Rimini, Italy, September 9-11, 2011 — Singapore finished 30th out of 36 teams at the 1st 3×3 Youth World Basketball Championship.

Singapore were represented by Delvin Goh (16 years old), Peter Soo (17), Poh Wei Hao (18) and Zhou Zhenqiang (18) and led by head coach Neo Nam Kheng.

The boys’ championship which was eventually won by New Zealand who beat Bulgaria 19-18.

Powerhouse USA were knocked out 21-12 by Estonia in the quarter-finals and eventually finished eighth overall after additional losses to Russia (15-21) and Canada (11-20).

Singapore were placed in Pool B with eight other teams and finished the preliminary stage with a 1-7 win-loss record, their only win coming against Qatar (19-9). Only the top four from each of the four pools progressed to the round of 16 stage.

In the classification round, Singapore lost to Syria (19-21) and England (10-21) before beating Japan 19-17. In their final playoff game for 29th and 30th, they lost 16-18 to India.

Pool B Results (Singapore matches only)
Singapore 13 Spain 17
Jordan 16 Singapore 12
Egypt 16 Singapore 9
Qatar 9 Singapore 19
Syria 17 Singapore 16
Singapore 17 Serbia 18
Singapore 14 Austria 15
Singapore 10 Italy 21

Classification 19-30: Syria 21 Singapore 19
Classification 25-32: Singapore 10 England 21
Classification 29-32: Singapore 19 Japan 17

Playoff for 29th and 30th: India 18 Singapore 16

Average Points Per Game
Zhou Zenqiang — 5
Delvin Goh — 4.3
Peter Soo — 3.2
Poh Wei Hao — 1.9