Tom Maher will coach the Chinese national team, up to and through the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Maher calls it "the most sought-after position in world basketball."

Maher coached the Tall Ferns (NZ's national team) in the Athens Olympics, the silver-medal Opals (Australia) five years ago in Sydney, and the unfortunate Washington Mystics in 2001. This week he said goodbye to the Canberra Capitals, of Australia's WNBL, whose fans have voted him "top coach of all time."