| Country | Morocco |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4–12 August |
| Num teams | 12 |
| Venues | 2 |
| Cities | 2 |
| Champion | ANG |
| Count | 6 |
| Second | ALG |
| Third | EGY |
| Fourth | TUN |
| Mvp | Miguel Lutonda |
| Top scorer | Miloud Dahine (21.4 points per game) |
| Prevseason | 1999 |
| Nextseason | 2003 |
The 2001 FIBA Africa Championship 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.
Draw
| Group 1 | Group 2 |
|---|---|
| Egypt Ivory Coast Mali Morocco Mozambique Tunisia | Algeria Angola CAF Nigeria Senegal South Africa |
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 |
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.
| Most Valuable Player |
|---|
| Miguel Lutonda |
All tournament team
Statistical leaders
Points
| Rank | Name | style="width:20%;";"|PPG |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miloud Dahine | 21.4 |
| 2 | Romain Sato | 19 |
| 3 | Ali El Amri | 17.4 |
| 4 | Amara Sy | 16.8 |
| 5 | Ali Bouziane | 15.8 |
Rebounds
| Rank | Name | style="width:20%;";"|RPG |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romain Sato | 10 |
| Mounir Bouhelal | ||
| Mejdi Maalaoui | ||
| 4 | Olumide Oyedeji | 8.6 |
| 5 | Ismail Abdel-Moneim | 7.2 |
Assists
| Rank | Name | style="width:20%;";"|APG |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Islam Aly Ibrahim | 2.4 |
| 2 | Ismail Abdel-Moneim | 1.6 |
| 3 | Osama El-Sayed | 1.5 |
| 4 | Ali Bouziane | 1.4 |
| Blaise Amalabian |