On May 6, the Chinese Basketball Association announced the latest national team training list, of which the overall champion Guangdong team had four people selected, namely Yi Jianlian, Zhou Peng, Ren Junfei and Zhao Rui. The Xinjiang men's basketball team has 2 people selected, namely Abdul Shalamu and Kolan Baike Makan. It is worth noting that in this 20-man roster, Zhang Zhenlin, who plays in the NCAA, is also included.
As we all know, the 2019 Basketball World Cup will be held in China. As the host, the Chinese men's basketball team is divided into Group A, and the opponents are Côte d'Ivoire, Poland and Venezuela. The tournament will officially start on August 31. In order to prepare for this Basketball World Cup, the Chinese men's basketball team arranged a series of warm-up matches this summer, hoping to run into the lineup and identify problems through the form of competition training.
In this 20-person training list, there are old national players such as Yi Jianlian, Guo Allen, Zhou Peng, Ding Yanyuhang, and Zhou Qi, as well as new national players such as Liu Zhixuan, Chen Linjian, Wu Qian, and Shen Zijie. In addition, Zhang Zhenlin, who played at NCAA Tulane University, was also selected for the list.
When talking about Zhang Zhenlin's selection, head coach Li Nan said: "Zhang Zhenlin's situation is relatively special, he does not play much in China, and last year in the NCAA was also remarkable, it should be said that he is a player with great potential. This time put on the training list, in fact, I also want to fully understand the ability and characteristics of this young player, after all, as the head coach of the national team, I still have to consider the longer-term future. As a potential rising star, Zhang Zhenlin averaged 22.6 minutes per game in the NCAA rookie season, with 6.4 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.8 assists.
In addition to Zhang Zhenlin, Li Nan's director also talked about the problem of Zhou Qi and Ding Yanyuhang. According to Li Nan, although Ding Yanyuhang and Zhou Qi have not participated in the official competition for a long time, they are more conscious in training, and they will return to the team on time. The six international players who have just participated in the CBA Finals have also received permission from Li Nan to return to the team before the end of May.
Chinese men's basketball team training list:
Yi Jianlian, Zhou Peng, Ren Junfei, Zhao Rui (Guangdong)
Guo Allen, Zhao Jiwei, Liu Zhixuan (Liaoning Team)
Wang Zhelin, Chen Linjian (Fujian men's basketball team)
Abdul Salam - Abdul Rexiti, Kolan Baike - Makan (Xinjiang Men's Basketball Team)
Zhai Xiaochuan, Fang Shuo (Beijing Men's Basketball Team)
Wu Qian (Zhejiang Men's Basketball Team)
Hu Jinqiu, Sun Minghui (Guangsha Men's Basketball Team)
Shen Zijie (Shenzhen Men's Basketball Team)
Zhou Qi, Ding Yanyuhang, Zhang Zhenlin