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	Chinese Basketball Association - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		However, the CBA as the name of a league should not be confused with the "Chinese Basketball Association" organization, which was founded in June 1956 [1].
		In 1999â“2000 and 2000â“2001 it was known as the " Hilton League" (å¸å°”é¡¿ä¸å½ç”·ç¯®ç”²Aè”èµ), in 2001â“2002 and 2002â“2003 it was the " Motorola League" (æ‘©æç½—æä¸å½ç”·åç¯®çç”²Aè”èµ), and in 2003â“2004 it was sponsored by China Unicom (è”éæ—°æ—¶ç©ºä¸å½ç”·åç¯®çç”²Aè”èµ).
		Mou Zuoyun (born 1913) was a member of the Chinese basketball team at the 1936 Summer Olympics, and later served as a coach and a pioneer in building Chinese basketball.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chinese_Basketball_Association (2429 words)

	Chinese Basketball League - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Chinese Basketball League (å½ç¯®çè”èµ) is a "division 2" basketball minor league in the People's Republic of China.
		It should not be confused with the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), which is the premier professional basketball league in the People's Republic of China.
		On August 4, 2004, Yunnan defeated Guangdong New Century to win the CBL championship and were promoted to the CBA for the 2004â“2005 season.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chinese_Basketball_League (171 words)

	Wellington Chinese Sports and Cultural Centre - About the Centre
		The Centre has one of the best basketball facilities in the Wellington region and a long history of competition in the Wellington Basketball league, as well as various national and regional Chinese invitation tournaments.
		Miniball is not only about basketball, as one of our objectives is to get the kids to mix socially, to build their confidence and to learn about our culture through mixing with other Chinese kids and parents.
		Basketball follows on from miniball, and is split into two age groups - Under 18's for those attending College and Mens & Womens Open for players over the age of 18 years old.
	www.wcscc.org.nz /sports.shtml (433 words)

	MSB - Center for Management Communication
		Chinese teenagers are purchasing Nikes in record numbers, American music is quickly becoming a favorite among young Argentines, and children in Yugoslavia are growing up on a diet which includes McDonald’s and Coca-Cola.
		The National Basketball Association did not become the supreme basketball league solely by virtue of the fact that it is located in the United States.
		Leagues with high rates of internationalization, they insist, are inherently less engaging due to the fact that fans will have difficulty identifying with the players and their various backgrounds.
	www.marshall.usc.edu /web/BUCO.cfm?doc_id=5856 (2413 words)

	NBA to Play Some Pre-Season Games in Chin \| INS News
		The National Basketball Association, in conjunction with the private Asia Society, is holding its NBA China Games in October.
		"Basketball is such a popular sport in both countries and you have in Yao Ming and the Rockets a connection there which results in 200 million Chinese watching American basketball every single week.
		He adds that the basketball league, which opened it's first office in Hong Kong in 1992, has seen its business, including selling NBA merchandise, in China double each year for the last several years.
	www.insnews.org /sport/focus/2004/02/nba.preseason.china.htm (492 words)

	Chinese Christian Union Ministries
		Featuring 6 men's teams and 3 women's teams, this league is set up for fellowship and outreach by allowing players to play with different teams every season through a draft format.
		League format: co-ed, 10 players on the field (3 women), round robin, playoffs for comp.
		This CCU Basketball League ministry is an outreach to other athletes.
	www.ccusports.com /articles.cfm?page=ministries (438 words)

	Chinese Christian Union
		In the event that this league is dissolved, all assets and funds remaining after its operating or outstanding expenses have been paid will be passed on to similar leagues or organizations devoted to similar Christian evangelism and fellowship purposes.
		The CCU was instrumental in establishing the Chinese Hospital, and the YMCA and YWCA in Chinatown.
		The Chinese Christian Union Sports League targets men, women, boys, and girls from Chinese Christian communities in the San Francisco area, although it is open to all.
	www.ccusports.com /aboutus (420 words)

