Chinese University Basketball Association (CUBA, ) was founded in 1996 and the league was launched in 1998. It is the most competitive and popular college basketball competition in China. This event is held annually and divided into the preliminary stage and the final stage, in which the national championship team is decided through a bracket style elimination event. In 2015, the competing Chinese University Basketball Super League (CUBS) merged into CUBA. Unlike other Chinese athletic organizations, CUBA is a privately funded organization with no affiliation with the Chinese government. Similar to that of the NCAA, the rules of CUBA grant eligibility only to amateur players. CUBA was originally intended to mirror the NCAA Men's Basketball. Divisions The league is divided into four divisions, mostly based on the geographical location of the teams. The top two teams in each division qualify for the CUBA Big Eight (quarter-finals). National champions Men's 1999 University of Electronic Science and Technology of China 2000 Huaqiao University 2001 Northeast Normal University 2002 Shandong University of Science and Technology 2003 Huaqiao University 2004 Huazhong University of Science and Technology 2005 Huaqiao University 2006 Huaqiao University 2007 Huaqiao University 2008 Huaqiao University 2009 China University of Mining and Technology 2010 Taiyuan University of Technology 2011 Huaqiao University 2012 Taiyuan University of Technology 2013 Huaqiao University 2014 Peking University 2015 Huaqiao University 2016 Tsinghua University 2017 Peking University 2018 Peking University 2019 Peking University Women's 1999 Tianjin University of Finance and Economics 2000 China University of Mining and Technology 2001 Tianjin University of Finance and Economics 2002 Tianjin University of Finance and Economics 2003 Tianjin University of Finance and Economics 2004 Tianjin University of Finance and Economics 2005 Tianjin University of Finance and Economics 2006 Tianjin University of Finance and Economics 2007 Tianjin University of Finance and Economics 2008 Tianjin University of Finance and Economics 2009 Beijing Normal University 2010 Beijing Normal University 2011 Beijing Normal University 2012 Beijing Normal University 2013 Beijing Normal University Source: See also Sport in China China men's national basketball team China women's national basketball team Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) National Basketball League (China) (NBL) Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA) References External links Basketball leagues in China College basketball