Abdusalam Abdurixit (; ug, ئابدۇسالام ئابدۇرېشىت, Abdusalam Abdurëshit; born May 20, 1996) is a Chinese professional

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player for the

Xinjiang Flying Tigers The Xinjiang Guanghui Flying Tigers () is a professional basketball team based in Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China. The team play its home games at the Hongshan Arena, which has a capacity for 3,800 spectators. The club joined the Chinese Basketball ...

of the

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(CBA). "Abudushalamu Abudurexiti" is the Chinese Pinyin rendering of his name. His given name has been spelled as Abdusalam on the back of his Chinese national team jersey and his patronymic has been spelled as Abdurixit in

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materials distributed to the foreign media by China's national team.

Professional career

After winning the national youth championship in 2014, Abdusalam began his professional career with the

in the 2015–16 season. In his first season, he averaged 4.0 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 0.5 assists in 7.3 minutes per game. He also helped his team win the

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, scoring 19 points in the championship game against Al Riyadi. Despite assuming a greater role in the 2016–17 season for the Flying Tigers, receiving 9.6 minutes per game and starting in 12 games, Abdusalam averaged 3.1 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 0.3 assists. In the 2017 CBA Playoffs his team won the CBA title with a 4–0 sweep of the

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in the Finals. In the 2017–18 season, Abdusalam averaged 6.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 0.7 assists in 19.1 minutes per game. Despite limited production, he received workouts with NBA teams for the 2018 NBA draft in May 2018. He joined the Golden State Warriors for the 2018 NBA Summer League.

National team career

Abdusalam has played for the Chinese national team at 2019 FIBA World Cup qualification. On November 26, 2017, he recorded 15 points, seven rebounds, and three assists in a 92–81 win over

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. In December 2017,

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columnist Enzo Flojo named Abdusalam among the five best Asian

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who played at FIBA competitions in 2017. Abdusalam was included in China's squad for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification.

Personal life

Abdusalam is an ethnic Uyghur.

References

External links

Abudushalamu Abudurexiti
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Abdurixit, Abdusalam 1996 births Living people Basketball players from Xinjiang Basketball players at the 2018 Asian Games Chinese men's basketball players Small forwards Uyghur sportspeople Chinese people of Uyghur descent Xinjiang Flying Tigers players Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games medalists in basketball Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players