China men's national basketball team
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| FIBA ranking | 14 
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| Joined FIBA | 1970 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National federation | Chinese Basketball Association | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Vacant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Team Dragon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Appearances | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Appearances | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asian Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals |
 Gold (1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2015) Silver (2009) Bronze (1985, 1997) |
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| Appearances | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals |
Gold (1978, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2010) Silver (1982, 2002) Bronze (1974) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 中国国家男子篮球队 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 中國國家男子籃球隊 | ||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhōngguó Guójiā Nánzǐ Lánqiúduì |
The Chinese men's national basketball team is the national basketball team of the People's Republic of China and is governed by the Chinese Basketball Association. 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 there.
China has traditionally been the basketball powerhouse in Asia and has won the FIBA Asia Championship 14 out of 16 times from 1975 to 2005.
However, the national team failed to defend its championship at the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship. This was due to the automatic berth at the 2008 Beijing Olympics as the host nation, thus, China sent its "B" team to the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship and finished 10th while its primary "A" team participated at the 2007 Stanković Cup which took place around the same time as the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship.
The national team has historically struggled against other top flight non-Asian teams. However, in recent years, China has shown they can beat the top European teams. In the 2004 Athens 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 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.
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