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The 2017 FIBA Asia Cup (formerly known as the FIBA Asia Championship) was the 29th continental basketball championship in Asia.The tournament was organised by FIBA Asia.It took place from 8 to 20 August 2017, a week earlier from the initial scheduled date, [1] [2] in Lebanon. [3]
The 2017 FIBA Asia Championship marked firsts and lasts for the Asian Championship, as it was the first Asian Championship as a standalone tournament, meaning it did not serve as the qualifier for either the Basketball World Cup or the Olympic Games. The 2017 tournament was the last Asian Championships to be ever held under a 2-year cycle.
On 25 July 2017, Philippines coach Chot Reyes released the final lineup for the Philippines for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup. Christian Standhardinger, who played with the national team in the 2017 William Jones Cup, will be the team's naturalized player, with Andray Blatche unable to compete due to various reasons.
The 2017 FIBA Asia Champions Cup was the 26th staging of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, the international basketball club tournament of FIBA Asia. The tournament took place in Chenzhou, China from 22 September to 30 September 2017. [1] [2] This was the second straight year that China hosted the tournament.
Since the inaugural edition a total of 118 teams from 29 FIBA member nations have participated in the tournament, excluding teams that were on the initial team list but were disqualified or withdrew before the season. Years in bold denote the team won the championship in that given season. As of June 5, 2024.
A 1936 founding member of FIBA Asia, Philippines is one of the oldest teams and has one of Asia's longest basketball traditions. The team won a bronze medal in the 1954 FIBA World Championship for men, the best finish by any team outside the Americas and Europe.
The 4th East Asian Basketball Championship were the qualifying tournament of the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup. It served also as a subzone championship involving the East Asian basketball teams. The tournament was hosted by the city of Nagano in Japan from 3 to 7 June 2017.
All four semifinalists qualified to the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup, along with Hong Kong, who took the fifth and last East Asian spot by defeating Macau, 96–81, the day before. [7] The draw was held in Tokyo , Japan on 6 March 2017 to determine the composition of the two groups.