Taiwan NT final roster for the Stankovic Cup

Manager: Lee Chin-chi
Head Coach: Hu Tsai-lin
Assistant Coach: Chou Hai-jung, Fu Min-jen

Players:

Tsun Wen-din 1984.07.06 C 202 86
Chen Hsin-an 1980.07.01 F 196 90
Chou Shih-yuan 1983.11.16 G/F 185 80
Lee Hsueh-lin 1984.01.31 G 176 75
Chang Chi-feng 1981.04.22 G/F 182 84
Lee Chi-yi 1978.10.27 C/F 200 90
Tien Lei 1983.06.01 C/F 202 86
Wang Chih-chun 1982.04.23 G 180 75
Lee Fong-yong 1980.12.15 C/F 197 89
Yang Che-yi 1978.10.20 F 193 85
Lin Chi-jay 1982.06.11 F 193 92
Wu Dai-hao 1985.02.07 C/F 202 98

Taiwan NT lost to Chung-Ang Univ., 81-96

Taiwan NT dropped to 2-2 in the 5-game warmup tour in Korea after a 81-96 defeat to Chung-Ang University. Wu Dai-hao, who was injured yesterday still suited up for the game and had 15 points. Tien Lei and Chou Shih-yuan had 11 points respectively. Lee Chi-yi, Lee Fong-yong and Chang Chi-feng scored 9 points each.

Taiwan NT will face Korea All-Star, which will be coming to Taiwan for the Stankovic Cup, tomorrow in the last warmup game.

Taiwan NT beat Konkuk Univ. to go 2-1 in tour

Tien Lei had 18 points as Taiwan NT beat Konkuk University to go 2-1 in the 5-game warmup tour in Korea. With two more injured players -- Wu Dai-hao(chest) and Lin Chi-jay(ankle) -- along with previous injured Tsun Wen-din and Chen Shi-nian, Taiwan NT will be short-handed in two remaining games. Wu and Lin are not expected to play in Korea but will be ready for the Stankovic Cup, Taiwan coaching staff said. Chou Shi-yuan scored 14 in the third game of the tour. Lee Fong-yong had 9 while Wu Dai-hao had 7 points before sitting out.

Tien Lei's three-pointer lifted Taiwan NT

Tien Lei made a three-point shot with 2 seconds remaining as Taiwan NT edged Korea University 89-88 in the second warmup game in Korea. Tien Lei made four three-pointers and scored 16 points, while Chou Shi-yuan had a team-high 20 points. Lin Chi-jay and Tsun Wen-din had 10 respectively.

Taiwan NT lost to Yonsei Univ., 74-81

Taiwan NT for the Stankovic Cup, which arrived in Seoul late last night, lost to Yonsei University 74-81 today in the first of five warmup games in South Korea. Chang Chi-feng led the team with 24 points. Chou Shi-yuan had 15, followed by Tsun Wen-din's 14 and Wu Dai-hao's 11. In addition to their Korean oppnents, Taiwan NT has to adjust to freezing temperature, which was only about 5 degree centigrade -- more than 20 degrees lower than Taiwan.

SBL tip-off will pull back one week

CTBA announced the 2004-05 SBL season will pull back one week from December 10 to December 18. It also confirmed all exhibition games will be played in Keelung City from December 9-12.

1st FIBA-ASIA Stankovic Cup Schedule

Participating Teams
GroupA: Korea, Kuwait, India, Chinese Taipei
GroupB: Qatar, Syria, I.R. Iran, Phillippines, Japan

Competition Schedule
(Local Time)

November 21
1 13:00 B Syria － Japan
2 15:00 B Phillippines － I.R. Iran
17:00 Opening Ceremony
3 18:00 A India － Chinese Taipei

November 22
4 16:00 B I.R. Iran － Syria
5 18:00 A Korea － Kuwait
6 20:00 B Qatar － Phillippines

November 23
7 16:00 B Syria － Qatar
8 18:00 B Japan － I.R. Iran
9 20:00 A Chinese Taipei － Kuwait

November 24
10 16:00 B Qatar － Japan
11 18:00 B Phillippines － Syria
12 20:00 A India － Korea

November 25
13 14:00 B I.R. Iran － Qatar
14 16:00 A Kuwait － India
15 18:00 B Japan － Phillippines
16 20:00 A Korea － Chinese Taipei

November 26
17 14:00 5-8 A3 － B4
18 16:00 5-8 B3 － A4
19 18:00 S Final A1 － B2
20 20:00 S Final B1 － A2

November 27
21 14:00 7-8 #17Loser － #18Loser
22 16:00 5-6 #17Winner － #18Winner
23 18:00 3rd Place #19Loser － #20Loser
24 20:00 Final #19Winner － #20Winner
21:45 Closing Ceremony

Taiwan NT goes to Korea for a 5-game tour

Taiwan NT for the Stankovic Cup will go to South Korea from Nov. 12-18 for a five-game warmup tour. The team will meet various teams which includes Korea’s perennial college powerhouse Yonsei University and trim the 15-man roster down to twelve after the trip.

The inaugural FIBA Stankovic Cup will be played from Nov. 21-27 at TPEC Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan.

Crush will hold press conference in Taiwan for Chen

According to SFX agent John Kim, Orange County Crush (ABA) will hold a signing press conference in Taipei for Sean Chen. Kevin Copeland, GM of the ABA Orange County Crush professional basketball team today announced the signing of Taiwanese basketball star Chen Hsin-an to the team, the first Taiwanese player to sign with a North American professional basketball team.

Chen Hsin-an signs with Orange County Crush, SFX

Orange County Crush of the American Basketball Association signed Taiwanese player Chen Hsin-an(aka Sean Chen) to its training camp, making Chen the first player to sign with a North American ballclub.

SFX Basketball Group also announced that Sean Chen has chosen SFX Basketball as his worldwide representative.

The 6-5 Chen participated in the Sacramento Kings preseason training camp in October 2002, becoming the first player from Taiwan invited to an NBA training camp. Chen tried out for the Denver Nuggets summer league in the summer of 2003 and practiced with the National Basketball Development League’s (NBDL) Mobile Revelers.

“We are honored that Sean has chosen SFX Basketball to represent him,” said John Kim, Manager of Asia Pacific Divison. “It is our belief that Sean’s talent and ability make him a natural to play in the NBA.

“I chose SFX because they are the best in the world at representing professional basketball players,” said Chen. “It has long been a dream of mine to play in the NBA and I feel that SFX was the best choice to help me fulfill that goal.”

Chen, 24, is a member of the Taiwan National Team and plays for club team, Yulon Dinos. In 2004, he led Yulon to the SBL title and was named to the Asia-Basket All-Taiwanese SBL 2nd team, as well as to the Taiwanese Super Basketball League All-Star Game squad. In 2001, the Chen-led Dinos captured the A-League title. Chen was named MVP of the series.

Prior to joining the Dinos, Chen played for the Bank of Taiwan in the Amateur League. In 1998, he was named by the Asian Basketball Confederation as the most promising Asian junior player, along with NBA All-Star Yao Ming.