The 2001 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men was held in Shanghai, China.

Qualification

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.

Draw

Original draw:

• Withdrew ** Suspended by FIBA, replaced by 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.

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Quarterfinal round

Group I

Group II

Group III

Group IV

Classification 5th–14th

13th place

11th place

9th place

7th place

5th place

Final round

Finalists qualified for the 2002 FIBA World Championship.

Semifinals

3rd place

Final

Final standing

Awards

All-Star Team: