Xue Yuyang (; born October 4, 1982) is a Chinese retired professional

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player. Xue was selected 57th overall in the

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by the Dallas Mavericks, who traded the pick to the Denver Nuggets.

Professional career

NBA draft

In 2003, Xue entered the National Basketball Association Draft, without official permission, and the Chinese authorities refused to let him play in the United States. He was selected 57th overall by the Dallas Mavericks, who traded the pick to the Denver Nuggets. However, as he had not received the necessary clearance from the

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, Denver did not sign him to an NBA contract.

CBA career

Xue began his career with

Jilin Northeast Tigers The Jilin Northeast Tigers () or Jilin Tonggang, Jilin Tonggang Northeast Tigers () or Jiutai Rural Commercial Bank are a professional basketball team based in Changchun, Jilin, China, which plays in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball ...

where he played until the end of the 2002-2003 season, entering and being selected on the NBA draft. Afterwards he was signed by the Hong Kong Flying Dragons of the CBA, however, after being relegated the team folded, turning him into a free agent, so he signed with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers where he stayed until 2011 where he signed with

Qingdao DoubleStar The Qingdao Guoxin Haitian Eagle Club, also known as Qingdao Daily Fresh or Qingdao Eagles are a Chinese professional basketball team which is based in Qingdao, Shandong. The club plays in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association ...

where he played until the end of the 2013-2014 season.

Move to the NBL

On August 24, 2014 he signed with Henan Shedianlaojiu for the rest of the season.Henan Shedianlaojiu to sign Xue Yuyang
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Moving on to Europe

In 2016, Xue would decide to branch out into Europe with the BC Pasvalio Pieno Zvaigzde in Lithuania. He would become the second Chinese player to play in European nations, with the first being Shang Ping playing for the Panathinaikos B.C. in the

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from 2013-14.

References

External links

NBA.com Draft profile
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