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.

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

Semifinals

3rd place

Final

Final standings

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