2014 SABA Championship

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2014 SABA Championship
3rd South Asian Basketball Championship
Official logo of the 2014 SABA Championship
Tournament details
Host country Nepal
DatesMay 13–17
Teams5
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions India (2nd title)
2013
2015

The 2014 SABA Championship is the 3rd SABA Championship, and the qualifying event in the South Asia Basketball Association subzone, one of the FIBA Asia's subzone for the 2014 FIBA Asia Cup. The games were held from May 13 to May 17 in Kathmandu, Nepal.[1]

India won their second SABA title after sweeping the whole tournament, thus clinching the lone spot for SABA in the 2014 FIBA Asia Cup.[2][3]

Round robin[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  India (C, Q) 4 4 0 372 142 +230 8 Qualified to the 2014 FIBA Asia Cup
2  Bangladesh 4 3 1 267 310 −43 7
3  Sri Lanka 4 2 2 272 310 −38 6
4    Nepal (H) 4 1 3 288 323 −35 5
5  Maldives 4 0 4 270 384 −114 4
Source: FIBA[dead link]
Rules for classification: a) Head-to-head results b) Drawing of lots c) Goal average
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
May 13
14:10
Nepal    108–89  Maldives
Scoring by quarter: 28–23, 28–20, 25–12, 27–34
May 13
17:00
Bangladesh  72–70  Sri Lanka
Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 11–21, 22–14, 15–16
May 14
14:10
Sri Lanka  80–66    Nepal
Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 18–15, 18–14, 24–18
May 14
17:00
Bangladesh  39–93  India
Scoring by quarter: 8–19, 13–32, 7–27, 11–15
May 15
14:10
India  97–30  Sri Lanka
Scoring by quarter: 20–4, 26–9, 21–7, 30–10
May 15
17:00
Maldives  74–76  Bangladesh
Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 21–20, 18–22, 19–21
May 16
14:10
India  74–41    Nepal
Scoring by quarter: 22–6, 15–17, 21–10, 16–8
May 16
17:00
Sri Lanka  92–75  Maldives
Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 28–19, 29–13, 19–26
May 17
11:00
Maldives  32–108  India
Scoring by quarter: 10–35, 6–29, 3–31, 13–13
May 17
14:10
Nepal    73–80  Bangladesh
Scoring by quarter: 13–22, 15–15, 15–18, 30–25

Final standings[edit]

Rank Team
 India
 Bangladesh
 Sri Lanka
4    Nepal
5  Maldives

Awards[edit]

 2014 SABA champions 

India
Second title

References[edit]

  1. ^ "3rd SABA Championship to kick off from May 13 in Kathmandu". Nepalese Voice. 8 May 2014. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  2. ^ "SABA Championship 2015 to be held in India". BasketballSansar. 15 June 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-06-24. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
  3. ^ "IND - India round off campaign with clean sweep". FIBA Asia. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.