Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team

The Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team is the men's basketball team representing the Republic of China on Taiwan in international competitions, organised and run by the Chinese Taipei Basketball Association^[2] (CTBA; Chinese: 中華台北籃球協會). The team was known as Formosa prior to the implementation of the Nagoya Resolution in 1981.

Chinese Taipei (Taiwan )

FIBA ranking	83 2 (15 August 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA	1981
FIBA zone	FIBA Asia
National federation	Chinese Taipei Basketball Association
Coach	Gianluca Tucci
Olympic Games
Appearances	3
Medals	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	2
Medals	None
Asian Championships
Appearances	24
Medals	Silver: (1960, 1963) Bronze: (1973, 1989)
Asian Games
Appearances	13
Medals	Silver: (1954, 1958)
Home Away

Led by team leader, Yi Kuo-juei (Chinese: 易國瑞), Chinese Taipei's fourth-place finish at the 1959 FIBA World Championship is the second-best finish of an Asian team at the World Championship, only behind the Philippines' third-place finish at the 1954 FIBA World Championship.^[3]

Competitions

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

FIBA Basketball World Cup

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

FIBA Asia Cup

Main article: FIBA Asia Cup

Year	Position	Pld	W	L
As  Republic of China
1960	Runners-up	9	7	2
1963	Runners-up	11	8	3
1965	5th place	9	5	4
1967	5th place	9	5	4
1969	4th place	8	4	4
1971	4th place	8	5	3
1973	3rd place	10	7	3
1975	did not enter
1977
1979
As  Chinese Taipei
1981	did not enter
1983
1985	6th place	6	4	2
1987	5th place	8	5	3
1989	3rd place	8	6	2
1991	4th place	8	4	4
1993	5th place	6	5	1
1995	4th place	9	6	3
1997	6th place	7	4	3
1999	4th place	8	5	3
2001	7th place	6	3	3
2003	11th place	7	4	3
2005	9th place	7	5	2
2007	6th place	8	3	5
2009	5th place	9	5	4
2011	8th place	9	4	5
2013	4th place	9	6	3
2015	13th place	5	3	2
2017	12th place	4	1	3
2022	10th place	4	1	3
2025	to be determined
Total	25/31	192	115	77

Asian Games

See also: Basketball at the Asian Games

• 1954:
• 1958:
• 1966: 5th
• 1970: 4th
• 1990: 5th
• 1994: 6th
• 1998: 5th
• 2002: 7th
• 2006: 8th
• 2010: 9th
• 2014: 9th
• 2018: 4th
• 2022: 4th

William Jones Cup

• 2001 – Champions
• 2004 – Champions

Team

Current roster

2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification

Opposition: New Zealand (22 February)
Venue: Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei
Opposition: Philippines (25 February)
Venue: PhilSports Arena, Pasig

Chinese Taipei national basketball team – 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 0 Lin Bing-Shen 31 – (1992-12-26)26 December 1992 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) CTBC DEA PF 3 Chen Yu-Hsu 34 – (1990-01-10)10 January 1990 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Shaanxi Brave Dragons F 5 Liu Cheng 33 – (1990-11-24)24 November 1990 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Shaanxi Brave Dragons G 6 Gao Jin-Wei 23 – (2000-10-23)23 October 2000 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Taiwan Beer G 7 Yu Ai-Che 22 – (2002-02-14)14 February 2002 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) G 9 Hsieh Ya-Hsuan 25 – (1998-10-30)30 October 1998 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) CTBC DEA G 11 Lin Chun-Chi 26 – (1998-01-29)29 January 1998 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Formosa Dreamers SF 12 Chang Chia-Ho 27 – (1996-12-15)15 December 1996 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Bank of Taiwan C 14 Hsieh Zong-Rong 28 – (1995-08-16)16 August 1995 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Bank of Taiwan F 20 Lin Shin-Kuan 21 – (2002-05-09)9 May 2002 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) NTNU C 25 Lin Cheng 23 – (2000-07-25)25 July 2000 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) AirApe PF 27 Wang Hao-Chi 34 – (1989-09-22)22 September 1989 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Taiwan Beer	Head coach Sam Mao-Sen Assistant coach(es) Yen Hsing-su Yang Che-yi Legend (C) Team captain (NP) Naturalized player Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 21 February 2024

Past roster

Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team - 2018 Asian Games roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 0 Peng Chun-yen 28 – (1989-12-05)5 December 1989 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Bank of Taiwan G 1 Chou Yi-hsiang 27 – (1991-02-04)4 February 1991 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Xinjiang Flying Tigers F 5 Liu Cheng 27 – (1990-11-24)24 November 1990 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Zhejiang Lions F 8 Chou Po-chen 28 – (1990-08-08)8 August 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Yulon Luxgen Dinos G 9 Chen Ying-chun (C) 25 – (1993-06-09)9 June 1993 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Guangzhou Long-Lions F 10 Hu Long-mao 25 – (1992-12-22)22 December 1992 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Fujian Sturgeons G 11 Huang Tsung-han 24 – (1994-07-07)7 July 1994 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Taiwan Beer G 14 Chiang Yu-an 27 – (1991-08-04)4 August 1991 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Taiwan Beer C 15 Chen Kuan-chuan 24 – (1993-12-30)30 December 1993 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Pauian Archiland C 16 Lin Chih-wei 26 – (1992-07-10)10 July 1992 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Fubon Braves F 21 Douglas Creighton 33 – (1985-03-07)7 March 1985 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Pauian Archiland G 27 Huang Jhen 28 – (1990-06-27)27 June 1990 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Dacin Tigers	Head coach Charlie Parker Legend (C) Team captain (NP) Naturalized player Club - describes last club before the tournament Age - describes age on 14 August 2018

