1997 ABC Championship

The 1997 Men's Asian Basketball Confederation Championship was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Qualification
According to the FIBA Asia rules, each zone had two places, and the hosts (Saudi Arabia) and the best 5 teams of the previous Asian Championship were automatically qualified.

Awards

 * Most Valuable Player: 🇰🇷 Chun Hee-Chul
 * Best Scorer: 🇧🇭 Abdulmajeed Ali
 * Best Playmaker: 🇰🇷 Kang Dong-Hee
 * Best 3-Pointer: 🇰🇿 Alexey Yeropkin
 * Best Coach: 🇰🇷 Kim Dong-Kwang
 * Sportsmanship Award: Romel Adducul