[1] This will be the second time the country will host the tournament after successfully staging the 20th edition eight years ago.

Each of the six FIBA Asia Sub-Zones had two places, and the hosts (Iran) and holders (China) were automatically qualified.

The other four places are allocated to the zones according to performance in the 2014 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship.

No teams from the Persian Gulf region entered despite being allocated two automatic berths.

[6] China (12) Chinese Taipei (27) Philippines (28) India (52) Iraq (62) Thailand (67) Iran (24) South Korea (18) Japan (26) Kazakhstan (37) Indonesia (70) Lebanon (54) This year's tournament was held at the Twelve Thousand People Sport Hall, located in the north & south of the main street of the Azadi Sport Complex.