中国篮协 — 中国篮球协会 (Chinese Basketball Association)

What is the Chinese Basketball Association?

Article 1 of the association’s charter gives its name as 中国篮球协会, abbreviated 中国篮协, with the English name “CHINESE BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION” and the English abbreviation “CBA”. Article 2 describes it as “由中国致力于篮球事业发展的组织和个人自愿结成的全国性、行业性、非营利性社会组织”, a national, sector-wide, non-profit social organisation formed voluntarily by organisations and individuals.^[4] FIBA’s directory lists it as the Basketball Association of the People’s Republic of China, the member for China (CHN), in the Asia region.^[1]

What does the Chinese Basketball Association govern or do?

Article 9 of the charter states that the association manages national basketball affairs on the basis of legal authorisation and of commissions from government departments, including its supervising unit: “本会基于法律授权和业务主管单位等政府部门委托，管理全国篮球事务，依法自主开展活动。”^[4] Its site lists the men’s and women’s national teams, men’s and women’s 3x3 national teams, and youth national teams.^[2]

When was the Chinese Basketball Association founded and where is it based?

Article 11 of the charter places the association’s seat in Beijing, and article 7 names the Ministry of Civil Affairs as its registration authority and the General Administration of Sport of China as its supervising unit.^[4] The association gives its address as 北京市东城区体育馆路甲2-1.^[2] Its introduction page lists the leadership of its tenth term, headed by Guo Zhenming (郭振明) as president, with Xu Lan (徐岚) as secretary-general.^[3]

How is the Chinese Basketball Association recognised?

FIBA. FIBA’s list of national federations names the Basketball Association of the People’s Republic of China as the member for China, with the country code CHN, and gives its regional affiliation as Asia.^[1]

Its own statement. The association describes itself as a member of the All-China Sports Federation and of the Chinese Olympic Committee, and as “代表中国加入国际篮球联合会的唯一合法组织”, the only legal organisation representing China in FIBA.^[3]

What does the Chinese Basketball Association organise?

The association’s site lists the CBA and WCBA leagues, the NBL, a 3x3 league (超三联赛) and basketball at the National Games, with the national youth U-series league (全国青少年U系列篮球联赛), mini-basketball and community basketball.^[2] Its site carried a notice on the list of technical officials for the 2026–2027 CBA league season.^[2]

Who are its members?

Under article 2 of its charter, the association is formed voluntarily by organisations and individuals in China committed to the development of basketball.^[4] Its site has a section for local basketball associations (地方篮协).^[2] The association is itself a member of the All-China Sports Federation and of the Chinese Olympic Committee.^[3]