International basketball competition
1999 ABC Championship 20th Asian Basketball Championship Tournament details Host country Japan Dates August 28 – September 5 Teams 15 Venues 2 (in 1 host city) Final positions Champions China (11th title) Runners-up South Korea Third place Saudi Arabia Fourth place Chinese Taipei Tournament statistics MVP Hu Weidong
The1999 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men was the qualifying tournament for theBasketball Tournament at the2000 Summer Olympics inSydney, Australia .
It was played inFukuoka , Japan.
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.
The draw was held on June 15 atNew Otani Hotel inTokyo .
* North Korea and Kazakhstan pulled out of the tournament, leaving Group C with only two teams. ABC added Malaysia into the bracket.
Classification 5th–14th[ edit ]
1999 Asian champions China Eleventh title
Formerly: FIBA Asia Championship Tournaments Qualification Squads Awards