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Chinese National Basketball Team

China has traditionally been a basketball power in Asia, and have won the FIBA Asian Championship 14 times. They have struggled against top-flight international 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 last eight after a 67-66 win over defending world champions Serbia and Montenegro. In the 2006 FIBA World Championship, China, coached by Jonas Kazlauskas also advanced to the second round from Group D, earning two victores (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. Squad details: 5 Guard Liu Wei 1980 Flag of People's Republic of China Shanghai Sharks 7 Forward Wang Shipeng 1983 Flag of People's Republic of China Guangdong Southern Tigers 8 Forward Zhu Fangyu 1983 Flag of People's Republic of China Guangdong Southern Tigers 9 Guard Sun Yue 1985 Flag of United States Beijing Aoshen Olympians (ABA) 11 Center Yi Jianlian 1987 Flag of People's Republic of China Guangdong Southern Tigers 12 Center Mo Ke 1982 Flag of People's Republic of China Bayi Rockets 13 Center Yao Ming 1980 Flag of United States Houston Rockets 14 Center Wang Zhizhi 1977 Flag of People's Republic of China Bayi Rockets 15 Forward Du Feng 1981 Flag of People's Republic of China Guangdong Southern Tigers Trackback(0) TrackBack URI for this entry Comments (0) Subscribe to this comment's feed Show/Hide comments Write comment Show/Hide comment form Name Email Website Title Comment Write the displayed characters Add Comment Copyright 2007. All Rights Reserved.

 

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