	A slam dunk for Chinese: NBA phenom draws Asian fans to Palace
		Consider the numbers: Ford Motor Co.'s Chinese employees bought 550 tickets, General Motors' Chinese employees 400 tickets, 100 for the Asian Young Professionals, 600 purchased by a handful of Chinese community groups and 200 by the region's Chinese language schools.
		This is not the first time basketball has made an odd marriage of sport and ethnicity.
		"The Chinese have traditionally excelled in table tennis and gymnastics," said Jian Pang, a 39-year-old Canton resident who is a member of a local basketball team.
	www.freep.com /news/metro/yao4_20030304.htm (1020 words)

	NBA.com: Chinese Basketball Association Coverage Expands to U.S.
		The CBA, the Chinese Basketball Association, was established in June 1956.
		It is a non-governmental organization in charge of basketball at national level.
		The advent of the CBA league represented a giant step forward in the development of professional basketball in China.
	www.nba.com /news/cba_050413.html (437 words)

	Asiaweek.com
		Basketball has traditionally had a following in China, South Korea and Taiwan, but the influence of the American game has changed the way it is organized and played.
		China's enthusiasm for basketball is so great that the country has not one but two professional leagues.
		Even in countries where pro basketball is well established and supported, there is sometimes more than just a skill gap between the NBA and the local league.
	www.asiaweek.com /asiaweek/97/1024/cs1.html (2426 words)

	US basketball team pelted with bottles by angry Chinese crowd [Free Republic]
		The game between the Chinese national team and a team made up of players from the US International Basketball League was played Monday night in the central city of Changsha in Hunan province.
		Frink felt the Chinese players helped incite the crowd by leaving their bench area and encircling the US bench after a US player fouled one of the Chinese side as he was attacking the basket.
		There are enough Chinese who can afford to fly to Australia to support their Olympic teams; it's certain that only the wealthiest and best-connected Chinese are going to get a chance to support their teams in person at home.
	www.freerepublic.com /forum/a3afab3290a87.htm (2046 words)

	Chinese Christian Basketball League (CCBL)
		The Chinese Christian Basketball League (CCBL) was founded in 1997 by a committee coming from eight different churches in the Los Angeles area.
		In 2000, Chinese Christian Herald Crusades ( CCHC) officially adpted CCBL as one of its ministries.
		Since then, the league quickly expanded and currently there are 22 teams from 17 different churches participating in 3 divisions.
	www.ccbl.net /about.php (181 words)

	Chinese Basketball Association - Art History Online Reference and Guide
		In 2005, the league unveiled the "Mou Zuoyun Cup" (牟作云杯), which will be awarded to the winning team in the finals.
		Shaanxi swept the Sina Lions 3-0 [20] [21] [22], and the Sina Lions informed the CBA that they were dropping out of the league [23], and they returned to Taiwan.
		The first two finished in the top two spots in the 1998 "B" league competition; Jilin finished third but was promoted anyway as a result of the withdrawal of the Air Force Lianhang Eagles team that finished 10th in the previous season, due to financial reasons related to their corporate sponsor China Lianhang Co. [34]
	www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Chinese_Basketball_Association (2049 words)

	TIMEasia.com: Business -- Brick City (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The fans are there; attendance at Chinese Basketball Association games has been rising steadily and is on pace to break 600,000 this season.
		But no matter how exciting the on-court action, China's professional basketball league is leaving its best game in the locker room and shooting air balls in the boardroom.
		It is the league's prerogative to make exclusive agreements with the makers of just about every product imaginable, from computers to cars, airlines to bottled water, leaving the franchises to pick from second-tier advertisers.
	www.time.com /time/asia/biz/magazine/0,9754,203602,00.html (1419 words)

	CNNSI.com - Pro Basketball - Chinese star may be forced to split NBA earnings - Thursday April 25, 2002 09:26 PM
		Under regulations issued by the China Basketball Association, Yao would be forced to turn over half his income to his government and sports authorities.
		Yao is the son of two former Chinese national team players, and has been playing organized basketball since he was a child.
		Two Chinese players are already in the NBA -- Dallas Mavericks forward Wang Zhizhi and Denver Nuggets center Menk Bateer.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /basketball/news/2002/04/25/yao_earnings_ap (681 words)

