The 2001 ABC Championship qualification was held in late 2000 and early 2001 with the Gulf

Persian Gulf

The Persian Gulf, in Southwest Asia, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.The Persian Gulf was the focus of the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War, in which each side attacked the other's oil tankers...

 region, West Asia, Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...

, East Asia

East Asia

East Asia or Eastern Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either geographical or cultural terms...

 and Middle Asia (Central Asia

Central Asia

Central Asia is a core region of the Asian continent from the Caspian Sea in the west, China in the east, Afghanistan in the south, and Russia in the north...

 and South Asia

South Asia

South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...

) each conducting tournaments.

Qualification format

The following are eligible to participate:

• The organizing country.
• The five best-placed teams from the previous ABC Championship
  FIBA Asia Championship
  The FIBA Asia Championship for Men is a tournament which takes place every two years between teams of the continent. This is the Asian qualifying tournament for the FIBA World Championship and the Olympic basketball tournament...
  
  .
• The two best teams from the sub-zones.

1999 ABC Championship

Rank	Team
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Qualified teams

East Asia (2+4)	|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.

Gulf

The 2000 Gulf Basketball Association Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2001 ABC Championship. won the tournament and qualified alongside .

Southeast Asia

The 2001 Southeast Asia Basketball 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

Manila

Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...

, Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

.

Group A

174

11

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
	3	3	0	333	159
6
	3	2	1	240	229
5
	3	1	2	179	243	−64	4
	3	0	3	180	301	−121	3

Group B

71

53

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
	2	2	0	170	99
4
	2	1	1	164	111
3
	2	0	2	79	203	−124	2

Classification 5th–7th

Semifinals

5th place

Final round

Semifinals

3rd place

Final

Final standing

Rank	Team
4
5
6
7

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

Beirut

Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...

, Lebanon

Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...

 while Amman

Amman

Amman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost...

, Jordan

Jordan

Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...

 hosted the 2001 edition.

55

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
	8	7	1	704	649
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

External links

• FIBA Asia official website