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  1. Chinese Basketball Players: Yi Jianlian, Wang Zhizhi, Shawn Liao, Mengke Bateer, Sun Mingming, Chen Jianghua, Liu Wei, Song Xiaobo, Su Wei
  2. Chinese Expatriate Basketball People in the United States: Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian, Wang Zhizhi, Sun Yue, Mengke Bateer, Sun Mingming
  3. Bayi Rockets: Bayi Rockets Players, Wang Zhizhi, Liu Yudong, Li Nan, Mu Tiezhu, Wang Lei, Feng Lei
  4. Olympic Basketball Players of China: Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian, Wang Zhizhi, Sun Yue, Mengke Bateer, Zheng Haixia, Chen Jianghua, Liu Wei
  5. Players in Chinese Basketball Association: Bayi Rockets Players, Shanghai Sharks Players, Yao Ming, Wang Zhizhi, Lenny Cooke, Liu Wei

61. Topps Sports Collectibles | Checklist - 2002-03 Stadium Club Basketball
200203 Stadium Club basketball Numerical by Card Numerical by Subset Alphabeticalby Player Alphabetical by Team. 80, wang zhizhi, DALLAS MAVERICKS.
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62. Yack.com Sports Basketball Video
basketball LISTINGS, Charlie Ward. New Dallas Maverick wang zhizhiarrives wang zhizhi of China makes his NBA debut. Canada Keeps
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63. Yack.com Sports Basketball On-Demand Details
EVENT DETAILS, New Dallas Maverick wang zhizhi arrives Channel ESPN.com China'sown wang zhizhi arrives in the NBA to applause and chalupas. INFORMATION.
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64. The Official Site Of The USA Basketball Men's Senior National
NBA fans received their first glimpse of China's basketball futurewith the arrival in Dallas of 71 wang zhizhi in April 2001.
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65. The Official Site Of The USA Basketball Men's Senior National
USA basketball's Senior Men's National Team Committee. Both China and Germany areworld class opponents with tremendous talent with the likes of wang zhizhi
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66. 2002 Basketball WorldCup
Ming, Asya Sampiyonasi'nda da 13.3 sayi, 10.1 ribaund ve 2.8 blok ortalamasiylaoynadi. Çin'in bir diger NBA oyuncusu, 2.16 boyundaki pivot wang zhizhi.
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Çin 2001 Asya Þampiyonasý'nda altýn madalya kazanarak Dünya Þampiyonasý'na katýlma hakký kazanan Çin Milli Takýmý, özellikle bu yýlki draftta ilk tur ilk sýrada seçilen Yao Ming sayesinde bütün dikkatleri üzerine çekti. Asya basketbol tarihinde her zaman büyük bir üstünlüðü olan Çin, Dünya Þampiyonalarý'na ve Olimpiyat Oyunlarý'na sürekli katýlan bir ülke fakat bu turnuvalarda çok büyük baþarýlarý yok.
Çin'in kadrosunda Yao Ming de dahil olmak üzere 3 NBA oyuncusu yer alýyor. 2002 NBA draftýnda ilk tur ilk sýrada Houston Rockets tarafýndan seçilen Yao Ming, geçtiðimiz sezon Çin'in Shanghai Sharks takýmýnda forma giyiyordu. 2.26 boyundaki Ming, oldukça atletik ve þut yüzdesi yüksek bir oyuncu. 2001-02 Çin Ligi'nde 32.4 sayý, 19.0 ribaund, 2.9 asist ve 4.5 blok ortalamasýyla oynayan Ming, ayný zamanda Çin Ligi'nin en iyi oyuncusuydu. Ming, Asya Þampiyonasý'nda da 13.3 sayý, 10.1 ribaund ve 2.8 blok ortalamasýyla oynadý.
Çin'in bir diðer NBA oyuncusu, 2.16 boyundaki pivot Wang Zhizhi. NBA kariyerine 1999 yýlýnda Dallas Mavericks'ta baþlayan Zhizhi, geçtiðimiz sezon NBA Ligi'nde 4.8 sayý ve 2.0 riband ortalamayla oynadý. Zhizhi 2001 Asya Þampiyonasý'nda 13.8 sayý ve 5.3 ribaund ortalamasý yakalamýþ ve özellikle yüzde 43.8 üç sayýlýk yüzdesiyle etkili bir þutör olduðunu da göstermiþti.

