The 1997 Men's Asian Basketball Confederation Championship was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Qualification
According to the FIBA Asia rules, each zone had two places, and the hosts (Saudi Arabia) and the best 5 teams of the previous Asian Championship were automatically qualified.
East Asia (4+2) Gulf (1+2) Middle Asia (1+2) Southeast Asia (2) West Asia (2)TBD
Preliminary round
Group A TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts330280198+826321215242−275312197214−174303216254−383
Group B TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts330326196+1306321262180+825312257237+204303152384−2323
Group C TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts220165129+364211163139+243202116176−602
Group D TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts330205168+376321197184+135312226203+234303176249−733
Quarterfinal round
Group I TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts330263178+856321223220+35312207232−254303180243−633
Group II TeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsTiebreaker321265251+1451–0321282245+3750–1312217235−1841–0312233266−3340–1
Group III TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts330264176+886321266186+805312236223+134303137318−1813
Group IV TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts220173143+304211156172−163202157171−142
Classification 5th–14th
13th place
11th place
9th place
7th place
5th place
Final round
Semifinals
3rd place
Final
Final standings Qualified for the 1998 FIBA World Championship RankTeamRecord 7–1 4–3 7–14 4–35 4–36 4–37 3–48 3–49 3–310 4–311 3–312 2–513 2–414 1–515 0–6
Awards
Most Valuable Player: Chun Hee-Chul Best Scorer: Abdulmajeed Ali Best Playmaker: Kang Dong-Hee Best 3-Pointer: Alexey Yeropkin Best Coach: Kim Dong-Kwang Sportsmanship Award: Romel Adducul
References
External links Results Archive.fiba.com