2026 Basketball Champions League Asia – East
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The 2026 Basketball Champions League Asia – East (BCL Asia – East) was the qualification tournament for the 2026 Basketball Champions League Asia.[1][2] The tournament involved teams from the East Asia (EABA) and Southeast Asia (SEABA) sub-zones of FIBA Asia.[1] The games were held on March 27 to May 24, 2026, and two teams advanced to the 2026 Basketball Champions League Asia.[1][3] On September 3, the FIBA announced that 2026 Basketball Champions League Asia was cancelled.[4]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 27 – May 24, 2026 |
| Teams | 7 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  South China |
| Runners-up |  Taoyuan Pauian Pilots |
| Third place |  Chinggis Broncos |
| Fourth place |  Dewa United Banten |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Glen Yang (South China) |
| Official website | |
| 2026 Basketball Champions League Asia – East | |
Entrant teams
The seven teams participated in the following games.[3]
| Association | Team | Domestic league standings |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese Taipei (2) |
Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 2024–25 P. League+ champion |
| New Taipei Kings | 2024–25 Taiwan Professional Basketball League champion | |
| Indonesia (1) |
Dewa United Banten | 2025 Indonesian Basketball League champion |
 Malaysia (1) |
Johor Southern Tigers | 2024–25 Major Basketball League Malaysia champion |
 Thailand (1) |
Hi-Tech | 2025 Basketball Thai League champion |
| Mongolia (1) |
Chinggis Broncos[a] | 2024–25 The League champion |
| Hong Kong (1) |
South China | 2024–25 Hong Kong A1 Division Championship champion |
Group stage
The seven teams were divided to A (South East) and B (East) groups for the group stage. The top three teams from each group advanced to the Final 6.[1][3]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dewa United Banten |
6 | 4 | 2 | 547 | 520 | +27 | 10 | Advance to Final 6 |
| 2 | Hi-Tech |
6 | 3 | 3 | 543 | 552 | −9 | 9 | |
| 3 | Johor Southern Tigers |
6 | 2 | 4 | 505 | 523 | −18 | 8 |
Source: FIBA
| 27 March | Dewa United Banten |
97–77 | Hi-Tech |
Tangerang |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (WIB) | Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 24–15, 25–22, 31–18 | |||
| Pts: Gillenwater 31 Rebs: Ibarra 11 Asts: Cooper 19 |
Boxscore | Pts: Freeman 20 Rebs: Jakrawan 12 Asts: Jaimsawad 7 |
Arena: Dewa United Arena Attendance: 890 Referees: Leong Chuen Wing (SGP), Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Aaron Rey Cañete (PHI) |
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| 28 March | Hi-Tech |
90–80(OT) | Johor Southern Tigers |
Tangerang |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (WIB) | Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 16–15, 19–23, 13–13, Overtime: 20–10 | |||
| Pts: Freeman 21 Rebs: Freeman 16 Asts: Jakrawan 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Hill 24 Rebs: Geramipoor 10 Asts: Hill, Lewis 4 |
Arena: Dewa United Arena Attendance: 300 Referees: Leong Chuen Wing (SGP), Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND), Aaron Rey Cañete (PHI) |
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| 29 March | Johor Southern Tigers |
79–91 | Dewa United Banten |
Tangerang |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (WIB) | Scoring by quarter: 30–21, 15–17, 14–30, 20–23 | |||
| Pts: Lewis 29 Rebs: Hill 11 Asts: Ting 8 |
Boxscore | Pts: Gillenwater 29 Rebs: Ibarra 12 Asts: Cooper 12 |
Arena: Dewa United Arena Attendance: 1,335 Referees: Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Leong Chuen Wing (SGP), Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND) |
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| 15 April | Dewa United Banten |
99–94(OT) | Hi-Tech |
Johor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 (MST) | Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 28–15, 21–21, 19–35, Overtime: 14–9 | |||
| Pts: Gillenwater 35 Rebs: Ibarra 19 Asts: Cooper 14 |
Boxscore | Pts: Lish 24 Rebs: Ejesu, Jakrawan 6 Asts: Jaimsawad 4 |
Arena: Arena Larkin Indoor Stadium Attendance: 500 Referees: Lee Kyoung-Hwan (KOR), Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ), Cheong Chee Keong (SGP) |
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| 16 April | Johor Southern Tigers |
90–87 | Dewa United Banten |
Johor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 (MST) | Scoring by quarter: 37–18, 19–36, 16–14, 18–19 | |||
| Pts: Lewis 30 Rebs: Geramipoor 6 Asts: Hill 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Saputra 19 Rebs: Nikolas 9 Asts: Cooper 13 |
Arena: Arena Larkin Indoor Stadium Attendance: 2,550 Referees: Chuang Chih-Chun (TPE), Lee Kyoung-Hwan (KOR), Cheong Chee Keong (SGP) |
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| 17 April | Hi-Tech |
91–89 | Johor Southern Tigers |
Johor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 (MST) | Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 24–16, 20–20, 29–28 | |||
| Pts: Lish 16 Rebs: Freeman 9 Asts: Jakrawan 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Geramipoor 23 Rebs: Ting 9 Asts: Hill 5 |
Arena: Arena Larkin Indoor Stadium Attendance: 4,924 Referees: Lee Kyoung-Hwan (KOR), Chuang Chih-Chun (TPE), Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ) |
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| 30 April | Johor Southern Tigers |
83–70 | Dewa United Banten |
Bangkok |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 (ICT) | Scoring by quarter: 20–28, 20–21, 29–10, 14–11 | |||
| Pts: Lewis 28 Rebs: M. Lee 13 Asts: Hill 9 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ibarra 27 Rebs: Ibarra 21 Asts: Cooper 13 |
Arena: Nimibutr Stadium Attendance: 130 Referees: Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ), Leong Chuen Wing (SGP), Lê Phạm Trung Kiên (VIE) |
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| 1 May | Dewa United Banten |
103–97 | Hi-Tech |
Bangkok |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 (ICT) | Scoring by quarter: 29–24, 21–24, 25–25, 28–24 | |||
| Pts: Gillenwater 25 Rebs: Ibarra 14 Asts: Cooper 14 |
Boxscore | Pts: Fields 34 Rebs: Fields 10 Asts: Lish, Diaby 7 |
Arena: Nimibutr Stadium Attendance: 1,275 Referees: Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ), Lê Phạm Trung Kiên (VIE) |
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| 2 May | Hi-Tech |
94–84 | Johor Southern Tigers |
Bangkok |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 (ICT) | Scoring by quarter: 23–25, 28–15, 15–26, 28–18 | |||
| Pts: Fields 19 Rebs: Fields 8 Asts: three players 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Lewis 23 Rebs: M. Lee 14 Asts: Lewis 6 |
Arena: Nimibutr Stadium Attendance: 1,184 Referees: Leong Chuen Wing (SGP), Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ) |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots |
6 | 6 | 0 | 548 | 461 | +87 | 12 | Advance to Final 6 |
| 2 | Chinggis Broncos |
6 | 2 | 4 | 514 | 487 | +27 | 8 | |
| 3 | South China |
6 | 2 | 4 | 528 | 537 | −9 | 8 | |
| 4 | New Taipei Kings |
6 | 2 | 4 | 492 | 597 | −105 | 8 |
Source: FIBA
| 6 April | South China |
84–86 | Chinggis Broncos |
Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 (HKT) | Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 23–16, 24–21, 17–29 | |||
| Pts: Davenport 20 Rebs: Davenport 13 Asts: Davenport 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Miller 27 Rebs: Tshimanga 13 Asts: Barsbold 5 |
Arena: Southorn Stadium Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Preeda Muongmee (THA), Cheon Kam-Jae (KOR), Ong Jin Leong (SGP) |
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| 7 April | South China |
103–82 | New Taipei Kings |
Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 (HKT) | Scoring by quarter: 29–24, 27–16, 21–14, 26–28 | |||
| Pts: Andela 22 Rebs: Andela 13 Asts: Gilbert 8 |
Boxscore | Pts: Gardner 31 Rebs: Tolbert 10 Asts: Su P., Lin Y. 5 |
Arena: Southorn Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Cheon Kam-Jae (KOR), Chan Owe Shiong (MAS), Ong Jin Leong (SGP) |
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| 9 April | South China |
76–79 | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots |
Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 (HKT) | Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 27–21, 13–26, 15–11 | |||
| Pts: Davenport 17 Rebs: Andela, Gilbert 12 Asts: Gilbert 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Artino 22 Rebs: Artino 15 Asts: Artino 7 |
Arena: Southorn Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Chan Owe Shiong (MAS), Preeda Muongmee (THA), Cheon Kam-Jae (KOR) |
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| 14 April | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots |
110–85 | New Taipei Kings |
Taipei City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (TST) | Scoring by quarter: 27–23, 38–11, 21–23, 24–28 | |||
| Pts: Millner 31 Rebs: Brown, Artino 13 Asts: Chen C. 9 |
Boxscore | Pts: Harris 28 Rebs: Tolbert 7 Asts: three players 3 |
Arena: University of Taipei, Tian-Mu Campus Gymnasium Attendance: 927 Referees: Nattapong Jontapa (THA), Budi Marfan (INA), Hum Zhung Liang (MAS) |
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| 16 April | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots |
99–80 | South China |
Taipei City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (TST) | Scoring by quarter: 32–14, 23–27, 20–22, 24–17 | |||
| Pts: Artino 19 Rebs: Artino 14 Asts: Chen C., Brown 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Yang 20 Rebs: Andela 14 Asts: Yang, Tsang 4 |
Arena: University of Taipei, Tian-Mu Campus Gymnasium Attendance: 511 Referees: Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ), Nattapong Jontapa (THA), Hum Zhung Liang (MAS) |
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| 18 April | New Taipei Kings |
107–99 | South China |
Taipei City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 (TST) | Scoring by quarter: 30–25, 22–19, 29–26, 26–29 | |||
| Pts: Harris 34 Rebs: Tolbert 6 Asts: Harris 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: Andela 26 Rebs: Andela 12 Asts: Yang 9 |
Arena: University of Taipei, Tian-Mu Campus Gymnasium Attendance: 509 Referees: Budi Marfan (INA), Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ), Nattapong Jontapa (THA) |
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| 19 April | New Taipei Kings |
80–79 | Chinggis Broncos |
Taipei City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 (TST) | Scoring by quarter: 27–17, 21–24, 23–16, 9–22 | |||
| Pts: Gardner 26 Rebs: Tolbert 15 Asts: Harris 11 |
Boxscore | Pts: Tshimanga 27 Rebs: Tshimanga 12 Asts: Miller 9 |
Arena: University of Taipei, Tian-Mu Campus Gymnasium Attendance: 536 Referees: Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ), Preeda Muongmee (THA), Hum Zhung Liang (MAS) |
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| 21 April | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots |
82–78 | Chinggis Broncos |
Taipei City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (TST) | Scoring by quarter: 26–25, 20–18, 18–25, 18–10 | |||
| Pts: Brown 23 Rebs: Millner 7 Asts: Brown 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Miller 21 Rebs: Azbayar 13 Asts: Barsbold, Azbayar 4 |
Arena: University of Taipei, Tian-Mu Campus Gymnasium Attendance: 459 Referees: Preeda Muongmee (THA), Nattapong Jontapa (THA), Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ) |
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| 26 April | New Taipei Kings |
