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1997 ABC Championship

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Host nation
  
Saudi Arabia

Venues
  
1 (in 1 host city)

Dates
  
September 11–19

MVP
  
Chun Hee-Chul

1997 ABC Championship

Teams
  
15 (from 44 federations)

Champions
  
South Korea (2nd title)

The 1997 Men's Asian Basketball Confederation Championship was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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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.

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

    1997 ABC Championship Wikipedia