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Men's national basketball team representing China

China
FIBA ranking 30 Steady (26 November 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA 1974
FIBA zone FIBA Asia
National federation CBA
Coach Guo Shiqiang
Nickname(s) Team Dragon
Olympic Games
Appearances 9
FIBA World Cup
Appearances 10
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances 22
Medals Gold Gold: (1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2015)Silver Silver: (2009)Bronze Bronze: (1985, 1997)
Asian Games
Appearances 13
Medals Gold Gold: (1978, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2010, 2018)Silver Silver: (1982, 2002)Bronze Bronze: (1974, 2022)
Home jersey Team colours Home Away jersey Team colours Away
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd FIBA Asia Cup 16 1 2 Asian Games 8 2 2 Total 24 3 4
China national basketball team
Traditional Chinese 中國國家男子籃球隊
Simplified Chinese 中国国家男子篮球队
TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinZhōngguó Guójiā Nánzǐ Lánqiú Duì

The China men's national basketball team (nickname Team Dragon) represents the People's Republic of China in international basketball tournaments. The national team is governed by the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).[2] Based on the number of tournament titles, China is considered a major basketball powerhouse in Asia and has by far the most successful basketball program on the continent.

China has traditionally been the basketball powerhouse in Asia and won the FIBA Asia Cup 14 out of 16 times between 1975 and 2005. At the 1984 Summer Olympics basketball tournament, the Chinese made their debut, starting a streak of nine qualifications in a row.

Team China in 2008 Olympics.

At the 2000 Olympics, Li Nan had a noteworthy performance as he scored 25 points on 6 three-pointers in a win against Italy.[3]

The Chinese failed to defend its championship at the 2007 FIBA Asia Cup. This was due to the automatic berth at the 2008 Beijing Olympics as the host nation, thus, China sent its "U23"Team to the 2007 tournament and finished 10th[4] while its primary "A" team participated at the 2007 Stanković Cup which took place around the same time as the 2007 FIBA Asia Cup.

The team often struggled against top flight non-Asian competitors. However, in some cases, China refuted their critics and beat some the top European teams. In the 2004 Athens Olympics, China, coached by Del Harris, advanced to the final eight[5] after a 67–66 win over defending world champion Serbia and Montenegro.

At the 2006 FIBA World Cup, 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 the eventual silver medalists Greece, 95–64; the team's overall placing by the end of the tournament from amongst the twenty-four competing sides was fifteenth.[6]

In 2008, some questions surrounded whether the recently injured Yao Ming would still captain the squad. In mid-July, it was confirmed that he would still continue to be the captain.[7]

At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Yao ended up as the third leading scorer of the competition with 20.7 points per game while also leading in rebounds with 9.3 per game. The game where Yao really made his mark was against New Zealand where he scored a tournament-high 39 points while also grabbing 13 rebounds, second most in a single game that year.[3]

In the following years, the Chinese faced major struggles with injuries. In 2008, a then NBA prospect Xu Yong was forced to end his career at the age of 19 after being diagnosed with osteosarcoma.[8] In December 2010, Yao was diagnosed with a stress fracture on his left ankle – the injury was related to the ankle sprain that he suffered earlier that year. Speculations arose whether China's basketball icon would ever be able to play again.[9]

When Yao's retirement was finally announced in July 2011[10] it was considered a big blow to the national team, whose success had largely depended on him for many years. Yet, critics were optimistic that China would continue to improve on its international performances.[11] In 2016, a new era of Chinese stars would begin to form, as NBA draftees in Zhou Qi and Wang Zhelin would gain considerable amounts of attention for their successes in China.[12][13]

At the 2012 Olympics, it was Yi Jianlian who stepped up by averaging 14.8 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, highlighted by a 30-point, 12-rebound game against Spain to start the tournament.[3]

In 2018, the team was invited to play at the 2018 NBA Summer League.[14] They played a total of 5 games and won 1.

