Chinese Taipei Basketball Association

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Chinese Taipei Basketball Association
中華民國籃球協會
Formation1954; 70 years ago (1954)
TypeNational Sport Association
HeadquartersTaiwan
President
Ting Shou-chung
AffiliationsFIBA, FIBA Asia
Websitewww.basketball-tpe.org

Chinese Taipei Basketball Association, abbreviated as CTBA) is the governing body of basketball in Taiwan. Its official name in Chinese is Republic of China Basketball Association (Chinese: 中華民國籃球協會).[1] The CTBA is a member of FIBA and FIBA Asia.

The federation is responsible for the Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team and the Chinese Taipei women's national basketball team and their Under-age teams.

History

  • 1954: Founded as Republic of China Basketball Committee (Chinese: 中華民國籃球委員會).[2]
  • 1973: Changed to Republic of China Basketball Association.
  • 1974: Suspended from the FIBA due to naming problems.
  • 1977: Held the first William Jones Cup.
  • 1981: Re-admitted to FIBA.[3]

References

  1. ^ "關於籃協". 中華民國籃球協會.
  2. ^ "中華民國籃球協會簡介". 中華民國體育運動總會.
  3. ^ "Sports". New York Times. 20 July 1981.