2001 ABC Championship
The 2001 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men was held in Shanghai, China.
Qualification
According to the ABC rules, each zone had two places, and the hosts and the best 5 teams of the previous Asian Championship were automatically qualified.| East Asia | Gulf | Middle Asia | Southeast Asia | West Asia |
Draw
Original draw:| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
With DPR Korea and Saudi Arabia out of the championship, the ABC has called for a redraw of the 14 participants in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on July 12.
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
Final round
Finalists qualified for the 2002 FIBA World Championship.Final standings
| Rank | Team | Record |
| 8–0 | ||
| 5–3 | ||
| 7–1 | ||
| 4 | 4–3 | |
| 5 | 4–3 | |
| 6 | 2–4 | |
| 7 | 3–3 | |
| 8 | 1–5 | |
| 9 | 3–2 | |
| 10 | 3–3 | |
| 11 | 3–3 | |
| 12 | 1–4 | |
| 13 | 1–5 | |
| 14 | 0–6 |
Awards
- Most Valuable Player: Yao Ming
- Best Playmaker: Walid Doumiati
- Best Rebounder: Yao Ming
- Best 3-Pointer: Yang Kyun-Min
- Best Coach: Johnny Neumann and Wang Fei
- Sportsmanship Award: Michael Madanly