2001 ABC Championship qualification
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
    
| Rank | Team | 
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| 15 | 
Qualified teams
    
| East Asia (4+2) | Gulf (2+2) | Middle Asia (2) | Southeast Asia (2) | West Asia (2) | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
* Withdrew
** Suspended by FIBA, replaced by 
 Singapore which finished third in the Southeast Asian qualifiers.
East Asia
    
All the others withdrew, so 
 North Korea and 
 Hong Kong qualified automatically.
Gulf
    
The 2000 Gulf Basketball Association Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2001 ABC Championship. 
 Qatar won the tournament and qualified alongside 
 United Arab Emirates.
Middle Asia
    
All the others withdrew, so 
 India and 
 Uzbekistan qualified automatically.
Southeast Asia
    
| 2001 SEABA Championship | |
|---|---|
| 4th Southeast Asian Basketball Championship | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host nation | Philippines | 
| Dates | 2–7 April | 
| Teams | 7 (from 10 federations) | 
| Venues | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Champions | |
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.
Group A
    
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 333 | 159 | +174 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 240 | 229 | +11 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 179 | 243 | −64 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 180 | 301 | −121 | 3 | 
Group B
    
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 170 | 99 | +71 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 164 | 111 | +53 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 203 | −124 | 2 | 
Classification 5th–7th
    
| Semifinals | 5th place | |||||
| April 6 | ||||||
| April 7 | ||||||
| Bye | ||||||
| 73 | ||||||
| April 6 | ||||||
| 59 | ||||||
| 47 | ||||||
| 81 | ||||||
Semifinals
    
5th place
    
Final round
    
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| April 6 | ||||||
| 88 | ||||||
| April 7 | ||||||
| 44 | ||||||
| 90 | ||||||
| April 6 | ||||||
| 73 | ||||||
| 70 | ||||||
| 60 | ||||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| April 7 | ||||||
| 78 | ||||||
| 81 | ||||||
Semifinals
    
3rd place
    
Final
    
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.
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 
External links
    
- FIBA Asia official website Archived 2010-01-05 at the Wayback Machine
 
