Chen Jianghua
Chinese point guard who debuted internationally at age 17.
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Chen Jianghua, born March 12, 1989, in Panyu, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, is a former professional basketball player from China. He first gained notice as a teenager after winning a 3-on-3 streetball championship in Shanghai and traveling to the U.S. in February 2002 with three teammates from Weilun Sports School. A front-page New York Times article in 2003 made him widely known, and he later played for the Chinese senior national team at the 2006 FIBA World Championship at just 17 years old. Chen also represented China at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.
Basketball career
Chen arrived in the United States for the first time in February 2002, accompanied by three teammates from Guangdong's Weilun Sports School. This trip followed their victory in the Nike China Streetball Championship, a 3-on-3 tournament held in Shanghai the previous year. While watching the four-player team compete in Dallas, Wang Zhizhi told CCTV reporters about a young player who could dunk effortlessly. Chen then spent half a year at a U.S. Basketball Academy in Eugene, Oregon, alongside fellow Chinese player Tang Zhengdong.
Luke Ridnour, a former point guard for the Oregon Ducks, was said to be impressed by Chen's speed. Chen gained widespread recognition in 2003 after a front-page story in the New York Times, which was later followed by coverage in the Boston Globe and ESPN Magazine. At the 2005 Reebok ABCD Camp, fellow attendee Will Harris called him the best unknown prospect globally.
Career statistics and honours
Medals
- Gold FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship — 2006 Urumqi
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