Chinese Taipei Basketball Association

The Chinese Taipei Basketball Association (CTBA; Chinese: 中華臺北籃球協會) is the governing body of basketball in Taiwan (Republic of China). Its official name in Chinese is Republic of China Basketball Association (Chinese: 中華民國籃球協會).[1] The CTBA is a member of FIBA and FIBA Asia.

Chinese Taipei Basketball Association
中華民國籃球協會
Formation1954 (1954)
TypeNational Sport Association
HeadquartersTaipei, Taiwan
President
Hsieh Tien-lin (謝典霖)
AffiliationsFIBA, FIBA Asia
Websitewww.basketball-tpe.org

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 (Chinese: 中華民國籃球委員會).[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]

References
  1. "關於籃協". 中華民國籃球協會.
  2. "中華民國籃球協會簡介". 中華民國體育運動總會.
  3. "Sports". New York Times. 20 July 1981.
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