Men s Basketball Team Asian Cup Strength List: Four teams are expected to win the championship, and the Chinese men s basketball team is on the list.

On July 19, the Asian Basketball Federation officially announced that the strength rankings of the men's basketball teams in the Asian Cup were ranked first without any suspense. But it is indeed surprising that the Japanese men's basketball team appeared on the second place. Our Chinese men's basketball team ranks fourth this time, and is stronger than strong opponents such as Lebanon and the Philippines.

Recently, each team has announced the training list. The editor will analyze which teams are expected to compete for the championship based on the lineup of each team and the strength rankings.

Let's first look at the Asian Cup strength list: Iran's fifth-placed team, with players aging. The 6th place, Lebanon was the runner-up in the last Asian Cup, but their strength was greatly reduced due to the injury of core defender Alaki. The roster of the Philippines men's basketball team has not been announced yet, and the specific strength is unknown. These strong teams have their own hidden dangers and there is little hope of winning the championship.

Personally, I believe that the following four teams have the most hope of winning the championship.

The first team: Australian men's basketball team

World ranking: 7th.

Lineup: Josh, Will, Cooks (formerly played for the Wizards), Will McGonny (formerly two-way player in the Pelicans), Dash Daniels, McDonald, Folkwall, McVay (formerly two-way player in the Rockets), Galloway, Smith, Angus, Withers, Ben Hensheer, Jack White (formerly played for the Nuggets and Grizzlies)

On the Australian roster, there is no one of the NBA active players, and they are sure not to participate in the Asian Cup. But there are still many NBA players on the team.

1, Cooks (former Wizards)

2, McGonny (former Pelicans)

3, McVeigh (former Rockets)

4, Jack White (former Grizzlies)

There is no doubt that the world's seventh-ranked Australian team is a dimensional reduction blow when it comes to the Asian arena. Except for Australia, the highest ranking Asian team is the 21st in the world.

The Australian team's strength in the Asian Cup is a fault crush. Even if there are no active NBA players participating, they are still the team with the greatest hope of winning the championship.

Second place: Japanese men's basketball team

World ranking: 21

Lineup list: Shin Hiejima, Evans, Alex, Toshiki Yuki, Joshua Hawkinson, Yuda Maeba, Kata Imamura, Taiji Nakamura, Reiyu Maeda, Ikagawa Ikagawa, Sata Oura, Yuta Yoshii, Ichiya Tsuya, etc.

The Japanese men's basketball team started its first training camp as early as June 23, and announced the training list of up to 42 people. Except for Yuta Watanabe, Hiramura, and Yuki Kawamura. The other well-known players are on the list, such as Shin Hiejima, Yuki Tomoki, and Yuda Ramada. And there are many planning players, such as Hawkins.

Watanabe Yuta and Hachimura are sure to not participate in the Asian Cup, and whether Kawamura Yuki will participate remains to be seen.

The training roster of up to 44 people, and preparations have begun in June. It can be seen that the Japanese men's basketball team attaches great importance to this Asian Cup. The Japanese men's basketball team has excellent guard skills and has performed well in the World Championships in recent years.

The third team: New Zealand Men's Basketball Team

World Ranking: No. 22.

New Zealand team has not announced the training list at present, but their strength in Asia is very close to Australia. Most of the players of the New Zealand team play in the Australian NBL League. For example, the main defender Webster plays for the NBL Perth Wildcats. Main forward Milner plays for Breesban Bullets.

Their latest appearance was on May 11, 2025, a friendly match with Australia, and New Zealand defeated its opponent 106-97. From this we can see that New Zealand and this Australian team may be equal to each other.

The fourth team: Chinese men's basketball team

World ranking: 30th.

Linear List: Zhao Rui, Hu Mingxuan, Xu Jie, Gao Shiyan, Liao Sanning, Cheng Shuipeng, Zhang Ning, Lei Meng, Zhu Junlong, Yu Jiahao, Xu Xin, Hu Jinqiu, etc.

This list is the European training training list of the Chinese men's basketball team. Since it is not the final player in the Asian Cup, we will not make too much statement.

Let’s briefly analyze the strength of the Chinese team. Zhao Jiwei, Zhang Zhenlin and Zhou Qi, these three former national team main players, missed the Asian Cup due to injuries, which led to a significant decline in the strength of the Chinese team.

Fortunately, according to the latest news, Yang Hansen, who just participated in the NBA draft, will end the summer league early and be sure to represent the Chinese team in the Asian Cup.

Yang Hansen's return has improved the overall strength of the Chinese team to a certain extent. With the back line, Zhao Rui, who has a strong impact and Zhu Junlong, who has excellent defense on the front line, it is not impossible for the Chinese team to win the championship if they are lucky.

Interactive Topic

1. Which team do you think this Asian Cup champion will be?

2. Do you think the Chinese team has hope of winning the championship?