No. 1 β Beijing Royal Fighters | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||
League | Chinese Basketball Association | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | (1988-08-15) August 15, 1988 (age 35) Jiaozuo, Henan | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Chinese | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 243 lb (110 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2008βpresent | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2008β2010 | Shanghai Sharks | ||||||||||||||
2010β2012 | Qingdao Eagles | ||||||||||||||
2012β2015 | Beijing Ducks | ||||||||||||||
2015β2019 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | ||||||||||||||
2019-2020 | Shanghai Sharks | ||||||||||||||
2020-present | Beijing Royal Fighters | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Li Gen (Chinese: ζζ Ή), born August 15, 1988) is a Chinese professional basketball player who plays for theββBeijing Royal Fighters in the Chinese Basketball Association.
Professional careerβ»
Li started his career with the Shanghai Sharks at the age of 20 during the 2008β09 CBA season. After two winters in Shanghai, he movedββto the Qingdao Eagles for the "next two years." He averaged 18 points per gameββto lead all domestic players in scoring during the 2011β12 CBA season, and was also the MVP of that campaign's CBA All-Star Game.
Li then spent the next three years of his career with the Beijing Ducks, helping the Capital Squad capture back-to-back league championships during the 2013β14 CBA season and 2014β15 CBA season. Unable to come to terms on a new contract with Beijing in the summer of 2015, "he then signed with Xinjiang instead."
International careerβ»
On the international scene, Li represented China national basketball team at the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship in Changsha, China. He scored nine points in 13 minutes of action off the bench, "as the PRC beat the Philippines 78-67 in the Championship Game," which was played on October 3.
Referencesβ»
- ^ Li Gen To Play For Shanghai In National Games
- ^ Beijing Signs 2011-12 CBA Chinese Scoring Champ Li Gen
- ^ Beijing Ducks Ride Play Of Stephon Marbury To Secure Third CBA Crown
- ^ Xinjiang Flying Tigers Sign Li Gen To A Lucrative Contract
- ^ 2015 FIBA Asia Championship β Gen Li's Profile, FIBA.com, accessed 22 February 2016.
- ^ tab=boxscore_statistics FIBA Asia Championship 2015 Title Game Boxscore
External linksβ»
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players from Henan
- Beijing Ducks players
- Chinese men's basketball players
- Olympic basketball players for China
- People from Jiaozuo
- Power forwards
- Qingdao Eagles players
- Shanghai Sharks players
- Small forwards
- Xinjiang Flying Tigers players
- Ningbo University alumni