2015 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship
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| 4th Asian Basketball Championship | |||||||||||||
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| Host nation |
 Indonesia
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| Dates | 29 October – 7 November | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 15 (from 45 federations) | ||||||||||||
| Venues | 2 (in 1 host city) | ||||||||||||
| Champions |
 South Korea (1st title)
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| Qualified for the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship |
The 2015 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship. The tournament was supposed to be held in Bangalore, India from July 2 to 12, but according to FIBA's official tournament website, it is scheduled to be played in Jakarta, Indonesia from October 29 to November 7.
South Korea defeated Chinese Taipei in the Finals, 78–69 to capture their first FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship after finishing second in the first two installments of the competition. Three-time defending champions China on the other hand managed to capture bronze against Japan, 80–58. The top three teams will represent FIBA Asia in the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Spain.
Aside from the hosts and defending champion, each FIBA Asia subzone gets two berths each, except for the Central and South Asian zones that shall get one berth each. Rounding out the 16-team tournament are four berths that would be added to each subzone, depending on its teams' performance n the 2013 championship.
* Withdrew.
For the Central Asia slot, India was selected to take its place, thus completing the 16-team field. However, North Korea reportedly withdrew a day before the beginning of the tournament, bringing down the number of participating nations to 15.
The draw took place on 8 October 2015 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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