Tang ZhengDong, (; born September 14, 1982, in

Suzhou Suzhou (; ; Suzhounese: ''sou¹ tseu¹'' , Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Soochow, is a major city in southern Jiangsu province, East China. Suzhou is the largest city in Jiangsu, and a major economic center and focal point of trad ...

Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with it ...

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) is a former Chinese professional

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player. At a height of 2.13 m (7'0"), and a weight of 130 kg (287 lbs.), he plays at the

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position. He is currently playing 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 Basketb ...

Professional career

Tang began basketball training in 1995, and he eventually joined the

Jiangsu Dragons Jiangsu Dragons Kentier (), also known as Jiangsu Dragons or Jiangsu Kentier, are a Chinese professional basketball team in the Southern Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Nanjing, Jiangsu. History In the 2004–05 seas ...

of the

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(CBA). In the 2003–04, 2004–05, and 2006–07 seasons, he was awarded the Chinese Basketball Association MVP award. In 2006, Tang worked out for the NBA's

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Chinese national team

Tang trained numerous times with the senior men's

Chinese 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 ...

as a

playing behind

Yao Ming Yao Ming (; born September 12, 1980) is a Chinese basketball executive and former professional player. He played for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) and the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Associa ...

and

Mengke Bateer Mengke Bateer (, pronounced ; born November 20, 1975), commonly referred to simply as Bateer in China, is a Chinese Inner Mongolian former professional basketball player. Playing at the center position, he played parts of three seasons in the N ...

. He played with China at the 2005 Stanković Cup.Zhengdong TANG (CHN) participated in 2 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
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Player profile

Tang stands 2.13 m (7'0") tall, and has a robust 130 kg (287 lbs.) frame. As a

, he is not speedy. His shooting is accurate, so much so, that he is a 3-point shot threat. His playing style has been compared to that of fellow Chinese basketball player

Notes

* This article was originally translated from :zh:唐正东.

References

External links

Tang Zhengdong statistics at Sina.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tang, Zhengdong 1984 births Living people Centers (basketball) Basketball players from Jiangsu Chinese men's basketball players Jiangsu Dragons players Sportspeople from Suzhou Xinjiang Flying Tigers players Asian Games medalists in basketball Basketball players at the 2006 Asian Games Basketball players at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for China Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games