67. SportServer.com - Wang Booted Off China's Basketball Team, According To Reports
BEIJING (October 10, 2002 916 am EDT) Center wang zhizhi has been kicked offChina's basketball team for choosing to play with the NBA's Los Angeles
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Wang booted off China's basketball team, according to reports The Associated Press
BEIJING (October 10, 2002 9:16 a.m. EDT) - Center Wang Zhizhi has been kicked off China's basketball team for choosing to play with the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers instead of at the Asian Games, state media reported Thursday.
Wang, who signed last week with the Clippers, has shown an "absence of professional standards, indiscipline and indifference to the interests of the nation," according to a statement by the China Basketball Association published in the Beijing Times and the Beijing Morning Post
He defied the association's orders to play for China at last month's World Championships and the Asian Games so he could work out in Los Angeles.
"Participating in international competitions - winning glory for the country - is every athlete's honor and obligation," the statement said. "But when the motherland needed him, he did not care about what's good for the country and was unwilling to serve his country."
Wang can return to the Chinese team if he "admits his wrongdoing," the statement said.

68. Wang To Be Honored In Chinatown£¨ÍõÖÎÛ¤£©
wang zhizhi Day here, playing honour to the Chinese centre for the Dallas Maverickswho one week ago became the first Asian player in the National basketball
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Monday will be "Wang Zhizhi Day" here, playing honour to the Chinese centre for the Dallas Mavericks who one week ago became the first Asian player in the National Basketball Association. Mayor Willie Brown made the proclamation here on Thursday, having the honour coincide with the Mavericks' appearance against Golden State at nearby Oakland. Wang is scheduled to tour the Chinese Hospital, the only all-Chinese hospital in North America, and visit patients and staff. He will then tour several blocks of Chinatown before greeting students at an elementary school.
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69. Coolcitiesusa - Dallas/Fort Worth - Sports -Wang Zhizhi Arrives In Dallas
the playoffs, and what wang zhizhi brings to the team. In regards to the team, Nellieremarked that the Mavs have been playing playoff basketball for the last
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Mavericks Welcome Wang Zhizhi
Oh Yeah, And They Clinched the Playoffs Also! Spring is here and just in time for the Mavericks, it seems. First, they win 4 of 5 games on the road, against tough teams like Utah, Portland, Sacramento and Houston. Second, these wins guaranteed the Mavs their first playoff spot since 1990. Third, the day after they clinch their spot, they welcome Wang Zhizhi, the first Asian player in the NBA. The afternoon's press conference started with Don Nelson fielding questions about the team, the playoffs, and what Wang Zhizhi brings to the team. In regards to the team, Nellie remarked that the Mavs have been playing play-off basketball for the last couple of weeks, and that what they will be facing is no different. If anything, he remarked, his job is to keep the team calm. As for Wang Zhizhi, he said that there is no pressure for Wang to crack the line-up anytime soon. His role now is to learn the NBA style of play, and prepare for a promising career with the Mavericks. The only English word that Nellie said he wanted Wang to know is "rebound." Then the Mavericks brought in the 7'1" Wang Zhizhi to the overpacked press room. With his interpeter Xia at his side, he fielded questions ranging from his expectations with the Mavericks to his favorite American food ("Texas steak"). "I want to try my best to get used to the pace of the NBA game" said Wang "and to improve my skills." He also mentioned, though, that this style of play was not entirely foreign to him, having faced two Dream Teams in international play.

70. CBS News | China Boots Wang Off The Team | October 10, 2002 05:06:06
The China basketball Association says wang zhizhi can return to the Chinese teamif he admits his wrongdoing. (AP (file)) The 7foot-1 wang, who played for
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The China Basketball Association says Wang Zhizhi can return to the Chinese team if he "admits his wrongdoing." (AP (file))
The 7-foot-1 Wang, who played for the Dallas Mavericks last season, is the first player from China ever to appear in an NBA game.
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Center Wang Zhizhi has reportedly been kicked off China's basketball team for choosing to play with the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers instead of at the Asian Games.
Wang, who signed last week with the Clippers, has shown an "absence of professional standards, indiscipline and indifference to the interests of the nation," according to a statement by the China Basketball Association published in the Beijing Times and the Beijing Morning Post.
The 7-foot-1 Wang, who played for the Dallas Mavericks last season, defied the association's orders to play for China at last month's World Championships and the Asian Games so he could work out in Los Angeles.
"Participating in international competitions - winning glory for the country - is every athlete's honor and obligation," the statement said. "But when the motherland needed him, he did not care about what's good for the country and was unwilling to serve his country."

