| Nation | Gold |
|---|---|
| China | 16 |
| Philippines | 5 |
| Iran | 3 |
| South Korea | 2 |
| Japan | 2 |
| Australia | 1 |
| Year | Host | Champion (Head Coach) | Score (MVP) | Second place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Manila | Philippines Arturo Ruis | No playoffs Carlos Badion (Philippines) | Republic of China |
| 1963 | Taipei | Philippines Felicisimo Fajardo | 91–77 William Adornado (Philippines) | Republic of China |
| 1965 | Kuala Lumpur | Japan Tadashi Miura | No playoffs | Philippines |
| 1967 | Seoul | Philippines Carlos Loyzaga | No playoffs | South Korea |
| 1969 | Bangkok | South Korea | No playoffs | Japan |
| 1971 | Tokyo | Japan Kuninaka Taketomi | No playoffs | Philippines |
| 1973 | Manila | Philippines Valentin Eduque | No playoffs | South Korea |
| 1975 | Bangkok | China Qian Chenghai | No playoffs | Japan |
| 1977 | Kuala Lumpur | China Qian Chenghai | No playoffs | South Korea |
| 1979 | Nagoya | China Ma Qingsheng | No playoffs | Japan |
| 1981 | Kolkata | China Qian Chenghai | No playoffs | South Korea |
| 1983 | Hong Kong | China Qian Chenghai | 95–71 Guo Yinglin (China) | Japan |
| 1985 | Kuala Lumpur | Philippines Ron Jacobs | No playoffs Allan Caidic (Philippines) | South Korea |
| 1987 | Bangkok | China Qian Chenghai | 86–79 Lee Chung-hee (South Korea) | South Korea |
| 1989 | Beijing | China Sun Bang | 102–72 | South Korea |
| 1991 | Kobe | China Jiang Xingquan | 104–88 | South Korea |
| 1993 | Jakarta | China Jiang Xingquan | 93–72 | North Korea |
| 1995 | Seoul | China Jiang Xingquan | 87–78 Hur Jae (South Korea) | South Korea |
| 1997 | Riyadh | South Korea Jeong Gwang-seok | 78–76 Chun Hee-chul (South Korea) | Japan |
| 1999 | Fukuoka | China Jiang Xingquan | 63–45 Hu Weidong (China) | South Korea |
| 2001 | Shanghai | China Jiang Xingquan | 97–63 Yao Ming (China) | Lebanon |
| 2003 | Harbin | China Jiang Xingquan | 106–96 Yao Ming (China) | South Korea |
| 2005 | Doha | China Jonas Kazlauskas | 77–61 Yao Ming (China) | Lebanon |
| 2007 | Tokushima | Iran Rajko Toroman | 74–69 Hamed Haddadi (Iran) | Lebanon |
| 2009 | Tianjin | Iran Veselin Matić | 70–52 Hamed Haddadi (Iran) | China |
| 2011 | Wuhan | China Bob Donewald Jr. | 70–69 Yi Jianlian (China) | Jordan |
| 2013 | Manila | Iran Memi Bečirovič | 85–71 Hamed Haddadi (Iran) | Philippines |
| 2015 | Changsha | China Gong Luming | 78–67 Yi Jianlian (China) | Philippines |
| 2017 | Beirut | Australia Andrej Lemanis | 79–56 Hamed Haddadi (Iran) | Iran |
| 2021 |