Liu Yudong

Liu Yudong
刘玉栋
Personal information
Born (1970-10-23) October 23, 1970 (age 53)
Putian, China
NationalityChinese
Listed height6 ft 6.75 in (2.00 m)
Listed weight243 lb (110 kg)
Career information
NBA draft1992: undrafted
PositionPower forward
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  China
FIBA Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place 1993 Indonesia
Gold medal – first place 1995 South Korea
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Saudi Arabia
Gold medal – first place 1999 Japan
Gold medal – first place 2001 China
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Hiroshima
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bangkok
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan

Liu Yudong (simplified Chinese: 刘玉栋; traditional Chinese: 劉玉棟; pinyin: Liú Yùdòng; nickname: "War God (战神)";[3] b. 1970 in Putian, Fujian), is a retired Chinese professional basketball player who last played for the Fujian Xunxing club in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).[4] At 2.00 m (6'6 34") and 243 lbs. (110 kg), he played at the power forward position. In 1990, he was chosen as one of China's 50 all-time greatest basketball players. He held the CBA record for most career points scored (8,387 points), until it was broken by Zhu Fangyu, on 1/1/2012. He was the CBA Regular Season MVP in 2002, and the CBA League MVP in 2002 and 2003, and is known as one of the greatest Chinese players of all-time.[5]

  1. ^ "Basketballer Receives Top CBA Award". China Internet Information Center. January 20, 2005. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
  2. ^ "Dragon Vs Tiger: CBA All-star Competition". People's Daily. April 3, 2001. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
  3. ^ Yao Ming: The Road to the NBA by C.F. Xiao, translated by Philip Robyn, p. 198
  4. ^ "Shortened season, lack of stars will impact CBA revenues". People's Daily. October 24, 2007. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
  5. ^ "刘玉栋:十块碎骨铺就封神路-考古系-网易体育". sports.163.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2019-02-12.