China News Agency, Beijing, August 27th. The new Chinese men's basketball team was announced on the 26th. The average age of 24 players was just over 20 years old, and none of them participated in the World Cup in the past year. Among them, Zhu Mingzhen, No. 2 in this year's CBA Draft, became the first mixed player to be selected for the Chinese Men's Basketball National Team.
According to the news released by the Chinese Basketball Team, in order to actively prepare for the 2021 Olympic Games and the Men’s Basketball Asian Cup qualifiers, plan for the new preparation cycle for the 2023 Men’s Basketball World Cup and the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, and cultivate and reserve reserve talents. The Association will organize the National Men’s Basketball Team for short-term training from September 1 to September 20, 2020.
The 24 selected players are: Hu Mingxuan, Xu Jie, Du Runwang (Guangdong), Qi Lin (Xinjiang), Zhang Zhenlin (Liaoning), Cheng Shuipeng, Yu Jiahao (Zhejiang), Shen Zijie, He Xining (Shenzhen), Wang Shaojie (Beijing Enterprises), Liu Chuanxing (Qingdao), Wu Guanxi, Li Lutong (Jiangsu), Jing Hanyi, Yuan Tangwen (Sichuan), Fu Hao, Zou Yuchen (August 1st), Fan Ziming (Guangzhou), Zhu Mingzhen (Peking University), Feng Mingzhen, Wang Xinrui (Guangsha), M Ai Li (Shanghai), Zeng Fanbo (Beijing), Wu Yonghao (students from the US).
Once this list was announced, it caused an uproar in public opinion. After Yi Jianlian underwent surgery for a rupture of the Achilles tendon 10 days ago, "how the Chinese men's basketball team without Yi Jianlian would be formed" became a hot topic in the outside world.
But in the current training list, not only are there no major players in the national team such as Zhou Qi, Guo Ailun, Zhao Jiwei, etc., but no one has even participated in the World Cup in the past year. Among the 24 players, more than one-third of the "post-00" players, the oldest player is under 26, the average age of the team is under 21, and 9 players have never played in CBA.
The focus of the external controversy over this list is how the Chinese men's basketball team balances the relationship between focusing on the future and preparing for the Olympic Games.
Affected by the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the Olympic men's basketball team that was originally scheduled to be held in June this year was postponed to one year later. The losing match will be divided into 4 divisions, each with 6 teams. The first place in the 4 divisions will share the last 4 tickets for the Tokyo Olympic men's basketball team. The Chinese team will compete with Greece, Canada, the Czech Republic, Turkey and Uruguay. Also in the Victoria Division of Canada.
The result of the group draw for losing the qualifying tournament is almost an early "judgment" for the Chinese men's basketball team for failing to make the Tokyo Olympics. Therefore, most people expressed support for this list-since it is almost impossible to win the first place in the competition with all the main players, it is better to let the young players take a fight, discover and train new talents for the 2023 World Cup and the 2024 Paris Olympics. Reserve talents and lay a solid foundation. But the "opposing party" believes that this list is "abandoning" the losing match. Opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared. There is a glimmer of hope and there is the possibility of creating "miracle".
After the announcement of the roster, the Chinese men's basketball coach Du Feng said that he hopes to learn more about and train young players through this training camp, and consider for the future.
Du Feng’s words also bring another interpretation. This training camp focuses on examining young players, but it does not rule out that in the future training and preparations, there will be fans who are familiar with the main national team and CBA "elite" joining one after another. .
It is worth mentioning that Zhu Mingzhen, a Chinese-African hybrid from Peking University, became the first mixed-race player of the Chinese men's basketball team. The 24-year-old Zhu Mingzhen was born in Beijing. His father is Ugandan and his mother is Chinese. His excellent physical fitness and skills have won praise from Wade "The Flash". In this year's CBA Draft, he was selected by the Guangzhou team in the second overall pick. (Finish)