2016 SABA Championship

2016 SABA Championship
5th South Asian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation India
Dates 6–8 July
Teams 4 (from 8 federations)
Venues 1 (in 1 host city)
Champions  India (4th title)
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Nepal Pradhan (17.0)  India (90.7)
Rebounds Nepal Joshi (7.0)  India (34.3)
Assists India Bhriguvanshi (5.0)  India (21.0)
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The 2016 SABA Championship was the 5th SABA Championship, and the qualifying event in the SABA subzone, one of the FIBA Asia's subzone for the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge. The games were held from 6 July to 8 July in Bengaluru, India.

India successfully defended their title by sweeping the tournament, 3-0, winning the subzone title and the subzone's lone spot for the main tournament.[1]

After a three-way tie for the second spot, Maldives notched their first podium finish by winning the point differential against third-place Nepal and fourth-place Bangladesh.

Venue

The Kanteerava Indoor Stadium was set to host the games for the second successive year.

Bengaluru
Kanteerava Indoor Stadium
Kanteerava
2016 SABA Championship (India)
Capacity: 4,000

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  India (H) 3 3 0 272 128 +144 6 Qualification to 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge
2  Maldives 3 1 2 162 208 46 4[lower-alpha 1]
3    Nepal 3 1 2 186 208 22 4[lower-alpha 2]
4  Bangladesh 3 1 2 158 234 76 4[lower-alpha 3]
Source:
Rules for classification: (1) Tournament points, (2) Head-to-head tournament points, (3) Head-to-head goal average, (4) Overall goal average, (5) Drawing of lots
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. 1–1 head-to-head, 1.08 goal average vs. Nepal and Bangladesh
  2. 1–1 head-to-head, 1.05 goal average vs. Bangladesh and Maldives
  3. 1–1 head-to-head, 0.88 goal average vs. Nepal and Maldives

Results

6 July 2016
17:00
India  8153    Nepal
Scoring by quarter: 23–4, 17–21, 21–8, 20–20
Pts: Bhriguvanshi 11
Rebs: Singh, Pethani 5
Asts: Bhriguvanshi 4
Pts: Pradhan 13
Rebs: S. Shrestha, Maharjan, A. Shrestha 5
Asts: Sonam, Singh 1
6 July 2016
18:30
Bangladesh  5068  Maldives
Scoring by quarter: 12–14, 14–9, 9–21, 15–24
Pts: M. A. Rahman 10
Rebs: M. A. Rahman 7
Asts: Biswas 3
Pts: Rashad, Zabeer 14
Rebs: Zilaal 4
Asts: Zilaal, Shareef 3
7 July 2016
17:00
Nepal    7173  Bangladesh
Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 13–11, 20–21, 22–23
Pts: Pradhan 26
Rebs: Maharjan 8
Asts: Sonam 4
Pts: Biswas, M. A. Rahman 22
Rebs: M. A. Rahman 10
Asts: Khan, Biswas 2
7 July 2016
18:30
Maldives  4096  India
Scoring by quarter: 5–23, 9–28, 19–23, 7–22
Pts: Yoosuf 9
Rebs: Rashad, Abdulla, Shareef 4
Asts: Fazlee, Abdulla, Zabeer 1
Pts: Shahi 15
Rebs: Aravind 10
Asts: Bhriguvanshi 7
8 July 2016
17:00
Maldives  5462    Nepal
Scoring by quarter: 14–13, 18–17, 11–13, 11–19
Pts: Latheef, Zilaal 10
Rebs: Zabeer 7
Asts: Zabeer 3
Pts: A. Shrestha, Singh 15
Rebs: Joshi 12
Asts: Sonam 3
8 July 2016
18:30
India  9535  Bangladesh
Scoring by quarter: 36–13, 24–8, 19–8, 16–6
Pts: Bhriguvanshi 16
Rebs: Aravind 7
Asts: Shahi 15
Pts: Biswas 8
Rebs: Hossian, M. A. Rahman 2
Asts: Khan 3

Final rankings

Rank Team
 India
 Maldives
   Nepal
4  Bangladesh

Awards

 2016 SABA Champions 

India
Fourth title

References

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