189165438+February 2 1 was invented by james naismith, a teacher at the YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. From 65438 to 0896, basketball was introduced to China, and in 2002, Yao Ming was selected as the No.1 in NBA, which opened a new basketball craze in China.
1892, basketball was first introduced to Mexico from the United States and soon spread all over Mexico. Mexico became the first country outside the United States to play basketball. Since then, this sport has spread to France, Britain, China, Brazil, Czechoslovakia, Australia, Lebanon and other countries, and has been developed, popularized and developed all over the world.
1895, American Bob Gale introduced basketball to China. 1896, Tianjin YMCA held the first basketball competition performance in China. 19 10, basketball was listed as a performance item for the first time in the first national sports meeting in old China. Basketball was listed as a formal event for men in the 2nd National Games on 19 14 and as a formal event for women in the 3rd National Games on 1924.
The International Amateur Basketball Federation was founded in 1932, and men's basketball was recognized as an official Olympic event by the International Olympic Committee. From 65438 to 0946, professional basketball league appeared in the United States and developed into NBA. Women's basketball didn't develop until the early 20th century. From 65438 to 0976, women's basketball was listed as an official Olympic event.
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China Men's Basketball Team was founded on 19 17, 1936 joined FIBA, 1958 withdrew for political reasons, and 1974 resumed its membership in the name of People's Republic of China (PRC) (PRC). China Men's Basketball Team is the most powerful national basketball team in Asia, monopolizing all kinds of Asian basketball championships all the year round and defending the Asian basketball champions.
Since the team began to participate in the World Basketball Championship in 1978, it has also been the best ranking champion of Asian teams in previous World Championships. In several world championships that China participated in, it won the number 1 1, 12, 9, 14 and 8 respectively. The team's best performance in the world competition was 1994, and it won the third place at the goodwill games in St. Petersburg.
In recent years, China men's basketball team has shown some abilities to beat the top teams in Europe. In the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, under the leadership of head coach Del Harris, the China men's basketball team narrowly defeated the defending world champion Serbia and Montenegro 67-66 in the final match of the group stage and advanced to the quarter-finals.
In the 2006 World Championships, China also stood out from Group D. After defeating Senegal and Slovenia in the last two group matches, it advanced to the knockout stage with 16. In the end, it lost to Greece, which eliminated the United States, in the top 16, and won the silver medal in the championship with 64-95, ranking 15 among the 24 teams in the World Championships.
There are superstars like Yao Ming, the main center of Houston Rockets, powerful players like Yi Jianlian of Wizards and Sun Yue of Lakers, and excellent player Rainbow Zhi Zhi who joined the NBA. The current head coach is Gong.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-basketball
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-China National Basketball Team