Sun Mingming
Sun Mingming
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| Free agent | |
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| Position | Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
August 23, 1983 Bayan County, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Listed height | 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) |
| Listed weight | 325 lb (147 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Ventura College (2005–2006) |
| NBA draft | 2005 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2006–present |
| Career history | |
| 2006 | Dodge City Legend |
| 2007 | Maryland Nighthawks |
| 2007 | Grand Rapids Flight |
| 2007 | Fuerza Regia |
| 2008 | Grand Rapids Flight |
| 2008–2009 | Hamamatsu Phoenix |
| 2009–2014 | Beijing Ducks |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Sun Mingming (simplified Chinese: 孙明明; traditional Chinese: 孫明明; pinyin: Sūn Míngmíng, born August 23, 1983) is a Chinese professional basketball player. Sun wears size 20 shoes and makes occasional appearances as an actor. He is also currently the tallest professional basketball player in the world.
Sun was measured by the Guinness World Records and stands at 7 feet and 9 inches. Sun also weighs at 325 lbs.
He was born in a small town near in Bayan County, Harbin in Heilongjiang Province, China. He has two siblings: a brother and a sister. He did not start playing basketball until he was 15 years old.
Sun attended and played basketball at Ventura College, a community college in Ventura, CA. He played basketball there for only the 2005-2006 season, before moving on to play professional basketball.
Sun played with several American minor league teams, including the USBL team Dodge City Legend, the ABA team Maryland Nighthawks, and the IBL team Grand Rapids Flight.
Later Sun played in the Mexican league with Fuerza Regia and in Japan's bj league with Hamamatsu Phoenix.
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