Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team

Chinese Taipei 中華台北
FIBA Ranking	42 1
Joined FIBA	1981
FIBA Zone	FIBA Asia
National Federation	CTBA
Coach	Hsu Jin-Zhe
Olympic Games
Appearances	3
Medals	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	2
Medals	None
Asian Championships
Appearances	20
Medals	Silver: 1960, 1963 Bronze: 1973, 1989
Uniforms
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The Chinese Taipei national basketball team is the basketball team representing Taiwan in international competitions, organized and run by the CTBA (Chinese Taipei Basketball Association).
Chinese Taipei's 4th place at the 1959 FIBA World Championship remains the 2nd best finish ever of an Asian nation at this tournament.

Achievements

Performance at Summer Olympics

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
1936	15	Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics	Berlin, Germany
1948	18	Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics	London, Great Britain
1956	11	Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics	Melbourne, Australia
2016	TBD	Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Performance at FIBA World Championships

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
1954	5	1954 FIBA World Championship	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1959	4	1959 FIBA World Championship	Chile
2014	TBD	2014 FIBA World Championship	Spain

Performance at FIBA Asia Championship

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
1960	2 !	1960 ABC Championship	Manila, Philippines
1963	2 !	1963 ABC Championship	Taipei City, Chinese Taipei
1965	5	1965 ABC Championship	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1967	5	1967 ABC Championship	Seoul, South Korea
1969	4	1969 ABC Championship	Bangkok, Thailand
1971	4	1971 ABC Championship	Tokyo, Japan
1973	3 !	1973 ABC Championship	Manila, Philippines
1975	–	1975 ABC Championship	Bangkok, Thailand
1977	–	1977 ABC Championship	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1979	–	1979 ABC Championship	Nagoya, Japan
1981	–	1981 ABC Championship	Calcutta, India
1983	–	1983 ABC Championship	Hong Kong
1985	6	1985 ABC Championship	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1987	5	1987 ABC Championship	Bangkok, Thailand
1989	3 !	1989 ABC Championship	Beijing, China
1991	4	1991 ABC Championship	Kobe, Japan
1993	5	1993 ABC Championship	Jakarta, Indonesia
1995	4	1995 ABC Championship	Seoul, South Korea
1997	6	1997 ABC Championship	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
1999	4	1999 ABC Championship	Fukuoka, Japan
2001	7	2001 ABC Championship	Shanghai, China
2003	11	2003 ABC Championship	Harbin, China
2005	9	2005 FIBA Asia Championship	Doha, Qatar
2007	6	2007 FIBA Asia Championship	Tokushima, Japan
2009	5	2009 FIBA Asia Championship	Tianjin, China
2011	8	2011 FIBA Asia Championship	Wuhan, China

Roster

2011 Chinese Taipei National Basketball Team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age - DOB Ht. Club Club nat. 1.5 !G 3 Jeremy Lin 700122000000000000022 - (1988-08-23)August 23, 1988 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Houston Rockets USA ! 2.5 !G/F 4 Yang Ching-Min 700127000000000000027 - (1984-01-23)January 23, 1984 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) TTL Taiwan Beer Chinese Taipei ! 5.0 !C 5 Tseng Wen-ting 700126000000000000026 - (1984-04-08)April 8, 1984 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Shanghai Sharks CHN ! 1.0 !PG 5 Chen Shih-Nian 700126000000000000026 - (1984-04-08)April 8, 1984 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) TTL Taiwan Beer Chinese Taipei ! 1.0 !PG 6 Lee Hsueh-Lin 700126000000000000026 - (1984-01-31)January 31, 1984 69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Shougang Beijing Ducks CHN ! 2.5 !G/F 7 Mao Chia-En 700128000000000000028 - (1982-11-06)November 6, 1982 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Pure Youth Construction Chinese Taipei ! 5.0 !C 8 Wu Tai-Hao 700125000000000000025 - (1985-02-07)February 7, 1985 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Zhejiang Guangsha Lions CHN ! 1.5 !G 9 Chen Shun-Hsiang 700125000000000000025 - (1985-05-25)May 25, 1985 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Bank of Taiwan Chinese Taipei ! 1.5 !G 10 Chou Po-Chen 700120000000000000020 - (1990-08-08)August 8, 1990 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Taiwan Normal University Chinese Taipei ! 3.5 !F 11 Tien Lei 700127000000000000027 - (1983-06-01)June 1, 1983 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Dacin Tigers Chinese Taipei ! 2.5 !G/F 12 Lin Chih-Chieh 700128000000000000028 - (1982-06-11)June 11, 1982 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Zhejiang Guangsha Lions CHN ! 3.5 !F 13 Lu Cheng-Ju 700124000000000000024 - (1986-04-13)April 13, 1986 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Yulon Luxgen Chinese Taipei ! 3.5 !F 14 Chien Chia-Hong 700123000000000000023 - (1987-03-06)March 6, 1987 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Pure Youth Construction Chinese Taipei ! 1.5 !G 15 Hung Chih-Shan 700125000000000000025 - (1985-07-05)July 5, 1985 69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Dongguan Leopards CHN !	Head coach Chou Jun-San Assistant coach(es) Chiu Chi-Yi Legend (C) Team captain Age field is age on January 30, 2011

Depth Chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Bench
C	Wu Tai-Hao	Tseng Wen-Ting
PF	Tien Lei	Lu Cheng-Ju	Chien Chia-Hong
SF	Lin Chih-Chieh	Chen Shun-Hsiang	Jeremy Lin
SG	Yang Ching-Min	Mao Chia En	Chou Po-Chen
PG	Lee Hsueh-Lin	Hung Chih-Shan	Chen Shih-Nian

Head Coach history

• James Chen Tzu-Lie (Chinese: 陳祖烈) – 1987
• Liu Chun-Ching (Chinese: 劉俊卿) – 1989
• Ku Chi-Hsiung (Chinese: 古吉雄) – 1997
• Chung Chih-Meng (Chinese: 鍾枝萌) – 1998
• Chien Yi-Fei (Chinese: 錢一飛) – 1999 – 2002
• Li Ching-Chi (Chinese: 李清棋) – 2003
• Li Yun-Kwang (Chinese: 李雲光) – 2004 – 2006
• Chung Kwang-Suk (Korean: 정광석) – 2007–2009
• Zhang Xuelei (Chinese: 張學雷) - 2009 – 2010
• Chou Jun-San (Chinese: 周俊三) - 2011
• Hsu Jin-Zhe (Chinese: 許晉哲) - 2012 –

External links

• High flying hoop dreams: A brief history of the development of basketball in Taiwan (in English)