2011 FIBA Asia Championship explained

City:	Wuhan
Country:	China
Dates:	15–25 September
Num Teams:	16
Venues:	2
Cities:	1
Champion:	China
Count:	15
Second:	Jordan
Third:	South Korea
Fourth:	Philippines
Mvp:	Yi Jianlian
Top Scorer:	Marcus Douthit (21.9 points per game)
Prevseason:	2009
Nextseason:	2013

The 2011 FIBA Asia Championship for Men is the intercontinental championship for basketball organized by FIBA Asia that doubles as a qualifying tournament for the men's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom. The tournament was held in 15–25 September 2011 at Wuhan, Hubei, China.^[1] Lebanon was the original host for the event.^[2] Team China won the tournament, defeating Jordan 70–69 in the final.^{[3] [4]} It was the first time in the history of FIBA Asia Championship that the title was won by just one single point.

Qualification

See main article: 2011 FIBA Asia Championship qualification.

According to the FIBA Asia rules, each zone had two berths, and the host nation China and FIBA Asia Stanković Cup champions Lebanon were automatically qualified. The other four places are allocated to the zones according to performance in the 2010 FIBA Asia Stanković Cup.^[5] Therefore, with Lebanon, Japan, Qatar 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.

width=150	East Asia (1+2+1) !	width=150	Gulf (2+1) !	width=150	Middle Asia (2) !	width=150	Southeast Asia (2+1) !	width=150	West Asia (1+2+1)
				bgcolor=skyblue

Among qualified teams from 2009, Sri Lanka did not qualify in the tournament, while Kazakhstan and Kuwait did not participate. The three returning teams are Bahrain, which qualified in 2009 but withdrew, Syria which did not participate in 2009, and Malaysia 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 and United Arab Emirates into C and D. The next four were Malaysia, Chinese Taipei, Syria and Bahrain in order. Finally, hosts China chose Group D, after which Iran, Jordan and Korea were drawn into Group B, C, A, respectively.^[6]

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.

width=25%	Pot 1	width=25%	Pot 2	width=25%	Pot 3	width=25%	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 Sports Center Gymnasium and Hongshan Gymnasium, were used in the championship. Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium was the primary venue.

Squads

See main article: 2011 FIBA Asia Championship squads.

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

Preliminary round

Group A

width=180	Team	width=30	Pld	width=30	W	width=30	L	width=30	PF	width=30	PA	width=30	PD	width=30	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

width=180	Team	width=30	Pld	width=30	W	width=30	L	width=30	PF	width=30	PA	width=30	PD	width=30	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

• Qatar lost the game against Uzbekistan by default after being left with only one eligible player. Uzbekistan were ahead 27–12 with 4:02 left in the first quarter when the game was called off.
• Qatar lost the game against Iran by default after being left with only one eligible player. Iran were ahead 40–4 with 2:18 left in the first quarter when the game was called off.

Group C

width=180	Team	width=30	Pld	width=30	W	width=30	L	width=30	PF	width=30	PA	width=30	PD	width=30	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

width=180	Team	width=30	Pld	width=30	W	width=30	L	width=30	PF	width=30	PA	width=30	PD	width=30	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

Second 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

width=180	Team	width=30	Pld	width=30	W	width=30	L	width=30	PF	width=30	PA	width=30	PD	width=30	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

width=180	Team	width=30	Pld	width=30	W	width=30	L	width=30	PF	width=30	PA	width=30	PD	width=30	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

13th place

Classification 9th–12th

9th place

Final round

Final

Final standing

width=10px bgcolor="#ccffcc"		Qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics
width=10px bgcolor="#ffffcc"		Qualified for the Olympic Qualifying Tournament

width=40	Rank	width=180	Team	width=60	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

All-Star Team:^[7]

• PG – Sam Daghlas
• SG – Takuya Kawamura
• SF – Samad Nikkhah Bahrami
• PF – Yi Jianlian
• C – Hamed Haddadi

Statistical leaders

Points

Pos.	Name	PPG
1		21.9
2		19.2
3		17.0
4		16.6
5		16.3
6		15.4
7		15.3
8		14.8
9		14.5
10		13.8

Rebounds

Pos.	Name	RPG
1		12.2
align=center rowspan=2	2		11.4
	11.4
4		10.8
5		10.1
6		9.1
7		8.9
8		7.6
9		7.1
10		7.0

Assists

Pos.	Name	APG
1		6.4
2		4.9
3		4.6
align=center rowspan=2	4		4.1
	4.1
6		4.0
7		3.9
8		3.8
9		3.7
10		3.7

Steals

Pos.	Name	SPG
1		1.8
2	Sun Yue	1.8
3		1.8
4		1.8
5		1.7
align=center rowspan=3	6		1.6
	1.6
	1.6
9		1.5
10		1.5

Blocks

Pos.	Name	BPG
1		2.9
2		1.8
align=center rowspan=2	3		1.7
	1.7
align=center rowspan=2	5		1.4
	1.4
7		1.2
8		1.1
9		1.1
10		0.9

External links

• • Competition schedule

Notes and References

1. Web site: China's Wuhan to host 2011 FIBA Asian Men's Championships. https://web.archive.org/web/20110606105517/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/sports/2010-12/23/c_13661677.htm. dead. June 6, 2011. 23 December 2010. Xinhua News Agency. 27 February 2012.
2. Web site: Cage body earns right to host Fiba meet. 13 January 2011. Manila Standard Today. 19 September 2011.
3. Web site: China wins breath-taking final and ticket to London Olympics. 26 September 2011. The Star. 26 September 2011.
4. Web site: Jordan loses Asian final by 1 point. 26 September 2011. The Jordan Times. 26 September 2011.
5. Web site: FIBA ASIA Internal Regulations. FIBA Asia. 20. 17 August 2011.
6. Web site: FIBA Asia: Iran to begin title defense in Group B; China opt for Gr. D; Lebanon in Gr. A . 2011-07-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140801180550/http://fibaasia.net/NewsDetails.aspx?id=1099 . 2014-08-01 . dead .
7. Web site: Yi emerges the MVP as the All-Star line-up is drawn. 25 September 2011. FIBA Asia. 3 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111108023935/http://wuhan2011.fibaasia.net/TournamentNewsDetails.aspx?id=1392. 2011-11-08. dead.