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]

Zou Yuchen
邹雨宸
No. 14 – Bayi Rockets
PositionCenter
LeagueChinese Basketball Association
Personal information
Born (1996-07-05) July 5, 1996
Anshan, China
NationalityChinese
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight238 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High schoolShenzhen Middle School
CollegeShenzhen Sports School
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–presentBayi Rockets
Career highlights and awards
CBA blocks leader (2017)
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zou (邹).
Zou Yuchen
Traditional Chinese鄒雨宸
Simplified Chinese邹雨宸

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
  1. Chinese Olympic Committee: Particulars of Athlete (Zou Yuchen)
  2. 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)
  3. also Reference to baike (baidu Cyclopaedia Chinese vision) vocabulary entry: Zou Yuchen (邹雨宸)
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