Li Gen (), born August 15, 1988) is a Chinese professional
basketball
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player who plays for the
Beijing Royal Fighters in the
Chinese Basketball Association.
Professional career
Li started his career with the
Shanghai Sharks
The Shanghai Sharks () are a Chinese Basketball Association team based in Shanghai.
It is best known outside China as the club that developed Yao Ming before he entered the National Basketball Association. With Yao on the team, the Sharks made t ...
at the age of 20 during the
2008–09 CBA season. After two winters in Shanghai, he moved to the
Qingdao Eagles for the next two years. He averaged 18 points per game to lead all domestic players in scoring during the
2011–12 CBA season, and was also the MVP of that campaign's CBA All-Star Game.
Li then spent the next three years of his career with the Beijing Ducks, helping the Capital Squad capture back-to-back league championships during the
2013–14 CBA season and
2014–15 CBA season. Unable to come to terms on a new contract with Beijing in the summer of 2015, he then signed with Xinjiang instead.
International career
On the international scene, Li represented
China national basketball team
The China men's national basketball team (nickname ''Team Dragon'') represents the People's Republic of China in international basketball tournaments. The national team is governed by the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Based on the numb ...
at the
2015 FIBA Asia Championship in
Changsha
Changsha (; ; ; Changshanese pronunciation: (), Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is the capital and the largest city of Hunan Province of China. Changsha is the 17th most populous city in China with a population of over 10 million, and ...
, China. He scored nine points in 13 minutes of action off the bench, as the PRC beat the Philippines 78-67 in the Championship Game, which was played on October 3.
FIBA Asia Championship 2015 Title Game Boxscore
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References
External links
Asia-basket.com ProfileReal GM ProfileLi Gen China 2014-15 CBA , Full Highlight Video HD - Youtube.com video
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1988 births
Living people
Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Basketball players from Henan
Beijing Ducks players
Chinese men's basketball players
Olympic basketball players for China
People from Jiaozuo
Power forwards (basketball)
Qingdao Eagles players
Shanghai Sharks players
Small forwards
Xinjiang Flying Tigers players
Ningbo University alumni