Zou Yuchen
Zou Yuchen (simplified Chinese: 邹雨宸; traditional Chinese: 鄒雨宸; pinyin: Zōu Yǔ Chén; born July 5, 1996)[1] is a Chinese male professional basketball player who currently plays for Bayi Rockets in the Chinese Basketball Association.[2]
No. 14 – Bayi Rockets | |
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Position | Center |
League | Chinese Basketball Association |
Personal information | |
Born | Anshan, China | July 5, 1996
Nationality | Chinese |
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
Listed weight | 238 lb (108 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Shenzhen Middle School |
College | Shenzhen Sports School |
Playing career | 2014–present |
Career history | |
2014–present | Bayi Rockets |
Career highlights and awards | |
CBA blocks leader (2017) |
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Traditional Chinese | 鄒雨宸 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 邹雨宸 | ||||||
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Career
Born in a basketball family of Anshan, Liaoning, Zou's parents were players from Bayi Basketball Team. Zou inherited the excellent traits of their parents, while he was a child, Zou with peers than children had good conditions of being a good basketballer with bulk and a good body shape. His family immigrated into Zhuhai from Anshan at his childhood, but there was not a professional basketball team in those days. It was Dai Yixin who once commended Yi Jianlian to Shenzhen Sports School, Dai was the president of Shenzhen Sports School at that time. It Set Dai's mind to introduce Zou into the sports school what was refused by Zou's parents with thanks. Dai had no choice but to request the famous basketball coach Ma Yuenan to persuade Zou's parents. Finally, Zou's parents agreed that Zou would go to the sports school, Zou formally started his basketball career in September 2008.[2]
For the talent of playing basketball, once Zou was a member of Juvenile Group in Liaoning basketball team, afterwards he became a member of Bayi Youth Basketball Team in 2009, and was chosen to play in China men's national basketball team On March, 2016. in the same year, he represented China at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2][3]
References
- Chinese Olympic Committee: Particulars of Athlete (Zou Yuchen)
- translating according to Chinese Version (2016-08-12) of Laonanren.com: 邹雨辰个人资料与家庭背景介绍 (profiles of Zou Yuchen)
- also Reference to baike (baidu Cyclopaedia Chinese vision) vocabulary entry: Zou Yuchen (邹雨宸)
External links
- Zou Yuchen at the Chinese Olympic Committee (also available in Chinese)
- Zou Yuchen at the International Olympic Committee
- Zou Yuchen at the Olympic Channel
- Zou Yuchen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)