AMMAN (Jordan) - The FIBA Asia Cup 2024 will soon be here with 16 teams fighting it out in Jordan from 2-9 September, 2024.
Find out how they qualified, how many times they have made an appearance, their best-ever finish and who could be their baller to watch.
Australia
Qualification Route: Champions FIBA U17 Oceania Championship 2023 Previous Appearances: 1 (2018) Best Ever Finish: Champions (2018) Baller to watch: Dash Daniels
China
Qualification Route: Highest ranked EABA team in FIBA World Ranking, Boys (24th) Previous Appearances: 22 (All editions from 1977 - 2022) Best Ever Finish: 11 x Champions (1980, 1986, 1989, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014) Baller to watch: Sinan Huan
Chinese Taipei
Qualification Route: 4th highest ranked EABA team in FIBA World Ranking, Boys (37th) Previous Appearances: 20 (All editions from 1970 - 1974 and 1986 - 2022) Best Ever Finish: 2x Runners-up (1972, 1989) Baller to watch: Jayden Jonathan Jones
India
Qualification Route: Winners FIBA U18 Asia Cup 2024 SABA Qualifiers Previous Appearances: 20 (1970, 1972, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1989, 1990 and all editions from 1995 - 2022) Best Ever Finish: 4th (1972) Baller to watch: Lavish
Indonesia
Qualification Route: Second-place FIBA U18 Asia Cup 2024 SEABA Qualifiers Previous Appearances: 11 (All editions from 1977 - 1982, 1989 - 1995, 2012, 2016, 2018) Best Ever Finish: 2x 6th (1978, 1992) Baller to watch: Kennie Kristanto
Iran
Qualification Route: Runners-up FIBA U18 Asia Cup 2024 WABA Qualifiers Previous Appearances: 19 (All editions from 1974 - 1978, 1982, 1989 - 1992, 1996 - 2022) Best Ever Finish: 3x Champions (2004, 2008, 2016) Baller to watch: Sina Mohammadi
Japan
Qualification Route: 2nd highest ranked EABA team in FIBA World Ranking, Boys (30th) Previous Appearances: 23 (1970 and all editions from 1977 - 2022) Best Ever Finish: Champions (1990) Ballers to watch: Riku Segawa, Leon Watanabe
Jordan
Qualification Route: Hosts of FIBA U18 Asia Cup 2024 Previous Appearances: 4 (1995, 1996, 2008, 2014) Best Ever Finish: Third-place (1995) Baller to watch: Omar Hijazi
Kazakhstan
Qualification Route: Winners FIBA U18 Asia Cup 2024 CABA Qualifiers Previous Appearances: 10 (All editions from 1995 - 1998 and 2004 - 2018) Best Ever Finish: Runners-up (2008) Baller to watch: Tau Bektemir
Korea
Qualification Route: 3rd highest ranked EABA team in FIBA World Ranking, Boys (32nd) Previous Appearances: 24 (All editions from 1970 - 1977 and 1980 - 2022) Best Ever Finish: 4x Champions (1984, 1995, 2000, 2022) Baller to watch: Edi Daniel
Kuwait
Qualification Route: Second-place FIBA U18 Asia Cup 2024 GBA Qualifiers Previous Appearances: 10 (All editions from 1977 - 1982, 1998 - 2006, 2014) Best Ever Finish: Third-place (1977) Baller to watch: Talal Alkhames
Lebanon
Qualification Route: Champions FIBA U18 Asia Cup 2024 WABA Qualifiers Previous Appearances: 10 (All editions from 1998 - 2012 and 2015 - 2022) Best Ever Finish: Third-place (2006) Baller to watch: Hadi El Kahtib
Mongolia
Qualification Route: 5th highest ranked EABA team in FIBA World Ranking, Boys (N/A) Previous Appearances: 1 (2012) Best Ever Finish: 14th (2012) Baller to watch: Irmuun Erdenetsogt
New Zealand
Qualification Route: Runners-up FIBA U17 Oceania Championship 2023 Previous Appearances: 1 (2018) Best Ever Finish: Runners-up (2018) Baller to watch: Julius Halaifonua
Philippines
Qualification Route: Winners FIBA U18 Asia Cup 2024 SEABA Qualifiers Previous Appearances: 23 (All editions from 1970 - 1998, 2004, and 2006 - 2022) Best Ever Finish: 6x Champions (All editions from 1970 - 1978, 1982) Baller to watch: Andy Gemao
Qatar
Qualification Route: Winners FIBA U18 Asia Cup 2024 GBA Qualifiers Previous Appearances: 11 (All editions from 1970 - 1998, 2004, and 2006 - 2022) Best Ever Finish: 6x Champions (1980, 1982, 1992, All editions from 1996 - 2004, 2010, 2014, 2022) Baller to watch: Abdullah Moussa
Final rosters will be confirmed following the Technical Meeting, which is set to take place before the start of the competition. Players displayed on this page do not necessarily correspond to the players that will play at the U18 Asia Cup 2024.
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