Zheng Wei coaches a women's basketball team that carries the dream of glory for Chinese basketball and aspires to be unique in the global arena. Their goal is not only to reach the podium in the international arena such as the Olympics and the World Cup, but also to proclaim their strength to the world in the 2023 World Cup with a second place equal to their best-ever finish. And the next challenge is the battle for Olympic podium glory, which will be a severe test of Zheng Wei's coaching wisdom and leadership.
With the conclusion of the 2024 Olympic Games qualifiers, FIBA has unveiled its new world ranking list. On this list, the U.S. women's basketball team holds the top spot with a whopping 834.8 points, while the Chinese women's basketball team follows in second place with 686 points. Australia, Spain, Canada and Belgium follow in third to sixth place.
Here is an overview of the latest world rankings released by FIBA:
First Place: U.S. Women's Basketball, 834.8 points
Second place: China Women's Basketball, 686.0 points
Third place: Australian women's basketball team, 668.8 points
Fourth place: Spain women's basketball, 658.1 points
Fifth: Canada Women's Basketball, 653.4 points
Sixth place: Belgium women's basketball team, 652.8 points
Seventh place: France women's basketball, 649.2 points
Eighth place: Brazilian women's basketball team, 598.0 points
Ninth: Japan Women's Basketball, 594.2 points
Tenth place: Serbia women's basketball team, 580.3 points
Eleventh: Puerto Rico women's basketball team, 495.1 points
Twelfth place: Nigeria women's basketball team, 490.1 points
Thirteenth through sixteenth place went to South Korea, Turkey, Italy and Hungary women's basketball.
Although the Chinese women's basketball team faced a strong challenge from the French women's basketball team in the Olympic qualifiers, their world ranking did not falter. On the contrary, the Hungarian women's basketball team, with a leap of five places, jumped to 16th place, becoming the fastest rising team in the rankings.
