43-89 India- Highlights | Report
• New Zealand 87-61 Iran

September 8 (Sunday)

Semifinals

• New Zealand 86-71 China
• Australia 94-42 Jordan

Classification Matches 5-8

• India 59-73 Iran
• South Korea 74-70 Japan

September 9 (Monday)

Classification matches 7-8

• Japan 100-50 India – Report

Classification matches 5-6

• South Korea 66-57 Iran

3rd place match

• Jordan 63-84 China

Final

• Australia 96-33 New Zealand

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