Manama won the inaugural title after defeating Kuwait Club in the championship game.

There they are joined by the champions of the Kazakhstan Basketball Championship and the invited Indian representative.

The two teams that advance to the championship game qualify for the 2023 FIBA Asia Champions Cup.

[2] The Chennai Heat as the Indian National Basketball League champions, were supposed to play in the Final 8, but withdrew.

On 23 May FIBA announced that the Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, would host the inaugural Final Eight.