	PBL Official Website - Philippine Basketball League (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Well-versed about the problems plaguing the league, he immediate took measures by instituting new rules best suited for this premiere amateur league and kept the intensity of the competition.
		The significant entry of talents like Marlou Aquino brewed bigger interest in the league as Favis, instead of hiring imports and inviting foreign teams, coordinated with the Basketball Association of the Philippines for PBL teams to compete in international tournaments to further enhance the skills of its players and improve the quality of competition.
		The league's partnership with National Broadcasting Network also proved a major step in promoting the PBL as good avenue for the marketing of the advertisers' product with the government television network's reach from as far North of Luzon to the Southernmost tip of Mindanao.
	www.mypbl.com /evolution.shtml (2016 words)

	BBC SPORT \| OTHER SPORTS \| Wang makes historic NBA debut
		Wang Zhizhi became the first Chinese player to appear in the American basketball league when he took the court for the Dallas Mavericks against the Atlanta Hawks.
		The 7ft 1ins centre was given a standing ovation by the capacity 18,000 crowd for his entrance and exit in Dallas' 108-94 victory.
		The Chinese government is holding a downed US Navy spy plane and its crew of 24 to the consternation of US officials.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/other_sports/1263375.stm (408 words)

	BBALLIN 1-on-1 and 3-on-3 basketball leagues, hoops leagues and challenge ladder
		Basketball fans across America now have a new way to compete in a fun and exciting format at the local parks and courts in their neighborhoods.
		BBALLIN is the newest concept in basketball specifically organized to highlight the intensity of 1-on-1 and 3-on-3 competition.
		Whether you're shooting hoops often or occasionally, you'll have a blast competing with other basketball players in your area to stay at the top of the rankings.
	bballin.com (122 words)

	Jampy's and Jorenz 's Home Page
		The 25th Anniversary season for the PBA in 2000 promises to propel the league to further hights as the cream of the MBA and the addition, of legitimate Fil-Ams have reasserted the dominance of the PBA.
		Founded in 1983, the Philippine Basketball League is the Premier Amateur and Semi-Pro league in the country.
		The league members are: De La Salle University Green Archers, University of the East Warriors, University of the Far East Tamaraws, University of the Philippines Maroons, National University Bulldogs, Adamson University Falcons, Ateneo Blue Eagles, University of Santo Thomas Golden Tigers.
	www.geocities.com /Colosseum/Field/3412 (2393 words)

	TIMEasia.com \| Basketball: China's Twin Towers \| 9/20/99
		The Chinese men's national basketball team seems to have it all: height, youth, experience and, after many disappointments, a big victory with last week's win at the Asian Basketball Confederation championship in the Japanese city of Fukuoka.
		A few years ago, Chinese star Ma Jian nearly became the first Asian to play in the N.B.A. Ma, 31, is fast and powerful and can handle the ball as deftly as he can battle big men underneath the basket.
		Seven years ago, he asked Chinese authorities for permission to try his luck at college ball in the U.S. He was refused but went anyway, despite warnings he could never rejoin the national team if he left.
	www.time.com /time/asia/magazine/99/0920/basketball.html (930 words)

	CNNSI.com - NBA Basketball - Chinese big man Wang finally arrives in Dallas - Friday March 30, 2001 09:41 PM
		A news conference is scheduled Wednesday to announce the team's signing of Wang, who would be the first player from China to play in the NBA.
		Coach Don Nelson even traveled to China to conduct a series of clinics and meet with Chinese basketball federation officials.
		Wang scored 40 points in Game 4, including a pair of 3-pointers and a 15-footer late in the fourth quarter after the Sharks had cut a 20-point deficit to eight.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /basketball/nba/news/2001/03/30/mavericks_wang_ap (292 words)

