1999 ABC Championship
International basketball competition
1999 FIBA Asia Cup 20th Asian Basketball Championship Host country Japan Dates August 28 – September 5 Teams 15 Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city) Champions China (11th title) MVP Hu Weidong
The 1999 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men was the qualifying tournament for the Basketball Tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia .
It was played in Fukuoka , Japan.
Qualification
According to the ABC rules, each zone had two places, and the hosts (Japan) and the best 5 teams of the previous Asian Championship were automatically qualified.
Draw
The draw was held on June 15 at New Otani Hotel in Tokyo .
* North Korea and Kazakhstan pulled out of the tournament, leaving Group C with only two teams. ABC added Malaysia into the bracket.
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Group C
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
China
2
2
0
166
102
+64
4
Syria
2
1
1
153
176
−23
3
Malaysia
2
0
2
105
146
−41
2
Group D
Quarterfinal round
Group I
Group II
Group III
Group IV
Classification 5th–14th
13th place
11th place
9th place
7th place
5th place
Final round
Semifinals
3rd place
Final
Final standing
Awards
1999 Asian champions
China Eleventh title
References
External links
Formerly: FIBA Asia Championship
Tournaments Qualification Squads Awards