Chinese Taipei Basketball Association Explained
| Chinese Taipei Basketball Association |
| Native Name: | 中華民國籃球協會 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-tw |
| Size: | 200 |
| Type: | National Sport Association |
| Headquarters: | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Leader Title: | President |
| Leader Name: | Hsieh Tien-lin (謝典霖) |
| Affiliations: | FIBA, FIBA Asia |
The Chinese Taipei Basketball Association (CTBA;) is the governing body of basketball in Taiwan (Republic of China). Its official name in Chinese is Republic of China Basketball Association .[1] The CTBA is a member of FIBA and FIBA Asia.
The federation is responsible for the Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team and the Chinese Taipei women's national basketball team and their Under-age teams.
History
- 1954: Founded as Republic of China Basketball Committee .[2]
- 1973: Changed to Republic of China Basketball Association.
- 1974: Suspended from the FIBA due to naming problems.
- 1977: Held the first William Jones Cup.
- 1981: Re-admitted to FIBA.[3]
Notes and References
- Web site: 關於籃協. 中華民國籃球協會. 2016-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220173809/http://www.basketball-tpe.org/about. 2016-12-20. dead.
- Web site: 中華民國籃球協會簡介. 中華民國體育運動總會. 2016-12-19. 2016-08-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20160813212519/http://www.rocsf.org.tw/about_us/about_us_7_page.asp?file=D62806112611.htm. dead.
- News: Sports. 20 July 1981. New York Times.
