Guo Shiqiang once again serves as head coach of the Chinese men's basketball team

Guo Shiqiang, the current head coach of the CBA Guangzhou Long Lions, will replace Djordjevic and once again serve as the head coach of the Chinese men's basketball team.

The Chinese Basketball Association announced on social media on Sunday (July 21, 2024) that in preparation for the 2027 Men's Basketball World Cup and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, combined with the future development ideas of the national men's basketball team, and based on the Chinese Basketball Association's plan for the selection of the national men's basketball coach, after research, the Chinese Basketball Association hired Guo Shiqiang as the head coach of the Chinese men's basketball team.

According to public information, Guo Shiqiang, 49 years old this year, was selected for the national team in 1999. He represented the Chinese men's basketball team in the 2000 Sydney Olympics and the 2004 Athens Olympics, and announced his retirement in 2005. He served as the head coach of the Chinese men's basketball national team from 2009 to 2010.