Basketball at the 2010 Asian Games
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was one of the 42 sports at the 16th Asian Games 2010
2010 Asian Games
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at Guangzhou
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, Guangdong
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, China
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. The event was held at the 13,000 seat Guangzhou International Sports Arena
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, Huangpu Gymnasium, Guangti Gymnasium, Ying Dong Gymnasium and Sports and Entertainment Centre.
The Philippines
Philippines national basketball team
The men's national basketball team of the Philippines represents the Philippines in international basketball competitions. It is managed by its national basketball federation, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas...
, which has made it to the latter stages of every Asian Games
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The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...
basketball tournament from 1951 to 2002, was suspended from international competition during the 2006 Asian Games
Basketball at the 2006 Asian Games
Basketball at the 2006 Asian Games was the second early start among the sports in the games. It was played from November 23 to December 15, 2006. In this competition, 20 teams participated in the men's competition and 8 teams played in the women's tournament...
and was not automatically seeded. In 2010, they were originally drawn with Saudi Arabia but Saudi Arabia withdrew. Kuwait, which was originally drawn with Hong Kong and DPR Korea, was re-drawn with the Philippines
Philippines national basketball team
The men's national basketball team of the Philippines represents the Philippines in international basketball competitions. It is managed by its national basketball federation, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas...
, also reportedly withdrew due to a suspension. As a result, the organizers will re-draw the seven unseeded teams into two groups. The Philippines
Philippines national basketball team
The men's national basketball team of the Philippines represents the Philippines in international basketball competitions. It is managed by its national basketball federation, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas...
is planning to appeal the re-draw among the seven unseeded teams and instead suggests to conduct the re-draw involving all participating teams. Kuwait eventually decided to continue with their participation.
China defeated Korea in both of the tournament's gold medal games; Iran won the men's bronze medal defeating Japan, and Japan defeated Chinese Taipei to win the bronze medal in the women's tournament.
Medal table
| 1 | align=left | |2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | align=left | |0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | align=left | |0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| align=left | |0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Medalists
| Men | Ding Jinhui Ding Jinhui Ding Jinhui is a Chinese professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Zhejiang Golden Bulls of the Chinese Basketball Association... Liu Wei Zhang Qingpeng Zhang Qingpeng Zhang Qingpeng is a professional basketball player from the People's Republic of China. He has played in the point guard position for the Liaoning Dinosaurs and the Xinjiang Flying Tigers, both Chinese Basketball Association teams.... Wang Shipeng Wang Shipeng Wang Shipeng, is a professional basketball player from the People's Republic of China. Wang currently plays for the Guangdong Southern Tigers, a Chinese Basketball Association team based in Guangzhou. He is mainly a shooting guard but can play small forward... Zhu Fangyu Zhu Fangyu Zhu Fangyu, is a professional basketball player from the People's Republic of China. Zhu currently plays for the Guangdong Southern Tigers, a Chinese Basketball Association team based in Dongguan. He is a forward. He is 2.01 m in height and he weighs 105 kg .He competed at the 2008 Olympic... Sun Yue Zhang Zhaoxu Zhang Zhaoxu Zhang Zhaoxu or Max Zhang is a Chinese basketball player. He currently plays for the Shanghai Sharks in the Chinese Basketball Association, having arrived from the University of California, Berkeley in 2010. He is also a member of the Chinese national basketball team-NCAA career:Zhang played... Zhang Bo Tang Zhengdong Tang Zhengdong Tang ZhengDong, is a professional basketball player currently playing for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers.Tang began basketball training in 1995 and eventually joined the Jiangsu Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association. In 2004-2005, he was awarded the Chinese Basketball Association MVP Award... Li Xiaoxu Li Xiaoxu Li Xiaoxu is a Chinese professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Liaoning Dinosaurs of the Chinese Basketball Association... Wang Zhizhi Wang Zhizhi Wang Zhizhi is a Chinese professional basketball player. He is a former player in the National Basketball Association.Wang is 214 cm tall. Wang's father Wang Weijun and mother Ren Huanzhen were both basketball players... Zhou Peng Zhou Peng (basketball) Zhou Peng is a Chinese professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association... |
Park Chan-Hee Lee Jung-Suk Lee Jung-Suk Lee Jung-Suk is an South Korean professional basketball player. He plays for the Seoul Samsung Thunders of the Korean Basketball League.... Yang Dong-Geun Kim Joo-Sung Ha Seung-Jin Ha Seung-Jin Ha Seung-Jin is a South Korean professional basketball player who has played in the NBA and the NBA D-League. He was a second round draft pick of the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2004 NBA Draft. At 7 ft 3 in, 305 lb, he was among the largest players in the NBA... Lee Kyu-Sup Lee Kyu-sup Lee Kyu-Sup is a South Korean professional basketball player. He plays for the Seoul Samsung Thunders of the Korean Basketball League.... Cho Sung-Min Yang Hee-Jong Yang Hee-Jong Yang Hee-Jong is a South Korean professional basketball player. He plays for the Anyang KT&G Kites of the Korean Basketball League.... Ham Ji-Hoon Kim Sung-Chul Lee Seung-Jun Oh Se-Keun |