Roster for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.^[4]

Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team – 2017 FIBA Asia Cup roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. C 4 Lin Chih-wei 25 – (1992-07-10)10 July 1992 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Fubon Braves F 5 Liu Cheng 26 – (1990-11-24)24 November 1990 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Zhejiang Lions F 6 Chou Yi-hsiang 26 – (1991-02-04)4 February 1991 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Jiangsu Monkey King G 7 Yu Huan-ya 23 – (1993-11-30)30 November 1993 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Taiwan Beer F 8 Chou Po-chen 27 – (1990-08-08)8 August 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Yulon Luxgen Dinos F 10 Hu Long-mao 24 – (1992-12-22)22 December 1992 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Fujian Sturgeons F 13 Lu Cheng-ju 31 – (1986-04-13)13 April 1986 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Yulon Luxgen Dinos G 14 Chiang Yu-an 26 – (1991-08-04)4 August 1991 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Taiwan Beer F 20 Chou Po-hsun 26 – (1991-03-06)6 March 1991 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Taiwan Beer G 21 Cheng Li-huan 29 – (1988-03-05)5 March 1988 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Bank of Taiwan C 28 Wu Hung-hsing 27 – (1989-10-21)21 October 1989 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Pauian Archiland C 54 Wu Tai-hao 32 – (1985-02-07)7 February 1985 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Pauian Archiland	Head coach Chou Chun-san Assistant coach(es) Yen Hsing-su Chiu Chi-yi Legend (C) Team captain (NP) Naturalized player Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 8 August 2017

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Chou Po-chen	Chen Kuan-chuan	Lin Chih-wei	Tseng Hsiang-chun
PF	Hu Long-mao	Chou Po-hsun	Su I-chin	Jonah Morrison
SF	Liu Cheng	Huang Tsung-han	Lee Chi-wei	Lin Ting-chien
SG	Chou Yi-hsiang	Chang Po-sheng	Chieng Li-huan	Wu Yong-sheng
PG	Chen Ying-chun	Chiang Yu-an	Lin Wei-han	Lai Ting-en

Head coach history

• Zhan Ting-Rui(Chinese: 詹廷瑞) – 1954
• Niu Bing-yi (Chinese: 牛炳鎰) – 1954, 1960
• Bud Schaeffer (Chinese: 許彼德) – 1956
• Chua Bonhuaa (Chinese: 蔡文華) – 1959
• (Chinese: 歐德里) – 1960
• Wang Shixuan (Chinese: 王士選) – 1963
• Zhu Yu-Hou (Chinese: 朱裕厚) – 1964
• Kya Iskyun (Chinese: 賈志軍) – 1965
• Willie Chu (Chinese: 朱聲漪) – 1966, 1970
• Hoo Cha-pen (Chinese: 霍劍平) – 1967, 1971, 1973
• Wang Yih-jiun (Chinese: 王毅軍) – 1967, 1971, 1973
• Liu Chun-Ching (Chinese: 劉俊卿) – 1985, 1989, 1990
• Chen Tsu-li (Chinese: 陳祖烈) – 1987
• Lee Ching-Chi (Chinese: 李清棋) – 1991, 2003
• Zhang Ke-You (Chinese: 張克佑) – 1993
• Bu Shu-Ren (Chinese: 卜樹人) – 1994
• Chien Yi-Fei (Chinese: 錢一飛) – 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001
• Ku Chi-Hsiung (Chinese: 古吉雄) – 1997
• Lee Yun-Kwang (Chinese: 李雲光) – 2002, 2005, 2006
• Hu Zai-Lin (Chinese: 胡再麟) – 2004
• Chung Kwang-Suk (Chinese: 鄭光錫) – 2007, 2009
• Zhang Xue-Lei (Chinese: 張學雷) – 2010
• Chou Chun-San (Chinese: 周俊三) – 2011, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022
• Hsu Jin-Che (Chinese: 許晉哲) – 2012, 2013, 2014
• Otis Hughley Jr. (Chinese: 歐提斯) – 2014
• Yan Chia-Hua (Chinese: 閻家驊) – 2016
• Charlie Parker (Chinese: 帕克) – 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022
• Sam Mao-Sen (Chinese: 桑茂森) – 2023, 2024
• Gianluca Tucci (Chinese: 圖奇) – 2024–present

See also

• Chinese Taipei women's national basketball team
• Chinese Taipei national under-19 basketball team
• Chinese Taipei national under-17 basketball team
• Chinese Taipei national 3x3 team

References

1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
2. FIBA National Federations – Chinese Taipei, fiba.com, accessed 21 July 2018.
3. "Taiwan Basketball Hall of Fame". Facebook. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
4. 2017 FIBA Asia Cup roster

External links

• Official website
• FIBA profile
• Team participation at archive.fiba.com
• Asia-basket – Chinese Taipei Men National Team

Videos

• Japan v Chinese Taipei - Highlights - FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 - Asian Qualifiers Youtube.com video