71. USATODAY.com - China's Wang To Skip World Championships
wang zhizhi averaged 5.6 points for the Mavs last season. By Jeff Mitchell, Reuters.In Oakland last week, wang was told by a Chinese basketball Association
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/mavericks/2002-08-27-wang-worlds_x
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Statistics Roster Notes BEYOND WORDS Photo gallery World Championships in photos Quick hits World Championships standings/results/schedule Audio: Reggie Miller says Argentina was in total control of game Chat David DuPree: Sept. 3 transcript RELATED STORIES Elimination round Gold for Yugoslavia Tournament loses $2.69M Questions for U.S. to ponder U.S. must focus on Olympic qualification ... Yugoslavia eliminates U.S. from medal contention Second round Argentinians stun Team USA 87-80 Indiana fans staying home in droves Sluggish Americans slug New Zealand Team USA Pierces Russians ... Lebanon fires coach First round Second-half surge carries USA past China USA turns back German upset bid Spain drops defending champ Yugoslavia United States trounces Algeria Pre-tournament coverage Rest of world catching up to U.S.

72. National Basketball Association - Magic Vs. Mavericks
pointers. Dallas made 10of-23 shots from behind the arc, including 3-of-6by wang zhizhi, who finished with a season-high nine points.
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73. Steve Friess - Home Page
BEIJING Chinese basketball star wang zhizhi is on his way to Dallas today tojoin the Mavericks and embark on a precedent-shattering career as the first
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March 29, 2001 Wang on his way to the Mavericks By Steve Friess
Special for USA TODAY BEIJING - Chinese basketball star Wang Zhizhi is on his way to Dallas today to join the Mavericks and embark on a precedent-shattering career as the first Asian to play in the NBA. At a press conference Thursday morning here, the 7-foot Wang wrapped up a deal with the Mavericks and his Chinese army team that allows him to leave. The final hurdle in the two-year-long negotiations, spearheaded by Mavericks assistant coach Donn Nelson, was cleared when the NBA OK'd Dallas to sign Wang despite the fact that he must remain an active member of the Chinese army and could be recalled for military duty at any time. "I want to teach the American people more about us," said Wang. "The NBA is the best in the world. I want to be with the best." Said Michael Denzel of NBA International: "This is another step in the growing friendship between the NBA and the CBA (Chinese Basketball Association) and between China and the U.S."

74. DallasNews.com | Dallas-Fort Worth | Mavericks
And with his silky outside touch, plus basketball smarts that tell him when to RyanDonnell / Special to DMN wang zhizhi has spent most of his rookie season
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sectNum = 2; document.write(lmonth + " "); document.write(date + ", " + year); Sports Home Cowboys/NFL Gosselin/Draft Rangers/MLB ... Scores Standings: West East Mavericks Extra: Wang Zhizhi a fast learner New country, new language, new league - but Wang Zhizhi is starting to feel at home By JODIE VALADEStaff Writer / The Dallas Morning News It would be nice, probably, to have just one small haven. One place where Wang Zhizhi didn't have to worry about language, or what the words on the dinner menu meant, or where to find his mailbox, or when to take his driver's education test. The basketball court, for instance, would make a nice refuge. That's where Wang always has been most comfortable, where his 7-1 frame has somehow never struggled to adapt. But even there it's all new. A new team, new rules, new everything. Ever since Wang arrived in Dallas to play with the Mavericks last April, there has been something to learn. Last week it was one of the nuances of playing NBA-style defense. Or more specifically, how to sell taking a charge. Also known as how to flop. Liberia honored Wang Zhizhi, the first Chinese player in the NBA, with a series of postage stamps.

75. Beijing Scene
wang zhizhi is a young basketball player with great talent, says Mavericks' headcoach Don Nelson, who spent nine days in Beijing and Shanghai last summer
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Rent-a-Dad PLA to NBA A basketball star who plays for the PLA has been picked for a team in North America's National Basketball Association. Wang Zhizhi, 21, became the first Asian player to be drafted into the NBA when he was picked by the Dallas Mavericks. Wang, who played for China at the 1996 Olympics, stars for five-time national champions, the Chinese Army team August First Bayi Rockets, in the Chinese Basketball Association league. He was chosen as the 36th pick in the annual draft, a talent pool from which the NBA's 29 franchises select players from colleges, high schools and leagues throughout the world. "Wang Zhizhi is a young basketball player with great talent," says Mavericks' head coach Don Nelson, who spent nine days in Beijing and Shanghai last summer carrying out a series of basketball clinics. "I'm very happy China has produced the first Asian player to make the NBA," he says. Wang is 2.12 metres tall and weighs 115kg. He is known as "Big Zhi."

