2001 FIBA Africa Championship
The FIBA Africa Championship 2001 was hosted by Morocco from August 4 to August 12, 2001. The games were played in Rabat and Casablanca. The top two countries in this FIBA Africa Championship earned the two berths allocated to Africa for the 2002 FIBA World Championship in the United States. Angola won the tournament, the country's 6th African championship, by beating Algeria 78-68 in the final. Both teams qualified for the 2002 FIBA World Championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Morocco |
| Dates | 4–12 August |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Angola (6th title) |
| Runners-up |  Algeria |
| Third place |  Egypt |
| Fourth place |  Tunisia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Miguel Lutonda |
| Top scorer |  Miloud Dahine (21.4 points per game) |
Draw
| Group 1 | Group 2 |
|---|---|
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Squads
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt |
9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 412 | 395 | +17 |
| Tunisia |
9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 389 | 368 | +21 |
| Morocco |
8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 397 | 382 | +15 |
 Côte d'Ivoire |
7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 365 | 357 | +8 |
 Mozambique |
6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 356 | 393 | -37 |
 Mali |
6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 374 | 398 | -24 |
Day 1
| Morocco |
78–57 | Mozambique |
| Mali |
76–77 | Tunisia |
| Egypt |
83–81 | Côte d'Ivoire |
Day 2
| Mozambique |
74–87 | Tunisia |
| Egypt |
77–69 | Mali |
| Côte d'Ivoire |
80–67 | Morocco |
Day 3
| Mozambique |
80–86 | Egypt |
| Côte d'Ivoire |
71–79 | Mali |
| Tunisia |
80–76 | Morocco |
Day 4
| Egypt |
84–77 | Tunisia |
| Côte d'Ivoire |
75–60 | Mozambique |
| Mali |
83–88 | Morocco |
Day 5
| Tunisia |
68–58 | Côte d'Ivoire |
| Mozambique |
85–67 | Mali |
| Egypt |
82–88 | Morocco |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria |
9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 362 | 297 | +65 |
| Angola |
9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 339 | 278 | +61 |
 Nigeria |
9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 305 | 280 | +25 |
 Senegal |
7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 354 | 305 | +49 |
 Central African Republic |
6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 305 | 354 | -49 |
 South Africa |
5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 211 | 362 | -151 |
Day 1
| South Africa |
46–76 | Algeria |
| Angola |
71–57 | Central African Republic |
| Senegal |
65–80 | Nigeria |
Day 2
| Senegal |
104–49 | Central African Republic |
| Angola |
70–78 | Algeria |
| South Africa |
47–64 | Nigeria |
Day 3
| South Africa |
37–69 | Senegal |
| Central African Republic |
66–79 | Algeria |
| Angola |
54–43 | Nigeria |
Day 4
| Nigeria |
59–58 | Algeria |
| Central African Republic |
77–41 | South Africa |
| Senegal |
60–68 | Angola |
Day 5
| Angola |
76–40 | South Africa |
| Central African Republic |
56–59 | Nigeria |
| Algeria |
71–56 | Senegal |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| August 11, 2001 | ||||||
| Egypt | 60 | |||||
| August 12, 2001 | ||||||
| Angola | 72 | |||||
| Algeria | 68 | |||||
| August 11, 2001 | ||||||
| Angola | 78 | |||||
| Algeria | 77 | |||||
| Tunisia | 76 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| August 12, 2001 | ||||||
| Tunisia | 71 | |||||
| Egypt | 77 | |||||
Classification Stage
| Nigeria |
79–66 | Morocco |
| Côte d'Ivoire |
60–73 | Senegal |
| Central African Republic |
79–63 | Mozambique |
| Mali |
63–54 | South Africa |
Final standings
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola |
6-1 |
| 2 | Algeria |
5-2 |
| 3 | Egypt |
5-2 |
| 4 | Tunisia |
4-3 |
| 5 | Nigeria |
5-1 |
| 6 | Morocco |
4-2 |
| 7 | Senegal |
3-3 |
| 8 | Côte d'Ivoire |
2-4 |
| 9 | Central African Republic |
2-4 |
| 10 | Mozambique |
1-5 |
| 11 | Mali |
2-4 |
| 12 | South Africa |
0-6 |
Angola and Algeria qualified for the 2002 FIBA World Championship in the United States.
| 2001 FIBA Africa Championship winners |
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Angola Sixth title |
| Most Valuable Player |
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| Miguel Lutonda |
All tournament team
- G Miguel Lutonda
- G Ali Bouziane
- F Edmar Victoriano
- F Ali El Amri
- C Haytham Darwish
Statistical leaders
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Points
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Rebounds
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Assists
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See also
External links
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