Su Wei (basketball)
Su Wei (simplified Chinese: 苏伟; traditional Chinese: 蘇偉; pinyin: Sū Wěi; born July 28, 1989) is a Chinese professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association. Born in Rizhao, Shandong, he is also a member of the China men's national basketball team
| No. 9 – Guangdong Southern Tigers | |||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||||
| League | Chinese Basketball Association | ||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 28, 1989 Rizhao, Shandong, China | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Chinese | ||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 1⁄2 in (2.12 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2013 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016—2018 | Qingdao DoubleStar Eagles | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018—present | Guangdong Southern Tigers | ||||||||||||||||
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Professional career
Su has spent the first five years of his career with the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association after signing with the team in 2006 as a 17-year-old. In the 2009-10 season, he had his best season to date, averaging 5.3 points and 3.3 rebounds per game for the team.[1] He has helped the Tigers win three CBA titles.
Chinese national team
Su was a part of the Chinese national junior basketball team that competed at the FIBA Under-19 World Championship 2007. He averaged 11.8 points and 6.2 rebounds per game for the 12th-placed Chinese team.[2] He made his debut for the senior team at the FIBA Asia Championship 2009; at 20 years of age, he was the second youngest Chinese player at the tournament. He saw action in five of nine games for the silver medal-winning Chinese team.[3] With the silver medal performance, China qualified for the 2010 FIBA World Championship.