NBA is the most popular sports league in China, edging over the Premier League, UEFA Champions League, FIFA World Cup, La Liga, Serie A, and UEFA European Football Championship as the most popular sports event. The popularity of basketball in China has been supported by the Chinese Basketball Association which hosts professional play in China. In international competition, the Chinese men's national team has won 16 titles of the FIBA Asia Cup between 1975 and 2005 and is the dominant force in Asian basketball. Six Chinese nationals have played in National Basketball Association. The most famous Chinese basketball player is Yao Ming who became the first player to score an average of 20+10 in his freshmen season, an elected member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, and the inc