Basketball at the 2018 Asian Games – Men

Men's basketball tournament at the 2018 Asian Games
Venues	Istora Gelora Bung Karno GBK Basketball Hall
Dates	14 August – 1 September
Teams	14
Medalists
China    Iran    South Korea

Main article: Basketball at the 2018 Asian Games

The men's 5x5 basketball tournament at the 2018 Asian Games was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 14 August to 1 September 2018.

Competition schedule

P

Preliminary round

¼

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

B

Bronze medal match

F

Gold medal match

Tue 14	Wed 15	Thu 16	Fri 17	Sat 18	Sun 19	Mon 20	Tue 21	Wed 22	Thu 23	Fri 24	Sat 25	Sun 26	Mon 27	Tue 28	Wed 29	Thu 30	Fri 31	Sat 1
P		P				P					P		¼				½	B	F

Draw

The official draw for both the men's basketball events were held on 5 July 2018 in Jakarta. The Philippines and Palestine withdrew after the draw. On 5 August, the Philippines, through a hastily-made press conference by their national basketball federation, decided to field a team and would play in the Games.

Seeded Teams		Unseeded Teams
Group A	Group B
South Korea (1) Mongolia (8)	Iran (2)	Chinese Taipei Hong Kong Indonesia (assigned to A3) Philippines Palestine (withdrew) Syria Thailand United Arab Emirates (withdrew)
Group C	Group D
Japan (3) Qatar (6)	Kazakhstan (4) China (5)

Squads

Main article: Basketball at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's team rosters

Each NOC was limited to one team per tournament. Each team had a roster of twelve players, one of which could be a naturalized player.

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Final round

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Gold medal game
	27 August 10:00
	South Korea	91
					30 August 16:00
	Philippines	82
					South Korea	68
	27 August 12:30
					Iran	80
	Iran	93
									1 September 18:30
	Japan	67
									Iran	72
	27 August 16:00
									China	84
	Chinese Taipei	82
					30 August 18:30
	Syria	75
					Chinese Taipei	63
	27 August 18:30
					China	86			Bronze medal game
	China	98
									1 September 12:30
	Indonesia	63
									South Korea	89
									Chinese Taipei	81

5th–8th classification playoffs

	5th–8th semifinals				5th place game
	28 August 16:00
	Philippines	113
					31 August 18:30
	Japan	80
					Philippines	109
	28 August 18:30
					Syria	55
	Syria	76
	Indonesia	66
					7th place game
					31 August 12:30
					Japan	84
					Indonesia	66

Final standing

Rank	Team	Pld	W	L
	China	5	5	0
	Iran	4	3	1
	South Korea	6	5	1
4	Chinese Taipei	6	4	2
5	Philippines	5	3	2
6	Syria	4	1	3
7	Japan	6	3	3
8	Indonesia	6	1	5
9	Qatar	3	1	2
	Mongolia	3	1	2
	Thailand	3	1	2
12	Hong Kong	3	0	3
13	Kazakhstan	2	0	2
14	United Arab Emirates	0	0	0
	Palestine	0	0	0

See also

• Basketball at the 2018 Asian Games – Women's tournament

External links

• Basketball at the 2018 Asian Games