They did, not gone thru lol.......
Australia to join FIBA-Asia? | Sports, News, The Philippine Star | philstar.com
IT's a done deal for U19 and U-16 but not adult team
It said China win over Iran again after 10 years. That means China first win on Iran for over 10 years, it does not mean China did not dominate the Basketball Court in Asia. Fact is China won Asian Championship in 2011 and Silver in 2009 (lost only to Iran) and only missed the title and top 5 altogether in 2007 and 2013 told a different story
Well..........US
You do know US was intentionally excluded from FIBA Americas Championship just to give other a chance............
And even they do not have the FIBA point for that, they still top the chart with 1000 points (by wining both Olympic Game and FIBA World Cup) compare to Spain, the second place 715 points....
It would be a LONGGGG while for China to catch up on Spanish level, would be a longer run to catch (if they can ever do it) the greatness of the Dream Team, and playing with the Minor Asia team does not help Chinese Clause.
I dont think it will be that long. It just a matter of investment and Chinese interested. Soccer is still the number one sport in China. And the hype of NBA seems to fade away in China.