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.

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.

Rank	Team
	China
	South Korea
	Saudi Arabia
4	Chinese Taipei
5	Japan
6	Kuwait
7	Lebanon
8	Syria
9	Uzbekistan
10	United Arab Emirates
11	Philippines
12	Bahrain
13	Hong Kong
14	Thailand
15	Malaysia

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

* Withdrew

** Suspended by FIBA, replaced by  Singapore which finished third in the Southeast Asian qualifiers.

All the others withdrew, so  North Korea and  Hong Kong qualified automatically.

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.

All the others withdrew, so  India and  Uzbekistan qualified automatically.

2001 SEABA Championship

4th Southeast Asian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Philippines
Dates	2–7 April
Teams	7
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Philippines (2nd title)
← 1998 2003 →

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.

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Philippines	3	3	0	333	159	+174	6
Singapore	3	2	1	240	229	+11	5
Malaysia	3	1	2	179	243	−64	4
Vietnam	3	0	3	180	301	−121	3

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Thailand	2	2	0	170	99	+71	4
Indonesia	2	1	1	164	111	+53	3
Brunei	2	0	2	79	203	−124	2

	Semifinals				5th place
	April 6
	Malaysia
					April 7
	Bye
					Malaysia	73
	April 6
					Vietnam	59
	Brunei	47
	Vietnam	81

	Semifinals				Final
	April 6
	Philippines	88
					April 7
	Indonesia	44
					Philippines	90
	April 6
					Thailand	73
	Thailand	70
	Singapore	60
					3rd place
					April 7
					Indonesia	78
					Singapore (OT)	81

Rank	Team
	Philippines
	Thailand
	Singapore
4	Indonesia
5	Malaysia
6	Vietnam
7	Brunei

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
Lebanon	8	7	1	704	649	+55	15
Syria	8	5	3	624	622	+2	13
Iran	8	4	4	635	624	+11	12
Iraq	8	3	5	630	637	−7	11
Jordan	8	1	7	572	633	−61	9

• FIBA Asia official website Archived 2010-01-05 at the Wayback Machine