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Born | Putian, China | October 23, 1970
Nationality | Chinese |
Listed height | 6 ft 6.75 in (2.00 m) |
Listed weight | 243 lb (110 kg) |
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NBA draft | 1992: undrafted |
Position | Power forward |
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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 3⁄4") 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]