63–98 | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots |
New Taipei City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 (TST) | Scoring by quarter: 20–28, 11–26, 18–22, 14–22 | |||
| Pts: Gardner 18 Rebs: Tolbert 10 Asts: Lin Y. 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: Millner 30 Rebs: Artino 14 Asts: Millner 5 |
Arena: Xinzhuang Gymnasium Attendance: 1,559 Referees: Daigo Urushima (JPN), Glenn Cornelio (PHI), Lee Seung-Mu (KOR) |
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| 5 May | Chinggis Broncos |
84–86 | South China |
Ulaanbaatar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (ULAT) | Scoring by quarter: 30–21, 20–22, 23–14, 11–29 | |||
| Pts: Tshimanga 18 Rebs: Tshimanga 14 Asts: Barsbold 8 |
Boxscore | Pts: Davenport 27 Rebs: Davenport 14 Asts: three players 5 |
Arena: M bank Arena Attendance: 897 Referees: Anton Kozlov (KAZ), Suebpong Wichaiphin (THA), Lim Wee Chun (MAS) |
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| 7 May | Chinggis Broncos |
79–80 | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots |
Ulaanbaatar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (ULAT) | Scoring by quarter: 27–23, 20–21, 23–10, 9–26 | |||
| Pts: Lemon 22 Rebs: Tshimanga 10 Asts: Lemon 9 |
Boxscore | Pts: Artino 20 Rebs: Artino 17 Asts: Millner 4 |
Arena: M bank Arena Attendance: 1,006 Referees: Suebpong Wichaiphin (THA), Lee Kyoung-Hwan (KOR), Lim Wee Chun (MAS) |
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| 8 May | Chinggis Broncos |
108–75 | New Taipei Kings |
Ulaanbaatar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (ULAT) | Scoring by quarter: 33–16, 27–14, 30–22, 18–23 | |||
| Pts: Lemon 26 Rebs: Tshimanga 15 Asts: Barsbold 11 |
Boxscore | Pts: Su P. 18 Rebs: Lin C. 7 Asts: Su P. 5 |
Arena: M bank Arena Attendance: 1,172 Referees: Lee Kyoung-Hwan (KOR), Anton Kozlov (KAZ), Suebpong Wichaiphin (THA) |
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Final 6
The six teams were divided into two groups of three teams each for the Final 6. The top two teams from each group advanced to the semifinals.[1] The top two teams from the Final 6 advanced to the 2026 Basketball Champions League Asia.[1] Two teams from same country could not qualify to BCL Asia.[1] The final 6 was held at the Arena Larkin Indoor Stadium in Johor, Malaysia.[6]
Group C
Note: All times are Time in Malaysia (UTC+8)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dewa United Banten |
2 | 2 | 0 | 189 | 140 | +49 | 4 | Advance to Semifinals |
| 2 | Chinggis Broncos |
2 | 1 | 1 | 150 | 188 | −38 | 3 | |
| 3 | Johor Southern Tigers |
2 | 0 | 2 | 180 | 191 | −11 | 2 |
Source: FIBA
19 May 20:00 |
| Johor Southern Tigers |
93–97 | Chinggis Broncos |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–28, 23–20, 21–18, 31–31 | ||
| Pts: Lewis 36 Rebs: M. Lee 20 Asts: M. Lee 5 |
Pts: Miller 32 Rebs: Tshimanga 16 Asts: Lemon, Tshimanga 3 | |
Arena Larkin Indoor Stadium, Johor Attendance: 1,578 Referees: Zhang Xiao (CHN), Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND), Yuen Chun Yip (HKG) |
20 May 20:00 |
| Chinggis Broncos |
53–95 | Dewa United Banten |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–31, 9–29, 11–22, 14–13 | ||
| Pts: Temuulen 9 Rebs: Tshimanga 8 Asts: Azbayar 2 |
Pts: Gillenwater 23 Rebs: Ibarra 13 Asts: Cooper 14 | |
Arena Larkin Indoor Stadium, Johor Attendance: 423 Referees: Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Zhang Xiao (CHN), Preeda Muongmee (THA) |
21 May 20:00 |
| Dewa United Banten |
94–87 | Johor Southern Tigers |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–29, 29–27, 18–15, 27–16 | ||
| Pts: Gillenwater, Ibarra 25 Rebs: Ibarra 16 Asts: Cooper 12 |
Pts: Ting 26 Rebs: M. Lee 16 Asts: M. Lee 8 | |
Arena Larkin Indoor Stadium, Johor Attendance: 2,238 Referees: Zhang Xiao (CHN), Lee Kyoung-Hwan (KOR), Yuen Chun Yip (HKG) |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South China |
