Chinanews.com, January 3. A few days ago, FIBA announced the schedule for the sixth window of the 2023 Men's Basketball World Cup Asia-Pacific Regional Qualifiers.
It is reported that the Chinese men's basketball team will face the Kazakhstan team and the Iranian team on February 23 and February 26, 2023 respectively. The games will be held at the Tsuen Wan Stadium in Hong Kong.
Image source: Screenshot of FIBA website
Image source: Screenshot of FIBA website
In the fifth window of the competition, with the Chinese men's basketball team beating Bahrain in an away game, the team has already secured the World Cup qualification in advance.
Since then, the Serbian coach Djordjevic took over as the head coach of the Chinese men's basketball team.
For a period of time after coming to China, the Serbian watched the CBA league live in Zhuji, Zhejiang, to inspect the players.
And this sixth window game is also Djordjevic's first official appearance after leading the team.
In an interview with the media earlier, Djordjevic said that it is his goal to lead the Chinese men's basketball team to qualify for the Paris Olympics in the World Cup.
But he also emphasized that the Chinese men's basketball team has no upper limit in the World Cup.
Talking about the basic criteria for forming a team and selecting players, Djordjevic emphasized that players need to invest on the defensive end and be aggressive on the offensive end.
"I always believe that building a national team does not necessarily require 12 best individuals, but requires 12 players who can integrate into the team to the greatest extent and maximize the competitiveness of the team. This is also the way I formed the Chinese men's basketball team. "He said so.