1997 ABC Championship
The 1997 FIBA [Asia Championship|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 |
Final standings
| 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