FIBA Asia Championship 2011
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 FIBA Asia Championship
FIBA Asia Championship
The FIBA Asia Championship for Men is a tournament which takes place every two years between teams of the continent. This is the Asian qualifying tournament for the FIBA World Championship and the Olympic basketball tournament...

 for Men
is the intercontinental championship for basketball organized by FIBA Asia
FIBA Asia
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 that doubles as a qualifying tournament for the men's basketball tournament
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 of the 2012 Summer Olympics
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 in London
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, England
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, United Kingdom
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. The tournament was held in 15–25 September 2011 at Wuhan
Wuhan
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, Hubei
Hubei
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, China
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.
Team China won the tournament, defeating Jordan
Jordan national basketball team
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 70–69 in the final.

Lebanon
Lebanon
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 was the original host for the event.

Qualification

According to the FIBA Asia rules, each zone had two berths, and the host nation China and FIBA Asia Stanković Cup
FIBA Asia Stankovic Cup
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 champions Lebanon
Lebanon national basketball team
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 were automatically qualified. The other four places are allocated to the zones according to performance in the 2010 FIBA Asia Stanković Cup. Therefore, with Lebanon, Japan
Japan national basketball team
The Japanese national basketball team represents Japan in international basketball competitions. It is governed by the Japan Basketball Association . Japan is the second leading nation in qualifications to the Asian Basketball Championships...

, Qatar
Qatar national basketball team
- Qatar:Head coach: Kent Davison- References :...

 and the Philippines finishing in the top four in that tournament, West Asia, East Asia, the Gulf and Southeast Asia were all given one additional qualifying berth per zone.
East Asia (2+1+1) |Gulf (2+1) |Middle Asia (2) |Southeast Asia (2+1) |West Asia (2+1+1)


Among qualified teams from 2009, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka national basketball team
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 did not qualify in the tournament, while Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan national basketball team
The Kazakhstan national basketball team represents Kazakhstan in basketball international competitions. They belong to the FIBA Asia zone.Kazakhstan's best finish in international competition was 3rd in the 2002 Asian Games, beating the Philippines in the bronze medal game, and a fourth place...

 and Kuwait did not participate. The three returning teams are Bahrain
Bahrain national basketball team
The Bahrain national basketball team, represents Bahrain in international basketball competitions and is controlled by Bahrain Basketball Association.-FIBA Asia Championship:* best performance: 1997 : 10th* worst performance: 1991 : 15th...

, which qualified in 2009 but withdrew, Syria
Syria national basketball team
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 which did not participate in 2009, and Malaysia
Malaysia national basketball team
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 which last participated in 2005.

Draw

The draw was held on July 6 at Wuhan.

The four semifinalists of the 2010 FIBA Asia Stanković Cup of the last year were seeded into four different groups, and the draw decided which group each of them will figure. Then one Middle Asia was drawn into Group A, the other Middle Asia into B, Indonesia
Indonesia national basketball team
The Indonesia men's national basketball team represents the Republic of Indonesia in international competitions. The governing body of the team is the Persatuan Bola Basket Seluruh Indonesia – abbrev...

 and United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates national basketball team
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 into C and D. The next four were Malaysia
Malaysia national basketball team
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, Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei national basketball team
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, Syria
Syria national basketball team
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 and Bahrain
Bahrain national basketball team
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 in order. Finally, hosts China
China national basketball team
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 chose Group D, after which Iran
Iran national basketball team
The Iran national basketball team represents Iran in international basketball competitions and is controlled by IR Iran Basketball Federation. It is one of the strongest teams in Asia, and the two time champions of the FIBA Asia Championship.-History:...

, Jordan
Jordan national basketball team
The Jordan national basketball team is the official basketball team of Jordan in international competitions. It is one of the top teams in Asia and is the defending champion of the 29th William Jones Cup....

 and Korea were drawn into Group B, C, A, respectively.

The following is the distribution of the pots prior the draw, with teams sorted by their FIBA World Ranking (Bahrain is unranked); teams from each pot cannot be drawn together.
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

(24)

(29)

(33)

(53)

Middle Asia – SAARC*

Middle Asia – Stans*

(63)

(67)

(41)

(58)

(70)

(NR)

(10)

(20)

(31)

(32)

  • The draw was conducted before the qualifiers from Middle Asia were known. India (ranked 50th) won the qualifiers from the SAARC while Uzbekistan (ranked 58th) was the qualifier from the "Stans" countries.

Venues

Two arenas in Wuhan
Wuhan
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, Wuhan Gymnasium and Hongshan Gymnasium, were used in the championship. Wuhan Gymnasium was the primary venue.

