| 1997 FIBA Asia Championship | |
|---|---|
| 19th Asian Basketball Championship | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host nation | Saudi Arabia |
| Dates | September 11–19 |
| Teams | 15 (from 44 federations) |
| Venues | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions |  South Korea (2nd title) |
| MVP | Chun Hee-Chul |
The 1997 Men's Asian Basketball Confederation Championship was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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.
| East Asia (4+2) | Gulf (1+2) | Middle Asia (1+2) | Southeast Asia (2) | West Asia (2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 China |  Saudi Arabia |  Kazakhstan |  Indonesia |  Iran |
| South Korea |  United Arab Emirates |  India |  Philippines |  Jordan |
 Japan |  Bahrain |  Bangladesh | ||
 Chinese Taipei | ||||
 Hong Kong | ||||
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 280 | 198 | +82 | 6 |
| Iran | 3 | 2 | 1 | 215 | 242 | −27 | 5 |
| Bahrain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 197 | 214 | −17 | 4 |
| Philippines | 3 | 0 | 3 | 216 | 254 | −38 | 3 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 326 | 196 | +130 | 6 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 2 | 1 | 262 | 180 | +82 | 5 |
| India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 257 | 237 | +20 | 4 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 3 | 152 | 384 | −232 | 3 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 165 | 129 | +36 | 4 |
| Japan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 163 | 139 | +24 | 3 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 2 | 116 | 176 | −60 | 2 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 3 | 0 | 205 | 168 | +37 | 6 |
| Jordan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 197 | 184 | +13 | 5 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 226 | 203 | +23 | 4 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 176 | 249 | −73 | 3 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 263 | 178 | +85 | 6 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 223 | 220 | +3 | 5 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 2 | 207 | 232 | −25 | 4 |
| Jordan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 180 | 243 | −63 | 3 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 265 | 251 | +14 | 5 | 1–0 |
| South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 282 | 245 | +37 | 5 | 0–1 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | 2 | 217 | 235 | −18 | 4 | 1–0 |
| Iran | 3 | 1 | 2 | 233 | 266 | −33 | 4 | 0–1 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 264 | 176 | +88 | 6 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 266 | 186 | +80 | 5 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 2 | 236 | 223 | +13 | 4 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 3 | 137 | 318 | −181 | 3 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 2 | 2 | 0 | 173 | 143 | +30 | 4 |
| India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 156 | 172 | −16 | 3 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 157 | 171 | −14 | 2 |
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| September 18 | ||||||
| China | 72 | |||||
| September 19 | ||||||
| South Korea | 86 | |||||
| South Korea | 78 | |||||
| September 18 | ||||||
| Japan | 76 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | 92 | |||||
| Japan | 108 | |||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| September 19 | ||||||
| China | 94 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | 68 | |||||
| Qualified for the 1998 FIBA World Championship |
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
 | South Korea | 7–1 |
 | Japan | 4–3 |
 | China | 7–1 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 4–3 |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 4–3 |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei | 4–3 |
| 7 | Jordan | 3–4 |
| 8 | Iran | 3–4 |
| 9 | Philippines | 3–3 |
| 10 | Bahrain | 4–3 |
| 11 | India | 3–3 |
| 12 | Indonesia | 2–5 |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 2–4 |
| 14 | Hong Kong | 1–5 |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 0–6 |
| 1997 Asian champions |
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 South Korea Second title |
Chun Hee-Chul [1] Abdulmajeed Ali Kang Dong-Hee Alexey Yeropkin Kim Dong-Kwang Romel Adducul 
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