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Gong Luming (Chinese:宫鲁鸣;pinyin:Gōng Lǔmíng) (born 29 August 1957) is a Chinese former professionalbasketball player and coach of theChina men's national basketball team.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1957-08-29)August 29, 1957 (age 67) Shandong, China |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1973–1991 |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1991-1995 | China (assistant) |
| 1995-1996 | China |
| 1999-2005 | China Women |
| 2014-2016 | China |
| 2021-2022 | Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin |
Medals | |
As a player, he was part of theChina sides that competed in the1988 Summer Olympics and the1990 FIBA World Championship.[1]
Following his retirement from playing, he became a coach and led the Chinese national team in the1996 Summer Olympics, with an eighth-place finish.He coached thenational women's side at the2004 Summer Olympics but they failed to make the last eight after being defeated byNew Zealand.[1]
Gong then left coaching to become an official at theChinese Basketball Association.In 2009 he was touted as the media's favourite to replace dismissed coachJonas Kazlauskas at the helm of the national team, however he dismissed the speculation and pulled his name from contention.[2]
He would finally return to coach the Chinese national men's team in early 2014 with the task of rebuilding the team after a dismal2013 FIBA Asia Championship that had cost his predecessorPanagiotis Giannakis his position after a quarterfinal exit.[1]After leading China to the2015 FIBA Asia Championship title, Gong was confirmed in his position in order to lead the side in the2016 Olympics.[3]
Gong resigned from his post as the head coach of the Chinese national team on January 6, 2017.[4]
