The Indian U-16 Men Basketball Team clinched 5th place that is the highest Final Standing by any India team in the FIBA U16 Men Asian Championship 2022. This was the 4th time the Indian U-16 Men Basketball Team participated in the FIBA U16 Asian Championship.
The Indian U-16 Men Basketball was placed in group with Australia, Bahrain & Qatar. The Indian U-16 Men Basketball Team finished 2nd place in group-stage where they beat Bahrain (80-41) & Qatar (77-51). The Indian U-16 Men Basketball beat the Indonesia U-16 Men Basketball Team in pre quarterfinals (97-53) and qualified for the first ever Quarter-Finals for the South Asian country in the FIBA U-16 Asian Championship 2022.
The Indian U-16 Men Basketball Team played with Japan U-16 Men Basketball Team in Quarterfinals where they lost by 7 points (84-91). The Indian U-16 Men Basketball Team put up a valiant effort against the Japan Team.
The Indian U-16 Men Basketball win an intense overtime clash over Iran U-16 Men Basketball Team which is the no.1 ranked team in Asia in Classification Game (5-8 Place) by 5 points (83-78).
The Indian U-16 Men Basketball Team beat Korea U-16 Men Basketball Team (90-80) for the first time in U16 Asian Championship to clinch the 5th Place in Asia which is the best performance in decades.