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Zhou Qi is not listed yet. The Chinese men s basketball team officially announced that 14 players will go to the Asian Cup and 2 players will be eliminated. Gao Shiyan and Xu Jie will compete

2:29am, 2 August 2025Basketball

The Chinese men's basketball team won four consecutive victories in the warm-up match and gained some confidence before the Asian Cup. The team showed the training effect, and the three-pointers and defense were significantly improved. However, there were too many mistakes on the back line. Zhao Rui did not play in the last game. The back line was matched with various outrageous mistakes one after another. On July 31, the Chinese men's basketball team will go to Saudi Arabia to officially enter the final stage of preparation for the Asian Cup. The roster will be postponed and Guo Shiqiang will take 14 players to determine the final candidate.

Guo Shiqiang is also having trouble. This Chinese men's basketball team is not a complete body. Players such as Yang Hansen, Zhang Zhenlin, Zhao Jiwei, Zeng Fanbo, Cui Yongxi cannot play, and they have very limited personnel selection. Whether Zhou Qi plays or not is still an unknown, so in the warm-up match, Guo Shiqiang tried to let Li Xiangbo play center, inspect the 5-small lineup, and prepare multiple plans in case of emergencies. The competition for the last two places is actually very clear, and a situation of 4-choose 2 will be formed, and two players will need to be eliminated. On the back line, Gao Shiyan and Xu Jie chose one of them. The two players' technical styles were completely different. Judging from the first three warm-up games, Gao Shiyan, who had better defense, had the upper hand, with three three-pointers in a single game, but it was just a flash in the pan. In the last game against Bosnia and Herzegovina, he only played for 8 minutes, relied on free throws and scored two points, making many mistakes. Xu Jie was very determined on the offensive end and scored 5 points. It was normal for both of them to enter the roster. It depends on whether Guo Shiqiang pays more attention to defense or offense. The only disadvantage of the details is that due to his figure, the defense will be targeted, but his field control and three-point ability are needed by the Chinese men's basketball team, and there must be a player in the back line who can control the team. Li Xiangbo and Zhang Ning will compete for another place, mainly depending on whether Zhou Qi can play. With his performance of 12 points and 0 mistakes in the last game, Raymond can basically lock in a big roster position, with active defense and better three-point stability, and his playing style is more in line with the needs of the national team than Zhang Ning. Whether Li Xiangbo can be selected depends entirely on Zhou Qi's situation. Previously, Guo Shiqiang said that Zhou Qi will return, but there is no following at present. Even if he can play, he will be able to ensure that his status is not running-in with the team. The Chinese men's basketball team's historical advantages are center positions. Yang Hansen has been confirmed to miss the Asian Cup. Yu Jiahao has made progress, but he is a little worse in terms of confrontation. The fifth position still depends on Hu Jinqiu's performance. The Chinese men's basketball team officially announced the 14-man roster to go to the battle. Zhou Qi was not on the list, and the possibility of playing was low, and the inside advantage gradually decreased.

Except for Liu Lijia, the rest of the players are on the list. The Chinese men's basketball team is divided into the same group, and the only difficult match is the old opponent Jordan team. The other two opponents are not as strong as Venezuela and Bosnia-Herzegovina in the warm-up match of the Chinese men's basketball team. The failure to directly announce the 12-man roster shows that Guo Shiqiang is also facing certain pressure. There are many problems exposed in the last warm-up game, including the stability of the ball control of the back line, the protection of rebounders in the inside, and Gaudi. This Asian Cup is a great test for the Chinese men's basketball team.

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