| No. 37 – Los Angeles Sparks | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 2 January 1995 Kunming, Yunnan, China |
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Listed weight | 137 lb (62 kg) |
| Career information | |
| WNBA draft | 2017: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2023 | Inner Mongolia women's basketball team |
| 2023–present | Los Angeles Sparks |
Yang Liwei (Chinese: 杨力维; pinyin: Yáng Lìwéi, born 2 January 1995) is a Chinese basketball player for Inner Mongolia women's basketball team and the Chinese national team, where she participated at the 2014 FIBA World Championship.[1][2]
In February 2023, she joined Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[3] However, she was waived from the team in May 2023, after playing two matches.[4][5] In July 2023, she played for China in the women's Asia Cup basketball championship, and won the Asia cup title, after she and her teammates beat Japan in the final, with a score of 73-71.[6] In September 2023, she along with Qin Haiyang, were chosen as the flag bearers representing China in the opening ceremony of the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.[7] She later competed for China in the women's 5-on-5 basketball tournament, and on 5 October 2023, her team won the gold after beating Japan in the final with a score of 74–72.[8]
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- ^ Eurobasket.com profile
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- ^ "Sparks Waive Yang Liwei". Los Angeles Sparks. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ^ "中国女子篮球队队长被开除了！国际篮联与WNBA硬碰硬，杨力维吃大亏_奥运会_梦想_亚洲". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ^ "China ends Japan's run to win women's Asia Cup". ESPN.com. 2023-07-02. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
- ^ Race, Retta (2023-09-23). "2023 Asian Games: Opening Ceremony In Progress With Qin Haiyang As China's Flag Bearer". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
- ^ "Women's Asia Cup champs China defeat Japan in another instant classic for Asian Games gold". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2023-10-08.