[Explanation] On September 8, the Jilin Province Basketball Association was established in Changchun.
It is understood that Jilin is the last province in China to establish a basketball association. This also made Yao Ming, the chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association who came to participate, lamented that it was finally "completed".
[Concurrent] Yao Ming, Chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association
It should be said today that it is not only a big day for the Jilin basketball circle, but also a big day for the Chinese Basketball Association, because we often say that one cannot be missing. Jilin Province is the last province where we established the Basketball Association. As of today, we Chinese Basketball The big family of the association is complete.
[Explanation] Jilin Province Basketball Association has three special committees, including the Youth Development Committee, the Coaches Committee, and the Referees Committee, and five internal institutions including the Competition Department, Youth Department, Social Development Department, General Department, and Marketing Department.
The chairman of the Jilin Province Basketball Association is Sun Jun, a famous Chinese basketball player and chairman of the Jilin Siberian Tiger Basketball Club.
In the future, the Jilin Province Basketball Association will promote the development of youth basketball and social basketball by organizing various basketball games at all levels, increasing opportunities for cooperation and communication for teams at all levels, and at the same time assisting teams at all levels to discover outstanding talents and reserve reserves.
As a major basketball province in China, Jilin has a population of more than 200,000 who regularly participate in basketball games and has a good foundation.
In his speech, Yao Ming mentioned his past experience of playing in Jilin, which caused a lot of laughter.
[Concurrent] Yao Ming, Chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association
As a province with a large population of basketball, Jilin's home court is also known as the "Devil's Home" of the CBA professional league. I have a say in this, because my performance here was generally not very good.
[Explanation] Since 1956, the development of basketball in Jilin Province has experienced brilliance and trough.
In the past two years, the Jilin Siberian Tigers men's basketball team has once again become a frequent visitor to the CBA playoffs, and its rise is just around the corner.
[Concurrent] Yao Ming, Chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association
Through this historical short film, I have also seen the long history of Jilin basketball and the solid foundation of the masses. Taking this as an opportunity, the country has also sent famous national players and outstanding basketball talents like Sun Jun to develop the entire Chinese basketball industry. Made an important contribution.
Reporter Guo Jia Changchun
Editor in charge: [Wang Yu]