The
2001
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Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men was held in
Shanghai,
China
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.
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
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Semifinals
3rd place
Final
Final standing
Awards
*Most Valuable Player:
Yao Ming
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*Best Playmaker:
Walid Doumiati
*Best Rebounder:
Yao Ming
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*Best 3-Pointer:
Yang Kyun-Min
*Best Coach:
Johnny Neumann (Lebanon) and
Wang Fei
*Sportsmanship Award:
Michael Madanly
All-Star Team:
*
Yao Ming
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*
Wang Zhizhi
*
Fadi El Khatib
*
Walid Doumiati
*
Seo Jang-Hoon
References
External links
Resultsarchive.fiba.com
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July 2001 sports events in Asia