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Basketball at the Asian Games

Basketball · Olympic Council of Asia, with FIBA Asia

2026LatestAichi–Nagoya 2026: South Korea won the men's and women's 5x5 and the men's 3x3; Japan the women's 3x3
Next
Doha 2030
Most titles (5x5)
Men: China, 8; then the Philippines and South Korea, 5 each. Women: China, 7; then South Korea, 5
India
No medal; best place 4th, men, New Delhi 1951
Cycle
Every four years, with the Asian Games

Men (5x5)

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  1. 2026South KoreaFinal: 67–57 · Runner-up: Japan · Host: Aichi–Nagoya
    Third
    Iran
  2. 2022PhilippinesFinal: 70–60 · Runner-up: Jordan · Host: Hangzhou
    Third
    China
  3. 2018ChinaFinal: 84–72 · Runner-up: Iran · Host: Jakarta–Palembang
    Third
    South Korea
  4. 2014South KoreaFinal: 79–77 · Runner-up: Iran · Host: Incheon
    Third
    Japan
  5. 2010ChinaFinal: 77–71 · Runner-up: South Korea · Host: Guangzhou
    Third
    Iran
  6. 2006ChinaFinal: 59–44 · Runner-up: Qatar · Host: Doha
    Third
    Iran
  7. 2002South KoreaFinal: 102–100 (OT) · Runner-up: China · Host: Busan
    Third
    Kazakhstan
  8. 1998ChinaFinal: 112–92 · Runner-up: South Korea · Host: Bangkok
    Third
    Philippines
  9. 1994ChinaFinal: 100–71 · Runner-up: South Korea · Host: Hiroshima
    Third
    Japan
  10. 1990ChinaFinal: 90–76 · Runner-up: Philippines · Host: Beijing
    Third
    South Korea
  11. 1986ChinaFinal: No playoffs · Runner-up: South Korea · Host: Seoul
    Third
    Philippines
  12. 1982South KoreaFinal: No playoffs · Runner-up: China · Host: New Delhi
    Third
    Japan
  13. 1978ChinaFinal: No playoffs · Runner-up: South Korea · Host: Bangkok
    Third
    North Korea
  14. 1974IsraelFinal: 92–85 · Runner-up: South Korea · Host: Tehran
    Third
    China
  15. 1970South KoreaFinal: No playoffs · Runner-up: Israel · Host: Bangkok
    Third
    Japan
  16. 1966IsraelFinal: 90–42 · Runner-up: Thailand · Host: Bangkok
    Third
    South Korea
  17. 1962PhilippinesFinal: No playoffs · Runner-up: Japan · Host: Jakarta
    Third
    South Korea
  18. 1958PhilippinesFinal: No playoffs · Runner-up: Republic of China · Host: Tokyo
    Third
    Japan
  19. 1954PhilippinesFinal: No playoffs · Runner-up: Republic of China · Host: Manila
    Third
    Japan
  20. 1951PhilippinesFinal: No playoffs · Runner-up: Japan · Host: New Delhi
    Third
    Iran

India at the Asian Games

India has no Asian Games basketball medal. Its places:

TeamGames and place
Men (5x5)1951 4th, 1970 6th, 1982 8th, 2006 17th, 2010 12th, 2014 9th
Women (5x5)1982 5th, 2010 7th, 2014 6th, 2018 9th, 2022 6th
3x3Men 10th and women 8th, 2022

More about this tournament

Women (5x5)
YearHostChampionFinalRunner-upThird
1974TehranJapanNo playoffsSouth KoreaChina
1978BangkokSouth KoreaNo playoffsChinaJapan
1982New DelhiChinaNo playoffsSouth KoreaJapan
1986SeoulChinaNo playoffsSouth KoreaJapan
1990BeijingSouth Korea77–70ChinaChinese Taipei
1994HiroshimaSouth Korea77–76JapanChina
1998BangkokJapan93–69ChinaSouth Korea
2002BusanChina80–76South KoreaChinese Taipei
2006DohaChina90–59Chinese TaipeiJapan
2010GuangzhouChina70–64South KoreaJapan
2014IncheonSouth Korea70–64ChinaJapan
2018Jakarta–PalembangChina71–65KoreaJapan
2022HangzhouChina74–72JapanSouth Korea
2026Aichi–NagoyaSouth Korea75–70JapanChina
3x3
YearMen's championFinalWomen's championFinal
2018China19–18 (OT) against South KoreaChina21–10 against Japan
2022Chinese Taipei18–16 against QatarChina21–12 against Mongolia
2026South Korea19–10 against QatarJapan21–11 against the Philippines