Squads

Each team has a roster of twelve players. Only one naturalized player per team is allowed by FIBA
International Basketball Federation
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.

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
3 3 0 253 157
96
6
3 2 1 220 207
13
5
3 1 2 172 243 −71 4
3 0 3 188 226 −38 3

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
3 3 0 221 79
142
6
3 2 1 212 198
14
5
3 1 2 136 225 −89 4
3 0 3 94 161 −67 3


Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
3 3 0 250 201
49
6
3 2 1 247 209
38
5
3 1 2 187 209 −22 4
3 0 3 179 244 −65 3

Group D

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
3 3 0 251 169
82
6
3 2 1 265 198
67
5
3 1 2 203 220 −17 4
3 0 3 173 305 −132 3

Eighthfinal round

  • The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the preliminary round shall be taken into account for the second round.

Group E

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
5 5 0 457 218
239
10
5 4 1 419 301
118
9
5 3 2 348 322
26
8
5 2 3 353 328
25
7
5 1 4 279 481 −202 6
5 0 5 294 500 −206 5

Group F

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
5 5 0 417 309
108
10
5 4 1 382 319
63
9
5 3 2 404 370
34
8
5 2 3 376 395 −19 7
5 1 4 316 386 −70 6
5 0 5 326 442 −116 5

Classification 13th–16th

Semifinals

15th place

13th place

Classification 9th–12th

Semifinals

11th place

9th place

Final round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals 5th–8th

Semifinals

7th place

5th place

3rd place

Final

Final standing

Qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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Qualified for the Olympic Qualifying Tournament
2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament
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Rank Team Record
9–0
5–4
7–2
4 6–3
5 8–1
6 4–5
7 5–4
8 4–5
9 4–4
10 2–6
11 3–5
12 1–7
13 2–3
14 1–4
15 1–4
16 0–5

Awards

  • Most Valuable Player:   Yi Jianlian
    Yi Jianlian
    Yi Jianlian is a Chinese professional basketball player for the Guangdong Southern Tigers. He has also played in the NBA for the Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets, and Washington Wizards. Yi played power forward for the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association in 2002 and...



All-Star Team:
  • PG –   Sam Daghlas
    Sam Daghlas
    Osama Mohd Fathi Daghles is an American-born Jordanian professional basketball player of Palestinian origin...

  • SG –   Takuya Kawamura
    Takuya Kawamura
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  • SF –   Samad Nikkhah Bahrami
  • PF –   Yi Jianlian
    Yi Jianlian
    Yi Jianlian is a Chinese professional basketball player for the Guangdong Southern Tigers. He has also played in the NBA for the Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets, and Washington Wizards. Yi played power forward for the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association in 2002 and...

  • C –   Hamed Haddadi

Points

Player PPG
  Marcus Douthit
Marcus Douthit
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21.9
  Rasheim Wright
Rasheim Wright
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19.2
  Ibrahim Khalfan  17
  Yi Jianlian
Yi Jianlian
Yi Jianlian is a Chinese professional basketball player for the Guangdong Southern Tigers. He has also played in the NBA for the Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets, and Washington Wizards. Yi played power forward for the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association in 2002 and...

 
16.6
  Sam Hoskin
Sam Hoskin
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16.3

Rebounds

Player RPG
  Marcus Douthit
Marcus Douthit
Marcus Eugene Douthit is an American-Filipino basketball player who graduated from Providence College. After his stint with the Providence Friars, he was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2004 NBA Draft...

 
12.2
  Hamed Haddadi  11.4
  Kosuke Takeuchi
Kosuke Takeuchi
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11.4
  Yi Jianlian
Yi Jianlian
Yi Jianlian is a Chinese professional basketball player for the Guangdong Southern Tigers. He has also played in the NBA for the Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets, and Washington Wizards. Yi played power forward for the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association in 2002 and...

 
10.8
  Sam Hoskin
Sam Hoskin
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10.1

Assists

Player APG
  Mario Wuysang
Mario Wuysang
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6.4
  Guganeswaran Batumalai
Guganeswaran Batumalai
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4.9
  Sam Daghlas
Sam Daghlas
Osama Mohd Fathi Daghles is an American-born Jordanian professional basketball player of Palestinian origin...

 
4.6
  Kim Joo-sung  4.1
  Mahdi Kamrany  4.5


Steals

Player SPG
  Sun Yue
Sun Yue
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1.8
  Sam Daghlas
Sam Daghlas
Osama Mohd Fathi Daghles is an American-born Jordanian professional basketball player of Palestinian origin...

