Wu Tai-Hao (; born February 7, 1985, in
Taoyuan County
Taoyuan County () is under the administration of Changde, Hunan Province, China. The Yuan River, a tributary of the Yangtze, flows through Taoyuan. It covers an area of 4441 square kilometers, of which is arable land. It is from Zhangjiang To ...
(now Taoyuan City, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese
basketball
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player for the
Tainan TSG GhostHawks of the
T1 League
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.
Wu plays
centre
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for the
Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team, as well as for his Taiwanese club teams, but had adjusted to play
forward while competing in the
Pacific West Conference
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T ...
, a
Division II league of the
NCAA
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, as a member of the
Brigham Young University–Hawaii
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varsity team. As a starter, he averaged 24.6
minutes, 10.7 points, 5.3
rebounds
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, and 1.6
blocks per game in the 2006-2007 season.
After his brief college basketball career in the United States, Wu returned to Taiwan to play in the
Super Basketball League
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Current clubs
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* Bank of Tai ...
where he won a shot-block champion title and helped the
Taiwan Beer
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The company today known as TTL, had its origins in ...
club team to its second
championship
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in 2008.
Averaging 6.9 points and 3.7 rebounds per game, Wu helped the
Chinese Taipei national team to an improved fifth-place finish at the
FIBA Asia Championship 2009
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.
On July 22, 2022, Wu signed with the
Tainan TSG GhostHawks of the
T1 League
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.
References
1985 births
Living people
Basketball players at the 2002 Asian Games
Basketball players at the 2010 Asian Games
Basketball players at the 2014 Asian Games
BYU–Hawaii Seasiders men's basketball players
Centers (basketball)
Sportspeople from Taoyuan City
Power forwards (basketball)
Shanxi Loongs players
Taiwanese men's basketball players
Zhejiang Lions players
Taiwanese expatriate basketball people in the United States
Taiwanese expatriate basketball people in China
Asian Games competitors for Chinese Taipei
Tainan TSG GhostHawks players
T1 League players
Hsinchu JKO Lioneers players
Fubon Braves players
Taiwan Beer basketball players
Jeoutai Technology basketball players
Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team players
Pauian Archiland basketball players
Super Basketball League players
ETTV Antelopes players
P. League+ players
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