Chinese men's basketball team was founded in 1917, joined FIBA in 1936, withdrew in 1958 due to political reasons, and resumed its membership in the name of the People's Republic of China in 1974, the Chinese men's basketball team is currently the strongest national basketball team in the Asian region, perennial monopoly of the championship of the various basketball tournaments in which it participates in Asia and maintains the record for the most number of championships in the Asian Basketball Championship, 14 times. The Chinese men's basketball team is currently the strongest national basketball team in Asia. Since 1978, the team has been participating in the World Basketball Championships, and has been the best Asian team in the World Championships. The team has finished 11th, 12th, 9th, 14th and 8th in the several World Championships that China has participated in, and the team's best finish in the World Championships was a third-place finish at the 1994 Friendship Games in St. Petersburg.
In recent years, the Chinese men's basketball team has shown some ability to beat top European teams. In the 2004 Athens Olympics, China, under head coach Del Harris, qualified for the Elite 8 with a narrow 67-66 victory over the defending World Champion Serbian men's basketball team in the final game of the group stage. In the 2006 World Championships in Japan, China also emerged from Group D and defeated Senegal and Slovenia in the final two group games to advance to the knockout stage of the Round of 16, where it ultimately lost to Greece, who later eliminated the United States to win the tournament's silver medal, 64-95, and finished 15th out of 24 teams in the World Championships.
The team has superstar players like NBA Houston Rockets center Yao Ming, Wizards Yi Jianlian and Lakers Sun Yue, as well as excellent players like Wang Zhizhi, who has joined the NBA league, and the current head coach is the American coach Deng Hua.
2008 national men's basketball team training list
The relevant provincial and municipal sports bureau training and competition (ball management center), the General Political Propaganda Department of the Bureau of Culture and Sports, the relevant basketball clubs:
In order to prepare for the 2008 Olympic Games, the decision was made by the organization of the national men's basketball team for training and selection. Now the relevant matters are notified as follows:
A, training personnel list
(A) coaching staff:
Leader: Hu Jiasi (part-time, Basketball Center), Bai Xilin (full-time, Basketball Center)
Head Coach: Guo Shiqiang
Coaches: Gong Xiaobin (Shandong), Sun Jun (Jilin), Nielsen (U.S.), El (Lithuania)
Team doctor: Du Wenliang (General Administration of Sports Hospital), Wang Qiang (Chengdu Institute of Physical Education)
Translator: Zheng Cheng (Basketball Center), Li Zheng (Suzhou University)
Scientific Research Coach: Zhao Jiexiu (General Administration of Physical Education)
(2) Athletes:
Wang Zhizhi, Li Nan, Wang Lei (8-1), Du Feng, Zhu Fangyu, Wang Shipeng, Liu Xiaoyu, Chen Jianghua, Zhou Peng (Guangdong Hongyuan), Liu Wei, Xu Yong (Shanghai), Li Xiaoxu, Zhang Qingpeng (Liaoning), Ding Jinhui (Zhejiang), Zhang Kai (Dongguan New Century), Yao Ming (NBA Houston Rockets), Yi Jianlian (NBA New Jersey Nets), Sun Yue (NBA Los Angeles Lakers).
Two, training time, place
Coaches, athletes in March 8 before 9 pm to the Yalong Bay Holiday Inn in Sanya, Hainan City, to report. 9-11 days for adjustment, 12-15 days for military training, 16 days back to Beijing.
Three, funding and other
1, the intensive training personnel round-trip travel and medical expenses paid by their units, the rest of the costs borne by the Center.
2. The trainees will bring some of their own training equipment.
February 27, 2008
Basketball team of the Chinese sports delegation of the 15th Asian Games
Basketball team: 34 people
Leader: Li Yuanwei Vice Leader: Hu Jiasi
Coaches: Tom Maher, Gai Dang, Wang Fang (female), Yunus, Guo Shiqiang
Translators: Xie Haidian, Zheng Cheng
Team doctor: Du Wenliang
Athletes: Song Xiaoyun, Bian Lan, Jia Guang, Zhang Wei, Miao Lijie, Ren Lei, Sui Fei Fei, Ji Xiaoxiao, Chen Xiaoli, Liu Dan, Zhang Xiaoni, Chen Nan
Liu Wei, Wang Shipeng, Zhu Fangyu, Mo Ke, Yi Jianlian, Wang Zhizhi, Tang Zhendong, Sun Yue, Li Nan, Hu Xuefeng, Li Ke, Zhang Jinsong, Yao Ming
The National Men's Basketball Team Training List for 2011 The National Basketball Team Training List Leader: Hu Jiasi (part-time, Basketball Center), Bai Xilin (full-time, Basketball Center)
Head Coach: Jonas Kaslauskas (Basketball Center). Kaslauskas (Lithuania)
Coaches: Guo Shiqiang (Liaoning), El (Lithuania), Adijiang (and second team head coach, Bayi), Li Qun (Guangdong), Gong Xiaobin (Shandong)
Team doctors: Du Wenliang (General Administration of Sports Hospital), Wang Qiang (Chengdu Institute of Physical Education)
Translators: Zheng Cheng (Basketball Center), Li Zheng (Suzhou University)
Scientific research coaches: Zhao Jiejie (Basketball Center), Bai Xilin (full-time, Basketball Center)
Scientific research coaches: Zhao Jiejie (Basketball Center), Bai Xilin (full-time, Basketball Center)
Research coaches: Zhao Jiejie (Basketball Center), Bai Xilin (Full-time, Basketball Center)
These coaches are the most important in the world.
Translator: Zheng Cheng (Suzhou University), Li Zheng (Suzhou University)
Translator: Zheng Cheng (Basketball Center), Zhao Jiexiu (Institute of Physical Education), Li Nan, Wang Zhizhi, Mo Ke, Wang Zhongguang (Bayi), Yi Jianlian, Du Feng, Zhu Fangyu, Wang Shipeng, Zhou Peng, Chen Jianghua (Guangdong), Zhang Qingpeng, Yang Ming, Li Xiaoxu (Liaoning), Sun Yue, Zhang Songtao, Huo Nan (Beijing Oishen), Liu Wei, Wang Yong (Shanghai), Tang Zhengdong, Han Shuo (Jiangsu), Gong Songlin (Fujian).
Number Player Field Position Height(cm) Weight(kg) Affiliated Teams
5 Liu Wei Point Guard 190 92 Shanghai Sharks
7 Wang Shipeng Forward 196 93 Guangdong South China Tigers
8 Zhu Fangyu Forward 201 100 Guangdong South China Tigers
9 Sun Yue Guard 204 95 / Beijing Aoshen
11 Yi Jianlian center/forward 212 110 Guangdong South China Tiger
12 Moko center/forward 208 108 Bayi Rockets
14 Wang Zhizhi power forward 216 124.9 Bayi Rockets
15 Du Feng forward 205 95 Guangdong South China Tiger