Originally intended to be the 2021 edition, the tournament was initially scheduled to take place between 3 and 15 August 2021,[1] but it was postponed due to 17 to 29 August 2021 to avoid scheduling conflict with the 2020 Summer Olympics which was postponed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[6][7] On 7 October 2020, Indonesian Youth and Sports Minister Zainudin Amali confirmed that FIBA had entrusted Indonesia to host the upcoming Asia Cup in 2021.

[3] However, due to a surge of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia amid the pandemic as of July 2021, FIBA considered postponing the competition to 2022.

Every group winner gained direct access to the quarterfinal, while the runners-up played a playoff game.

[3] The draw was scheduled to take place on 8 December 2021, but was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic-related travel restrictions by Indonesia.

[10][11][12] The seeding was announced on 15 February 2022 and was based on the FIBA World Rankings of December 2021.