Zhou Qi

For other people named Zhou Qi, see Zhou Qi (disambiguation).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhou (周).
Zhou Qi
周琦
Zhou in 2017
No. 26 – Guangdong Southern Tigers
PositionCenter
LeagueCBA
Personal information
Born (1996-01-16) 16 January 1996 (age 28)
Xinxiang, Henan, China
Listed height216 cm (7 ft 1 in)
Listed weight96 kg (212 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2016: 2nd round, 43rd overall pick
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2017Xinjiang Flying Tigers
2017–2018Houston Rockets
2017–2018→Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2019–2021Xinjiang Flying Tigers
2021–2022South East Melbourne Phoenix
2023–presentGuangdong Southern Tigers
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  China
FIBA Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place 2015 Changsha
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang

Zhou Qi (Chinese: 周琦; pinyin: Zhōu Qí [ʈʂóʊ tɕʰǐ]; born 16 January 1996) is a Chinese professional basketball player for the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He has been a regular member of the China men's national basketball team since 2014, winning a gold team medal in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship and the 2018 Asian Games.

A center, Zhou started his professional career playing for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). In 2016, he entered the NBA draft and was selected 43rd overall by the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played a total of 19 games across two seasons with the Rockets before being waived in 2018. Zhou returned to the Flying Tigers of the CBA soon after. In 2021, he joined the South East Melbourne Phoenix in the Australian National Basketball League (NBL).