1997 ABC Championship
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 and the best 5 teams of the previous Asian Championship were automatically qualified.
| East Asia | Gulf | Middle Asia | Southeast Asia | West Asia |
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Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Quarterfinal round
Group I
Group II
Group III
Group IV
Classification 5th–14th
9th place
Final round
Semifinals
Final
| Rank | Team | Record |
| | 7–1 |
| | 4–3 |
| | 7–1 |
| 4 | | 4–3 |
| 5 | | 4–3 |
| 6 | | 4–3 |
| 7 | | 3–4 |
| 8 | | 3–4 |
| 9 | | 3–3 |
| 10 | | 4–3 |
| 11 | | 3–3 |
| 12 | | 2–5 |
| 13 | | 2–4 |
| 14 | | 1–5 |
| 15 | | 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
