The 2001 ABC Championship qualification was held in late 2000 and early 2001 with the Gulf region, West Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia and Middle Asia (Central Asia and South Asia) each conducting tournaments.
Qualification format The following are eligible to participate:
The organizing country. The five best-placed teams from the previous ABC Championship. The two best teams from the sub-zones.
1999 ABC Championship
RankTeam 456789101112131415
Qualified teams
East Asia (4+2) Gulf (2+2) Middle Asia (2) Southeast Asia (2) West Asia (2) * ** *
* Withdrew
** Suspended by FIBA, replaced by which finished third in the Southeast Asian qualifiers.
East Asia All the others withdrew, so and qualified automatically.
Gulf The 2000 Gulf Basketball Association Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2001 ABC Championship. won the tournament and qualified alongside .
Middle Asia All the others withdrew, so and qualified automatically.
Southeast Asia
The 4th Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2001 ABC Championship. the two best teams qualifies for 2001 ABC Championship. The tournament was held at Manila, Philippines.
Preliminary round Group A TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts330333159+1746321240229+115312179243−644303180301−1213
Group B TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts22017099+714211164111+53320279203−1242
Classification 5th–7th
Semifinals
5th place
Final round
Semifinals
3rd place
Final
Final standing RankTeam 4567
West Asia The 2000 West Asia Basketball Association Championship and 2001 West Asia Basketball Association Championship are the qualifying tournament for the 2001 ABC Championship. the two best teams after the second tournament qualifies for 2001 ABC Championship. The 2000 tournament was held at Beirut, Lebanon while Amman, Jordan hosted the 2001 edition.
TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 8 7 1 704 649 +55 15 8 5 3 624 622 +2 13 8 4 4 635 624 +11 12 8 3 5 630 637 −7 11 8 1 7 572 633 −61 9
References
External links FIBA Asia official website