Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team

The Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team is the men's basketball team representing the Republic of China on Taiwan in international competitions, organised and run by the Chinese Taipei Basketball Association^[2] (CTBA; Chinese: 中華台北籃球協會). The team was known as Formosa prior to the implementation of the Nagoya Resolution in 1981.

Chinese Taipei (Taiwan)

FIBA ranking	75 4 (25 February 2025)[1]
Joined FIBA	1981
FIBA zone	FIBA Asia
National federation	Chinese Taipei Basketball Association
Coach	Gianluca Tucci
Olympic Games
Appearances	3
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	2
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances	26
Medals	Silver: (1960, 1963) Bronze: (1973, 1989)
Home Away

Led by team leader, Yi Kuo-juei (Chinese: 易國瑞), Chinese Taipei's fourth-place finish at the 1959 FIBA World Championship is the second-best finish of an Asian team at the World Championship, only behind the Philippines' third-place finish at the 1954 FIBA World Championship.^[3]

Competitions

Summer Olympics

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
1936	15	Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics	Berlin, Germany
1948	18	Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics	London, Great Britain
1956	11	Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics	Melbourne, Australia

FIBA Basketball World Cup

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
1954	5	1954 FIBA World Championship	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1959	4	1959 FIBA World Championship	Santiago, Chile

FIBA Asia Cup

Main article: FIBA Asia Cup

Year	Rank	M	W	L
As Republic of China'
1960	Runners-up	9	7	2
1963	Runners-up	11	8	3
1965	5th place	9	5	4
1967	5th place	9	5	4
1969	4th place	8	4	4
1971	4th place	8	5	3
1973	3rd place	10	7	3
1975	Did Not Compete
1977
1979
As Chinese Taipei
1981	Did Not Compete
1983
1985	6th place	6	4	2
1987	5th place	8	5	3
1989	3rd place	8	6	2
1991	4th place	8	4	4
1993	5th place	6	5	1
1995	4th place	9	6	3
1997	6th place	7	4	3
1999	4th place	8	5	3
2001	7th place	6	3	3
2003	11th place	7	4	3
2005	9th place	7	5	2
2007	6th place	8	3	5
2009	5th place	9	5	4
2011	8th place	9	4	5
2013	4th place	9	6	3
2015	13th place	5	3	2
2017	12th place	4	1	3
2022	10th place	4	1	3
2025	5th place	5	3	2
Total	26/31	197	118	79

Asian Games

See also: Basketball at the Asian Games

• 1954 –
• 1958 –
• 1966 – 5th
• 1970 – 4th
• 1990 – 5th
• 1994 – 6th
• 1998 – 5th
• 2002 – 7th
• 2006 – 8th
• 2010 – 9th
• 2014 – 9th
• 2018 – 4th
• 2022 – 4th

William Jones Cup

• 2001 – Champions
• 2004 – Champions

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup.^[4]

Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team – 2025 FIBA Asia Cup roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. SG 0 Lin Ting-chien 25 – (1999-10-31)31 October 1999 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Tianjin Pioneers F 1 Mohammad Gadiaga 27 – (1998-04-27)27 April 1998 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Akita Northern Happinets SF 2 Ma Chien-hao 24 – (2001-04-29)29 April 2001 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) G 4 Robert Tsang Hinton 19 – (2006-02-20)20 February 2006 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Harvard Crimson F 5 Liu Cheng (C) 34 – (1990-11-24)24 November 1990 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Shanxi Loongs G 8 Adam Tsang Hinton 22 – (2003-07-09)9 July 2003 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Cornell Cornell Big Red G 9 Chen Ying-chun 32 – (1993-06-09)9 June 1993 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Guangdong Southern Tigers C 10 Hu Long-mao 32 – (1992-12-22)22 December 1992 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Guangdong Southern Tigers C 34 Brandon Gilbeck (NP) 28 – (1996-12-09)9 December 1996 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Formosa Dreamers G 55 Gao Jin-wei 24 – (2000-10-23)23 October 2000 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards C 62 Chen Kuan-chuan 31 – (1993-12-30)30 December 1993 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Taoyuan Pauian Pilots C 88 Tseng Hsiang-chun 26 – (1998-08-08)8 August 1998 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Fu Jen Catholic University	Head coach Gianluca Tucci Assistant coach(es) Yang Che-yi Yang I-feng Legend (C) Team captain (NP) Naturalized player Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 5 August 2025

Past rosters

Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team – 2018 Asian Games roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 0 Peng Chun-yen 28 – (1989-12-05)5 December 1989 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Bank of Taiwan G 1 Chou Yi-hsiang 27 – (1991-02-04)4 February 1991 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Xinjiang Flying Tigers F 5 Liu Cheng 27 – (1990-11-24)24 November 1990 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Zhejiang Lions F 8 Chou Po-chen 28 – (1990-08-08)8 August 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Yulon Luxgen Dinos G 9 Chen Ying-chun (C) 25 – (1993-06-09)9 June 1993 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Guangzhou Long-Lions F 10 Hu Long-mao 25 – (1992-12-22)22 December 1992 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Fujian Sturgeons G 11 Huang Tsung-han 24 – (1994-07-07)7 July 1994 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Taiwan Beer G 14 Chiang Yu-an 27 – (1991-08-04)4 August 1991 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Taiwan Beer C 15 Chen Kuan-chuan 24 – (1993-12-30)30 December 1993 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Pauian Archiland C 16 Lin Chih-wei 26 – (1992-07-10)10 July 1992 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Fubon Braves F 21 Douglas Creighton 33 – (1985-03-07)7 March 1985 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Pauian Archiland G 27 Huang Jhen 28 – (1990-06-27)27 June 1990 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Dacin Tigers	Head coach Charlie Parker Legend (C) Team captain (NP) Naturalized player Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 14 August 2018