	Online Games - Basketball Players Playing Basketball.combasketball! College Basketball, Pro Basketball, Highschool, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Basketball and Beyond is a site dedicated to inform basketball players worldwide the advantages of playing basketball and practically any sport.
		Basketball is a ball sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing the ball through a hoop.
		KEY WORDS: muscle torque, basketball, playing positions, male of this study was the investigation of muscle torque for male basketball.
	basketball.henkas.net /basketballKS2117.htm (640 words)

	ipedia.com: Sichuan Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Therefore, the area was always the base of numerous ambitious militarians and was the refuge of Chinese governments throughout history.
		The Three Gorges Dam, the largest dam ever constructed, is being built on the Yangtze River in nearby Hubei province to control flooding in the Sichuan Basin, neighboring Yunnan province, and downstream.
		The plan is hailed by some as a Chinese effort to shift towards alternate energy sources and to further develop its industrial and commercial bases but others have criticised it for its potential harmful effects, such as massive resettlement of refugees, loss of archeological sites, and ecological damage.
	www.ipedia.com /sichuan.html (775 words)

	KingsFans - Feifei: The Newest Monarch
		With the blessing of the Chinese Sports Ministry, Sui has signed a free-agent contract with the Monarchs to make her WNBA debut this summer.
		A three-time league MVP, Sui, 26, led Baiyi to four consecutive championships in the Women's Chinese Basketball Association, averaging 20.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 2004.
		Two Chinese players - Houston's Yao and Wang Zhizhi of the Miami Heat - play in the NBA and have helped make the men's league extremely popular in their home country.
	www.sachoops.com /forums/printthread.php?t=3121 (692 words)

	tschang.net
		China's professional basketball league is leaving its best game in the locker room and shooting air balls in the boardroom.
		Since Chinese New Year's starts next Tuesday and the stockmarket will be closed for most of the week, I won't be missing much at work anyways.
		In the past couple of years, there have been certain incidents (like the bombing of the Chinese embassy in Yugoslavia and the Hainan spy plane incident) which have proved to be rough spots in US-Sino relations.
	www.tschang.net /archive200202.htm (1296 words)

	Online Games - Chinese Basketball Players Usa Today: China Beckons Basketball Players From Usa \| Keepmediakeepmedia ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Chinese Basketball Association, commonly known as the CBA, is the premier professional basketball league in China and has been in existence since 1995.
		There are these old stereotypes about basketball playersthe ghetto star, the playground legend, the slow country these numbers to Yao and to the other Chinese basketball players?
		Besides Yao Ming, there are three other Chinese basketball players in the NBA the selection and coaching and development of basketball players in China, we do expect there will be
	basketball.henkas.net /basketballKS1636.htm (529 words)

	First Chinese Baptist Church - San Francisco
		The First Chinese Baptist Church (FCBC) of San Francisco is involved in the Chinese Christian Union (CCU) Basketball League as an affirmation of our Christian faith through fellowship with other Christians.
		Participating in the Chinese Christian Union Basketball League is an exciting, fun, and competitive time for everyone.
		For and in consideration of my being permitted to participate in CCU Basketball, I fully accept the responsibility and assume the risk of any injury or damage suffered by me, either directly or indirectly, while participating.
	www.fcbc-sf.org /ccuapp-form.htm (1643 words)

	Hu Weidong
		For men’s basketball, the new era began with the establishment of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) in 1995.
		This is part of the paradox of Hu Weidong: he is head and shoulders above the majority of Chinese basketball players, a singular figure, and yet he is also a representative member of his community and his country, a player who is part of the whole.
		In 1978, when Hu was eight years old, the ping-pong teacher at his school went home and told her husband, who coached basketball at another school, about a certain second-grader who was already a head taller than the third graders.
	www.sportsjones.com /huweidong.htm (3095 words)

	PBL Official Website - Philippine Basketball League (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Philippine Basketball League yesterday slammed the Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP) for its apparent lack of a national development program which the PBL blamed on politics that has kept the country lagging behind Asian powerhouse countries for nearly three decades now.
		Sy said unless the BAP acts on it, the country would not have the chance to at least qualify in the Olympics, which list the last Philippine to have played and finished 13th was in 1972 in Munich.
		The Chinese quintet, led by their “Walking Great Wall” frontline Yao Ming, Wang Zhi-zhi and Mengke Bateer, smashed Lebanon in the 2001 edition in Shanghai, China, 97-63 in the finals to retain the basketball crown.
	www.mypbl.com /news082603.shtml (588 words)

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