China men's national basketball team

	China 中国
FIBA ranking	10th
Joined FIBA	1974
FIBA zone	FIBA Asia
National federation	CMBC
Coach	Guo Shiqiang
Olympic Games
Appearances	7
Medals	None
World Championships
Appearances	7
Medals	None
Asian Championship
Appearances	17
Medals	Gold: 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005; Bronze: 1986, 1997
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The China national basketball team is the basketball team representing the People's Republic of China in international competitions. The team is generally recognized as the strongest team in Asia, and has won more FIBA Asia Championships than any other nation.

[edit] 2008 Olympic Team

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China has traditionally been the basketball power in Asia, and won the FIBA Asian Championship 14 out of 16 times from 1975 to 2005.

However, China failed to defend its championship at the 2007 FIBA Asian Championship. This was due to the automatic berth at the 2008 Summer Olympics as the host nation, thus China sent its "B" team to the recent FIBA Asia Championship 2007 and finished 10th while its primary "A" team participated at the 2007 Stanković Cup which took place around the same time as the FIBA Asian Championship. During the event, China lost twice to the Philippines men's national basketball team which, coincidentally, was grouped with the former (along with Jordan and Iran which eventually won the title).

The team has struggled against top-flight non-Asian teams. However, in recent years, China has shown they can beat top European teams. In the Athens 2004 Olympics China, coached by Del Harris, advanced to the final eight after a 67-66 win over defending world champion Serbia and Montenegro.

At the 2006 FIBA World Championship, China, coached by Lithuanian Jonas Kazlauskas also advanced to the second round from Group D, earning two victories (against Senegal and Slovenia) in five group play matches before falling in the round of sixteen to eventual silver medallist Greece, 95-64; the team's overall placing from amongst the twenty-four competing sides was fifteenth.

In 2008, some questions surrounded whether the recently injured Yao Ming could captain the squad. In mid-July, it was confirmed he would.^[2]

[edit] Roster

[edit] 2008 Olympics tournament roster

China National Basketball Team roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Age	Ht.	Wt.	Club
1.0 PG	4	Chen Jianghua	&0000000000000019.00000019 - March 12, 1989(1989-03-12)	74 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Guangdong Southern Tigers	China
1.5 G	5	Liu Wei (basketball)	&0000000000000028.00000028 - January 15, 1980(1980-01-15)	75 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Shanghai Sharks	China
1.0 PG	6	Zhang Qingpeng	&0000000000000023.00000023 - January 23, 1985(1985-01-23)	75 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Liaoning Hunters	China
2.5 G/F	7	Wang Shipeng	&0000000000000025.00000025 - April 6, 1983(1983-04-06)	78 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	Guangdong Southern Tigers	China
3.0 SF	8	Zhu Fangyu	&0000000000000025.00000025 - January 5, 1983(1983-01-05)	79 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	Guangdong Southern Tigers	China
1.5 G	9	Sun Yue	&0000000000000022.00000022 - November 6, 1985(1985-11-06)	81 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	Los Angeles Lakers	USA
3.0 SF	10	Li Nan	&0000000000000031.00000031 - September 25, 1976(1976-09-25)	78 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	Bayi Rockets	China
4.5 F/C	11	Yi Jianlian	&0000000000000023.00000023 - October 27, 1984(1984-10-27)	84 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	New Jersey Nets	United States
3.0 SF	12	Wang Lei (CBA)	&0000000000000021.00000021 - August 12, 1986(1986-08-12)	79 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	Bayi Rockets	China
5.0 C	13	Yao Ming (C)	&0000000000000027.00000027 - September 12, 1980(1980-09-12)	90 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)	Houston Rockets	United States
5.0 C	14	Wang Zhizhi	&0000000000000031.00000031 - July 8, 1977(1977-07-08)	85 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	Bayi Rockets	China
3.5 F	15	Du Feng	&0000000000000027.00000027 - July 30, 1981(1981-07-30)	81 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	Guangdong Southern Tigers	China

Head coach

Guo Shiqiang

Assistant coach

Legend

(C) Team captain
Club field describes current pro club

[edit] Olympic Games record

1984: 10th
1988: 11th
1992: 12th
1996: 8th
2000: 10th
2004: 8th
2008: 8th

[edit] FIBA World Championship record

[edit] Rosters

1936 Olympic Games: finished 15th among 21 teams

Shen Yi Tung, Tsai Yen Hung, Wang H. P., Wang S. H., Wang Y. T., Wong N. C., Liu P. C., Liu Y. C., Mou T. Y., Li S. T., Feng, Hsu, Yu

1948 Olympic Games: finished 18th among 23 teams

Edward Lee, Lee Tsun Tung, Woo Cheng Chang, Wee Tian Siak, Pao John Sung Yuan, Chia Chung Chang, Chua Bon Hua, Kya Is Kyun, Yu Sai Chang, Jose Yee

