Basketball at the 1998 Asian Games

Basketball was one of the many sports which was held at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand between 8 December and 19 December 1998. China again swept all their assignments en route to their 5th title in the men's tournament, while Japan notched their 2nd title after thrashing China in the women's final.

Basketball
at the 1998 Asian Games
VenueProvincial Gymnasium
Thammasat University
DateDecember 8, 1998 (1998-12-08)–December 19, 1998 (1998-12-19)
Nations12

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
 China
Fan Bin
Gong Xiaobin
Hu Weidong
Li Nan
Li Xiaoyong
Liu Qiang
Liu Yudong
Mengke Bateer
Sun Jun
Wang Zhizhi
Zhang Jingsong
Zhang Wenqi
 South Korea
Cho Sang-hyun
Choo Seung-gyun
Hyun Joo-yup
Jung Jae-kun
Kang Dong-hee
Kim Byong-chul
Kim Joo-sung
Kim Sung-chul
Lee Eun-ho
Lee Sang-min
Moon Kyung-eun
Seo Jang-hoon
 Philippines
Johnny Abarrientos
Marlou Aquino
Allan Caidic
Kenneth Duremdes
Dennis Espino
E. J. Feihl
Jojo Lastimosa
Jun Limpot
Vergel Meneses
Alvin Patrimonio
Olsen Racela
Andy Seigle
Women
 Japan
Noriko Hamaguchi
Rie Hattori
Kaori Kawakami
Satomi Miki
Mutsuko Nagata
Akemi Okazato
Taeko Oyama
Chisako Shimada
Yuko Tsukahara
Kagari Yamada
Kumiko Yamada
Mayumi Yoshiyama
 China
Chen Bin
Sui Feifei
Jiang Xu
Liu Yuexiu
Ma Chengqing
Ma Zongqing
Miao Bo
Miao Lijie
Pan Wei
Wang Fuying
Wang Ling
Zheng Dongmei
 South Korea
Cho Hey-jin
Chun Joo-weon
Hong Jung-ae
Jang Sun-hyoung
Jung Sun-min
Kim Ji-yoon
Kim Kwe-ryong
Lee Eun-young
Lee Jong-ae
Park Jung-eun
Yang Hee-youn
Yoo Young-joo

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China1102
2 Japan1001
3 South Korea0112
4 Philippines0011
Totals (4 nations)2226

Results

Men

Preliminary round

Group A
Team Pts Pld W L
 China 4220
 Thailand 3211
 Hong Kong 2202
December 8
China  10547  Hong Kong
December 10
Thailand  7764  Hong Kong
December 12
China  11453  Thailand
Group B
Team Pts Pld W L
 South Korea 4220
 Iran 3211
 Uzbekistan 2202
December 8
South Korea  8475  Iran
December 9
Iran  8278  Uzbekistan
December 10
South Korea  8379  Uzbekistan
Group C
Team Pts Pld W L
 Chinese Taipei 4220
 United Arab Emirates 3211
 Japan 2202
December 8
United Arab Emirates  7574  Japan
December 10
Chinese Taipei  9054  United Arab Emirates
December 12
Chinese Taipei  7263  Japan
Group D
Team Pts Pld W L
 Philippines 4220
 Kazakhstan 3211
 Kyrgyzstan 2202
December 8
Kazakhstan  5253  Philippines
December 9
Philippines  9150  Kyrgyzstan
December 10
Kyrgyzstan  5077  Kazakhstan

Quarter-final round

Group E
Team Pts Pld W L
 China 6330
 Kazakhstan 5321
 Chinese Taipei 4312
 Iran 3303
December 14
China  10686  Iran
December 14
Chinese Taipei  4870  Kazakhstan
December 15
Iran  8486 (OT)  Chinese Taipei
December 15
Kazakhstan  55106  China
December 16
Kazakhstan  6155  Iran
December 16
Chinese Taipei  5999  China
Group F
Team Pts Pld W L
 South Korea 6330
 Philippines 5321
 Thailand 4312
 United Arab Emirates 3303
December 14
South Korea  9871  Thailand
December 14
Philippines  9357  United Arab Emirates
December 15
Thailand  6086  Philippines
December 15
United Arab Emirates  51106  South Korea
December 16
Thailand  7362  United Arab Emirates
December 16
Philippines  83103  South Korea

Classification round

9-12 places group
Team Pts Pld W L
 Uzbekistan 6330
 Japan 5321
 Hong Kong 4312
 Kyrgyzstan 3303
December 13
Japan  8057  Kyrgyzstan
December 14
Hong Kong  7471  Kyrgyzstan
December 15
Hong Kong  6079  Uzbekistan
December 16
Kyrgyzstan  5493  Uzbekistan
December 16
Japan  8067  Hong Kong
December 17
Japan  6681  Uzbekistan
7th place match
December 17
Iran  7050  United Arab Emirates
5th place match
December 17
Chinese Taipei  8853  Thailand

Medal round

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
December 18
 
 
 China82
 
December 19
 
 Philippines73
 
 China 112
 
December 18
 
 South Korea92
 
 South Korea101
 
 
 Kazakhstan64
 
Third place
 
 
December 19
 
 
 Philippines73
 
 
 Kazakhstan68
Semifinals
December 18
China  8273  Philippines
Scoring by half: 44-32, 38-41
December 18
South Korea  10164  Kazakhstan
Bronze medal game
December 19
Philippines  7368  Kazakhstan
Scoring by half: 36-36, 37-32
Gold medal game
December 19
China  11292  South Korea
Scoring by half: 59-43, 53-49

Final standing

Rank Team
 China
 South Korea
 Philippines
4  Kazakhstan
5  Chinese Taipei
6  Thailand
7  Iran
8  United Arab Emirates
9  Uzbekistan
10  Japan
11  Hong Kong
12  Kyrgyzstan

Women

Preliminary round

Group A
Team Pts Pld W L
 South Korea 6330
 Chinese Taipei 5321
 Kazakhstan 4312
 Thailand 3303
December 8
Chinese Taipei  7974  Kazakhstan
December 9
Kazakhstan  7967  Thailand
December 10
Chinese Taipei  4971  South Korea
December 12
South Korea  7051  Kazakhstan
December 12
Thailand  6183  Chinese Taipei
December 13
Thailand  5194  South Korea
Group B
Team Pts Pld W L
 Japan 4220
 China 3211
 Philippines 2202
December 9
China  11640  Philippines
December 12
Japan  11941  Philippines
December 13
China  7785  Japan

5th place match

December 15
Kazakhstan  7840  Philippines

Medal round

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
December 16
 
 
 South Korea73
 
December 18
 
 China80
 
 China69
 
December 16
 
 Japan93
 
 Japan95
 
 
 Chinese Taipei76
 
Third place
 
 
December 18
 
 
 South Korea92
 
 
 Chinese Taipei76
Semifinals
December 16
China  8073  South Korea
December 16
Japan  9576  Chinese Taipei
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
December 18
Japan  9369  China
Scoring by half: 40-36, 53-33

Final standing

Rank Team
 Japan
 China
 South Korea
4  Chinese Taipei
5  Kazakhstan
6  Philippines
7  Thailand
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.