Basketball was one of the 36 sports featured at the 17th Asian Games 2014, which took place in Incheon, South Korea on 20 September â 3 October 2014. The event was held at the 7,406 seat Samsan World Gymnasium, and the 5,158 seat Hwaseong Indoor Arena.
The teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the 2010 Asian Games.
The best 8 teams from the basketball competition of the 2010 Asian Games that were participating in 2014 directly entered the second round. The teams were distributed according to their position at the 2010 Asian Games using the serpentine system for their distribution.
The best 6 teams from the basketball competition of the 2010 Asian Games that were participating in 2014 directly entered the knockout round. The teams were distributed according to their position at the 2010 Asian Games using the serpentine system for their distribution.