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Sharks coach in the race for China job
By Li Xinran |
April 29, 2010, Thursday
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THE American head coach of Shanghai Sharks is tipped to take over the top job with the Chinese national team with an announcement to the effect likely before the May Day holidays.
Bob Donewald Jr led the Sharks to their best-ever finish in eight years after he guided the team to the CBA semifinals where they lost to eventual champions Guangdong Southern Tigers.
The Sharks finished fourth in the 2010 season.
The Indiana-based coach has reportedly been approved for the job by the General Administration of Sport in Beijing. Officials in Beijing refused to comment over the appointment but admitted that they were looking out for a new national coach to replace the current head coach Guo Shiqiang.
Under Guo, the men's national team lost the 2009 Asian Championships in Tianjin to Iran in the final.
Donewald is expected to lead China at the upcoming 2010 World Championships in Turkey and 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou followed by the 2011 Asian Championships and the qualifiers for the 2012 London Olympics.
Hu Jiashi, a vice director at the administration in charge of basketball affairs, said that besides Donewald the Chinese Basketball Association was also talking to Guangdong Southern Tigers' Li Chunjiang and Brian Goorjian, a former Australian national team coach and the current coach of the Dongguan Leopards.
Shanghai Sharks' club executive Zhang Mingji told Shanghai-based Xinmin Evening News that no decision had been made over Donewald's future.
However, Zhang, who is also Yao Ming's agent, insisted that Donewald would still be in charge of the Sharks next season.
Yao Ming, who plays for the Houston Rockets in the NBA, bought his former club after the 2009 season and made wholesome changes to the team, including bringing in new coach. Donewald has a three-year contract with the Sharks.
The American has previous experience with NBA teams as assistant coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers and New Orleans/Charlotte Hornets.
Bob Donewald Jr led the Sharks to their best-ever finish in eight years after he guided the team to the CBA semifinals where they lost to eventual champions Guangdong Southern Tigers.
The Sharks finished fourth in the 2010 season.
The Indiana-based coach has reportedly been approved for the job by the General Administration of Sport in Beijing. Officials in Beijing refused to comment over the appointment but admitted that they were looking out for a new national coach to replace the current head coach Guo Shiqiang.
Under Guo, the men's national team lost the 2009 Asian Championships in Tianjin to Iran in the final.
Donewald is expected to lead China at the upcoming 2010 World Championships in Turkey and 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou followed by the 2011 Asian Championships and the qualifiers for the 2012 London Olympics.
Hu Jiashi, a vice director at the administration in charge of basketball affairs, said that besides Donewald the Chinese Basketball Association was also talking to Guangdong Southern Tigers' Li Chunjiang and Brian Goorjian, a former Australian national team coach and the current coach of the Dongguan Leopards.
Shanghai Sharks' club executive Zhang Mingji told Shanghai-based Xinmin Evening News that no decision had been made over Donewald's future.
However, Zhang, who is also Yao Ming's agent, insisted that Donewald would still be in charge of the Sharks next season.
Yao Ming, who plays for the Houston Rockets in the NBA, bought his former club after the 2009 season and made wholesome changes to the team, including bringing in new coach. Donewald has a three-year contract with the Sharks.
The American has previous experience with NBA teams as assistant coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers and New Orleans/Charlotte Hornets.
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