Congratulations! CityU Men’s Team Crowned Champion of Macau University Basketball Championship Winning a Ticket to CUBA

Macau University Basketball Championship has just ended.  The men’s team of the City University of Macau won all the champion and is also qualified for the year’s Chinese University Basketball Association (CUBA) league.  The team will keep up its efforts and demonstrate the spirit of passions and perseverance.  All students of CityU are invited to cheer up the team.

The CityU men’s basketball team was founded in 2011 and has made remarkable achievements in recent years, winning first runner-up of the Macau Higher Education Institute Basketball Competition in both 2018 and 2019, first runner-up of Macau University Basketball Championship in both 2018 and 2019 and champion of Macau University Basketball Championship in 2020.  Team members trained hard after school and played with passion during the matches.  It defeated the University of Macau, Macao Polytechnic Institute and Macau University of Science and Technology last weekend at the Macau University Basketball Championship and became the champion. It will represent Macao higher education institutes to play at CUBA league.

Chinese University Basketball Association (CUBA) league is a five-a-side basketball league organized by the Federation of University Sports of China, solely operated by Alisports and officially recognized by the Ministry of Education. It promotes the spirt of sports among Chinese college students and has become a basketball holy ground fro more than 40,000,000 college students around the country, posing influence second only to Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league. CityU men’s basketball team is no stranger to CUBA. It made its debut at tier two CUBA league in 2019 and achieved an excellent result of 4 wins and 2 losses, demonstrating their passions and perseverance.  It will be the first time that CiyU men’s basketball team participate in the CUBA league as the Macao champion.  We hope that all team members will adjust their mindset, seize the opportunity to learn and gain more experience, enjoy the matches and strive again for good achievements! We also hope team members will show others the spirit of CityU people and exchange Macau basketball culture with more regions.

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Team line up:

Coach: Liang Weiye

Assistant coach: Liao Kuan

Manager: Liang Peiying

Players: Li Jiaxiang, Sun Yaoze, Ou Zhixiong, Wu Qifeng, Li Haoyang, Teng Fei, Wu Wenyi, Zhuang Yeming, Chen Jinxian, Wu Rongpeng, Li Chaoning, Li Haohui, Li Junhao, Gan Jiahao, Li Zihao

Source of photos: Men’s basketball team of the City University of Macau