 
1.8
  Ibrahim Ahmad
Ibrahim Ahmad
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1.8
  Talwinderjit Singh
Talwinderjit Singh
Talwinderjit Singh is an Indian professional basketball player. He plays for the Young Cagers who compete at the FIBA Asia Champions Cup and is a member of the India national basketball team. Born in Ludhiana, Punjab, India....

 
1.8
  Lee Hsueh-lin
Lee Hsueh-lin
Lee Hsueh-Lin is a Taiwanese professional basketball player....

 
1.7


Blocks

Player BPG
  Hamed Haddadi  2.9
  Amjyot Singh  1.8
  Marcus Douthit
Marcus Douthit
Marcus Eugene Douthit is an American-Filipino basketball player who graduated from Providence College. After his stint with the Providence Friars, he was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2004 NBA Draft...

 
1.7
  Ali Jamal Zaghab
Ali Jamal Zaghab
Ali Jamal Zaghab is a Jordanian professional basketball player. He plays for Ryadi of the Jordanian basketball league. He also is a member of the Jordan national basketball team.-Career:...

 
1.7
  Sun Yue
Sun Yue
Sun Yue is a Chinese professional basketball player. He is currently playing for the Beijing Olympians. He became the fifth Chinese player to play in the NBA.-Beijing Aoshen :...

 
1.4
  Yi Jianlian
Yi Jianlian
Yi Jianlian is a Chinese professional basketball player for the Guangdong Southern Tigers. He has also played in the NBA for the Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets, and Washington Wizards. Yi played power forward for the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association in 2002 and...

 
1.4


Turnovers

Player TOPG
  Sam Daghlas
Sam Daghlas
Osama Mohd Fathi Daghles is an American-born Jordanian professional basketball player of Palestinian origin...

 
4.3
  Guganeswaran Batumalai
Guganeswaran Batumalai
Guganeswaran Batumalai is a Malaysian basketball player.He is 5'11 and weighs 170lb , playing the Guard/Forward position for the Westports KL Dragons.-References:*...

 
4.1
  Husain al Tawash  4
  Li Wei Chee  3.6
  Hamed Haddadi  3.2


Field goal shooting

Player FG%
  Kosuke Takeuchi
Kosuke Takeuchi
Kosuke Takeuchi is an Japanese professional basketball player. He plays for the Aisin Seahorses of the JBL Super League....

 
58.5%
  Marcus Douthit
Marcus Douthit
Marcus Eugene Douthit is an American-Filipino basketball player who graduated from Providence College. After his stint with the Providence Friars, he was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2004 NBA Draft...

 
56.2%
  Sam Hoskin
Sam Hoskin
Samuel Lonzo Hoskin is an American professional basketball player who has played in Israel, Russia, Greece, Croatia China, and now in Iran. He is currently plays for Bnei HaSharon from Israel. In the 2003-04 season Hoskin was waived by the Seattle SuperSonics. In the 2006-2007 season Hoskin...

 
52.8%
  Hamed Afagh
Hamed Afagh
Hamed Afagh Eslamieh is a professional Iranian basketball player who plays for Zob Ahan Isfahan of the Iranian Super League and also for the Iranian national basketball team...

 
48.1%
  Andi Poedjakesuma
Andi Poedjakesuma
Andi Poedjakesuma is an Indonesian professional basketball player. He plays for Pelita Jaya Esia Jakarta of the Indonesian basketball league...

 
47.7%


Three-point field-goal shooting

Player 3P%
  Park Chan-Hee  54.5%
  Zhang Bo  47.8%
  Christian Rinaldo Sitepu  47.1%
  Takeki Shonaka  45.7%
  Ibrahim Ahmad
Ibrahim Ahmad
Ibrahim Ahmad Ibrahim Ahmad (1914-2000) Ibrahim Ahmad (1914-2000) (Alternatively spelled Ibrahim Ahmed or Ibrahîm Ehmed (Kurdish: ئبراهیم ه‌حمه‌د), was a Kurdish writer, novelist and translator.-Biography:...

 
45.2%


Free-throw shooting

Player FT%
  Omar Salem  88.9%
  Xaverius Prawiro  83.3%
  Husain al Tawash  83.3%
  Islam Abbaas  81.2%
  Aleksandr Kozlov  80%
  Jagdeep Singh
Jagdeep Singh
Jagdeep Singh is an Indian professional basketball player. He plays for the Young Cagers who compete at the FIBA Asia Champions Cup and is a member of the India national basketball team....

80%


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