Amir Amini Amir Amini Amir Amini is an Iranian professional basketball player. He currently plays as a shooting guard for Petrochimi Bandar Imam in the Iranian Basketball Super League. He is in height... Aren Davoudi Aren Davoudi Aren Davoudi Chegani is a professional Iranian basketball player who currently plays for Zob Ahan Isfahan of the Iranian Super League and also for the Iranian national basketball team... Javad Davari Javad Davari Javad Davari is an Iranian professional basketball player, currently playing as a point guard for Mahram Tehran in the Iranian Basketball Super League. He is 6'1" in height. He is also a member of the Iranian national basketball team and competed at the 2008 Olympic Basketball Tournament. Davari... Mehdi Kamrani Mehdi Kamrani Mehdi Kamrani is an Iranian professional basketball player. He currently plays for Mahram Tehran in the Iranian Super League as well as for the Iranian national basketball team, as a guard... Saeid Davarpanah Saeid Davarpanah Saeid Davarpanah Fard Karekani is an Iranian professional basketball player, currently playing as a guard for Towzin Electric in the Iranian Basketball Super League. He is 6'3" in height. He is also a member of the Iranian national basketball team and competed at the 2008 Olympic Basketball... Oshin Sahakian Oshin Sahakian Oshin Sahakian is a professional Iranian basketball player who plays for Zob Ahan of the Iranian Super League and also the Iranian national basketball team... 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... Hamed Sohrabnejad Hamed Sohrabnejad Hamed Sohrabnejad is a professional Iranian basketball player who plays for Mahram of the Iranian Super League and also the Iranian national basketball team... Ali Jamshidi Asghar Kardoust Asghar Kardoust Asghar Kardoust Poustinsaraei is an Iranian professional basketball player. He currently plays for Rah & Tarabari Qom in the Iranian Super League as well as for the Iranian national basketball team, as a Center... Samad Nikkhah Bahrami Ali Doraghi Ali Doraghi Ali Doraghi is an Iranian professional basketball player, currently playing as a center for Louleh Sabz A.s Shiraz in the Iranian Basketball Super League. He is also a member of the Iranian national basketball team that won the gold medal at the FIBA Asia Championship 2007 and he competed at the... |
| Women | Zhang Hanlan Zhang Hanlan Zhang Hanlan is a female Chinese basketball player who was part of the team that won the gold medal at the 2002 Asian Games. She will compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-References:... Bian Lan Bian Lan Bian Lan is a female Chinese basketball player who was part of the team that won the gold medal at the 2002 Asia Championship. She also competed the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing... Ding Yuan Zhang Wei Zhang Wei (basketball) Zhang Wei is a female Chinese basketball player who was part of the team that won the gold medal at the 2005 Asian Championship. She will compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-References:*... Miao Lijie Miao Lijie Miao Lijie is a female Chinese basketball player who was part of the team that won the gold medal at the 2001 Asian Championship. In 2005, she joined the Sacramento Monarchs of WNBA but left the team shortly... Guan Xin Zhang Fan Ma Zengyu Chen Xiaoli Chen Xiaoli Chen Xiaoli is a female Chinese basketball player who was part of the team that won the gold medal at the 2002 Asian Games. She will compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.... Gao Song Liu Dan Liu Dan Liu Dan is a female Chinese basketball player who was part of the team that won the gold medal at the 2005 Asian Championship. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-References:... Chen Nan Chen Nan Chen Nan is a female Chinese basketball player who was part of the team that won the gold medal at the 2001 Asian Championship... |
Kim Bo-Mi Kim Ji-Yoon Jung Sun-Hwa Lee Mi-Sun Lee Kyung-Eun Kang A-Jeong Beon Yeon-Ha Park Jung-Eun Ha Eun-Joo Kim Dan-Bi Kim Kwe-Ryong Sin Jung-Ja |
Yoko Nagi Maki Takada Yuka Mamiya Ai Mitani Ayumi Suzuki Hiromi Suwa Saori Fujiyoshi Yoshie Sakurada Asami Yoshida Yuko Oga Yuko Oga is a Japanese professional basketball player. She is a point guard currently playing for JX Sunflowers of the Women's Japan Basketball League. She formerly played for Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA. Her nickname is Shin.-Career:... Reika Takahashi Sachiko Ishikawa |
Men
- Best 8 teams from the basketball competition of the 2006 Asian Games that are participating in 2010 directly entered the second round.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 71 | +7 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 78 | −7 | 1 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 69 | +7 | 2 | |
| align=left | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 76 | −7 | 1 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 85 | +5 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 90 | −5 | 1 |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 76 | +7 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 83 | −7 | 1 |
Group E
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 462 | 258 | +204 | 10 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 475 | 311 | +164 | 9 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 339 | 403 | −64 | 8 | |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 377 | 421 | −44 | 7 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 310 | 438 | −128 | 6 | |
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 283 | 415 | −132 | 5 |
Group F
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 352 | 317 | +35 | 9 | 1–0 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 360 | 286 | +74 | 9 | 0–1 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 356 | 323 | +33 | 8 | 1–0 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 371 | 383 | −12 | 8 | 0–1 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 365 | 356 | +9 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 292 | 431 | −139 | 5 |
Final round
Quarterfinals
Placings 5th–8th
Semifinals
Placings 7th–8th
Placings 5th–6th
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Final standing
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 277 | 146 | +131 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 255 | 171 | +84 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 160 | 245 | −85 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 137 | 267 | −130 | 3 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 212 | 78 | +134 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 186 | 92 | +94 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 270 | −228 | 2 |
Placings 5th–6th
Final round
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Final standing
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 |