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 (China) and the best 5 teams of the previous Asian Championship were automatically qualified.

Draw
Original draw:

* Withdrew

** Suspended by FIBA, replaced by which finished third in the Southeast Asian qualifiers.

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.

Final round
Finalists qualified for the 2002 FIBA World Championship.

Awards

 * Most Valuable Player: 🇨🇳 Yao Ming
 * Best Playmaker: Walid Doumiati
 * Best Rebounder: 🇨🇳 Yao Ming
 * Best 3-Pointer: 🇰🇷 Yang Kyun-Min
 * Best Coach: 🇺🇸 Johnny Neumann (Lebanon) and 🇨🇳 Wang Fei
 * Sportsmanship Award: 🇸🇾 Michael Madanly

All-Star Team:


 * 🇨🇳 Yao Ming
 * 🇨🇳 Wang Zhizhi
 * Fadi El Khatib
 * Walid Doumiati
 * 🇰🇷 Seo Jang-Hoon