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when was basketball introduced in China
Basketball was brought to China in the 1890s by YMCA missionaries who participated in some of the first peach basket games in Springfield, where the sport was invented. Basketball caught on quickly in the Shanghai area, where it was linked with some revolutionary activities. In the 1920s the game was very popular among urban students. -
first Chinese Olympic team
In 1936, the Chinese fielded an Olympic team in 1936. -
Chinese Basketball league is founded
The CBA is a state owned league that founded in 1995 and currently consists of 17 teams.
The teams are
The Beijing Ducks, the Zhejiang Lions, the Guangdong Sothern Tigers, the Xinjiang Flying Tigers, Shanghai Sharks, the Qingdao Double Stars, the Bayi Rockets, the Liaoning Flying Leopards, the Jiangsu Dragons, the Dongguan Leopards, the Jilin Northeast Tigers, the Shangdong Lions, the Tianjin Ronggang, the Zhejiang Golden Bulls, the Foshan Dralions, the Shanxi Zhongyu and the Fujian Sturgeons. -
30 CBA teams
There are currently 30 teams playing in the CBA competition. It has been a good acomplishment by the chinese seeing the CBA only started just over a decade ago. -
300 Million people play basketball
An estimated 300 million Chinese people play basketball to date, roughly equivalent to the entire population of the United States Of America, according to the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).
Many Americans are only now learning of China’s massive enthusiasm for the sport.