China won the gold in the last Asian Games which was held in China, but their chances to defend the gold medal was dampened with the exclusion of ex-NBA player Yi Jian Lian from their roster.
The Philippines, South Korea, and Iran, meanwhile, are fresh from competing in the 2014 FIBA World Cup where they went up against the top 24 teams in the World.
While Chinese Taipei won the silver medal in this year's FIBA Asia Cup, defeating China in the semifinals, before losing to Iran in the finals.
Competition Format (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/)
- Top eight teams in 2010 that are participating in 2014 were automatically seeded and will advance to the preliminary round. The other teams will play in the qualifying round.
- The qualifying round will be composed two groups of four teams each. Each team will play the teams within their group. The top two teams per group will advance to the preliminary round.
- The preliminary round will be composed of four groups of three teams each. Each team will play the teams within their group. The top two teams per group will advance to the quarterfinals.
- The quarterfinals will be composed of two groups of four teams each. Each team will play the teams within their group they haven't played yet. The top two teams per group will advance to the final round. The bottom two qualify to the classification round.
- The classification and final rounds are single-elimination tournaments, with a consolation game for the semifinals losers. In the final round, the winner of the third place game wins the bronze medal; the loser in the final is awarded the silver medal, while the winner wins the gold medal.
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | Group E | Group F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mongolia Hong Kong Kuwait Maldives |  Saudi Arabia Kazakhstan Palestine India |  China Chinese Taipei |  South Korea Jordan |  Iran Philippines |  Japan Qatar |