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Countdown to the first Asian Cup show of the Chinese men s basketball team! Challenge the host and don t be careless, CCTV5 live broadcast

4:36pm, 2 August 2025【Basketball】

The Chinese men's basketball team's debut in the Asian Cup against Saudi Arabia at 23:00 on August 5, the Chinese men's basketball team will make its debut in the Asian Cup, against the host Saudi men's basketball team. The countdown is 7 days, but the men's basketball team has not yet come out, and it is also unknown whether Zhou Qi will participate in the competition. In this Asian Cup, CCTV5 broadcasts the Chinese men's basketball game live, with the group stages against Saudi Arabia, India and Jordan respectively.

From the training camp to now, the men's basketball team has traveled to Europe to train and has played several warm-up matches when they come back. It seems that the effect is OK, but the opponent's strength is not very strong. Due to injuries, the men's basketball team lacked at least one starting lineup, including Zhao Jiwei, Cui Yongxi, Zeng Fanbo, Zhang Zhenlin, and Zhou Qi! Of course, Yang Hansen is not injured, he is preparing for the new NBA season.

The only real center is Yu Jiahao. Hu Jinqiu is often pushed to the center position. In fact, Hu Jinqiu is not good at playing the fifth position. Guo Shiqiang revealed in an interview a few days ago that Zhou Qi has returned recently, but Zhou Qi has not yet met with the team, so it is still unknown to play in the Asian Cup. If Zhou Qi can't play, then the inside line can only rely on Yu Jiahao and Hu Jinqiu, and the pressure is very high.

The Saudi men's basketball team is very little known

The Saudi men's basketball team is a very unfamiliar team to us. They are completely unfamiliar with their playing style and style, and the players are even more incompatible. The preparation work of the coaching staff is still relatively difficult. In the Asian Cup strength list released by the FIBA, the Chinese men's basketball team ranked fourth and Saudi men's basketball team ranked 12th! Judging from the world rankings, there are 30 Chinese men's basketball team and 65 Saudi men's basketball team. The gap in strength between the two sides is still quite obvious. However, the Chinese men's basketball team lacks major generals, while the Saudi men's basketball team is fighting at home. They have made a lot of efforts for this Asian Cup and have naturalized players, so the men's basketball team still cannot be taken lightly. In the first Asian Cup, we will definitely get a good start and gain confidence.