Recently, the schedules for the third window of the 2022 Men's Basketball Asian Cup and the 2023 Basketball World Cup Qualifiers have been released. The Chinese Men's Basketball Team will play 7 games in Indonesia and Australia from June 30 to July 16. Contest.
According to the latest announced schedule, the 2023 Basketball World Cup qualifying window will be held in Melbourne, Australia, from June 30 to July 4 in a closed tournament format. The Chinese men's basketball team will play two games against the Australian team and the Chinese Taipei team respectively, specifically against the Australian team on June 30 and July 3, and against the Chinese Taipei team on July 1 and July 4. With four games in five days, such a schedule is undoubtedly a big test and challenge for the Chinese men's basketball team.
After the World Cup preliminaries are over, the Chinese men's basketball team will invest in preparations for the Asian Cup . According to the previous lottery arrangement, the Chinese men's basketball team, as the first team, is in the same group as South Korea, Chinese Taipei and Bahrain . According to the latest announced schedule, the Chinese men’s basketball team’s opening game in this Asian Cup will be held on July 12. The first opponent is the South Korean team, and then they will face Bahrain and China on July 14 and July 16 respectively. Taipei team.
It is worth mentioning that after the World Preliminaries and Asian Cup games, the Chinese men's basketball team will also participate in the Hangzhou Asian Games as the host in September. Therefore, for the Chinese men's basketball team led by Du Feng, there will be a lot of pressure in the next six months.
At the same time, in order to better prepare for the Paris Olympics, the Chinese Basketball Association recently officially announced that Han Deng has been tentatively appointed as the head coach of the second national men's basketball team, with a term of employment until the end of the Paris Olympics cycle and a one-year probation period.
According to the Chinese Basketball Association, the establishment of the second national men’s basketball team aims to deeply cultivate young talents and form an integrated construction with the national team. The second men's basketball team will mainly focus on outstanding players aged 19-22, and will train the reserve team according to the national team's lineup position, playing style, etc., while also providing a platform for young players with potential and aspirations to improve.
Before serving as the head coach of the second team of the national men's basketball team, Han Deng served as the coach of the national youth team and the national youth team, and trained Hu Jinqiu, Sun Minghui, Zhao Yanhao and other players. Han Deng played for Jilin Siberian Tigers, Zhejiang Wanma and Zhejiang Guangsha during his playing career.
