1998 ABC Champions Cup

1998 FIBA Asia Champions Cup
9th Asia Champions Cup
Official logo
Tournament details
Host country Malaysia
Dates25 April–2 May
Teams10
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions China (3rd title)
Tournament statistics
MVPUnited States Michael Cumberland

The ABC Champions Cup 1998 was the 9th staging of the ABC Champions Cup, the basketball club tournament of Asian Basketball Confederation. The tournament was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, between April 25 to May 2, 1998.



Preliminary round

Group A

Team Pld W L Pts Tiebreaker
Hong Kong Regal 4 3 1 7 1–1 / 1.062
Lebanon Al-Riyadi Beirut 4 3 1 7 1–1 / 0.987
Japan Toshiba Red Thunders 4 3 1 7 1–1 / 0.950
Philippines Beeper 150 4 1 3 5
Thailand Bangkok Club 4 0 4 4
Beeper 150 Philippines vs. Thailand Bangkok Club
April 27
Beeper 150 Philippines 86–88 Japan Toshiba Red Thunders
April 27
Bangkok Club Thailand 61–72 Hong Kong Regal
April 28
Al-Riyadi Beirut Lebanon 99–77 Philippines Beeper 150
April 29
Toshiba Red Thunders Japan 74–69 Thailand Bangkok Club

Group B

Team Pld W L Pts
China Beijing Hanwei 4 4 0 8
South Korea Hyundai Dynat 4 3 1 7
Malaysia Petronas 4 2 2 6
Uzbekistan MHSK Tashkent 4 1 3 5
Indonesia PanAsia Indosyntec 4 0 4 4

Classification 5th–10th

9th place

May 1
Bangkok Club Thailand 68–72 (OT) Indonesia PanAsia Indosyntec

7th place

May 1
Beeper 150 Philippines 84–88 Uzbekistan MHSK Tashkent

5th place

May 2
17:30
Toshiba Red Thunders Japan 91–70 Malaysia Petronas
Scoring by half: 47–37, 44–33

Final round

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 May 1
 
 
Hong Kong Regal 77
 
 May 2
 
South Korea Hyundai 63
 
Hong Kong Regal 70
 
 May 1
 
China Hanwei 71
 
China Hanwei 85
 
 
Lebanon Al-Riyadi 80
 
3rd place
 
 
 May 2
 
 
South Korea Hyundai 77
 
 
Lebanon Al-Riyadi 87

Semifinals

May 1
19:30
Regal Hong Kong 77–60 South Korea Hyundai Dynat
Scoring by half: 47–29, 30–31

3rd place

Final

May 2
21:00
Regal Hong Kong 70–71 China Beijing Hanwei
Scoring by half: 34–36, 36–35

Final standing

Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s) China Beijing Hanwei 6–0
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hong Kong Regal 4–2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lebanon Al-Riyadi Beirut 4–2
4 South Korea Hyundai Dynat 3–3
5 Japan Toshiba Red Thunders 4–1
6 Malaysia Petronas 2–3
7 Uzbekistan MHSK Tashkent 2–3
8 Philippines Beeper 150 1–4
9 Indonesia PanAsia Indosyntec 1–4
10 Thailand Bangkok Club 0–5

Awards

  • Most Valuable Player: United States Michael Cumberland (Al-Riyadi)
  • Best Scorer: United States Bobby Parks (Beeper 150)
  • Best Playmaker: United States Wayman Strickland (Regal)
  • Sixth Man Award: Lebanon Elie Nasr (Al-Riyadi)
  • Best Coach: China Li Xin (Hanwei) and United States Felton Sealey (Bangkok)
  • Sportsmanship Award: Malaysia Teh Choon Yean (Petronas)

References

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