Stuck in the middle, Liaoning’s 2nd team an “abandoned generation”
With a solid senior domestic roster to build upon and an extremely promising U-16 youth team highlighted by China’s most intriguing seven foot prospect, Zhou Qi, Liaoning PanPan is focusing their...
View ArticleCBA Round 7 Recap
Shanxi – 97 @ Beijing – 121 Another round, another win for the Ducks, who are now 7-0 to start the year. Surprisingly though, it’s not Beijing’s best start in franchise history — they went 8-0 in the...
View ArticleCBA Round 25 Recap
DongGuan – 101 @ Foshan – 99 The Leopards stayed in second place thanks to 40 points from Josh Akognon, 23 from Shavlik Randolph… and a translating error from Foshan. With the shot clock off in the...
View ArticleBreaking down the CBA playoff picture
Zhejiang Chouzhou’s success will depend on whether or not J.R. Smith is still committed to playing at high level in the Chinese Basketball Association (Photo: Osports, via Sina Sports) Let’s reflect...
View ArticleSenior and Olympic National Team Rosters announced
After starring at the youth international level, Wang Zhelin has been selected for the Senior National Team, despite never playing at the top level in the CBA. The CBA Playoffs are approaching its end...
View ArticleThe 2011-12 CBA season in numbers
Qingdao’s Lester Hudson shot the ball way more than anybody else in China this year. (Photo: Osports) The 2011-12 CBA season is officially in the books. And so are the different numbers and statistics...
View ArticleNiuBBall Water Cooler/Heater: End Of Season Review
The NiuBBall water cooler/heater: Where you can chat with friends about hoops while sipping either hot or cold water. This chat originally appeared on Shark Fin Hoops. The end of the 2011-12 CBA season...
View ArticleAssessing China’s Olympic roster
Confident, versatile and aggressive, Yi Jianlian is the unquestioned centerpiece of the post-Yao Ming Team China. (Photo: Xinhua) Two. That’s the amount of years its been since Team China improbably...
View ArticleChange in plans: Donewald cuts three from Olympic roster
Together for over a month, Bob Donewald Jr. has seen enough to know which players he can do without this August in London. So much in fact, that he doesn’t even need to watch them play a single warm-up...
View ArticleYang Ming, Zhu Yanxi cut from National Team roster
Yang Ming and Zhu Yanxi have been cut from the National Team roster. (Photo: Sina) True to their word, Bob Donewald and the Chinese Basketball Association have announced two cuts on the heels of the...
View ArticleWhy China’s three losses in Australia aren’t a big deal
Forget the three losses, the bigger issue is whether China is going to take these horrible mismatched jerseys to London. (Photo: Osports) China just lost all three of their exhibition games in...
View ArticleLiaoning to let Guo Ailun play next season in Greece?
Team China point guard, Guo Ailun, is seriously engaged in discussions to join Greek outfit, Panathinaikos. But will his team in China agree to the move? The list of Chinese players potentially playing...
View ArticleThe definitive NiuBBall.com CBA preview
Moreso than ever, the Chinese Basketball Association has become quite difficult to predict pre-season. It’s hard to predict first of all because we generally stink at predictions, but more importantly...
View Article2012-13 CBA All-Star Game starters revealed; McGrady remains undecided on...
The starters for the 2013 Chinese Basketball Association All-Star Game were announced last week on Friday, with the Qingdao Eagles’ Tracy McGrady collecting the most fan votes. Guangdong’s Yi Jianlian...
View ArticleZhang Zhaoxu… CBA’s highest paid Chinese player?
Is “Max” Zhang Zhaoxu on his way to becoming Chinese basketball’s first eight million RMB man? Could be, according to several recent reports. The Shanghai Sharks 7’3 center is reportedly being offered...
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