Chinese Taipei Basketball Association

The Chinese Taipei Basketball Association (CTBA; Chinese: 中華臺北籃球協會) is the governing body of basketball in Taiwan (Republic of China). 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.

Chinese Taipei Basketball Association

中華民國籃球協會
Formation	1954; 70 years ago (1954)
Type	National Sport Association
Headquarters	Taipei, Taiwan
President	Hsieh Tien-lin (謝典霖)
Affiliations	FIBA, FIBA Asia
Website	www.basketball-tpe.org

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. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
2. "中華民國籃球協會簡介". 中華民國體育運動總會. Archived from the original on 2016-08-13. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
3. "Sports". New York Times. 20 July 1981.