Sun Zhe
No. 43 Fujian Sturgeons
PositionCenter
LeagueCBA
Personal information
Born (1990-08-14) August 14, 1990
Guangdong, China
NationalityChinese
Listed height7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
Listed weight278 lb (126 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2012: undrafted
Playing career2008–present
Career history
2008–2013Guangdong Southern Tigers
2013–presentFujian Sturgeons

Sun Zhe (born 14 August, 1990) is a 33-year-old basketball player from China, who currently plays for the Fujian Sturgeons, a Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) team. He stands 2.20m or 7'3" tall and weighs about 270 pounds,[1] and has thus earned the nickname "Little Yao Ming", from CCTV, China's news channel. The trademarked nickname "Little Giant" no longer belongs to Chinese basketball legend, and NBA veteran Yao Ming, according to the Xinhua News Agency. Sun played his first Chinese top professional league game on January 2, 2008 when the Guangdong club player had two points, five rebounds and five fouls in his 17 minutes on court.[2] According to the Taiwan News, he was not able to help his team win in the East Asian Games, though people already have big expectations for him.[3] He is one of five players who is more than 7 feet tall on the Chinese National basketball team, which also includes Zhang Zhaoxu, Wang Zhizhi, Wang Zhelin, and Yi Jianlian.[4]

References

  1. https://www.cbaleague.com/data/#/playerMain?playerId=907838
  2. "Little giant adds color to Chinese basketball". Archived from the original on July 24, 2015.
  3. "Eastern Asia Games: Big expectations of 'Little Yao Ming'".
  4. "Bigs upbeat on Gilas chances".
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