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Chinese Basketball / Yao Ming timeline

By Jesse Reberger

  • CBA Founded

    ReferenceIt was on this date that the CBA was founded.

  • Use of Basketball

    Reference
    Basketball wasn't being played professionaly at this time, but was being used in many different ways.
    It was being played in Military, Police Forces and recreatioanlly in many different areas of China.

  • CBA League takes play

    ReferenceIn 1994 the first professional basketball league starts playing. The professional league was known as CBA (Chinese Basketball Association) but was CBA was originally founded in 1956.

  • Yao Ming in Shanghai Sharks

    At the age of 14 Yao Ming joined the Shanghai Sharks.

  • Yao Ming is a Star

    By the age of 19 Yao Ming was a National Basketball Star.
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    First Chinese Players in NBA

    Mengke Bateer and Wang Zhizhi enter the NBA in 2001, Mangkee leavinb in 2005 and Wang leaving in 2004.
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    Yao Ming in NBA Carrer

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    Yao ming joined the NBA as the first draft pick for Houston Rockets in 2002 and leaving in 2011.