# 2001 ABC Champions Cup

The ABC Champions Cup 2001 was the 12th staging of the ABC Champions Cup, the basketball club tournament of Asian Basketball Confederation. The tournament was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates between June 1 to 8, 2001.

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tiebreaker |
| Al-Rayyan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 353 | 323 | +30 | 7 | 1–0 |
| Al-Wahda | 4 | 3 | 1 | 383 | 345 | +38 | 7 | 0–1 |
| Sagesse | 4 | 2 | 2 | 341 | 340 | +1 | 6 | 1–0 |
| ASPAC Texmaco | 4 | 2 | 2 | 382 | 359 | +23 | 6 | 0–1 |
| Al-Qadsia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 316 | 408 | −92 | 4 | |
* June 1
| ASPAC | 93–94 | Al-Wahda |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Sports Hall, Dubai
* June 1
| Al-Qadsia | 78–96 | Al-Rayyan |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Sports Hall, Dubai
* June 2
| Al-Wahda | 113–79 | Al-Qadsia |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Sports Hall, Dubai
* June 2
| ASPAC | 86–97 | Sagesse |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Sports Hall, Dubai
* June 3
| Al-Qadsia | 69–98 | ASPAC |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Sports Hall, Dubai
* June 3
| Sagesse | 59–69 | Al-Rayyan |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Sports Hall, Dubai
* June 4
| Al-Wahda | 81–89 | Al-Rayyan |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Sports Hall, Dubai
* June 4
| Al-Qadsia | 90–101 | Sagesse |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Sports Hall, Dubai
* June 5
| Al-Rayyan | 99–105 | ASPAC |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Sports Hall, Dubai
* June 5
| Sagesse | 84–95 | Al-Wahda |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Sports Hall, Dubai

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tiebreaker |
| Al-Ittihad | 5 | 5 | 0 | 452 | 397 | +55 | 10 | |
| Winling | 5 | 3 | 2 | 428 | 444 | −16 | 8 | 1–0 |
| Al-Ahli | 5 | 3 | 2 | 361 | 343 | +18 | 8 | 0–1 |
| Al-Manama | 5 | 2 | 3 | 418 | 416 | +2 | 7 | 1–0 |
| Zob Ahan Esfahan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 416 | 395 | +21 | 7 | 0–1 |
| Petronas | 5 | 0 | 5 | 333 | 413 | −80 | 5 | |
* June 1
| Al-Manama | 75–67 | Zob Ahan |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Sports Hall, Dubai
* June 1
| Al-Ittihad | 105–91 | Winling |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Sports Hall, Dubai
* June 1
| Petronas | 49–69 | Al-Ahli |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Sports Hall, Dubai
* June 2
| Zob Ahan | 101–80 | Winling |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Sports Hall, Dubai
* June 2
| Al-Ahli | 78–73 | Al-Manama |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Sports Hall, Dubai
* June 2
| Petronas | 68–86 | Al-Ittihad |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Sports Hall, Dubai
* June 3
| Winling | 79–71 | Al-Ahli |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Sports Hall, Dubai
* June 3
| Al-Manama | 82–75 | Petronas |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Sports Hall, Dubai
* June 3
| Al-Ittihad | 91–82 | Zob Ahan |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Sports Hall, Dubai
* June 4
| Petronas | 74–81 | Winling |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Sports Hall, Dubai
* June 4
| Al-Ahli | 82–71 | Zob Ahan |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Sports Hall, Dubai
* June 4
| Al-Manama | 95–99 | Al-Ittihad |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Sports Hall, Dubai
* June 5
| Zob Ahan | 95–67 | Petronas |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Sports Hall, Dubai
* June 5
| Winling | 97–93 | Al-Manama |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Sports Hall, Dubai
* June 5
| Al-Ahli | 61–71 | Al-Ittihad |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Sports Hall, Dubai

## Knockout round

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| June 7 – Dubai | June 7 – Dubai |
| Al-Ittihad | 111 |
| Al-Ittihad | 111 | June 8 – Dubai | June 8 – Dubai |
| Al-Wahda | 94 | June 8 – Dubai | June 8 – Dubai |
| Al-Wahda | 94 | Al-Ittihad (OT) | 103 |
| June 7 – Dubai | June 7 – Dubai | | Al-Ittihad (OT) | 103 |
| June 7 – Dubai | June 7 – Dubai | Al-Rayyan | 101 |
| Al-Rayyan | 89 | Al-Rayyan | 101 |
| Winling | 68 | | |
| Winling | 68 | Third place | Third place |
| | | June 8 – Dubai | June 8 – Dubai |
| | | Al-Wahda | 93 |
| | | Winling | 79 |

### Semifinals

* June 7
* Semis
| Al-Rayyan | 89–68 | Winling |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Sports Hall, Dubai
* June 7
* Semis
| Al-Ittihad | 111–94 | Al-Wahda |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Sports Hall, Dubai

### Finals

* June 7
* 9th–10th
| Zob Ahan | 97–86 | Al-Qadsia |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Sports Hall, Dubai
* June 7
* 7th–8th
| ASPAC | 95–62 | Al-Manama |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Sports Hall, Dubai
* June 8
* 5th–6th
| Sagesse | 66–77 | Al-Ahli |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Sports Hall, Dubai
* June 8
* Bronze
| Al-Wahda | 93–79 | Winling |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Sports Hall, Dubai
* June 8 21:30
* Gold
| Al-Ittihad | 103–101 (OT) | Al-Rayyan |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–29, 21–28, 30–19, 17–18, Overtime: 9–7 |||
| Pts: Al-Mawalid, Vyšniauskas 20 | | Pts: Ismail 23 |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Sports Hall, Dubai

## Final standings

| Rank | Team | Record |
| | Al-Ittihad | 7–0 |
| | Al-Rayyan | 4–2 |
| | Al-Wahda | 4–2 |
| 4th | Winling | 3–4 |
| 5th | Al-Ahli | 4–2 |
| 6th | Sagesse | 2–3 |
| 7th | ASPAC Texmaco | 3–2 |
| 8th | Al-Manama | 2–4 |
| 9th | Zob Ahan Esfahan | 3–3 |
| 10th | Al-Qadsia | 0–5 |
| 11th | Petronas | 0–5 |

## Awards

* Most Valuable Player: Johnny Rhodes (Al-Ittihad)
* Most Valuable Coach: Abdul Hameed Ibrahim (Al-Ittihad)
* Best Rebounder: Eddie Washington (ASPAC)
* Best Three Point Shooter: Darren Henrie (Winling)
* Best Scorer: Andre Pitts (Al-Wahda)
* Best Sixth Man: Mohammed Yousuf (Al-Rayyan)
* Best Sportsmanship: Assane N'Diaye (Sagesse)
* Fair Play: Al-Ahli