2 | 2 | 0 | 202 | 193 | +9 | 4 | Advance to Semifinals |
| 2 | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots |
2 | 1 | 1 | 207 | 185 | +22 | 3 | |
| 3 | Hi-Tech |
2 | 0 | 2 | 165 | 196 | −31 | 2 |
Source: FIBA
19 May 17:00 |
| South China |
92–90 | Hi-Tech |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–19, 24–32, 18–26, 20–13 | ||
| Pts: Davenport 25 Rebs: Davenport 9 Asts: Briscoe 7 |
Pts: Freeman 25 Rebs: Freeman 18 Asts: Fields 5 | |
Arena Larkin Indoor Stadium, Johor Attendance: 653 Referees: Lee Kyoung-Hwan (KOR), Budi Marfan (INA), Chan Owe Shiong (MAS) |
20 May 17:00 |
| Hi-Tech |
75–104 | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–25, 16–22, 14–33, 26–24 | ||
| Pts: Freeman 16 Rebs: Jakrawan 7 Asts: Fields 4 |
Pts: Millner 20 Rebs: Artino 14 Asts: Lu 6 | |
Arena Larkin Indoor Stadium, Johor Attendance: 196 Referees: Lee Kyoung-Hwan (KOR), Chan Owe Shiong (MAS), Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND) |
21 May 17:00 |
| Taoyuan Pauian Pilots |
103–110 | South China |
| Scoring by quarter: 31–25, 28–26, 24–23, 20–36 | ||
| Pts: Artino 26 Rebs: Brown 12 Asts: Chen C., Graham 6 |
Pts: Briscoe 45 Rebs: Davenport, Andela 7 Asts: Tsang 4 | |
Arena Larkin Indoor Stadium, Johor Attendance: 835 Referees: Budi Marfan (INA), Preeda Muongmee (THA), Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND) |
Bracket
| Semifinals | Finals | |||||
| South China | 90 | |||||
| Chinggis Broncos | 75 | |||||
| South China | 113 | |||||
| Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 103 | |||||
| Dewa United Banten | 86 | |||||
| Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 100 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Chinggis Broncos | 84 | |||||
| Dewa United Banten | 66 | |||||
Semifinals
23 May 17:00 |
| South China |
90–75 | Chinggis Broncos |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–22, 21–13, 20–26, 19–14 | ||
| Pts: Andela 24 Rebs: Andela 16 Asts: Briscoe 9 |
Pts: Lemon 22 Rebs: Tshimanga 24 Asts: Barsbold 6 | |
Arena Larkin Indoor Stadium, Johor Attendance: 583 Referees: Lee Kyoung-Hwan (KOR), Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND), Budi Marfan (INA) |
23 May 20:00 |
| Dewa United Banten |
86–100 | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots |
| Scoring by quarter: 32–35, 31–23, 12–23, 11–19 | ||
| Pts: Gillenwater 33 Rebs: Ibarra 15 Asts: Cooper 9 |
Pts: Millner 23 Rebs: Millner, Artino 10 Asts: Lu 5 | |
Arena Larkin Indoor Stadium, Johor Attendance: 1,292 Referees: Preeda Muongmee (THA), Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Chan Owe Shiong (MAS) |
Third place game
24 May 17:00 |
| Dewa United Banten |
66–84 | Chinggis Broncos |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 31–27, 11–18, 9–19 | ||
| Pts: Nikolas 14 Rebs: Ibarra 9 Asts: Disi 8 |
Pts: Azbayar 15 Rebs: Tshimanga 14 Asts: Bilguun 8 | |
Arena Larkin Indoor Stadium, Johor Attendance: 1,292 Referees: Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Zhang Xiao (CHN), Chan Owe Shiong (MAS) |
Finals
24 May 20:00 |
| Taoyuan Pauian Pilots |
103–113 | South China |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–32, 26–29, 25–33, 25–19 | ||
| Pts: Artino 35 Rebs: Artino 13 Asts: Pai 7 |
Pts: Davenport 30 Rebs: Andela 15 Asts: Yang 6 | |
Arena Larkin Indoor Stadium, Johor Attendance: 1,570 Referees: Lee Kyoung-Hwan (KOR), Budi Marfan (INA), Preeda Muongmee (THA) |
Qualified teams
The following two teams qualified for the 2026 Basketball Champions League Asia. On September 3, the FIBA announced that 2026 Basketball Champions League Asia was cancelled.[4]
| Team | Qualified on | Qualified as |
|---|---|---|
| South China |
23 May 2026[7] | 2026 BCL Asia – East champion |
| Taoyuan Pauian Pilots |
23 May 2026[8] | 2026 BCL Asia – East runner-up |
Note
- Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos participated the tournament as Chinggis Broncos.[5]