Roster for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.^[5]

Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team – 2017 FIBA Asia Cup roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. C 4 Lin Chih-wei 25 – (1992-07-10)10 July 1992 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Fubon Braves F 5 Liu Cheng 26 – (1990-11-24)24 November 1990 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Zhejiang Lions F 6 Chou Yi-hsiang 26 – (1991-02-04)4 February 1991 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Jiangsu Monkey King G 7 Yu Huan-ya 23 – (1993-11-30)30 November 1993 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Taiwan Beer F 8 Chou Po-chen 27 – (1990-08-08)8 August 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Yulon Luxgen Dinos F 10 Hu Long-mao 24 – (1992-12-22)22 December 1992 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Fujian Sturgeons F 13 Lu Cheng-ju 31 – (1986-04-13)13 April 1986 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Yulon Luxgen Dinos G 14 Chiang Yu-an 26 – (1991-08-04)4 August 1991 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Taiwan Beer F 20 Chou Po-hsun 26 – (1991-03-06)6 March 1991 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Taiwan Beer G 21 Cheng Li-huan 29 – (1988-03-05)5 March 1988 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Bank of Taiwan C 28 Wu Hung-hsing 27 – (1989-10-21)21 October 1989 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Pauian Archiland C 54 Wu Tai-hao 32 – (1985-02-07)7 February 1985 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Pauian Archiland	Head coach Chou Chun-san Assistant coach(es) Yen Hsing-su Chiu Chi-yi Legend (C) Team captain (NP) Naturalized player Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 8 August 2017

Head coach history

• Charles Siler (Chinese: 蔡樂爾) – 1915, 1917
• Ma Yuehan (Chinese: 馬約翰) – 1919
• Wang Shih-ching (Chinese: 王石卿) – 1921
• Dong Shouyi (Chinese: 董守義) – 1923, 1925, 1927, 1930, 1934, 1936
• Song Junfu (Chinese: 宋君復) – 1948
• Charles Holsinger (Chinese: 何聖格) – 1954
• Niu Bing-yi (Chinese: 牛炳鎰) – 1954
• Bud Schaeffer (Chinese: 許彼德) – 1956
• Chua Bonhuaa (Chinese: 蔡文華) – 1958, 1959
• Donald Spencer (Chinese: 史賓塞) – 1960
• Don Odle (Chinese: 歐德里) – 1960
• Wang Shixuan (Chinese: 王士選) – 1963
• Zhu Yu-Hou (Chinese: 朱裕厚) – 1964
• Kya Iskyun (Chinese: 賈志軍) – 1965
• Willie Chu (Chinese: 朱聲漪) – 1966, 1970
• Hoo Cha-pen (Chinese: 霍劍平) – 1967, 1971, 1973
• Wang Yih-jiun (Chinese: 王毅軍) – 1969
• Liu Chun-Ching (Chinese: 劉俊卿) – 1985, 1989, 1990
• Chen Tsu-li (Chinese: 陳祖烈) – 1987
• Lee Ching-Chi (Chinese: 李清棋) – 1991, 2003
• Zhang Ke-You (Chinese: 張克佑) – 1993 (East Asian Games, ABC Championship)
• Bu Shu-Ren (Chinese: 卜樹人) – 1994
• Chien Yi-Fei (Chinese: 錢一飛) – 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001
• Ku Chi-Hsiung (Chinese: 古吉雄) – 1997 (East Asian Games, ABC Championship)
• Lee Yun-Kwang (Chinese: 李雲光) – 2001, 2002, 2005 (East Asian Basketball Championship, FIBA Asia Championship, East Asian Games), 2006
• Hu Zai-Lin (Chinese: 胡再麟) – 2004
• Chung Kwang-Suk (Chinese: 鄭光錫) – 2007, 2009 (East Asian Basketball Championship, FIBA Asia Championship, East Asian Games)
• Zhang Xue-Lei (Chinese: 張學雷) – 2010
• Chou Chun-San (Chinese: 周俊三) – 2011 (East Asian Basketball Championship, FIBA Asia Championship), 2015, 2017 (East Asian Basketball Championship, FIBA Asia Cup FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification), 2018, 2022
• Hsu Jin-Che (Chinese: 許晉哲) – 2012, 2013 (East Asian Basketball Championship, FIBA Asia Championship, East Asian Games), 2014
• Otis Hughley Jr. (Chinese: 歐提斯) – 2014
• Yan Chia-Hua (Chinese: 閻家驊) – 2016
• Charlie Parker (Chinese: 帕克) – 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022 (FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification, FIBA Asia Cup)
• Sam Mao-Sen (Chinese: 桑茂森) – 2023, 2024
• Gianluca Tucci (Chinese: 圖奇) – 2024–present

See also

• Chinese Taipei women's national basketball team
• Chinese Taipei national under-19 basketball team
• Chinese Taipei national under-17 basketball team
• Chinese Taipei national 3x3 team