76. AAJALink The Next Frontier
basketball league. He is the third Chinese player in NBA history, followingwang and Mengke Bateer of the Denver Nuggets. Chan Ho Park. wang zhizhi.
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With the emergence of such star athletes as No. 1 draft pick Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets, an influx of Asian athletes has swept across the U.S. sporting world in recent years. Tim Kawakami, a columnist for the San Jose Mercury News, said there are two reasons why more Asians and Asian Americans have appeared on the playing field. "One, it takes a while for North American sports executives to figure out where the talent is. It took Hideo Nomo, then, of course, Ichiro [Suzuki] to open the gates and the minds in America for proven Asian players to make it," he said. The influx of Asian athletes has been encouraging to some sports fans. Ohm Youngmisuk, a sportswriter who covers the New Jersey Nets for the New York Daily News, said Asian athletes have made sports more diverse and perhaps have created more awareness that Asians can be athletic too.

77. AAJALink The Next Frontier
wang zhizhi. In the picture, Kang, sporting a mohawk and four earrings, flashes anearto-ear grin of pure delirium. He's crazy about Mavericks basketball, he
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Friday, August 9, 2002 Hoop dreams With advent of Asian players, NBA finding a new fan base
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At NBA games, Chinese and other Asian flages complement the Stars and Sttripes. Along with cheering on players such as Dallas Mavericks center Wang Shizhi, Asian Americans increasingly are getting into the game It's no wonder. He's standing next to Richardson's favorite 7-1 giant, the Dallas Mavericks' Wang Zhizhi. In the picture, Kang, sporting a mohawk and four earrings, flashes an ear-to-ear grin of pure delirium. He's crazy about Mavericks basketball, he says, and it's not just because Wang, like Kang, is Chinese. Over the past three years, the team has made great efforts to attract Asian American fans. In Richardson, which boasts a large Chinese American population, the efforts are paying off. Take 12-year-old David Xu, a 4-foot-10 youth basketball dynamo. Five years ago, when David began attending the Mavericks' annual summer hoop camp for players ages 8-18, he was one of only five Asian American kids. This summer, he was one of about 90.

78. First Chinese Giant In NBA NBA? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
But this is a long? term process. I've got to stay here with him becausehe needs that connection right now.”. “ wang zhizhi is a young basketball
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A basketball star who plays for the PLA has been picked for a team in North America's National Basketball Association and made his first visit to Dallas on April, 2001.
¡GWang, who just turned 22, averaged 27.5 points and 11 rebounds1 a game in the Chinese league playoffs2 and 23 points and 11 rebounds for Bayi in the regular season. He led the league in blocking3 last season and was third in scoring statistics that were instrumental4 in his team's five straight titles.
He averaged 13.5 points at the 2000 Olympics, eighthª² best in Sydney scoring. Together with fellow goliaths5 Yao Ming and Batere, Wang forms the ¡° Walking Great Wall" for the Chinese national team. The Chinese trio received top reviews from NBA foes6 on the US team at the Games.
¡° All three of China's big guys can play in the NBA,¡± said former NBA star Rick Barry, who coached a group of retired NBA players on a Chinese tour. ¡° All three of China's big guys can play in the NBA,¡± said former NBA star Rick Barry, who coached a group of retired NBA players on a Chinese tour.

79. News & Views - Chinese Center Wang Prepares For NBA Summer League (6/7/2002)
wang zhizhi Bridges Chinese basketball with World By signing a twoyear contractwith the Dallas Mavericks on April 4, Chinese center wang zhizhi is set to
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Chinese Center Wang Prepares for NBA Summer League (6/7/2002)
With the World Basketball Championship in Indianapolis upcoming, Chinese center Wang Zhizhi, the first Asian to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA), is tuning up for the NBA Summer League in July to win more playing minutes in the coming NBA seasons. In a telephone interview this afternoon, Wang said from Los Angeles that "NBA is the best basketball league in the world. I'm preparing for the Summer League to enhance my skills both on the boards and on the offensive end." "I've been limited to the playing minutes in the season, but I'm confident of my strength and I hope to have better performance later on," he said. Wang, who was drafted in 1999 but signed with the Dallas Mavericks in April 2001, had his NBA debut on April 5, 2001 when he scored six points and three rebounds against Atlanta Hawks. He played five games in 2000-01 season and 55 games this season for an average 10.6 minutes per game. "Right now, I'm training in Los Angeles without the knowledge of the Mavericks, they didn't know where I am," said Wang, whose contract with the Mavericks came to an end as the club completed its games in the season in May. "I'm in regular contacts with the (Chinese) Basketball Administrative Center. Our national team will come to the U.S. to train for the Worlds when the Summer League comes to an end in July," said Wang, adding that "I will join them for the Worlds (slated from August 29 to September 8 in Indianapolis)."

80. Sports Basketball
they will have size in the front court even if China's wang zhizhi a comebackwith the Washington Wizards, his first National basketball Association game
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