Chinese national basketball team coaches, Del Harris and Jonas Kazlauskas, have left their jobs.?

Their contract with the Chinese Basketball Association expired at the end of August.

Harris and Kazlauskas led China into the top eight at the recent the Athens Olympic Games.

Jonas, former coach of Lithuanian national team, has returned to Europe and directs a Greek team in the champions club, while Harris is back to the Dallas Mavericks of NBA as assistant coach.

The two were appointed by the CBA as the coach of the national team at the Athens Olympics this February.

(CRI October 22, 2004)