China hosted the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup which automatically qualified the team.[15][16]

2023 World Cup qualification

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In November 2021, China announced its 16-player squad for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification. The Guangdong Southern Tigers and the Liaoning Flying Leopards, the finalists of the 2020–21 Chinese Basketball Association season, contributed most as each team had four players called up.[17]

Year Position Tournament Host
1984 10 Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics United States Los Angeles
1988 11 Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics South Korea Seoul
1992 12 Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics Spain Barcelona
1996 8 Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics United States Atlanta
2000 10 Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics Australia Sydney
2004 8 Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics Greece Athens
2008 8 Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics China Beijing
2012 12 Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics United Kingdom London
2016 12 Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics Brazil Rio de Janeiro
2020 – Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics Japan Tokyo
2024 – Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics France Paris
Year Position Tournament Host
1978 11 1978 FIBA World Championship Philippines Philippines
1982 12 1982 FIBA World Championship Colombia Colombia
1986 9 1986 FIBA World Championship Spain Spain
1990 14 1990 FIBA World Championship Argentina Argentina
1994 8 1994 FIBA World Championship Canada Canada
1998 – 1998 FIBA World Championship Greece Greece
2002 12 2002 FIBA World Championship United States United States
2006 9 2006 FIBA World Championship Japan Japan
2010 16 2010 FIBA World Championship Turkey Turkey
2014 – 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Spain Spain
2019 24 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup China China
2023 29 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Philippines Philippines Japan Japan Indonesia Indonesia
2027 TBD 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup Qatar Qatar
Year Position Pld W L
Philippines 1960 Not a FIBA member
Taiwan 1963
Malaysia 1965
South Korea 1967
Thailand 1969
Japan 1971
Philippines 1973
Thailand 1975 Champions 9 9 0
Malaysia 1977 Champions 9 9 0
Japan 1979 Champions 7 7 0
India 1981 Champions 7 7 0
Hong Kong 1983 Champions 7 7 0
Malaysia 1985 3rd place 5 3 2
Thailand 1987 Champions 8 8 0
China 1989 Champions 8 8 0
Japan 1991 Champions 9 9 0
Indonesia 1993 Champions 7 6 1
South Korea 1995 Champions 9 9 0
Saudi Arabia 1997 3rd place 8 7 1
Japan 1999 Champions 7 7 0
China 2001 Champions 8 8 0
China 2003 Champions 8 8 0
Qatar 2005 Champions 8 8 0
Japan 2007 10th place 7 3 4
China 2009 Runners-up 9 8 1
China 2011 Champions 9 9 0
Philippines 2013 5th place 9 6 3
China 2015 Champions 9 9 0
Lebanon 2017 5th place 7 5 2
Indonesia 2022 8th place 5 3 2
Saudi Arabia 2025 To be determined
Total 23/31 179 163 16

FIBA Asia Challenge

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East Asian Basketball Championship

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Roster for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[18][19]

China men's national basketball team – 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PF 1 Kyle Anderson 29 – (1993-09-20)20 September 1993 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Golden State Warriors United States PG 3 Hu Mingxuan 25 – (1998-03-10)10 March 1998 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Guangdong Southern Tigers China PG 4 Zhao Jiwei 28 – (1995-08-25)25 August 1995 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Liaoning Flying Leopards China SG 8 Zhao Rui 27 – (1996-01-14)14 January 1996 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Xinjiang Flying Tigers China SF 10 Zhou Peng (C) 33 – (1989-10-11)11 October 1989 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Shenzhen Leopards China C 14 Wang Zhelin 29 – (1994-01-20)20 January 1994 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Shanghai Sharks China C 15 Zhou Qi 27 – (1996-01-16)16 January 1996 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) Beijing Ducks China SG 19 Cui Yongxi 20 – (2003-05-28)28 May 2003 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Brooklyn Nets United States F/C 21 Hu Jinqiu 25 – (1997-09-24)24 September 1997 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Zhejiang Lions China G/F 26 Zhu Junlong 24 – (1999-07-13)13 July 1999 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Zhejiang Lions China PF 27 Fu Hao 26 – (1997-08-24)24 August 1997 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Liaoning Flying Leopards China SF 77 Zhang Zhenlin 24 – (1999-01-28)28 January 1999 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Liaoning Flying Leopards China Head coach Serbia Aleksandar Đorđević Assistant coach(es) Croatia Goran Bjedov Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes lastclub before the tournament Age – describes ageon 25 August 2023

List of head coaches

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2010–15: Nike[22] – present

2010: China Mobile, UPS[23]
2011, 2013–15: TCL[22]

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