The China men's national basketball team represents the People's Republic of China in international basketball tournaments. The national team is governed by the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). 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.
Du Feng is a Chinese professional basketball coach and former player.
The Zhejiang Guangsha Lions are a Chinese professional basketball team based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, which plays in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association. Guangsha is the name of the club's corporate sponsor, but to prevent confusion with the older Zhejiang Golden Bulls, many Chinese websites refer to the team as the Guangsha Lions. This is to avoid the issue of having two Zhejiang clubs on the same list when team names are shown in shortform, with Guangsha becoming the "geographical" designation, as Hangzhou seems to not be an option.
The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 18th tournament of the FIBA Basketball World Cup for men's national basketball teams. The tournament was hosted in China and was rescheduled from 2018 to 2019, becoming the first since 1967 that did not occur in the same year as the FIFA World Cup. The tournament expanded from 24 to 32 teams.
Ryan Broekhoff is an Australian former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Valparaiso Crusaders, where he was named an All-American in 2012. He represented the Australian Boomers on multiple occasions.
Wang Zhelin is a Chinese basketball player for the Shanghai Sharks in the Chinese Basketball Association. He was drafted in Round 2 in the 2016 NBA draft by the Memphis Grizzlies.
Rebecca "Spida" Allen is an Australian basketball player for the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
The 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 19th tournament of the FIBA Basketball World Cup for men's national basketball teams. The tournament was the second to feature 32 teams and was hosted by multiple nations for the first time in its history—the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia—from 25 August to 10 September 2023.
Zhao Jiwei is a Chinese professional basketball player who plays for the Liaoning Flying Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association.
Hu Jinqiu is a Chinese professional basketball player who plays for the Zhejiang Guangsha Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association.
Máximo Hugo Fjellerup is an Argentine professional basketball player for Spanish club Bàsquet Girona of Liga ACB. At a height of 1.98 m (6'6") tall, he plays at the shooting guard and small forward positions.
Ren Junfei is a Chinese professional basketball player for the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).
Wu Qian is a Chinese professional basketball player who plays for the Zhejiang Golden Bulls of the Chinese Basketball Association.
Abdusalam Abdurixit is a Chinese professional basketball player for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).
The United States men's national basketball team competed in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup and finished in seventh place. After winning the past two World Cups in 2010 and 2014, they were seeking to become the first country to capture three straight gold medals. With high-profile players electing not to participate, Team USA was devoid of A-list players from the National Basketball Association (NBA). They were also impacted throughout by injuries to players Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart. The Americans lost to France in the quarterfinals, ending their 58-game winning streak in FIBA and Olympic competition. Normally played every four years, the tournament was moved from its expected 2018 playing to avoid conflicting with soccer's World Cup schedule.
Bridget Carleton is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Iowa State Cyclones and competed internationally with the Canada national team.
Zhao Rui is a Chinese basketball player for the Chinese national team and the Xinjiang Flying Tigers. He was included in the Chinese squad for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
Fang Shuo is a Chinese basketball player who plays in the Point guard position for China and currently plays for Chinese club Beijing Ducks. He was included in the Chinese squad for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
Tohiraukura Makaere Smith-Milner is a New Zealand professional basketball player for the Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League (NBL). He has previously played in the Australian NBL for Melbourne United and the South East Melbourne Phoenix and has represented the New Zealand Tall Blacks.
Hu Mingxuan is a Chinese professional basketball player for the Guangdong Southern Tigers, and the national team. He plays the point guard position. He was included in the Chinese national team's squad for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