1978 FIBA World Championship: finished 11th among 14 teams

Wang Zongxing, Chen Kai, Kuang Lubin, Xing Weining, Wang Deli, Huang Pinjie, Mu Tiezhu, Ji Zhaoguang, Zhang Weiping, Liu Jizeng, Zhang Mingwei, He Juhua (Coach: Qian Chenghai)

1982 FIBA World Championship: finished 12th among 13 teams

Wang Zongxing, Ji Zhaoguang, Xu Xiaoliang, Kuang Lubin, Sun Fengwu, Wang Libin, Huang Yunlong, Feng Wei, Li Qiuping, Li Yaguang, Han Pengshan, Lu Jinqing (Coach: Qian Chenghai)

1984 Olympic Games: finished 10th among 12 teams

Kuang Lubin, Ji Zhaoguang, Wang Libin, Liu Jianli, Hu Zhangbao, Lu Jinqing, Sun Fengwu, Zhang Bin, Huang Yunlong, Guo Yonglin, Wang Haibo, Li Yaguang (Coach: Qian Chenghai)

1986 FIBA World Championship: finished 9th among 24 teams

Wang Libin, Zhang Yongjun, Li Yaguang, Wang Fei, Huang Yunlong, Xu Xiaoliang, Zhang Bin, Li Feng, Sun Fengwu, Sha Guoli, Song Tao, Gong Luming (Coach: Qian Chenghai)

1988 Olympic Games: finished 11th among 12 teams

Li Yaguang, Wang Fei, Wang Libin, Zhang Yongjun, Xu Xiaoliang, Zhang Bin, Huang Yunlong, Sun Fengwu, Zhang Xuelei, Chen Chijef, Song Ligang, Gong Luming, Sha Guoli (Coach: Qian Chenghai)

1990 FIBA World Championship: finished 14th among 16 teams

Li Chunjiang, Wang Fei, Sun Fengwu, Zhang Yongjun, Zhang Bin, Shan Tao, Song Ligang, Ma Jian, Gong Xiabin, Zhang Degui, Wang Zhidan, Gong Luming (Coach: Wang Zhangyou)

1992 Olympic Games: finished 12th among 12 teams

Hu Weidong, Li Chunjiang, Zhang Yongjun, Sun Fengwu, Ma Jian, Shan Tao, Wang Zhidan, Wu Qinglong, Gong Xiabin, Sun Jun, Song Ligang, Adiljan (Coach: Jiang Xingquan)

1994 FIBA World Championship: finished 8th among 16 teams

Hu Weidong, Sun Jun, Shan Tao, Gong Xiabin, Liu Yudong, Zhang Jinsong, Liu Daqing, Adiljan, Zheng Wu, Ji Minshang, Wu Naiqun, Wu Qinglong (Coach: Jiang Xingquan)

1996 Olympic Games: finished 8th among 12 teams

Mengke Bateer, Wang Zhizhi, Hu Weidong, Liu Yudong, Li Nan, Shan Tao, Sun Jun, Gong Xiabin, Wu Qinglong, Li Xiaoyong, Zheng Wu, Wu Naiqun (Coach: Gong Luming)

2000 Olympic Games: finished 10th among 12 teams

Yao Ming, Mengke Bateer, Wang Zhizhi, Hu Weidong, Sun Jun, Li Nan, Guo Shiqiang, Liu Yudong, Zheng Wu, Zhang Jinsong, Li Qun, Li Xiaoyong (Coach: Jiang Xingquan)

2002 FIBA World Championship: finished 12th among 16 teams

Yao Ming, Mengke Bateer, Liu Wei, Li Nan, Hu Weidong, Guo Shiqiang, Zhang Cheng, Chen Ke, Gong Xiabin, Liu Yudong, Du Feng, Zhu Fangyu (Coach: Wang Fei)

2004 Olympic Games: finished 8th among 12 teams

Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian, Liu Wei, Mengke Bateer,Li Nan, Guo Shiqiang, Du Feng, Chen Ke, Zhang Yunsong, Zhu Fangyu, Zhang Jinsong, Mo Ke (Coach: Del Harris)

2006 FIBA World Championship: finished 15th among 24 teams

Yao Ming, Wang Zhizhi, Yi Jianlian, Liu Wei, Du Feng, Wang Shipeng, Mo Ke, Zhang Songtao, Chen Jianghua, Zhang Qingpeng, Zhu Fangyu, Sun Yue (Coach: Jonas Kazlauskas)

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[edit] References

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Preceded by Philippines	ABC Champions 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983	Succeeded by Philippines
Preceded by Israel	Asian Games Gold Medalist 1978	Succeeded by Korea
Preceded by Philippines	ABC Champions 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995	Succeeded by Korea
Preceded by Korea	Asian Games Gold Medalist 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998	Succeeded by Korea
Preceded by Korea	ABC/FIBA Asia Champions 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005	Succeeded by Iran
Preceded by Korea	Asian Games Gold Medalist 2006	Succeeded by TBA

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[edit] Olympic Games record

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