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.
Original draw:
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Withdrew
<nowiki>**</nowiki> 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.
Finalists qualified for the 2002 FIBA World Championship.
All-Star Team: