1997_ABC_Championship
1997 ABC Championship
International basketball competition
The 1997 Men's Asian Basketball Confederation Championship was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Quick Facts 19th Asian Basketball Championship, Tournament details ...
19th Asian Basketball Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Saudi Arabia |
Dates | September 11–19 |
Teams | 15 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | South Korea (2nd title) |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | Chun Hee-Chul |
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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.
More information East Asia (4+2), Gulf (1+2) ...
East Asia (4+2) | Gulf (1+2) | Middle Asia (1+2) | Southeast Asia (2) | West Asia (2) |
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China | Saudi Arabia | Kazakhstan | Indonesia | Iran |
South Korea | United Arab Emirates | India | Philippines | Jordan |
Japan | Bahrain | Bangladesh | ||
Chinese Taipei | ||||
Hong Kong | ||||
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Group A
More information Team, Pld ...
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 280 | 198 | +82 | 6 |
Iran | 3 | 2 | 1 | 215 | 242 | −27 | 5 |
Bahrain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 197 | 214 | −17 | 4 |
Philippines | 3 | 0 | 3 | 216 | 254 | −38 | 3 |
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Group B
More information Team, Pld ...
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 326 | 196 | +130 | 6 |
United Arab Emirates | 3 | 2 | 1 | 262 | 180 | +82 | 5 |
India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 257 | 237 | +20 | 4 |
Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 3 | 152 | 384 | −232 | 3 |
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Group C
More information Team, Pld ...
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Saudi Arabia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 165 | 129 | +36 | 4 |
Japan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 163 | 139 | +24 | 3 |
Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 2 | 116 | 176 | −60 | 2 |
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Group D
More information Team, Pld ...
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Chinese Taipei | 3 | 3 | 0 | 205 | 168 | +37 | 6 |
Jordan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 197 | 184 | +13 | 5 |
Kazakhstan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 226 | 203 | +23 | 4 |
Indonesia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 176 | 249 | −73 | 3 |
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Group I
More information Team, Pld ...
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 263 | 178 | +85 | 6 |
Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 223 | 220 | +3 | 5 |
United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 2 | 207 | 232 | −25 | 4 |
Jordan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 180 | 243 | −63 | 3 |
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Group II
More information Team, Pld ...
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tiebreaker |
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Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 265 | 251 | +14 | 5 | 1–0 |
South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 282 | 245 | +37 | 5 | 0–1 |
Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | 2 | 217 | 235 | −18 | 4 | 1–0 |
Iran | 3 | 1 | 2 | 233 | 266 | −33 | 4 | 0–1 |
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Group III
More information Team, Pld ...
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Bahrain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 264 | 176 | +88 | 6 |
Indonesia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 266 | 186 | +80 | 5 |
Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 2 | 236 | 223 | +13 | 4 |
Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 3 | 137 | 318 | −181 | 3 |
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Group IV
More information Team, Pld ...
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Philippines | 2 | 2 | 0 | 173 | 143 | +30 | 4 |
India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 156 | 172 | −16 | 3 |
Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 157 | 171 | −14 | 2 |
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13th place
11th place
9th place
7th place
5th place
Semifinals | Final | |||||
September 18 | ||||||
China | 72 | |||||
September 19 | ||||||
South Korea | 86 | |||||
South Korea | 78 | |||||
September 18 | ||||||
Japan | 76 | |||||
Saudi Arabia | 92 | |||||
Japan | 108 | |||||
3rd place | ||||||
September 19 | ||||||
China | 94 | |||||
Saudi Arabia | 68 |
Semifinals
3rd place
Final
Qualified for the 1998 FIBA World Championship |
More information Rank, Team ...
Rank | Team | Record |
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South Korea | 7–1 | |
Japan | 4–3 | |
China | 7–1 | |
4 | Saudi Arabia | 4–3 |
5 | United Arab Emirates | 4–3 |
6 | Chinese Taipei | 4–3 |
7 | Jordan | 3–4 |
8 | Iran | 3–4 |
9 | Philippines | 3–3 |
10 | Bahrain | 4–3 |
11 | India | 3–3 |
12 | Indonesia | 2–5 |
13 | Kazakhstan | 2–4 |
14 | Hong Kong | 1–5 |
15 | Bangladesh | 0–6 |
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1997 Asian champions |
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South Korea Second title |
- Most Valuable Player: Chun Hee-Chul[1]
- Best Scorer: Abdulmajeed Ali
- Best Playmaker: Kang Dong-Hee
- Best 3-Pointer: Alexey Yeropkin
- Best Coach: Kim Dong-Kwang
- Sportsmanship Award: Romel Adducul
- Florian Wanninger (2002), FIBA 1930-2001 Results, FIBA, ISBN 978-3897018365