Kwek Wei Meng, Leon (郭伟民) (born 19 August 1996) is a Singaporean

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player who plays for the

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in the Asean Basketball League (ABL). When he first joined the

in 2015, he was only aged 19. In the 2016/2017 ABL season, he had a breakout year while leading the Singapore Slingers in scoring among locals. Leon was selected to join the Singapore National Basketball Youth team at the age of 14, and is an active member of the Singapore National Basketball Men's team. Kwek is currently the captain of the Singapore Basketball Men's team.

Club career

Kwek started off his professional career in 2015 when he was only 19 years old. He played for the

. Kwek was given the title Most Valuable Player and Top Scorer when he competed at the National Basketball League Division 1 in 2014.

International career

Kwek is the captain of the men's

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. He is also a member of the Singapore Slingers, whereby he has the most 3 points made by a local in Singapore Slingers History. In 2020, he was awarded Player of the Game, which he played against Taiwan Fubon Braves. Kwek was the co-captain, alongside

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, of the men's 3x3 basketball team for the

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, held in Hanoi, Vietnam.

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1996 births Living people Competitors at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games Forwards (basketball) Shooting guards Singapore Slingers players Singaporean men's basketball players Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for Singapore Southeast Asian Games medalists in basketball Singaporean sportspeople of Chinese descent {{Singapore-basketball-bio-stub

Club career

International career

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