1998 FIBA U18 Asia Cup| th FIBA Under-18 Asian Basketball Championship |
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| Host country | India |
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| Dates | 5–13 November |
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| Teams | 15 |
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| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
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| Champions | China (6th title) |
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| MVP | Yao Ming |
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The ABC Under-18 Championship 1998 is the 15th edition of the ABC's junior championship for basketball. The games were held at Kolkata, India from 5–13 November 1998.
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
L
|
PF
|
PA
|
PD
|
Pts
|
Tiebreaker
|
China |
3 |
2 |
1 |
250 |
159 |
+91 |
5 |
1–0
|
Iran |
3 |
2 |
1 |
228 |
191 |
+37 |
5 |
0–1
|
Hong Kong |
3 |
1 |
2 |
155 |
264 |
−109 |
4 |
1–0
|
Lebanon |
3 |
1 |
2 |
198 |
217 |
−19 |
4 |
0–1
|
China  |
81–58 |
Iran |
| Scoring by half: 44–19, 37–39 |
Group B
| Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
L
|
PF
|
PA
|
PD
|
Pts
|
Qatar |
3 |
3 |
0 |
253 |
142 |
+111 |
6
|
Malaysia |
3 |
2 |
1 |
211 |
220 |
−9 |
5
|
India |
3 |
1 |
2 |
228 |
223 |
+5 |
4
|
Pakistan |
3 |
0 |
3 |
146 |
253 |
−107 |
3
|
Group C
Group D
Quarterfinal round
Group I
Group II
Iran  |
53–68 |
Qatar |
| Scoring by half: 28–33, 25–35 |
Group III
Group IV
Classification 5th–14th
13th place
11th place
9th place
7th place
5th place
Final round
Semifinals
3rd place
Final
Final standing
Awards
| 1998 Asian Under-18 champions
|
 China Sixth title
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- Most Valuable Player:
Yao Ming
- Best Playmaker:
Yuta Tabuse
- Best Scorer:
Fumio Murayama
- Best Coach:
Ma Lianbo
References