The 2001 ABC Championship qualification was held in late 2000 and early 2001 with the Gulf region, West Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia and Middle Asia (Central Asia and South Asia) each conducting tournaments.
The following are eligible to participate:
See main article: 1999 ABC Championship.
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* Withdrew
** Suspended by FIBA, replaced by which finished third in the Southeast Asian qualifiers.
All the others withdrew, so and qualified automatically.
The 2000 Gulf Basketball Association Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2001 ABC Championship. won the tournament and qualified alongside .
All the others withdrew, so and qualified automatically.
| Continent: | SEABA |
| Year: | 2001 |
| Host: | Philippines |
| Dates: | 2–7 April |
| Teams: | 7 |
| Federations: | 10 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champions: | Philippines |
| Title Number: | 2 |
| Prevseason: | 1998 |
| Nextseason: | 2003 |
The 4th Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2001 ABC Championship. the two best teams qualifies for 2001 ABC Championship. The tournament was held at Manila, Philippines.
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 333 | 159 | +174 | 6 | |||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 240 | 229 | +11 | 5 | |||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 179 | 243 | −64 | 4 | |||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 180 | 301 | −121 | 3 |
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 170 | 99 | +71 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 164 | 111 | +53 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 203 | −124 | 2 |
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The 2000 West Asia Basketball Association Championship and 2001 West Asia Basketball Association Championship are the qualifying tournament for the 2001 ABC Championship. the two best teams after the second tournament qualifies for 2001 ABC Championship. The 2000 tournament was held at Beirut, Lebanon while Amman, Jordan hosted the 2001 edition.
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| 8 | 7 | 1 | 704 | 649 | +55 | 15 | |||||||||
| 8 | 5 | 3 | 624 | 622 | +2 | 13 | |||||||||
| 8 | 4 | 4 | 635 | 624 | +11 | 12 | |||||||||
| 8 | 3 | 5 | 630 | 637 | −7 | 11 | |||||||||
| 8 | 1 | 7 | 572 | 633 | −61 | 9 |