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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | China |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | July 20–28 |
| Teams | 14 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  China (12th title) |
| Runner-up |  Lebanon |
| Third place |  South Korea |
| Fourth place |  Syria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Yao Ming |
The 2001 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men was held in Shanghai, China.
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.
| East Asia (4+2) | Gulf (2+2) | Middle Asia (2) | Southeast Asia (2) | West Asia (2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China |  Saudi Arabia |  India |  Philippines | Lebanon |
| South Korea |  Kuwait |  Uzbekistan |  Thailand | Syria |
 Chinese Taipei |  Qatar | |||
 Japan |  United Arab Emirates | |||
 North Korea | ||||
 Hong Kong |
Original draw:
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|
* Withdrew
** Suspended by FIBA, replaced by 
Singapore 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.
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 307 | 148 | +159 | 6 |
| Qatar | 3 | 2 | 1 | 210 | 189 | +21 | 5 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 2 | 178 | 258 | −80 | 4 |
| Thailand | 3 | 0 | 3 | 193 | 293 | −100 | 3 |
July 21 11:00 |
| Thailand | 87–92 (OT) | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 25–21, 10–20, 21–18, Overtime: 10–15 | ||
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 306 | 172 | +134 | 6 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 231 | 222 | +9 | 5 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 2 | 198 | 215 | −17 | 4 |
| Singapore | 3 | 0 | 3 | 167 | 293 | −126 | 3 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | 2 | 0 | 164 | 120 | +44 | 4 |
| India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 118 | 146 | −28 | 3 |
| Uzbekistan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 126 | 142 | −16 | 2 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 182 | 160 | +22 | 4 |
| Japan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 151 | 153 | −2 | 3 |
| Kuwait | 2 | 0 | 2 | 173 | 193 | −20 | 2 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 313 | 214 | +99 | 6 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 246 | 232 | +14 | 5 |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 209 | 269 | −60 | 4 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 3 | 203 | 256 | −53 | 3 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 271 | 219 | +52 | 6 |
| Syria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 239 | 215 | +24 | 5 |
| Qatar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 225 | 229 | −4 | 4 |
| India | 3 | 0 | 3 | 198 | 270 | −72 | 3 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uzbekistan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 161 | 140 | +21 | 4 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1 | 1 | 167 | 147 | +20 | 3 |
| Singapore | 2 | 0 | 2 | 136 | 177 | −41 | 2 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 2 | 0 | 163 | 140 | +23 | 4 |
| Kuwait | 2 | 1 | 1 | 154 | 135 | +19 | 3 |
| Thailand | 2 | 0 | 2 | 118 | 160 | −42 | 2 |
July 28 12:00 |
| Chinese Taipei | 92–90 (OT) | India |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 14–17, 17–25, 24–13, Overtime: 13–11 | ||
Finalists qualified for the 2002 FIBA World Championship.
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| July 27 | ||||||
| Lebanon | 75 | |||||
| July 28 | ||||||
| South Korea | 72 | |||||
| Lebanon | 63 | |||||
| July 27 | ||||||
| China | 97 | |||||
| China | 94 | |||||
| Syria | 55 | |||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| July 28 | ||||||
| South Korea (OT) | 95 | |||||
| Syria | 94 | |||||
July 28 17:00 |
| South Korea | 95–94 (OT) | Syria |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 23–23, 13–11, 28–22, Overtime: 15–14 | ||
| Qualified for the 2002 FIBA World Championship |
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
 | China | 8–0 |
 | Lebanon | 5–3 |
 | South Korea | 7–1 |
| 4 | Syria | 4–3 |
| 5 | Qatar | 4–3 |
| 6 | Japan | 2–4 |
| 7 | Chinese Taipei | 3–3 |
| 8 | India | 1–5 |
| 9 | Uzbekistan | 3–2 |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates | 3–3 |
| 11 | Hong Kong | 3–3 |
| 12 | Kuwait | 1–4 |
| 13 | Thailand | 1–5 |
| 14 | Singapore | 0–6 |
| 2001 Asian champions |
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 China Twelfth title |
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