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Latest news! The 12-man roster of the Chinese men’s basketball team has been basically finalized, and they are guaranteed to beat South Korea by more than 20 points!

4:59pm, 26 November 2025【Basketball】

As the Chinese men's basketball team is about to face a key World Cup qualifying match against its old rival South Korea, Guo Shiqiang's selection of the latest 12-man national team roster has become the focus of fans' attention. According to people familiar with the matter, although the general framework of the Chinese men's basketball team's lineup for this World Cup preliminaries has been determined, the coaching staff is making final evaluations and decisions on several marginal national players.

Judging from the current situation, nearly 10 players in the Chinese men's basketball team have relatively stable positions, forming the core framework of this world preliminaries. On the inside, although Zhou Qi, the first core of the Chinese men's basketball team, is still troubled by old injuries, his mobility has declined compared with his peak period. However, Zhou Qi still showed his unique ability to protect the frame and defensive deterrence in the interior in the National Games Men's Basketball Adult Group game, which is a strong point that Guo Shiqiang and other coaching staff cannot refuse. Zhou Qi will continue to rotate inside with the stable Hu Jinqiu, and assume the main offensive and defensive tasks at the basket.

As for Yu Jiahao, who has joined the Spanish Second League, if he can return, he will definitely be the center candidate that Guo Shiqiang must win. Since Yang Hansen can hardly leave the NBA league, Yu Jiahao's return is the Chinese men's basketball team's first choice at the fifth position. If Yu Jiahao cannot leave the Spanish Second Division, then Guo Shiqiang may choose Shen Zijie. At the forward position, there is almost no suspense about the core candidates of the Chinese men's basketball team. The three core players of Zhang Zhenlin, Zeng Fanbo, and Zhu Junlong have basically no competitors, and Wang Junjie cannot leave the NCAA league, so Zhao Jiayi, Du Runwang, and Fu Hao may all be selected.

Zhang Zhenlin has conducted a lot of targeted training in the offseason. He has now gotten rid of injuries and is looking for his best feeling in the game. Although Zeng Fanbo cannot stay in the NBA league, his current personal status is basically fine. Zhu Junlong and Zhao Jiayi have already demonstrated their worth in the previous national team. Zhu Junlong's height and mobility on the wing are the best choice to match Zhang Zhenlin and Zhang Zhenlin. If Guo Shiqiang does not plan to bring Zhao Jiayi, then Du Runwang, Fu Hao and others will basically be able to show their own characteristics when facing the Korean team.

As for the current selection of the back line, there is little suspense. Captain Zhao Rui will continue to be the absolute core of both offense and defense in the backcourt, shouldering the important task of organizing connections and scoring at critical moments to break the game. With his excellent impact and ability to run without the ball, Hu Mingxuan is the best second position to match Zhao Rui with the explosion of the Asian Cup this summer. The American defender's breakthrough and organizational skills demonstrated by Liao Sanning in the recent warm-up matches, as well as Gao Shiyan's defense, are things that Guo Shiqiang cannot refuse.

The last spot will basically be taken by Cheng Shuipeng, the star player of the Zhejiang team. Cheng Shuipeng is a scorer with strong psychological quality. He dares to take action at critical moments and can provide immediate combat power from the outside. Facing the weak South Korean team, the Chinese men's basketball team not only needs to evaluate the players' personal abilities and recent status, but also needs to prepare for the subsequent World Cup games and the Olympic Games. In view of the Korean team's tactical characteristics of fast speed and strong outside shooting ability, the Chinese men's basketball team's 12-man roster is conservatively estimated to win by more than 20 points.